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Alien Lanes

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Chord: Version 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Bm 
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
AS WE GO UP
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||

The chorus and verse are both arpeggiated barre chords. These are the
notes I think they're playing, but the guitar is pretty hard to hear
for most of the song

Verse:

  G          C         E         D
e---3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
B------3E|E|--------||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|--------||--||
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------5-------9E|E|--------||7E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----9E|E|--------||7E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
AE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-3-------3-7------7--5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----
E-3-------3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----

Chorus:

  G         C         Bm        C
e----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||2E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
B------3------5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-3------5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---
AE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3------3--2------2--3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----
E-3-------3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----

For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
BLIMPS GO 90
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-

The verse is a pretty simple little riff.

Play this thing a few times:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
D---4-------4------
A-2---2E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
E-------0-0---0----

Followed by:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------   etc.
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----4-------4----
A----6-------6-----4------2--2E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2E|E|E|E|--------||--||0-0---0--
               ^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
                  fingers from the G#5 to F#5.)

The transition from verse to chorus goes:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||
D----4-----4E|E|--------||
A--2---2-1---1-2----
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||

The chorus is just two note power chords:

  G#5   F#5   E5
  G#5   E5    F#5

The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.

e---11---9E|E|E|E|--------||--||   is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||12---9--   throughout the rest of the song.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---
CLOSER YOU AD 
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---

The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is G C Bm Bb A.
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:

e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----0-------0---0-------0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|--------||--||
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---
A-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||-

The last part goes like this:

   C          G               Csus2

e--3-----3----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----
B--5E|E|E|E|--------||--||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3----3--3--3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----
G--5--5----5--4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5-5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|--------||4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----
D--5E|E|E|E|--------||--||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----
A--3E|E|E|E|--------||--||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----

I get up      Seven o'clock   Drive myself up to the lookout rock

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
LITTLE WHIRL
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-

The verse riff is:  D A G   E G A
The chorus is:  G  A
End on A D.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
MY SON COOL
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||

The intro is:  B   D
               B   D   E

The verse is:  A  D  A  F#  E  F#  D  B  D
 And then repeat the intro.

E|E|E|E|--------||--||
PIMPLE ZOO
E|E|E|E|--------||--||

The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B G# D#.
Then the final part is E then Db.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---
A SALTY SALUTE
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---

The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: D  A  D  G  F#  E  F#  G.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
WATCH ME JUMPSTART
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------

The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F# A F# E
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:

e-0-----0E|E|E|E|--------||--||2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||5------
B-0-----0E|E|E|E|--------||--||2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||5------
G-1-----1E|E|E|E|--------||--||3-----3E|E|E|E|--------||--||6------
D-2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||4-----4E|E|E|E|--------||--||7------
A-2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||4-----4E|E|E|E|--------||--||7------
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--

Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
       F#                              E
As you run from the places you love I remember the faces that cry

            C                  D         C
And they're pulling me back so I have to die

Comments, corrections, etc.


Special thanks to Dildozer




*a good flying bird/alien lanes

F G bflat C
F G bflat C
bflat G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
bflat G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
A bflat C F

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
*don't stop now(not the one on the new album)

d|--0--0----0--0E|E|--------||
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
*my valuable hunting knife(sort of how they play it live)
first part:
C E C A G
hit it: 
F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F
third part: 
C A G
C A G
C E C A G
C E C A G
hit it:
F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F
i will run:
E F G F
E F G F
E F G F
E F
sixth part:
C A G
C A G
never know:
C A G F
C A G F
C A G F 
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
*striped white jets/alien lanes
(* = play the f over and over again at the start)
F* F A G
F* F A G
F* F A G
F* F A G
E|E|--------||
B A F
B A
E|E|--------||
riff
gE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||---3333E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------333-----
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----
aE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||0770-0550
eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|--------||--||1----1----

a--0330-01111(alot of times)-
e-1----1E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||-0

F* F A G F
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------
*king and caroline/alien lanes
this song is played on bass but it sounds fine on a six string
my notes on this one are far from perfect but they're good enough for me

first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232-  <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time 
e-333555E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--

second part: 2 times
a|-555---33322--232323|
e|----333-----5-------|

first part: 2 times
second part: 2 times
first part: 2 times
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