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Bettie Serveert — «Brain-Tag»
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From the album ‘Palomine’
Transcribed by Carlo Haverkamp
INTRO: play Rhy. Fig.1 two times
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Rhy.
Fig.1 Em Em7 C C/9
E -|————0-0-0—0—0—|————3—0—0—0—|
B -|——0—0—3-3-0—3—0—|—1—1—1—1—1—3—1—|
G -|—0—0—0—0-0-0—0—0—|—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—|
D -|—2—2—2—————|—2—2—2—————| (NOTE: let notes
Ring)
A -|—2———————-|—3———————|
E -|—0———————-|————————|
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Em C
How does this rhyme?
Em C
’cause every time I see you
Em C
Well I could swear
Em C
I must have met you somewhere
Rhy.
Fig.2 G D C CM7 C
E -|——————-|——————-|
B -|————3—3—|—1—1—0—1—|
G -|—0—0—2—2—|—0—0—0—0—|
D -|—0—0—0—0—|—2—2—2—2—|
A -|—2—2————|—3—————|
E -|—3—————|——————-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Rhy.
Fig3 G D Em C
E -|—3——-2———|—0——-0——-|
B -|—3——-3———|—0——-1——-|
G -|—0——-2———|—0——-0——-|
D -|—0——-0———|—2——-2——-|
A -|—2—————-|—2——-3——-|
E -|—3—————-|—0—————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Rhy.
Fig4 G D C CM7 C D
E -|—3—2————-|—2—2——2-2—|
B -|—3—3—1—0—1—|—3—3—3-3-3—|
G -|—0—2—0—0—0—|—2—2—2—2—|
D -|—0—0—2—2—2—|—————0—|
A -|—2——-3———|——————-|
E -|—3——————|——————-|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4
CHORUS: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1x Rhy.Fig 4)
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G D C
Down under a locking key, there’s a
G D C
Brain tagged to every secret
G D C
Now comes the time to figure out
G D C
Whether we should keep it
G D Em C
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
VERSE 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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This must sound weird
It’s like you appeared inside me
‘Cause every time
You recognize my state of life
Rhy.
Fig5 G D C CM7 C G C G C
E -|—3—2————-|—3———|-0———|-3———|-0———|
B -|—3—3—1—0—1—|—3———|-1———|-3———|-1———|
G -|—0—2—0—0—0—|—0———|-0———|-0———|-0———|
D -|—0—0—2—2—2—|—0———|-2———|-0———|-2———|
A -|—2——-3———|—2———|-3———|-2———|-3———|
E -|—3——————|—3———|————|-3———|————|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
CHORUS 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1xRhy.Fig 4 and 1x Rhy.Fig 5)
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Down under a locking key
There is a brain tagged to every secret
If I could keep my mouth shut
There’s a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
C G C
‘Cause I’m not sure
BRIDGE: (2x Rhy.Fig 1, doubled by heavy distorted guitar)
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VERSE 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Total freedom beneath the waves
Floating through the Arkan caves
Synchronized in space and time
Leaving all besides behind
Rhy.
Fig6 G (*)-means cymbal (no other instruments)
E -|-3——————-|————————————|
B -|-3——————-|————————————|
G -|-0—(*)—(*)—(*)—|—(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)—|
D -|-0——————-|————————————|
A -|-2——————-|————————————|
E -|-3——————-|————————————|
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 2x Rhy.Fig 3, and Rhy.Fig6 on last G)
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Down under a locking key
We put a brain-tag to every secret
And now comes the time to figure out
Whether we should keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?
SOLO: (not transcribed, play 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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CHORUS 4: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 2x Rhy.Fig 4, 1x Rhy.Fig5)
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Down under a locking key
Put a brain-tag to every secret
If I can make my mind up
There’s a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?