Biography:
The Beta Band (1996-2004) were an alternative rock group from Edinburgh, Scotland who received much critical acclaim and achieved cult status, but failed to make much of a commercial impact on the popular music scene. Their style was self-described as being folk hop, a blend of folk, rock, trip hop, and experimental jamming.
Their music has featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. The song "Dry the Rain" from their 1997 debut EP, Champion Versions
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The Beta Band - Life
Tabbed by Jon Hard, April 2007
First Tab, hope its ok ... sorry i dont know the proper chord names.
Awesome song, to hear the acoustic version i tabbed this from, go to KCRW.com and search
the beta band:
LISTEN!:
************
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb011106beta_band
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Tips:
-At the end of verse 3 - you want to only play the 4 central strings of D, and the 4
of F - and palm muting them between strums works well.
-For the last bit, use your thumb for the notes on the low E or you've got no chance!
Comments: Email me at [email protected]
Chords Used:
D* D A A* G* A**
---2-3^2----2---------------------5-------------------|
---3--------3------2--------------5-------------------|
---2--------2------2--------------6-------------------|
-------------------2----7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------5----3----5-------------------|
Verse 1:
A D
I went to look for shadows but the shadows they found me
A D D*
I went to swim the ocean but I drowned up in the sea
A D
I want to love my woman but she chose him over me
A D
I want to be somebody else I feel I won't be free
A* G*
Is this me for life?
Bridge:
A**
Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
Verse 2:
Chords: As verse 1
I fought to keep from crying as I lay upon the floor
And everyone I knew right then pressed me to the floor
I tried to keep on breathing but the people would not give
And all the evil in the world the people would not give
Is this me for life?
Verse 3:
F D
And if you left it up to me they'd all go in the sea
C
with the guns and the disease and the industry of weasels
D F
Saying: sell to them the killing gem, attack to get it back
---3---3---2---2^3---3----3-----5-----5-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT x3-----|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT--------|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
-----------------------10---------------------------------|
-------------------3--------3-----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------0--------0--------------0-------------------------|
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Tabbed by Jon Hard, April 2007
First Tab, hope its ok ... sorry i dont know the proper chord names.
Awesome song, to hear the acoustic version i tabbed this from, go to KCRW.com and search
the beta band:
LISTEN!:
************
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb011106beta_band
************
Tips:
-At the end of verse 3 - you want to only play the 4 central strings of D, and the 4
of F - and palm muting them between strums works well.
-For the last bit, use your thumb for the notes on the low E or you've got no chance!
Comments: Email me at [email protected]
Chords Used:
D* D A A* G* A**
---2-3^2----2---------------------5-------------------|
---3--------3------2--------------5-------------------|
---2--------2------2--------------6-------------------|
-------------------2----7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------5----3----5-------------------|
Verse 1:
A D
I went to look for shadows but the shadows they found me
A D D*
I went to swim the ocean but I drowned up in the sea
A D
I want to love my woman but she chose him over me
A D
I want to be somebody else I feel I won't be free
A* G*
Is this me for life?
Bridge:
A**
Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
Verse 2:
Chords: As verse 1
I fought to keep from crying as I lay upon the floor
And everyone I knew right then pressed me to the floor
I tried to keep on breathing but the people would not give
And all the evil in the world the people would not give
Is this me for life?
Verse 3:
F D
And if you left it up to me they'd all go in the sea
C
with the guns and the disease and the industry of weasels
D F
Saying: sell to them the killing gem, attack to get it back
---3---3---2---2^3---3----3-----5-----5-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT x3-----|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT--------|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
-----------------------10---------------------------------|
-------------------3--------3-----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------0--------0--------------0-------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
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