Tame Impala - Mind Mischief
from their 2012 album Lonerism
[Intro]
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/
[Verse 1]
"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"How optimism lead me astray,
Two hundred things I took the wrong way,
I saw her love gauge running low,
I tried to fill but it overflowed"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong, oh no"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7--7--7--6--6--6--4--4--4--4\2--2------|
G|--------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
The other guitar keeps the riff going:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"She remembers my name, could be blown way out"
Guitar plays a heavier version of the main riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|
"It's all going to change, she remembers my name"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|
[Verse variation]
"But she was only messing around,
Please, no more playing with my heart"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/
Synth plays these chords:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pause for a little bit and then...
[Verse variation without guitar]
"Ooh, go with Mr. Right just for once (then it all just came out),
Ooh, no more mischief with my mind (guess I'll hold it in next time)"
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"No more getting it wrong, I'll be frozen here on"
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|
"If forever, we'll see, no more guessing for me"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|
[Pre-bridge]
Guitar:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5/7\5----|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Synth:
e|-3--------|
B|-5--------|
G|-5--------|
D|-5--------|
A|-3--------|
E|----------|
[Bridge]
Synth:
"Ooh, I was just so sure of everything"
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Ooh, that's what you get for dreaming aloud"
Guitar lead comes in:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2----------6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2---------------|
G|----------------------------3-----------------------------------3--1h3-1------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Synth keeps the rhythm going:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Then it all just came out,
Guess I'll hold it from now on"
Then a fuzzed out lead guitar plays this in
the background. it's a little bit hard to hear:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------6/8--6-4-3---3-/4--4-/6--| x2
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
"If forever, we'll see"
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Then the heavier main riff comes back in once more, with a slight variation:
"No more guessing for me (oh, the day that words are clearer for me)"
Guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--6\---------------------------------|
A|-4h6---------4/6--4------------------------|
E|---------------------4.-6.--2-2-2-2-2------|
End with flanger pedal noise.
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
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