artist: dada song: 'information undertow' - from the album 'dada' key: C transcribed by jeff rutland - 05.02.03 any comments / questions / suggestions - please contact me at: datjeffrocks@yahoo.com ** I have broken the tab out here into three sections. Section 1 ** illustrates the chords used in the song. Section 2 has the song ** structure laid out with the chords indicated timed with the vocal ** line. Section 3 has any riffs (minus guitar solos) that are more ** than just chord strums.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. the basic chords involved in this song. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 x2003x x02210 3x2210 x33211 xx0231 320003 320001 C G/B Am Am/G F Dm G G7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 x65333 2x2210 Em EM7 F#m7b5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. the song structure with chords indicated -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** VERSE 1 *** C G/B Am Am/G i turned on... F C Dm G i tuned in the... C G/B Am Am/G i'm everywhere... F C Dm G i'm faded... *** CHORUS *** C Em information... Am Am/G F (RIFF 1) i think... C Em superstardom... Am Am/G F#m7b5 tune it... F G Am Am/G do people... F G C do people... *** VERSE 2 *** C G/B Am Am/G i picked up... F C Dm G7 my friends... C G/B Am Am/G i lit up... F C Dm G she reads... *** REPEAT CHORUS *** *** BREAK *** (see RIFF 2) EM7 C EM7 C oh i can... F C F C i'm gonna... (RIFF 3) my fifteen... *** OUTRO CHORUS *** C Em information... Am Am/G F (RIFF 1) were we... C Em superstardom... Am Am/G F#m7b5 tune it... F G Am Am/G do people... F G Am Am/G do people... F G C do people... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. riffage! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** RIFF 1 ** ** this is the quick chord riff that turns the chorus around - an ** alternate voicing of the Am and G chords for this riff, both are ** in the E form Am Am G G --5--5-------3--3--------------------------------------------------- --5--5-------3--3--------------------------------------------------- --5--5-------4--4--------------------------------------------------- --7--7-------5--5--------------------------------------------------- --7--7-------5--5--------------------------------------------------- --5--5-------3--3--------------------------------------------------- ** RIFF 2 ** ** this is the spacy break section. playing the EM7 chord in the ** indicated manner will get you the sound that is on the record EM7 C(implied) EM7 C(implied) --3-----------0------------3-----------0---------------------------- ----3---------1--------------3---------1---------------------------- ------3-------0----------------3-------0---------------------------- --------5-----2------------------5-----2---------------------------- ----------6---3--------------------6---3---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ** RIFF 3 ** ** this riff brings us out of the break on the 'fifteen minutes' ** line - the rhythm is indicated underneath the tablature, and ** the implied chords are indicated above the tab Dm Cadd9 G/B Am G -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----4--------3-------3-------3-------------------------------------- ----/------2---2-------0---0---0------------------------------------ ----/----0---------------------------------------------------------- ----4------------3-------2-------0---------------------------------- -------------------------------------3------------------------------ 4/4 time:1 + 2 + 3 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4