Biography:
The Bear Quartet is an indie rock group from Luleå in northern Sweden. They have been playing since 1989 and making records at a steady rate since 1992, always getting great reviews but never selling much.
The Bear Quartet are Mattias Alkberg on vocals and guitar, Jari Haapalainen on guitar, Peter Nuottaniemi on bass guitar, Jejo Perkovic on drums and Carl Olsson on keyboards. Peter and Mattias write the lyrics, Mattias, Jari and Carl write the music.
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Other songs:
- A Hole Was Dug
- A Moment A Minute Or More
- Ambulance
- Ask Me Dont Axe Me
- At The Warehouse
- Bad On The Halo
- Bastard
- Be A Stranger
- Before The Trenches
- Born With Teeth
- Boss Dawn
- Break The Breakers Parts
- Capable
- Carsick
- Damn You All Of You
- Disappearing Act
- Earthly Pastime
- Eastbound
- Everlaster
- Fat Skeleton
- Flux Detail
- From Nowhere
- Gone Gone
- Hawser
- His Spine
- Human Enough
- I Can Wait
- I Havent
- I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
- I Remember Nights Wide Open
- Im Not In Here With You
- Im Still In The Grass
- It Only Takes A Flashlight To Create A Monster
- Layer
- Lights Out Sounds Off
- Machine Gun
- Mom And Dad
- Needs Vs Facts
- No More School
- Old Friends
- One Final Sandi
- Placard
- Punks
- Roads Home
- Same Spell On Everyone
- Someone
- Spoon
- Suits On For Sandi
- The Dog In The Boat
- The End Of The Tunnel Is Lightyears Away
- Upstart In Middle Class Hell
- What I Hate
- Whats Your Virtue
- Where Do You Put Your Hate
- Wounded Knee
- You Built Your Life Upon The Ruins Of Mine
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Fig 1]
Spelas i introt och i verserna. På C#m och A kan man improvisera lite.
Noterna inom parentes är jag osäker på om de spelas av gitarren eller bara
av basgitarren.
Bm E Bm E
e|-----2---0-2---0-|---------0-2-----4-|-----2---0-2---0-|--------0-2-----4--|
B|-----3-----3---0-|-----0-------------|-----3-----3---0-|-----0-------------|
G|-----------------|-------1-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---4-------------|-------------------|---4-------------|-------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------------|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------------|
E|-----------------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|
C#m A
e|------------4----------|-------------0-------|
B|-------5-------5-----5-|--------2------2-----|
G|-----6---6--------6----|-----2-----2---------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------2-|
A|-(4)-------------------|-(0)-------------0---|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
B
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|--------4----4-----4h|5------------4---|
G|---------------4-----|-----4-----4---4-|
D|-----------4-----4---|---4---4h6-------|
A|-(2)-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
[Fig 2]
Gitarrfill i introt.
Bm E
e|-----------------------|-5-----4-----------|
B|-----------------------|--------------5----|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
Bm E
e|-----------------------|-------7---7h9-----|
B|-----------------------|-7S9-----------9---|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
C#m A
e|-------75-----5-------|-------------------|
B|---------------------7-|----5-------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
B
e|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-6h4-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
[Intro]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B | 2x
[Verse]
Bm E Bm E
I'm back can't find no pulse on my old street
C#m A B
and eyes only meet mine for a second, bad impression
Bm E
I didn't write or call
Bm E
but I used to be worth waiting for
C#m A
someone to choose a good excuse
B Bsus4 B
but not anymore
[Chorus]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
recycling strength and names
A Aadd9-A F#madd9-F#m B-Bsus4 A Add9-A
the gulls are qui - et to - day
F#m B Bsus4 Emaj7 G#m
assembling past mis - takes
A Aadd9-A F#madd9-F#m B-Bsus4 A Add9-A
the gulls are qui - et to - day
F#madd9-F#m B B
assem - bling past mis - takes
[Interlude]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B | 2x
[Verse]
Bm E Bm
I was lost I felt caught
E
stayed indoors counting hailstorms
C#m A B
stepped back down
Bm E
reduced from friend to acquaintance
Bm E
summoned up in one short sentence
C#m A B Bsus4 B
failed and bitter
[Chorus]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
my heart's a trial, a boring revival
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B Emaj7 G#m
in the afternoon rain
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B A Am
in the afternoon rain
[Interlude]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B |
[Interlude]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
recycling strength and names
A F#m B A
the gulls are quiet today
F#m B Emaj7 G#m
assembling past mistakes
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B A Am E
in the afternoon rain
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| Slide down
| S Slide
************************************
Spelas i introt och i verserna. På C#m och A kan man improvisera lite.
Noterna inom parentes är jag osäker på om de spelas av gitarren eller bara
av basgitarren.
Bm E Bm E
e|-----2---0-2---0-|---------0-2-----4-|-----2---0-2---0-|--------0-2-----4--|
B|-----3-----3---0-|-----0-------------|-----3-----3---0-|-----0-------------|
G|-----------------|-------1-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---4-------------|-------------------|---4-------------|-------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------------|-2-----2-----2---|---2---------------|
E|-----------------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|
C#m A
e|------------4----------|-------------0-------|
B|-------5-------5-----5-|--------2------2-----|
G|-----6---6--------6----|-----2-----2---------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------2-|
A|-(4)-------------------|-(0)-------------0---|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
B
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|--------4----4-----4h|5------------4---|
G|---------------4-----|-----4-----4---4-|
D|-----------4-----4---|---4---4h6-------|
A|-(2)-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
[Fig 2]
Gitarrfill i introt.
Bm E
e|-----------------------|-5-----4-----------|
B|-----------------------|--------------5----|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
Bm E
e|-----------------------|-------7---7h9-----|
B|-----------------------|-7S9-----------9---|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
C#m A
e|-------75-----5-------|-------------------|
B|---------------------7-|----5-------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
B
e|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-6h4-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|
[Intro]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B | 2x
[Verse]
Bm E Bm E
I'm back can't find no pulse on my old street
C#m A B
and eyes only meet mine for a second, bad impression
Bm E
I didn't write or call
Bm E
but I used to be worth waiting for
C#m A
someone to choose a good excuse
B Bsus4 B
but not anymore
[Chorus]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
recycling strength and names
A Aadd9-A F#madd9-F#m B-Bsus4 A Add9-A
the gulls are qui - et to - day
F#m B Bsus4 Emaj7 G#m
assembling past mis - takes
A Aadd9-A F#madd9-F#m B-Bsus4 A Add9-A
the gulls are qui - et to - day
F#madd9-F#m B B
assem - bling past mis - takes
[Interlude]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B | 2x
[Verse]
Bm E Bm
I was lost I felt caught
E
stayed indoors counting hailstorms
C#m A B
stepped back down
Bm E
reduced from friend to acquaintance
Bm E
summoned up in one short sentence
C#m A B Bsus4 B
failed and bitter
[Chorus]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
my heart's a trial, a boring revival
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B Emaj7 G#m
in the afternoon rain
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B A Am
in the afternoon rain
[Interlude]
|Bm E |Bm E |C#m A |B |
[Interlude]
Emaj7
in the afternoon rain
G#m
recycling strength and names
A F#m B A
the gulls are quiet today
F#m B Emaj7 G#m
assembling past mistakes
A F#m B A
getting thankfully wasted again
F#m B A Am E
in the afternoon rain
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| Slide down
| S Slide
************************************
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