berlin (new title)
Performed by howie&scott
Words & music by c. howie howard, copyright 2004
Tab is written with rough chord-equivalents below. Tab is not written in rhythm – listen for it.
Drop-D tuning (DADGBe), 4/4 time.
e — x — x — x — x — x — x — x
B — x — x — x — x — x — x — x
G — 5 — x — x — x — x — x — x
D — 0 — 8 — 7 — 7 — 7 — 3 — 3
A — x — 5 — 5 — 0 — x — 0 — 1
D — 5 — 5 — 5 — 0 — 8 — 0 — 1
—- Gm ———– D – Bbmaj7 – Dmin – Eb9
Are you conscious of this other life?
e — x — x — x — x — x — x — x
B — x — x — x — x — x — x — x
G — 5 — x — x — x — x — x — x
D — 0 — 8 — 7 — 7 — 7 — 8 — 3/5
A — x — 5 — 5 — 0 — x — x — 3
D — 5 — 5 — 5 — 0 — 8 — 10 — 3
—- Gm ———— D – Bbmaj7 – C7 – F9
A monarch flaps her wings in China and we wind
(same as first line)
Up with looks that tell “I’ve seen you”
(same as second line, with D / Eb tag added (from end of first line))
Known together in another time
chorus:
e — x — x — x — x
B — x — x — x — x
G — 10 — 10 / 10 — 5
D — 7 — 7 / 8 ——- 3
A — 8 — 8 / 8 ——- 3
D — 7 — 7 / 8 ——- 3
—-Asus5 – Bb ——- F
On a path that led me to Berlin
Followed your hand through the Northern Cross
e — (0)* — (3)* *optional
B — x —— (3)*
G — 2 / 3 — 3
D — 0 ——- 3
A — 0 ——- 1
D — 0 ——- 1
—— D ——- Eb9
Instead of here…
riff on low D string:
5 – 0 – 8 – 0 – 1
power chords:
D — 5 — 0 — 8 — 0 — 3
A — 5 — 0 — 8 — 0 — 1
D — 5 — 0 — 8 — 0 — 1
Into a small apartment near the city
D — 5 — 0 — 8 — 10 — 5
A — 5 — 0 — 8 — 10 — 3
D — 5 — 0 — 8 — 10 — 3
Massive phone bills instead of miles
(first line)
On cloudy nights you’d keep me lonely
(second line)
DC power arc-ing off this line
(chorus)
On a path that led me to Berlin
Followed your hand through the Northern Cross
(D / Eb)
Instead of here
e — x — x —– x — x
B — x — x —– x — x
G — x — (5)* — 5 — 7
D — 8 — 7 —— 7 — 8
A — 5 — 5 —— 8 — 6
D — 5 — 5 —— x — x
—– Gm – G9 — F — Ebmaj7
There you go…
(D / Eb)
Instead of here
I received an email once requesting some howie&scott guitar tabs. I felt pretty honored – not many people have even attempted to play our stuff, I think because it just seems pretty particular to us – and this is one of the songs I tabbed. -h, 2011