Biography:
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon, England) is the vocalist for the trip-hop band Portishead which released the critically acclaimed début album Dummy in 1994.
She met bandmate Geoff Barrow in a government business start-up scheme. Barrow and Gibbons joined jazz guitarist Adrian Utley, and the sessioners John Baggott, Jim Barr and Clive Deamer to record two successful and critically praised Portishead studio albums, as well as a live album.
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Other songs:
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Standard Tuning, didn't really find a correct version on this one, so decided to sink
my teeth into it, pretty sure most of it is correct, the open bright E-string on the
Bm-chord might be opened for discussion, but i'm pretty sure i'm hearing it. Difficult
to get this one a 100% correct, cause the chords are hidden quite good, but this will
work great both when playing along with beth, and on your own.Enjoy!
Some chords to notice:
There are different ways to play a D6, preferred here are this one:
D6
x
0
2
0
2
x
Another weird chord i'm ABSOLUTELY sure is in the start of 2nd verse, even how weird it
might look Guess you can call it like : "BmMaj7Add11"-ish thing:
BmMaj7
0
3
3
4
2
x
And here's how they play some other chords, so you get just the right sound:
Bm: Bm7: Em7:
0 2 7
3 3 8
4 2 7
4 4 9
2 2 7
x x 0
The rest of them are pretty basic, as you probably can hear. Notice the rather significant
differences between the first and second verse, so you dont just play them the same way.
Intro: basically just pluck around on your average Bm-chord, you can hit
the 5th fret on your D-string from time to time, and also play down into
the verse like 5-4-3-2-on your a-string to make a bridge into the verse.
just when the voice kicks in. Just play around really, its a pretty loose
song when it comes to selecting which tones to add to your chords for more
texture.
Bm Em
How can I forget your tender smile
Bm
Moments that I have shared with you
Dm
Our hearts may break
C
But they're on their way
D6 BM A
And there's nothing I can do ..oo..
Ohh...
Bm7 A Em7
So do what you're gotta do
Bm A Em
And don't misunder- stand me
Bm7 A Em7
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
Bm A Em
I'd do it again
BmMaj7
I can understand that it can't be
Bm
Guess it's hard as you were meant for me
Dm
But I can't hide my own despair
Bm A
I guess I never will
Ohh...
So do what you're gotta do
And don't misunderstand me
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
I'd do it again
F
So tired of life
C
No fairytale
Dm
So hold your fire
Bm A
'Cause I need you
Ohh...
Just do what you're gotta do
And don't misunderstand me
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
I'd do it again
Last chorus:
Bm7 A Em7
Do what you're gotta do
Bm A Em
And don't misunder ..stand me
Bm (799777) A (577655) Em
You keep going over every word that we've said
Bm A Em A
But you don't have to ..worry
Em
About me
Outro: Bm A Em x3 and end on Bm again.
The violin solo-thingey:
F
e-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-0----3----------6b-----6/7-------7-6-5-4-3-2-0------/30----6b-----6/7------5---3---5---6
g--------------------7/9-----------------------------------------7/9-----------------------
B=bend
/=slide up to
=Slide down to
I'd love some feedback, thanks!
my teeth into it, pretty sure most of it is correct, the open bright E-string on the
Bm-chord might be opened for discussion, but i'm pretty sure i'm hearing it. Difficult
to get this one a 100% correct, cause the chords are hidden quite good, but this will
work great both when playing along with beth, and on your own.Enjoy!
Some chords to notice:
There are different ways to play a D6, preferred here are this one:
D6
x
0
2
0
2
x
Another weird chord i'm ABSOLUTELY sure is in the start of 2nd verse, even how weird it
might look Guess you can call it like : "BmMaj7Add11"-ish thing:
BmMaj7
0
3
3
4
2
x
And here's how they play some other chords, so you get just the right sound:
Bm: Bm7: Em7:
0 2 7
3 3 8
4 2 7
4 4 9
2 2 7
x x 0
The rest of them are pretty basic, as you probably can hear. Notice the rather significant
differences between the first and second verse, so you dont just play them the same way.
Intro: basically just pluck around on your average Bm-chord, you can hit
the 5th fret on your D-string from time to time, and also play down into
the verse like 5-4-3-2-on your a-string to make a bridge into the verse.
just when the voice kicks in. Just play around really, its a pretty loose
song when it comes to selecting which tones to add to your chords for more
texture.
Bm Em
How can I forget your tender smile
Bm
Moments that I have shared with you
Dm
Our hearts may break
C
But they're on their way
D6 BM A
And there's nothing I can do ..oo..
Ohh...
Bm7 A Em7
So do what you're gotta do
Bm A Em
And don't misunder- stand me
Bm7 A Em7
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
Bm A Em
I'd do it again
BmMaj7
I can understand that it can't be
Bm
Guess it's hard as you were meant for me
Dm
But I can't hide my own despair
Bm A
I guess I never will
Ohh...
So do what you're gotta do
And don't misunderstand me
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
I'd do it again
F
So tired of life
C
No fairytale
Dm
So hold your fire
Bm A
'Cause I need you
Ohh...
Just do what you're gotta do
And don't misunderstand me
You know you don't ever have to worry 'bout me
I'd do it again
Last chorus:
Bm7 A Em7
Do what you're gotta do
Bm A Em
And don't misunder ..stand me
Bm (799777) A (577655) Em
You keep going over every word that we've said
Bm A Em A
But you don't have to ..worry
Em
About me
Outro: Bm A Em x3 and end on Bm again.
The violin solo-thingey:
F
e-----------0------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-0----3----------6b-----6/7-------7-6-5-4-3-2-0------/30----6b-----6/7------5---3---5---6
g--------------------7/9-----------------------------------------7/9-----------------------
B=bend
/=slide up to
=Slide down to
I'd love some feedback, thanks!
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