From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 19:06:26 -0400
See The Constelation
by They Might Be Giants
Transcribed by Adam Lane
I think it’s all power chords, but your guess is as good as mine
The Riff: Play this twice
E—————————|————————E
B—————————|——————0——B
G——0——0—0—0——|—-0——0—0—0—G
D——0—3—-2—0——-|——0—3—-2———D
A———————-3p2-|————————A
E—3————————|-3———————E
F/G F/G F/G F/G
I lay my head_ On the railroad track_ Stare at the sky_ All painted up_
D G
Your train is gone, won’t be comin’ back
(CHORUS)
D C G — C A
See the constellation, ride across the sky
G D C A G D C G
No cigar no lady on his arm, just a guy made of dots and lines
G D C G
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Two years ago_ Moved from my town_ I was looking up_ Past the city lights_
But the city lights got in my way
(CHORUS)
(For this verse, there is no guitar, the base is playing F and G in the same
rythm as the chords in the other verses)
I found my mind_ On the ground below_ I was looking up_ It was looking back_
I was in the sky all dressed in black
(CHORUS:Which is extended with…)
G D C — F
Just a guy made of dots_ and_ lines_
(Some improv here, then play the riff over this)
Can you hear what I see in the sky?
At the end, there’s something going on with a G chord. Some bending and
stuff. listen to the song and play with it.
