Sylvan Esso
“Signal”
What Now (2017)
Tuning - Standard (EADGBe)
Chords used:
Gb Ab Ebm Db B
e|---2-----4-----6---|---4-----2---|
B|---2-----4-----7---|---6-----4---|
G|---3-----5-----8---|---6-----4---|
D|---4-----6-----8---|---6-----4---|
A|---4-----6-----6---|---4-----2---|
E|---2-----4---------|-------------|
*Please check below the tab for an alternative tuning approach*
[Intro}
(0:00-0:21)
Gb Ab Ebm Ebm
Gb Ab Ebm Ebm
[Verse 1]
(0:21-0:43)
Gb
Little birdie making car alarm sounds
Ab
In the tree next to your house
Ebm
Little baby know to smile for the picture
Ebm
Then go back to drawing that flower
Gb
And a smokey chimney too
Ab
And an arrow pointing at their room
Ebm
And the stars above
Ebm
Was that a satellite you drew, my love?
[Chorus]
(0:43-1:16)
Db Ab
It's a signal in the noise
B Gb
It's a bell in a mine
Db Ab
It's a black dog in a junkyard
B Gb
Gonna chase you down in time
Gb Ab
Chase you down in time
Ebm Ebm
[Verse 2]
(1:16-1:37)
Gb Ab
Can you catch up to the cars on the highway? Run them down
Ebm Ebm
Can you throw yourself off of an airplane? Breath ripped out
Gb Ab
While you showboat. While you slow float. While the Earth gets large and loud
Ebm
Are you breathing now?
Ebm
0 Here's the ground
[Verse 3]
(1:38-1:59)
Gb
Don't you want to catch you
Ab
Don't you want to catch you
Ebm
Make you feel your pulse
Ebm
Make your feet fly
Gb
Don't you want to catch you
Ab
Don't you want to catch you
Ebm
Drag you down in the dirt
Ebm
Make you feel alive
[Chorus]
(1:59-2:21)
Db Ab
It's a signal in the noise
B Gb
It's a bell in a mine
Db Ab
It's a black dog in a junkyard
B Gb
Gonna chase you down in time
[Bridge]
(2:21-2:43)
Gb Ab Ebm Ebm
Gb Ab Ebm Ebm
[Chorus]
(2:43-3:29)
Db Ab
It's a signal in the noise
B Gb
It's a bell in a mine
Db Ab
It's a black dog in a junkyard
B Gb
Gonna chase you down in time
Db Ab
It's a signal in the noise
B Gb
It's a bell in a mine
Db Ab
It's a black dog in a junkyard
B Gb
Gonna chase you down in time
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Hi all,
For the sake of making this song no hassle to play, I’ve tabbed it out in
standard tuning (as seen above). If you really wanted to add a little more
flair, you could tune down to Eb standard which would allow you to play the
Eb chord at two different octaves shown here:
[Verse]
Gb Ab Ebm Ebm
eb|---3-----5-----7-----0---|
Bb|---3-----5-----8-----0---|
Gb|---4-----6-----9-----0---|
Db|---5-----7-----9-----2---|
Ab|---5-----7-----7-----2---|
Eb|---3-----5-----------0---|
This would also open up the chorus to be played with simple open chords
as seen here:
[Chorus]
Db Ab B Gb
eb|---2-----0-----0-----3---|
Bb|---3-----2-----1-----0---|
Gb|---2-----2-----0-----0---|
Db|---0-----2-----2-----0---|
Ab|---------0-----3-----2---|
Eb|---------------------3---|
It’s up to you how to play it.
Enjoy! Questions, comments, concerns, please let me know!