Melanie Martinez - Pity Party (Billboard Studio live version)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: E minor (E F# G A B C D E)
Billboard live version: F minor (F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F), either put a capo on the 1st fret or transpose to +1
Studio version: F# minor (F# G# A B C# D E F#), either put a capo on the 2nd fret or transpose to +2
Tempo: 132-136 bpm (or 66-68 depending how you choose to count)
Link to this live version on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZTJgMjE5jw
Link to my tutorial on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l2HiCSS764
(So this arr. is for the Billboard live version, it's same as the studio version except timing and capo 1;
for strumming patterns, additions and further information feel free to check out the youtube tutorial)
[Intro]
Em G C x2
[Verse 1]
Em G C
Did my invitations disappear, why'd I put my heart on every cursive letter
Em G C
Tell me why the hell no one is here, tell me what to do to make it all feel better
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em G C
Maybe it's a cruel joke on me, whatever, whatever
Em G C
Just means there's way more cake for me, forever, forever
[Chorus 1]
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, cry
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
[Verse 2]
Em G C
Maybe if I knew all of them well, I wouldn't have been trapped inside this hell that holds me
Em G C
Maybe if I casted out a spell, or told them decorations were in pastel ribbons
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em G C
Maybe it's a cruel joke on me, whatever, whatever
Em G C
Just means there's way more cake for me, forever, forever
[Chorus 2]
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, cry
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, cry
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
[Bridge]
Em G C
I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying, I'm laughing, I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying
Em G C
I'm laughing, I'm crying, it feels like I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
[Chorus 3]
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, cry
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, cry
Em G C
I'll cry until the candles burn down this place, I'll cry until my pity party's in flames
Em G C
It's my party, it's, it's my party, it's, it's my party, it's, it's my party, it's
Em G C
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry, and cry, and cry
Rhythm:
3 5 3+5 3 1+4 4+4
Em G C or count Em G C
Chords:
Em (0 2 2 0 0 0)
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0)
Chords in F minor (Billboard live version, transposed to +1):
Fm (1 3 3 1 1 1) or (X 8 10 10 9 8)
G# (4 6 6 5 4 4) (correct name is Ab)
C# (X 4 6 6 6 4) or (9 11 11 10 9 9) (correct name is Db)
Chords in F# minor (Studio version, transposed to +2):
F#m (2 4 4 2 2 2) or (X 9 11 11 10 9)
A (X 0 2 2 2 0) or (5 7 7 6 5 5)
D (X X 0 2 3 2) or (X 5 7 7 7 5)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/astlessons
//Robert
