Daniel Johnston nació en 1961 en Sacramento (California) y murió el 10 de septiembre de 2019. Es el menor de los 5 hijos de una familia muy cristiana. Empezó a dibujar a una edad muy temprana, mucho antes de iniciarse en la música. Le gustaban músicos como John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Queen, Neil Young, Sex Pistols y sobretodo los Beatles. “Cuando tenía 19 años, quería ser un Beatle” reconocía Johnston.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Transcribed from the Kathy Mccarty version for the guitar.
I learnt this some years ago after hearing it on 'Before Sunrise' while I was learning play guitar.
Guitar - Standard tuning EADGBE
Intro: Note hit the A short and sharp, dont let it ring. Listen to the recording to what im saying.
DAsusAGA
E|------2---2---0---------2--0-----2--0------0-------------| B|--3---3---3---3---2--2------------------3--2-------------| G|--2---2---2---2---2--2---------------------2-------------| X2 Then into the D|--0---0---0---0---2--2---------------------2---------0---| verse A|-------------------------------------------0--0--0h2-----| E|------------------------------3--------------------------|
DA
Hold me like a mother would
EGAE
Like i've always known somebody should yeah
AE
Although tomorrow
A D|----------0---| A|--0--0h2------| It dont look that good E|--------------|
DA
Well it just goes to show
EGAE
Though people say were an unlikely couple
AE
I'm seein' double
A
Of you
Chourus: This bit alternates rapidly a lot between the G and D chords, listen to the to get the exact feel
(Strum lightly at first then build out towards the end before dropping onto the A and E to take you back into the verse)
GDGDGDGDGDGD
Ohhh This is life And everythings alright
G A G D (on the record the guitarist rapidly Changes between the G, A and Livin' livin' livin' livin' livin' Life maybe E and D chords.. too fast for me to pick out so play around here) Verse:
DA
Oh hope for the hopeless
EGAE I'm learning to cope with the emotionless mediocracy
AEA
Oh ho, day to day living D|----------0---| A|--0--0h2------| E|--------------|
DAE
How can I help but be restless when
GAE
Everything seems so tasteless and
AE
All of the colours seem to have
A
Faded away
Chorus: As above
Outro: Just finish up there or you can repeat the intro again and dont forget to let the note ring and say......'Life!'
Enjoy, this was my first tab and even something as simple as this takes time. I now all the crazy guys out there who interpret entire bridges and legnthy hendrix solos! Hats off to you!