{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1071966,"song":"True Affection","artist":"The Blow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11237237-true-affection-chords-by-the-blow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1071966?type=chord","rating":4.01246,"votes":24,"content":"4/4 time, 75 bpm\r\n\r\nTune down half a step to match the recording.  The original is mostly\r\nsingle notes on a synth, so there is plenty of leeway with the chords.\r\n\r\nFor example, this is the main motif, but it sounds thin if you're playing\r\nacoustically and singing along.\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nGb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nAb|-0--0--------0--0--------|-0--0--------0--0--------|\r\nEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E/F[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3 e + a 4 e + a[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nBb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nGb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nDb|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-------------2-------|\r\nAb|-------------------------|-----------------------------|\r\nEb|-2--2--------2--2--------|-1--1--------1---1-----1-2-3-|[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn an acoustic setting accompanying myself, I prefer something a bit more\r\nsubstantial as follows.  Note that the E/F doesn't work so well in this\r\nsetting, so I've substituted E.\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|\r\nBb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nGb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nDb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nAb|-0--0--------0--0--------|-0--0--------0--0--------|\r\nEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|\r\nBb|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|\r\nGb|-------2-----------2-----|-------1-----------1-----|\r\nDb|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nAb|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nEb|-2--2-----2--2-----------|-0--0--------0--0--------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou might even try something a little further removed from the original\r\nlike picking the root note, strum down-up, then pick the root note one\r\noctave higher, and again strum down-up.\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------0--0--------0--0--|-------0--0--------0--0--|\r\nBb|-------2--2--------2--2--|-------2--2--------2--2--|\r\nGb|-------2-----2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----2-----|\r\nDb|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nAb|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|\r\nEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +[/tab]\r\n[tab]eb|-------2--2--------2--2--|-------0--0--------0--0--|\r\nBb|-------2--2--------2--2--|-------0--0--------0--0--|\r\nGb|-------2-----------2-----|-------1-----------1-----|\r\nDb|-------4-----4-----4-----|-------2-----2-----2-----|\r\nAb|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2-----|\r\nEb|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd maybe change it up for the verses, even something like the super common\r\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\nD   D U   U D U\r\nworks well.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was out of your league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd you were 20,000 underneath the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWaiving affections[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were out of my league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAt a distance that I didn't wanna see[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDown to the bottom[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI wanted a junction and often there was one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nYou'd surface face first and we'd share our thought bubbles[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd I still believe   in the phrases that we breathed[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I know the distance isn't fair to cross[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was out of your league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd you were 20,000 underneath the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWaiving affections[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were out of my league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAt a distance that I didn't wanna see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI want to be nearer[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nYour depths made a pressure that punctured my works and all your[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nfluids couldn't tolerate the force of my thirst[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI love the place where we shared our tiny grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut just because it's real don't mean it's gonna work[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was out of your league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd you were 20,000 underneath the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWaiving affections[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were out of my league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAt a distance that I didn't wanna see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI want to be nearer[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd true affection floats[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTrue affections sinks like a stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI never felt so close[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI never felt so all alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was out of your league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd you were 20,000 underneath the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWaiving affections[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were out of my league[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAt a distance that I didn't wanna see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI want to be nearer[/tab]\r\n\r\n---\r\nThe recording ends with N.C. instead of E.","plain_text":"4/4 time, 75 bpm\n\nTune down half a step to match the recording.  The original is mostly\nsingle notes on a synth, so there is plenty of leeway with the chords.\n\nFor example, this is the main motif, but it sounds thin if you're playing\nacoustically and singing along.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn an acoustic setting accompanying myself, I prefer something a bit more\nsubstantial as follows.  Note that the E/F doesn't work so well in this\nsetting, so I've substituted E.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might even try something a little further removed from the original\nlike picking the root note, strum down-up, then pick the root note one\noctave higher, and again strum down-up.\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd maybe change it up for the verses, even something like the super common\n1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\nD   D U   U D U\nworks well.\n\n\n[Intro]\n| A | A | F#m | E |\n| A | A | F#m | E |\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---\nThe recording ends with N.C. instead of E.","chords":["A","Bb","Gb","Db","Ab","Eb","F#m","E/F","E","D","Bm","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}