The 1975 – Playing On My Mind (Guitar Tab)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Capo 4
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Strumming Pattern:
↓↓↑↑↓↑ (loosely and with optional pull offs, the bridge is much more finger picked but it’s definitely
improvisational so you can mess about with it)
[Intro] (finger picked)
D |------------------------4----2-----------------0---------| A |--------------------------------------0------------------| F#|----------1h3--------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Will I live and die in a band? My consciousness controls my hand
D |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------| A |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------| F#|-----1-----------3----------0---0h1-1p0---1-----------------3-----------0---0h1--1p0---| D |-----2-----------2----------0-------------2-----------------2-----------0--------------| A |-----2-----------0----------0-------------2-----------------0-----------0--------------| D |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------|
She can’t swim very well (No, but you wouldn’t be able to tell)
D |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| A |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| F#|-----1--------3----------0---0h1------------------7------------------7h8---------------| D |-----2--------2----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| A |-----2--------0----------0------------------------9------------------0-----------------| D |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------|
[Chorus]
Let’s find something to watch, then watch our phones for half the time
D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------| D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| D |-----5---------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
When we go for food, you have yours and I’ll have mine
D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| F#|-----0-------------0h1------------7--------------------7h8-----------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------9--------------------9-------------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------|
It says, ‘dont take these pills if you’ve been drinking any wine’
D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------3--------------------0-------------7h8----------------------| D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------9------------------------| D |-----5---------------------6--------------------0-------------0------------------------|
Oh these things they have been playing on my mind The whole thing has been playing on my mind
D |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| F#|-------3----------------------2------------0----7h8---------3--------------------2------------0---0h1-1p0-| D |-------0----------------------3------------0----0-----------0--------------------3------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----9-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| D --------5----------------------0------------0----0-----------5--------------------0------------0-----------|
[Verse 2]
I think I’ve seen the side of every road They all lead somewhere, I’ve been told
D |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------| A |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------| F#|-----1-----------3----------0---0h1-1p0---1-----------------3-----------0---0h1--1p0---| D |-----2-----------2----------0-------------2-----------------2-----------0--------------| A |-----2-----------0----------0-------------2-----------------0-----------0--------------| D |-----0-----------0----------0-------------0-----------------0-----------0--------------|
Will I get divorced when I’m old (Oh, why am I always cold?)
D |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| A |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| F#|-----1--------3----------0---0h1------------------7------------------7h8---------------| D |-----2--------2----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------| A |-----2--------0----------0------------------------9------------------0-----------------| D |-----0--------0----------0------------------------0------------------0-----------------|
[Chorus]
And I met one of your friends, and it was dead nice He was fine, but he said
D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------| D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| D |-----5---------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
"Things that interst me exist outside of space and time"
D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| F#|-----0-------------0h1------------7--------------------7h8-----------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------9--------------------9-------------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------|
Now, I know I should’ve left it, but who says that? What a sigh
D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------3--------------------0-------------7h8----------------------| D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------9------------------------| D |-----5---------------------6--------------------0-------------0------------------------|
It all kicked off and it’s been playing on my mind The whole thing has been playing on my mind
D |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| F#|-------3----------------------2------------0----7h8---------3--------------------2------------0---0h1-1p0-| D |-------0----------------------3------------0----0-----------0--------------------3------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----9-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| D |-------5----------------------0------------0----0-----------5--------------------0------------0-----------|
[Bridge]
I think it’a strange that I still call you When I’ve got nothing to say
D |-----4--------------------------------------0---------4-------------------------0------| A |-----4--------------------------------------0---------4-------------------------0------| F#|-----4--------------------------------------3---------4-------------------------3------| D |-----4--------------------------------------4---------4-------------------------4------| A |-----4--------------------------------------2---------4-------------------------2------| D |-----4--------------------------------------0---------4-------------------------0------|
The truth is that I still adore you And nothing really matters anyway
D |-----4----------------------------0-------------------0-------------------------0------| A |-----4----------------------------0-------------------0-------------------------0------| F#|-----4----------------------------3-------------------1-------------------------3------| D |-----4----------------------------4-------------------2-------------------------2------| A |-----4----------------------------2-------------------2-------------------------0------| D |-----4----------------------------0-------------------0-------------------------0------|
[Chorus]
And I won’t get clothes online, ‘cause I get worried about the fit
D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------| D |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A |-----0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| D |-----5---------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
But that rule don’t apply concerning my relatipnships
D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| F#|-----0-------------0h1------------7--------------------7h8-----------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |-----0-------------0--------------9--------------------9-------------------------------| D |-----0-------------0--------------0--------------------0-------------------------------|
See, I keep getting this stuff wrong, take me out, put me on
D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| F#|-----3---------------------3--------------------0-------------7h8----------------------| D |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------0------------------------| A |-----0---------------------0--------------------0-------------9------------------------| D |-----5---------------------6--------------------0-------------0------------------------|
Oh, these things they have been playing on my mind The whole thing has been playing on my mind
D |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| F#|-------3----------------------2------------0----7h8---------3--------------------2------------0---0h1-1p0-| D |-------0----------------------3------------0----0-----------0--------------------3------------0-----------| A |-------0----------------------0------------0----9-----------0--------------------0------------0-----------| D |-------5----------------------0------------0----0-----------5--------------------0------------0-----------|
Oh, it’s all been just playing on my mind
D |----------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------------------------------| A |----------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------------------------------| F#|----------3----------------------2------------0----0h1-1p0---0h1-1p0-------------------| D |----------0----------------------3------------0----0-----------------------------------| A |----------0----------------------0------------0----0-----------------------------------| D |----------5----------------------0------------0----0-----------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-On
| p Pull-Off
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