#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## FLYING DUTCHMAN by Tori Amos From the U.K. single "China" Transcribed by Justin Solonynka jws5@lehigh.edu ------------------------------- Corrections and clarifications are completely welcomed and may be sent to jws5@lehigh.edu or to really-deep-thoughts. Please Note: Attempting to transcribe piano music into something readable on e-mail poses difficulties, but with a song like "Flying Dutchman" those difficulties are multiplied greatly. To my knowledge, the sheet music has not been published, and what appears here is what I have figured out by ear. I have attempted to make this as complete as I could while making it legible. In order to save my sanity, I have not transcribed the way (I think) Tori plays all of the F-C-G vamps, since she varies it almost every time. By experimenting with the chords I give for the "main vamp", you should be able to come reasonably close to the way the song sounds on the recording. INTRO: (F BASS) (C BASS) F |F F F F F F F..C |C C C C C C C..C | C |C C C C C C C..Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..G | Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..F |F F F F F F F..F | (G BASS) |C C C C C C C C |C C C C...... |G G G G G G G G |G G G G G... |F F F E E D D C |C B B A B... MAIN VAMP: (F BASS) (C BASS) (G BASS) Fsus4 F F2 Fsus4 C7+4 F Csus4 G7+4 C/G Gsus4 F |F F F F F F F F |F F F F F F F F |C C C C C C C C | C |C C C C C C C C |C C C C C C C C |G G G G G G G G | Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G F |F F F E E D D F | (First time, third measure is repeated. Second time, follow above measures with the following:) G7+4 C/G C5 D5 Eb5 > > > |C C C C C C D Eb| |G G G G G G A Bb| |F F F E E C D Eb| (VERSE ONE) Eb D (D C) D Hey kid, I got a ride for you Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb) They say you're brain is a comic book tattoo, and you'll never be G2 Anything Eb5 D5 C5 What will you do with your life, oh that's G5 C2 All you hear from noon 'til night (CHORUS) D G Take a trip on a rocketship, baby F#7 G (Where) the sea is the sky F#7 G I know the guy who runs the place, and he's A G D Oo--ut of sight. F C G Flying Dutchman, are you out there? F C G Flying Dutchman, are you out there? F C G Flying Dutchman... (C-D-Eb riff, as shown above verse one) (VERSE TWO) Eb D (D C) D Straight suits, they don't understand Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb) She tried that one with the alligator boots, but the other side G2 Drew her in Eb5 D5 C5 Heart falling fast, when she left, even the G5 C2 Milky Way was dressed in black (repeat chorus) (BRIDGE) (G) F G F G(B5)-G5 'Cause they can't see what you're born to be F G D2 They can't see-- me F G F G(B5)-G5 They can't be what they can't believe F G D2 They can't see-- what you see... (Vamp: F C G) 2X Bb2 C2 Eb2 Gsus4 Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah Bb2 C2 Eb2 Gsus4 Tie him up, so he won't say a word, Aa--ah, Aa--ah Bb2 C2 Eb2 Gsus4 Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah Bb2 C2 Eb2 Gsus4 So afraid he'll be what they never were, Aa--ah... ahh (repeat chorus) (CODA) (G) F C G F C G F C G 'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see... F C G Are you still out there? Oo-ohh, Oo-ohh-ohh... (Oh,) F C They can't see, they can't see, G You know, you know, you're jumping from a high jump F C Hide your love, hide your love G So many know, you know, but them, they can't see... (Vamp: F C G) 2X (Play following piano/violin melody second time over vamp) F C G / / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /| D D D C........|..............F|F F F E E D D C|C A A C B A G | (Vamp: F C G) 2X, end song on G chord. ------------------------------- justin sol | "what you reject can still run your life" jws5@lehigh.edu | from the serpent by jean-claude van itallie fauna canzona | opening night at moravian hub may 5th