Tablature my bird performs - XTC

          



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  XTC -- "My Bird Performs"

  Transcribed by Tim Nevaker: tnevak2@gl.umbc.edu

  

  Intro Riff:

  

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  D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------|

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  E:--4h5-----5---5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------2---||

  

  

  

  Main Riff and Guitar Fill:

  

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  Verse 1: Fine art never moved my soul

  	 No vintage wine and designer clothes

  Verse 2: Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold

  	 The drama stage and the high brow prose

  Verse 3: And you keep saying what you got

  	 You keep saying what you got

  

  

  Chorus:

  

  Keyboard:

      Emaj7  C#m                Emaj7  C#m

  e:--11------9----------16--|--11------9-----------||

  B:--12------9--------------|--12------9-----------||

  G:--13------9--------------|--13------9-----------||

  D:--14-----11--------------|--14-----11-----------||

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    But my world shakes for me

    My bird sings sweetly

  

  

      A6            F#9

  e:--2----------|--4----------||

  B:--2----------|--2----------||

  G:--2----------|--3----------||

  D:--2----------|--2----------||

  A:--4----------|--4----------||

  E:--5----------|--2----------||

  

  

  Chorus 1: A different kind of tinsel decorates my tree

            A thousand Cheshire cats grin inside of me

  Chorus 2: The brightest fireworks are lighting up my sky

  	  The cage is open but she's no desire to fly

  

  

  

  Trumpet verse fills:

  

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  Trumpet Solo:

  

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  G:------------1-2-4-2-------1-------|-----------------------------------|

  D:--2-----2-4-----------------------|--2--------------------------------|

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       ^       ^       trill  ^            trill  ^       ^       ^

  e:-----5---4-5-4-5-4-4(5)-----------|--4(5)-----------------------------|

  B:--(5)-----------------------------|---------------5-4-5-4-------------|

  G:----------------------------------|-----------------------6-4---------|

  D:----------------------------------|---------------------------7---6---|

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      ^       ^       ^       ^          ^   ^    ^   ^

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  G:------------1-2-4-2-------1-------|-------------------||

  D:--2-----2-4-----------------------|--2----------------||

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 My bird performs, de Xtc 

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