Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

Composição de: Jim Pollard / Robert Pollard / Tobin Sprout
Tom:
Afinação:
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||| 

AS WE GO UP
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||| 

The chorus and verse are both arpeggiated barre chords. These are the
notes I think they're playing, but the guitar is pretty hard to hear
for most of the song

Verse:

  G          C         E         D
e---3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||
B------3E|E|--------||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------5-------9E|E|--------||7E|E|
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
AE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-3-------3-7------7--5E|E|E|E|E|E|
E-3-------3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------
e|-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--|
B|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E
G|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E
D||-----9E|E|--------||7E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|
A|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E
E|||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------

Chorus:

  G         C         Bm        C
e----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||2E|E|E|E|E|E|E
B------3------5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-3------5E|E|E|E|E|
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||
AE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3------3--2------2--3E|E|E|E|E|E|
E-3-------3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------
e||E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E
B|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|
G|||-||||E|E|--------||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E
D|||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||
A|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|
E|-||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------
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For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 

BLIMPS GO 90
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 

The verse is a pretty simple little riff.

Play this thing a few times:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------- 
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------- 
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------- 
D---4-------4------                         
A-2---2E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 
E-------0-0---0----                         

Followed by:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
A----6-------6-----4------2--2E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||     
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2E|E|E|E|--------||--||0-0---0--                 
e||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------        
B||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------        
G||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-------   etc. 
D||-----4-------4----                                
A|                                                   
E|                                                   

               ^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
                  fingers from the G#5 to F#5.)

The transition from verse to chorus goes:

eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------|| 
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------|| 
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------|| 
D----4-----4E|E|--------||                         
A--2---2-1---1-2----                               
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------|| 

The chorus is just two note power chords:
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  G#5   F#5   E5
  G#5   E5    F#5

The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.

e---11---9E|E|E|E|--------||--||   is the first riff; the violin 
BE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||12---9--   throughout the res
e|plays these notes 
B|t of the song.    

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--- 

CLOSER YOU AD 
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--- 

The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is G C Bm Bb A.
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:

e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------
GE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
DE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
A-0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
e|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|
B|-||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-                      
G||-----0-------0---0-------0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|
D||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
A|||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-
E||---0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||0E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--|

The last part goes like this:

   C          G               Csus2
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e--3-----3----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|
B--5E|E|E|E|--------||--||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3--
G--5--5----5--4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5-5E|E|E|E|E|E|
D--5E|E|E|E|--------||--||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----5E|
A--3E|E|E|E|--------||--||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----3E|
EE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||
e|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----                         
B|--3--3--3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----                                     
G|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|--------||4E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----                                           
D|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----             
A|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||5E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----             
E|-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||-----3E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||----- 

I get up      Seven o'clock   Drive myself up to the lookout rock

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 

LITTLE WHIRL
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 

The verse riff is:  D A G   E G A
The chorus is:  G  A
End on A D.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||| 

MY SON COOL
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||| 

The intro is:  B   D
               B   D   E

The verse is:  A  D  A  F#  E  F#  D  B  D
 And then repeat the intro.

E|E|E|E|--------||--|| 

PIMPLE ZOO
E|E|E|E|--------||--|| 

The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B G# D#.
Then the final part is E then Db.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--- 
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A SALTY SALUTE
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--- 

The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: D  A  D  G  F#  E  F#  G.

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------- 

WATCH ME JUMPSTART
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||------- 

The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F# A F# E
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:

e-0-----0E|E|E|E|--------||--||2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||5------ 
B-0-----0E|E|E|E|--------||--||2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||5------ 
G-1-----1E|E|E|E|--------||--||3-----3E|E|E|E|--------||--||6------ 
D-2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||4-----4E|E|E|E|--------||--||7------ 
A-2-----2E|E|E|E|--------||--||4-----4E|E|E|E|--------||--||7------ 
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--                         

Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
       F#                              E
As you run from the places you love I remember the faces that cry

            C                  D         C
And they're pulling me back so I have to die

Comments, corrections, etc.


Special thanks to Dildozer

*a good flying bird/alien lanes F G bflat C F G bflat C bflat G bflat C

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F G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
bflat G bflat C
F G bflat C
F G bflat C
A bflat C F

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|-------                                                               
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 
E|                                     

*don't stop now(not the one on the new album)

d|--0--0----0--0E|E|--------||                                        
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------                                              
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)               
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
d|                                                                      
a|                                                                      
e|                                                                      
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
d|                                                                      
a|                                                                      
e|                                                                      
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|-------                                                               
d|                                     
a|                                     
e|                                     
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 
E|                                     

*my valuable hunting knife(sort of how they play it live)
first part:
C E C A G
hit it:
F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F
third part:
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C A G
C A G
C E C A G
C E C A G
hit it:
F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F
i will run:
E F G F
E F G F
E F G F
E F
sixth part:
C A G
C A G
never know:
C A G F
C A G F
C A G F

E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|-------                                                               
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 
E|                                     

*striped white jets/alien lanes
(* = play the f over and over again at the start)
F* F A G
F* F A G
F* F A G
F* F A G

E|E|--------|| 

B A F
B A

E|E|--------|| 
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riff
gE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----   
aE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
eE|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
g||---3333E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||-
d|                                                                      
a||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
e||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
g|-||-||||------333-----                                                
d|                                                                      
a||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-|||
e||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|--------||--||1----1----  
g|           
d|           
a||0770-0550 
e|           

a--0330-01111(alot of times)-                               
e-1----1E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|--------||-0 

F* F A G F
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||
E|-------                                                               
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||- 
E|                                     

*king and caroline/alien lanes
this song is played on bass but it sounds fine on a six string
my notes on this one are far from perfect but they're good enough for 
me

first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232-  <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time  
e-333555E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|--------||--||-||||--                      

second part: 2 times
a|-555---33322--232323| 
e|----333-----5-------| 

first part: 2 times
second part: 2 times
first part: 2 times
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  • A
  • B
  • Bm
  • C
  • Csus2
  • D
  • E
  • E5
  • F
  • F#
  • F#5
  • G
  • G#5
    4
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