METRIC - IOU
Ok, here are two versions of IOU, they're basically the same, but pick which one sounds
to you - pick up the rythm by listening to the song.
-Uqbar
Verison 1
B5 G#5 G5 D5 F#5 Gmaj Bmin F#maj
e|-----------------------------3--3----2--7----2----|
B|-----------------------------3--3----3--7----2----|
G|--4----------------7---------0--4----4--7----3----|
D|--4--6---5---12-or-7----4----0--5----4--9----4----|
A|--2--6---5---12----5----4----2--5----2--9----4----|
E|-----4---3---10---------2----3--3----x--7----2----|
Sample strumming pattern: (on G#5 for instance...)
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D--x-x--x--x-x-x-x----|
A--x-x--x--x-x-x-x----|
E--x-x-----x-x-x------|
Okay, that sucks... well i am just trying to reiterate the use of the
higher notes...
Anyways, the actual song...
(guitar and vocals start)
B5 G#5
old world underground, where are you now?
G5 D5 F#maj
subtract my age from the mileage on my speeding heart, credit cards,
B5 G#5
accelerate, accumulate, looked for you downtown
G5
wound up in a movie with no story
D5 F#maj
now it's late, and you are nowhere to be found
Bass line:
G------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--2-2-5-2-2-5----2-2-5-2-0-5--|----------------------------------|
E------------------------------|--3-3-7-3-3-7----3-3-7-3-3-7------|
G------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--2-2-6-2-2-6----2-2-6-2-2-6--|--2-2-6-2-2-6----2-2-6-2-2-6------|
hesitation's always mine
hesitate outside the times
with all i don't say, with all i don't do
i'm sending you
invitations to
hesitate to...
B5 G#5 G5
every ten-year-old enemy soldier thinks
D5 F#5
falling bombs are shooting stars sometimes but she doesn't make wishes on them
when she wishes, she wishes for less ways
to wish for, more ways to work toward it
ten-year-old enemy soldier thinks
our falling bombs are her shooting stars...
Bmin Gmaj F#maj
hesitation's always mine
[Bass line comes in]
hesitate outside the times
oh, call me or drop me a line,
[First two stanza's from bassline]
Bmin G
say you've been with me
Bmin G
say you've been with me
[Back to full Bassline)
Bmin G F#maj
say you've been with me this whole time
B5 G#5
old world underground, i never knew you
G5 D5 F#5 D5
but i've seen your face everywhere there was a farm, before we tore the small town down
(To Outro:)
F#5 B5
multiply, divide...
(solo is here over the outro)
B5 - G#5 - G5 - D5 F#5-|
B5 - G#5 - G5 - D5 F#5-|
D5 - F#5 (till the end)
Veriosn 2
Here are the chords used:
*** I added stuff in brackets and moved it 'round a bit
B G# D D F# G G Bmin Bmin F#maj *** Emaj Emin
e|-(0)(4)-----0-(0)--3--3---2----7------2----| ---0----0---|
B|-(0)(4)-----3-(0)--3--3---3----7------2----| ---0----0---|
G|--4-(4)--7--2-(3)--0--4---4----7------3----| ---1----0---|
D|--4--6---7--0--4---0--5---4----9------4----| ---2----2---|
A|--2--6---5--0--4---2--5---2----9------4----| ---2----2---|
E|-----4--(5)----2---3--3---x----7------2----| ---0----0---|
*** Stuff in brackets is optional I guess. During the intro I strum
the lower (deeper) notes 3 times, then strum all of them on the 4th
strum. I love the sound of the F# with the high open notes. heh!
I don't think this is totally accurate, (I think he players the
chords higher up on the neck) but it's good enough for me :)
INTRO (guitar and vocals start)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metric/iou_tab.html ]
B Emaj
old world underground, where are you now?
Emin D F#maj
subtract my age from the mileage on my speeding heart, credit cards,
B G#
accelerate, accumulate, looked for you downtown
Emin G
wound up in a movie with no story
D F#maj
now it's late, and you are nowhere to be found
VERSE Bass line:
G------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A--2-2-5-2-2-5----2-2-5-2-0-5--|----------------------------------|
E------------------------------|--3-3-7-3-3-7----3-3-7-3-3-7------|
G------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--2-2-6-2-2-6----2-2-6-2-2-6--|--2-2-6-2-2-6----2-2-6-2-2-6------|
*** He's got this part right for the most part I think.
Might be a note different or something, but I usually just
strum full chords here anyways. It's much easier to sing
along with for me. But that's me. I'm going to split them up
into sections (parts), add a section he missed, and input
easier notes to hit if you don't like stretching your fingers
(like me). You can hit these notes instead of the ones
below them. These notes will be in brackets of course.
Part1
G----------------------------------|
D-----(0)-----(0)------(0)-----(0)-|
A--2-2-5-2-2---5----2-2-5-2-0---5--|
E----------------------------------|
Part2
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-----(2)-----(2)------(2)-----(2)-|
E--3-3-7-3-3---7----3-3-7-3-3---7--|
Part3
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-----(1)-----(1)------(1)-----(1)-|
E--2-2-6-2-2---6----2-2-6-2-2---6--|
Part4
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-----(2)-----(2)------(2)-----(2)-|
E--4-4-7-4-4---7----4-4-7-4-4---7--|
*** here is where I put them with the words.
P1 P2 P3 P3
hesitation's alwayssssssssssss mine
P1 P2 P3 P3
hesitaaaate outside the times
P1 P4
with all i don't say, with all i don't do
P2 P3 P3
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'm sending you
P1 P2
invitaaations to
P3 P3and go nuts of the F# at the end
hesitate to...
CHORUS
*** small change, I like using full chords here
B G# Emin
every ten-year-old enemy soldier thinks
D
falling bombs are shooting stars sometimes
F# B
but she doesn't make wishes on them
G# Emin
when she wishes, she wishes for less ways
D F# B
to wish for, more ways to work toward it
G# Emin
ten-year-old enemy soldier Our
D
falling bombs are her shooting sta-
F# D F#
ah-ah-ah-arrrrrssss!
VERSE2
*** I'll be using the parts again (P1,P2,etc)
Bmin Gmaj F#maj
hesitation's always mine
[Bass line comes in]
P1 P2 P3 P3
hesitaaate outsiiide the times
P1 P5 P3 P3
oh, call me or drop me a line,
P1 P2 (here the last note of part 2 is open low E)
say you've been with me
P1 P2 (here as well)
say you've been with me
P1 P4 P3 P3go nutz on the F# again :)
say you've been with me this whole time
BRIDGE
*** Start strumming B in the same way as the intro.
B Emaj
old world underground, i never knew you
Emin D
but i've seen your face everywhere there was a farm,
F# D
before we tore the small town down
F#
multiply, divide...
OUTRO
***Little changes. This part is exactly the same as the chorus.
except it has a lead solo, and the end repeats forever.
B - G# - Emin - D5 - F#
B - G# - Emin - D5 - F#
D - F# repeat (till the end)
