Biography:
Dot Hacker is an American experimental rock band from Los Angeles, United States, formed in 2008. The band consists of Josh Klinghoffer (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Clint Walsh (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Jonathan Hischke (bass) and Eric Gardner (drums).
Klinghoffer, Walsh and Gardner were all previously members of the touring incarnation of Gnarls Barkley, and were subsequently joined by Hella bassist Jonathan Hischke to create Dot Hacker.
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Chords you might not know:
Edim Db/F
e|-------|-------|
B|---8---|---6---|
G|---9---|---6---|
D|---8---|---6---|
A|---7---|---8---|
E|--(0)--|-------|
Synth riff that plays throughout the entire song:
(every Fsus4 - Fm - C progression with the main melody on the G string)
Fsus4 Fm C
e|------------------------|
B|---1--1---1--1---1--1---|
G|---3--3---1--1---0--0---|
D|---3--3---3--3---2--2---|
A|---3--3---3--3---3--3---|
E|---1--1---1--1---0--0---|
[Intro]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C 3x
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
If I forgot to smile
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
If I forgot to smile
Ab Fm
Kept my feelings down a while
Fsus4 Fm Edim
But now I'm gonna throw them up
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Stop acting like a child
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
How can I when I never grew up?
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
And I really know how to rile
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I swear, make your move or put that thing away
C
Put that thing away
Ab Fm
If we let the pieces fall
Fsus4 Fm Edim C
Who's left to pick them up?
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
This is the wild
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Any way you try to slice
Ab Fm Fsus4 Fm C
With calamine all over your bleeding sores
[Solo]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C 4x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------11--10---------11--10----------11--10--10----------11--10---|
A|----------------------------8--11----------10--11--------------10--11-----------|
E|--11b13--r12--b13---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10---------11--10--10---------11--10--8----------11--10--10----------11--10---|
A|------8--11--------------8--11-------------10--11--------------10--11-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-------------9--10--|
D|--8---------11--10--10----------11--10--8----------11--10-----10--8--10---------|
A|-----8--11--------------10--11-------------10--11-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Ab Fm
If I lived a thousand lives
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I'd still never do what you've done
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
We'll liquify your light
(Acoustic) Arpeggiate chords on B, G and D strings with fingers like this:
C
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----5-----5----------5-----5------5--|
G|------5-----5----5-----5-----5-------|
D|--5-----5-----5----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Fm
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----6-----6----------6-----6------6--|
G|------5-----5----5-----5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6-----6-----6-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
We've always enjoyed your style
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Really how important is living life?
Fm
Caution is a kite
[Verse]
In this verse, there's a little change in the arpeggio:
Ab
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4------6----4-----4------6--|
G|------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6------6-----6-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Fm
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----6-----6------8----6-----6------6--|
G|------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6------6-----6-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Ab Fm
The alter sacrifice
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
You look so good when you'??re dying
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I miss calling you mine
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
And I know that I forgot to smile
[Outro]
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db Eb
I wish I knew what you wanted to hear
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db/F Edim
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db Eb
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db/F Edim
Edim Db/F
e|-------|-------|
B|---8---|---6---|
G|---9---|---6---|
D|---8---|---6---|
A|---7---|---8---|
E|--(0)--|-------|
Synth riff that plays throughout the entire song:
(every Fsus4 - Fm - C progression with the main melody on the G string)
Fsus4 Fm C
e|------------------------|
B|---1--1---1--1---1--1---|
G|---3--3---1--1---0--0---|
D|---3--3---3--3---2--2---|
A|---3--3---3--3---3--3---|
E|---1--1---1--1---0--0---|
[Intro]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C 3x
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
If I forgot to smile
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
If I forgot to smile
Ab Fm
Kept my feelings down a while
Fsus4 Fm Edim
But now I'm gonna throw them up
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Stop acting like a child
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
How can I when I never grew up?
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
And I really know how to rile
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I swear, make your move or put that thing away
C
Put that thing away
Ab Fm
If we let the pieces fall
Fsus4 Fm Edim C
Who's left to pick them up?
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
This is the wild
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Any way you try to slice
Ab Fm Fsus4 Fm C
With calamine all over your bleeding sores
[Solo]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C 4x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------11--10---------11--10----------11--10--10----------11--10---|
A|----------------------------8--11----------10--11--------------10--11-----------|
E|--11b13--r12--b13---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10---------11--10--10---------11--10--8----------11--10--10----------11--10---|
A|------8--11--------------8--11-------------10--11--------------10--11-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9-------------9--10--|
D|--8---------11--10--10----------11--10--8----------11--10-----10--8--10---------|
A|-----8--11--------------10--11-------------10--11-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Ab Fm
If I lived a thousand lives
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I'd still never do what you've done
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
We'll liquify your light
(Acoustic) Arpeggiate chords on B, G and D strings with fingers like this:
C
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----5-----5----------5-----5------5--|
G|------5-----5----5-----5-----5-------|
D|--5-----5-----5----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Fm
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----6-----6----------6-----6------6--|
G|------5-----5----5-----5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6-----6-----6-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
We've always enjoyed your style
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
Really how important is living life?
Fm
Caution is a kite
[Verse]
In this verse, there's a little change in the arpeggio:
Ab
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----4-----4------6----4-----4------6--|
G|------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6------6-----6-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Fm
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----6-----6------8----6-----6------6--|
G|------5-----5-----------5-----5-------|
D|--6-----6-----6----6------6-----6-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Ab Fm
The alter sacrifice
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
You look so good when you'??re dying
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
I miss calling you mine
Fm Fsus4 Fm C
And I know that I forgot to smile
[Outro]
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db Eb
I wish I knew what you wanted to hear
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db/F Edim
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db Eb
Fm Fsus4 Fm Eb Cm Db Bbm Db/F Edim
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