This song is pretty easy to play, and it is quite catchy.
The song is in standard tuning and it has the same chord order all the way through.
Recognize the E7 chord isn't the traditional E7 chord, but the one where you lift your ring
finger from the normal E chord.
Chord order: E, E7, E, G, A, A7, A, A7.
E E7 E
i
G A A7 A A7
i think i know how i feel
E E7 E
cause i
G A A7 A
i only play it for-real
A7 E E7 E
you should be picking me up
G A A7 A
instead you're dragging me down
A7 E E7 E
flying over my head
G A A7 A A7
you're landing all over town
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brian_jonestown_massacre/anemone_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead guitar:
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------7--9--------|
d--7-5----------5--7b7b7b--7/9--9----------|
a------5h7--5h7----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------5-3-0--|
Lead guitar:
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------8-8-7-7-7-|
g------------------------------7--9--9-9-9-9-9--|
d--7-5----------5--7b7b7b--7/9--9---------------|
a------5h7--5h7---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar: in the longer solo part he just keeps on making variations after the last
few notes.
e----------------------------------------------------10/12b--12-|
b-------------------------------------8-8-7-7-7-8/10-------12---|
g------------------------------7--9--9-9-9-9-9-9----------------|
d--7-5----------5--7b7b7b--7/9--9-------------------------------|
a------5h7--5h7-------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|