Biography:
The Radio Dept. is a Swedish dream pop band signed to Labrador Records. They have released four full length albums, and a series of singles and EPs. The band originated in Lund, Sweden.
In 1995, The Radio Dept. was formed by Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson (who were old school friends). The name was taken from a gas station/radio repair shop in Lund, Sweden, which had a large sign with the name Radioavdelningen, ("The Radio Department" in Swedish) hanging outside their shop.
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Other songs:
- 1995
- Against The Tide
- Always A Relief
- Bus
- Cant Be Guilty
- Domestic Scene
- Every Time
- Freddie And The Trojan Horse
- Heavens On Fire
- I Wanted You To Feel The Same
- Its Been Eight Years
- Keen On Boys
- Never Follow Suit
- On Your Side
- Pulling Our Weight
- Repeated Sodomy
- Someone Else
- Strange Things Will Happen
- Tell
- The Video Dept
- The Worst Taste In Music
- This Thing Was Bound To Happen
- What Will Give
- You Stopped Making Sense
- Your Father
- Your True Name
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========== The Radio Dept - 1995 =========
Standard tuning: EADGBE
No capo
==========================================
================= Verse ==================
The verse uses the same short pattern all the way through, shown below:
Pattern #1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---6-6-6-6-4-7-6-6-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|------------------------------------|
Pattern #2
This is exactly the same but 5 steps higher. You could move everything down
1 string (physically) so it's played on the D and G strings or 5 frets up the
neck (which I prefer), shown below:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----11--11--11--11--9---12--11--11--6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
The sequence is 2x Pattern #1, 1x Pattern #2, 1x Pattern #1. Then repeat the
second half of Pattern #1 before the chorus.
=============== Chorus ===============
The chorus is played on the first three strings:
e|-------12-------12---------------12-------12---------|
B|----12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12---|
G|-14-------14-------14------14-------14-------14------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12--------12---------------12-------12--------|
B|----12--------12-------12------12-------12-------12--|
G|-13--------13-------13------13-------13-------13-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-------12---------------12-------12---------|
B|----12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12---|
G|-14-------14-------14------13-------13-------13------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat once
======================================
E B E B
E
1995 is missing buses
B E
It's walking 15 miles to see your love
It's knowing you're alive through all the fuzz
B
It's never coming down from going up
A
1995 is cutting classes
E A
It's sitting over coffees talking indie treats
E B
It's the mere sensation of being the first one that you see
E
When morning opens up the skies
B E
You see me when daylight opens up your eyes
A E
1995
A E
And though I'm happier now I always long somehow (x3)
A E
Back to 1995
B E B E
B
All my friends have different plans to make their lives worthwhile
Some for the better
E
Some for the worse
B
Some have gone to different cities searching every mile
E
For missing pieces that will make a whole
A
1995 seems like a long way to go
E A
If you ever were to find your way back home
E B
The only thing I really miss is being the first one that you see
E
When morning opens up the skies
B E
You see me when daylight opens up your eyes
A E
1995
A E
And though I'm happier now I always long somehow (x3)
A E
Back to 1995
======================================
There's a few lead guitar bits at the bottom of version #1 of this tab
which might interest you too.
Standard tuning: EADGBE
No capo
==========================================
================= Verse ==================
The verse uses the same short pattern all the way through, shown below:
Pattern #1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---6-6-6-6-4-7-6-6-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|------------------------------------|
Pattern #2
This is exactly the same but 5 steps higher. You could move everything down
1 string (physically) so it's played on the D and G strings or 5 frets up the
neck (which I prefer), shown below:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----11--11--11--11--9---12--11--11--6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|
A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
The sequence is 2x Pattern #1, 1x Pattern #2, 1x Pattern #1. Then repeat the
second half of Pattern #1 before the chorus.
=============== Chorus ===============
The chorus is played on the first three strings:
e|-------12-------12---------------12-------12---------|
B|----12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12---|
G|-14-------14-------14------14-------14-------14------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12--------12---------------12-------12--------|
B|----12--------12-------12------12-------12-------12--|
G|-13--------13-------13------13-------13-------13-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-------12---------------12-------12---------|
B|----12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12---|
G|-14-------14-------14------13-------13-------13------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat once
======================================
E B E B
E
1995 is missing buses
B E
It's walking 15 miles to see your love
It's knowing you're alive through all the fuzz
B
It's never coming down from going up
A
1995 is cutting classes
E A
It's sitting over coffees talking indie treats
E B
It's the mere sensation of being the first one that you see
E
When morning opens up the skies
B E
You see me when daylight opens up your eyes
A E
1995
A E
And though I'm happier now I always long somehow (x3)
A E
Back to 1995
B E B E
B
All my friends have different plans to make their lives worthwhile
Some for the better
E
Some for the worse
B
Some have gone to different cities searching every mile
E
For missing pieces that will make a whole
A
1995 seems like a long way to go
E A
If you ever were to find your way back home
E B
The only thing I really miss is being the first one that you see
E
When morning opens up the skies
B E
You see me when daylight opens up your eyes
A E
1995
A E
And though I'm happier now I always long somehow (x3)
A E
Back to 1995
======================================
There's a few lead guitar bits at the bottom of version #1 of this tab
which might interest you too.
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