An Ode To The Nocturnal Muse Chords

KeyA# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays454

An Ode To The Nocturnal Muse by Of Montreal is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A#. It uses the chords G, A, A#9, D, Ddim, B7/F#, C#aug, A#, Cm, F, Bm, G#dim, C, Dm, Em, C#, C#m, G#, C9, C#9, Am, A#6 and A#7/F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A#
Text
16
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Intro: G  A  A#9 

D         Ddim    B7/F# 
I love to sleep I love my bed 

        G                 A         D 

because it brings strange dreams to me 

    C#aug       A#                     Cm        F          

and life's much better when I'm asleep I can see anything 

              Cm          F 

don't have to worry about anything 

       D           Ddim      B7/F# 

I know you love to sleep you love your pillows 

        G          A               D 

because they bring sweet dreams to you 

    C#aug      A#                

and life's much better when you're asleep 

Cm         F                      Cm        F 

you can do anything don't have to fuss over anything 

        A                      Bm       G#dim 

I can't wait to be old growing senile together 

Ddim    C                 Dm      Em         Cm 

holding hands and both completely out of our heads 

                           C# 

we won't notice when we're dead 

         C#m      G#       F        A#                C Cm       C9 C    F 

we'll be too busy dreaming too busy dreaming we'll be too   busy dreaming 

 D  Ddim  B7/F#  G  A  D  

C#aug       A# 

life's much better when you're asleep 

Cm         F                      Cm        F 

you can do anything don't have to fuss over anything 

              C                 

well, there's nothing quite as great 

        G 

it's my favorite mental state 

C#9 D        Am                        F                       A#6 

subconscious stream of thought creates avant garde films in my mind 

    G#       G       A#6   A#      G#       G 

and watching them is how I like to spend my time 

D         Ddim    B7/F# 

I love to sleep I love my bed 

        G                 A         D 

because it brings strange dreams to me 

    C#aug       A#                     Cm        F          

and life's much better when I'm asleep I can see anything 

              Cm          F 

don't have to worry about anything 

       D           Ddim      B7/F# 

I know you love to sleep you love your pillows 

        G          A               D 

because they bring sweet dreams to you 

    C#aug      A#                

and life's much better when you're asleep 

Cm         F                      Cm        F 

you can do anything don't have to fuss over anything 

        A                      Bm       G#dim 

I can't wait to be old growing senile together 

Ddim    C                 Dm      Em         Cm 

holding hands and both completely out of our heads 

                           C# 

we won't notice when we're dead 

         C#m      G#       F        A#                C Cm       C9 C    F 

we'll be too busy dreaming too busy dreaming we'll be too   busy dreaming 

 A#7/F  C  
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante