Idlewild - A modern Way of letting go This song is tabbed in Drop D tuning and it's the best song I've heard so far from Idlewild |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-(0)-(0)-(0)- |-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-(0)-(0)-(0)- |-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3/6-6-6-6-6-(0)-(0)-(0)- guitar 2 comes in with a slide down the strings then the above riff is continued but the open D5 is played at the end of the sequence. guitar one strums this G#5 the whole time, but seems to emphasise slightly on the parts indicated. (played throughout verse) |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------- |---6------------6-------------6-------6-----------3-- |---6------------6-------------6-------6-----------3-- |---6------------6-------------6-------6-----------3-- if I know, what I know, then no1 will watch over you... this is the second guitar's verse part below |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |-10/13-13-13-13-13-13--10/13-13-13-13-13-13--10/13-13-13-13-13-13- |-x-----x--x--x--x--x---x-----x--x--x--x--x---x-----x--x--x--x--x-- |-8-/11-11-11-11-11-11--8-/11-11-11-11-11-11--8-/11-11-11-11-11-11- |------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------- ------------------------- -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10- -x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-- ------------------------- repeat the 2 above sections 3 times, then play |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------- |-10/13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12-12/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- |-x-----x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- |-8-/11-11-11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-- |-------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- --------------- -8-8-8-8-8-8-8- -x-x-x-x-x-x-x- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6- --------------- Pre-chorus guitar 1 |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-3-3-3------6-6-6------3-3-3------13-11-10-8---11- |-3-3-3------6-6-6------3-3-3------13-11-10-8---11- |-3-3-3------6-6-6------3-3-3------13-11-10-8---11- guitar 2 (fills the gaps of guitar 1) |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |---------/8--------------/8-6-5-3---6- |-/8------/8------/8------/8-6-5-3---6- |-/8------/6------/8------/6-4-3-1---4- |-/8--------------/8------------------- ^strum out the chords Chorus |-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------- |-3----------------6---------------13-------------11----- |-3----------------6---------------13-------------11----- |-3----------------6---------------13-------------11----- how long will we, go on, it's the modern way of, letting go that should be all the parts of the song put together, not really the hardest of songs to play, but a good one. any questions, leave a correction or e-mail andrewbiles@hotmail.com _______________________________________ Lyrics (http://www.sing365.com/): If I know, what I know, then no one will watch over you So someone shouldn’t really tell me what I want to know I know, I owe, and I know that matters don’t matter as much As you think they do You will only be yourself When you can never be yourself And you will only be yourself When you understand what you know How long, will we go on with a modern way of letting go, tell me how long will we go on with the modern way of letting you go? If I know, what I know, losing isn’t learning to be lost It’s learning to know when you’re lost If I know, what I know, I’ll want to make the most of what it seems like You will only be yourself You can never be yourself And you will only be yourself When you understand what you know