Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
from their 2012 album Lonerism
前奏：
Bass tabbed for guitar:
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|—————–|
A|—————–|
E|-3–3–3–3–|
Keyboard:
e|—————————-|
B|—————————-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12—-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12—-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10—-|
E|—————————-|
Pause:
“It feels like I…”
Chorus:
“…only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says “go ahead”,
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling”
Since the synth just holds the 3 chords, I add in a rhythm to the strumming like this:
F major C major G minor
e|–8—8—8–8–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
B|-10–10–10-10–8—8—8–8-11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11-|
G|-10–10–10-10–9—9—9–9-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-|
A|–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
E|—————-8—8—8–8————————————-|
Verse:
“I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name”
D minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
G|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
E|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
“…(my name),
But I hear it inside my head all day”
Cmaj7
e|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
B|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
G|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
D|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
A|———————————————————————————–|
E|———————————————————————————–|
“When I realise I’m just holding onto the hope that…”
D minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
G|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
E|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
“…maybe your feelings don’t show”
G major G minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–11–11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11–|
G|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
E|———————————————————————————–|
Chorus:
“It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says “go ahead”,
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling”
F major C major G minor
e|–8—8—8–8–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
B|-10–10–10-10–8—8—8–8-11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11-|
G|-10–10–10-10–9—9—9–9-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-|
A|–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
E|—————-8—8—8–8————————————-|
Verse:
“Seed of all this indecision isn’t…”
D minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
G|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
E|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
“…me, oh no,
‘Cause I decided long ago, but…”
Cmaj7
e|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
B|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
G|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
D|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
A|———————————————————————————–|
E|———————————————————————————–|
“…that’s the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get to something…”
D minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
G|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
E|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
“…real,
It feels”
G major G minor
e|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
B|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–11–11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11–|
G|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
D|-12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12–12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12–|
A|-10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10–10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10–|
E|———————————————————————————–|
Chorus:
“It feels like I only go backwards, darling,
Every part of me says “go ahead”,
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling”
F major C major G minor
e|–8—8—8–8–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
B|-10–10–10-10–8—8—8–8-11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11-|
G|-10–10–10-10–9—9—9–9-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-| x4
D|-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-|
A|–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
E|—————-8—8—8–8————————————-|
Outro:
Chorus:
“It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says “go ahead”,
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
It feels like we only go backwards, darling
It feels like I only go backwards, baby,
Every part of me says “go ahead”,
I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,
Feels like we only go backwards, darling”
F major C major G minor
e|–8—8—8–8–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
B|-10–10–10-10–8—8—8–8-11–11–11-11-11-11-11–11-11-11-11-|
G|-10–10–10-10–9—9—9–9-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-| x8
D|-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-12–12–12-12-12-12-12–12-12-12-12-|
A|–8—8—8–8-10–10–10-10-10–10–10-10-10-10-10–10-10-10-10-|
E|—————-8—8—8–8————————————-|
A guitar with weird effects on it comes in
and plays these root notes behind the chords:
e|———————–|
B|———————–|
G|———————–| x8
D|———————–|
A|——-15————–|
E|-13———-15——–|
End with echoed delay.
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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