cool song from of Montreal's newest album, Lousy with Sylvianbriar. i basically learned
how to play this song by watching the acoustic version on Youtube. i'm pretty sure this
is how Kevin plays it on guitar. i thought someone would've uploaded it by now, but no
one has and i have some free time rn so i thought i might as well do it.
the song is arpeggiated the whole way through. i'm not going to tab it out, but it's
easy. there are also some bass notes between the chord changes, mostly descending or
ascending, depending on the root notes (for example when changing from Bm to E you play
|-4-2-| on the E string, when changing from E to A you play |-2-4-| on the E string). there's
also this little hammer on on the B string before you change from E7 to A that echoes
the vocal melody. it's pretty easy to figure out.
Intro: E7 | E7 | A (here you play 2h3 on the b string and then on the g string)
Bm
What I recall
E A A/G#
Remembered past is insanity
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
And the clatter
Bm
Misapprehensions are
E A A/G#
Killing you but not fast enough
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
To really matter
B
The flume of your struggle is
D
Flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
Poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
I'm not a patron of yours anymore
B B7 (play the 7th w/ yr pinky, 5th fret E string)
Don't want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
The sirens of your toxic spirit
E7 E7 A (same as intro)
Bm
Of your addictions and
E A A/G#
Shiftingness inherited
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
From your father
Bm
I know you struggle to
E A A/G#
Keep them in check but at this point
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
Why even bother?
B
The flume of your struggle is
D
Flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
Poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
I'm not a patron of yours anymore
B B7
Don't want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
The sirens of your toxic spirit
E7 E7 A
Bm
Well, friendships you have left
E A A/G#
Do not derive from love, they're just a work form
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
Of charity
Bm
I've wounded you and
E A A/G#
You've wounded you too, at least we can feel good
F#m F#m/B F#m F#m/B
About the parities
B
The flume of your struggle is
D
Flooded with sorrow and it
B D A
Poisons everybody near it
C#m F#
I'm not a patron of yours anymore
B B7
Don't want to hear it
E7 F#m B F#m
The sirens of your toxic spirit
E7 E7 A