Biography:
1) Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie rocker based out of Seattle, Washington, United States who is currently signed to Merge Records.
Lerner signed to Merge Records in early 2009, and shortly afterward released the eponymously named debut album Telekinesis! on April 7, 2009. Recorded in September of 2008, the album was produced, mixed, and engineered with the help of Chris Walla (guitarist for Death Cab For Cutie), recording one song per day on analog tape.
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Artist: Telekinesis
Album: Telekinesis!
Song: “Tokyo”
tabber: John Baer ([email protected])
Intro riff (palm-muted, dist.):
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D-----------------|-------8--8--8---|-----------------|-------8--8--8---|
A-11-11-11-11-11--|-9--9--9--9--9---|-11-11-11-11-11--|-9--9--9--9--9---|
E-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|
Verse (power chords):
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
F#
Only in my dreams, cuz they're all I know
B
Neon-colored lights flashing in my brain
B
Cruising through the city on a bullet-train
F#
Dove into the depths of the deepest sea
F#
Where no one can swim, that's a funny thing
B
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
Prechorus:
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
Solo/bridge:
(F#, B)x2
Chorus 1 (held out chords):
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
Prechorus:
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
G#m B (x2)
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
Chorus 2:
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
B (x2)
I, I, I went to Tokyo
B
I, I, I went to Tokyo
Outro riff:
E-----------|-----------------|
B-----------|-----------------|
G-----------|-----------------| x4
D-6-6-6-6---|-4--48--8-------|
A-----------|-----------------|
E-4—4—4—4---|-2--26--6-------|
End on G#m
-Cheers, and Buy “Telekinesis!” (John Baer)
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Artist: Telekinesis
Album: Telekinesis!
Song: “Tokyo”
tabber: John Baer ([email protected])
Intro riff (palm-muted, dist.):
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D-----------------|-------8--8--8---|-----------------|-------8--8--8---|
A-11-11-11-11-11--|-9--9--9--9--9---|-11-11-11-11-11--|-9--9--9--9--9---|
E-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|-7--7--7--7--7---|
Verse (power chords):
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
F#
Only in my dreams, cuz they're all I know
B
Neon-colored lights flashing in my brain
B
Cruising through the city on a bullet-train
F#
Dove into the depths of the deepest sea
F#
Where no one can swim, that's a funny thing
B
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
Prechorus:
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
Solo/bridge:
(F#, B)x2
Chorus 1 (held out chords):
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
F#
Only in my dreams, only in my dreams
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
B
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
Prechorus:
G#m B
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
G#m B (x2)
I'll try and keep up but I know I'm failing
Chorus 2:
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
F#
I, I, I went to Tokyo
B (x2)
I, I, I went to Tokyo
B
I, I, I went to Tokyo
Outro riff:
E-----------|-----------------|
B-----------|-----------------|
G-----------|-----------------| x4
D-6-6-6-6---|-4--48--8-------|
A-----------|-----------------|
E-4—4—4—4---|-2--26--6-------|
End on G#m
-Cheers, and Buy “Telekinesis!” (John Baer)
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