No Anthems Chords
By Sleater-Kinney
Tabbed by Lance Justice
Key of Dm
The guitar should be tuned down one half-step for this version. If you wish not to change tunings, you can
simply transpose the song down one half-step (-1) and play in the key of C#m.
Ideally, Dm and Am should be barred on the 5th fret, while C and G should be barred on the 3rd.
If A is played on the 5th fret, Bb must be played on the 6th. If A is open, Bb must be pled on the 1st fret.
Carries Brownstein uses one riff to transition within the verses that goes |-3-3-3--6-5-3--|. I tend to play
it on the high E-string, though I believe she varies that much more. That's all I could ID of tab.
Another way of transitioning following a Gm section is to quickly play Bb Am Gm or Bbm Am Gm. (This Bb must
be played on the 6th fret.) The same principle works following Dm by playing F Em Dm or Fm Em Dm. Unless you
are playing the entire song with primarily open chords, F/Fm should be played on the 8th fret and Em on the
7th fret.
G5addC#: 3x563x or x5563x or xx563x. This chord is optional; it's just an accent achieved by placing your
pinky on the 6th fret of the G-string.
Gm
I'm the low hiss telling you something's amiss
When you hear the sound.
Gm
I'm the whisper, I can do it better
When I look around.
Dm
I'm the siren sail beamin' from the highest shelf
You should really look down.
Gm
There is no roadblock that I couldn't unlock
I really get around.
Dm Gm
Seduction, pure function
Gm Am C
It's how I learned to speak
Gm Gm
Steal your power, in my hour
Gm Am Dm Dm
I could change most everything
Gm
I'm not the anthem,
Gm Dm Am
I once was an anthem
Bb A
I sang the song of me
Bb A
But now
Gm
There are no anthems
Gm Bb A Bb A
And all I can hear is the echo, and the ring
Gm
I'm the sidewinder watching how to cut you down
I don't say a word
I’m a slow dream plannin' out my next scheme
I lay my moves down
Dm
I'm the pool boy fillin' you with cool joy
In my melody
Gm
I will lay low, figure out the way to go
Behind the scenes
Gm
I'm not the anthem,
Gm Dm Am
I once was an anthem
Bb A
I sang the song of me
Bb A
But now
Gm
There are no anthems
Gm Bb A
And all I can hear is the echo, and the ring
Dm Gm
Seduction, pure function
Gm Am C
It's how I learned to speak
Gm Gm
Steal your power, in my hour
Gm Am Dm
I could change most everything
Gm
I'm not the anthem,
Gm Dm Gm
I once was an anthem
Bb A
I sang the song of me
Bb Am
But now
Gm
There are no anthems
Gm Bb A Bb A
And all I can hear is the echo, and the ring
Gm
But I want an anthem,
Gm Dm Am
A singular anthem
Bb A
An answer and a voice
Bb A
To feel
Gm
Rhythm in silence
Gm G5addC# Gm
A weapon, not vi-olence
Bb A
Power, power source
Chords used: Gm, Dm, Am, C, Bb, A, G, G#m, G5addC# (optional).
If tuned normally: F#m, C#m, G#m, B, A, G#, F#, Gm, F#5addC (optional).
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