A Comet Appears The Shins
The Shins - A Comet Appears
Tabbed by Baunitdabaun
Transcribed to native key by dampysmiff
Note: This song has had many attempts before it, and let's all face it, the best thing
found so far is to play it Baunitdabaun's way with a capo on the second in the key of Am.
However, through the wonderful thing that is music we can figure out how to transcribe
same tab into its native key. Please note that in order to get the song sounding as
as possible it's probably wise for you to use the following fingerings for the chords
Unfortunately, when transcribing this song I found that using open chords tended to give
song less of an authentic feel, so the best thing to do is use barre chords throughout.
Chords used:
Bm ( x 2 4 4 3 2 )
[G]D [(]( [3]x [5]5 [5]7 [4]7 [3]7 [3]5 [)])
Maybe there's another way to play the chords to make them sound like the song, but I
find it. The truth is that changing to an open chord ruins the transition from Bm ->
else. It kills the fluidity of the sound of the song, which is definitely there otherwise.
INTRO
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[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[G] [A]
VERSE
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[Bm] One [A]hand on this [G]wily c[D]omet
[Bm] Take a [A]drink just to [D]give me some weight
[Bm] Some [A]uberman I[G]'d ma[D]ke, I'm
[G]barely a vapo[A]r
[Bm] They sh[A]one a [G]chlorine l[D]ight on
[Bm] a [A]host of indi[D]vidual sins
[Bm] Let's ca[A]rve my a[G]ging f[D]ace off
[A]fetch us a [D]knife
[A]start with my e[D]yes
[A]down so the l[D]ines form a
[G]grimacing [A]smile
[Bm] Close your [A]eyes to cor[G]ral a v[D]irtue
[Bm] Is [A]this fooling [D]anyone else?
[Bm] Never [A]worked so l[G]ong and [D]hard to
[G]cement a failur[A]e
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/shins/a_comet_appears_crd_ver_6.html )
[Bm] We can [A]blow on our [G]thumbs and po[D]sture
[Bm] but the [A]lonely is such [D]delicate things
[Bm] The [A]wind from a w[G]asp could bl[D]ow them
[A]into the s[D]ea, with
[A]stones on their fe[D]et
[A]lost to the lig[D]ht and the [G]loving we [A]need
CHORUS
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[G] Still to [D]come
[G] the worst [D]part and you [A]know it
[G] there is a [D]numbness
[G] in you [D]heart and it's [A]growing
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [A]
VERSE
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[Bm] With burnt [A]sage and a [G]forest of b[D]ygones
[Bm] I click my [A]heels get the d[D]evils in line
[Bm] A list of [A]things I could [G]lay the bl[D]ame on might
[G]give me a way out[A]
[Bm] But with each [A]turn it's this [G]front and [D]center
[Bm] Like a [A]dart stuck [D]square in your eye
[Bm] Every [A]post you can [G]hitch your f[D]aith on is a
[A]pie in the sk[D]y
[A]chock full of li[D]es
[A]a tool we dev[D]ise to make
[G]sinking stones [A]fly
CHORUS
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[G] Still to [D]come
[G] the worst [D]part and you [A]know it
[G] there is a [D]numbness
[G] in you [D]heart and it's [A]growing
OUTRO (slow down on the last three chords)
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[Bm] [A] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [D]
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