{"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":2656032,"song":"Portastudio","artist":"Roddy Frame","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11520133-portastudio-chords-by-roddy-frame/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2656032?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"From the Western Skies album (2006)\r\n\r\nPlayed in A with capo on 2 to match album version in B.\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA --------- X  0  2  2  2  0-|\r\nA/E ------- 0  0  2  2  2  0-|\r\nF#m ------- 2  4  4  2  2  2-|\r\nD --------- X  X  0  2  3  2-|\r\nDdim* ----- X  X  0  2  3  4-|\r\nE* -------- X  X  2  1  0  4-|\r\nA* -------- X  0  2  2  2  5-|\r\nFaug ------ 1  0  3  2  2  1-|\r\nD/F# ------ 2  0  0  2  3  2-|\r\nG --------- 3  5  5  4  3  3-|\r\nBm -------- 2  2  4  4  3  2-|\r\nE --------- 0  2  2  1  0  0-|\r\nE7sus4 ---- X  X  X  4  3  5-|\r\nE7 -------- X  X  X  4  3  4-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro Riff (not relative to capo):\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------16--14--12--11--9--7--5--4--2------------|\r\nG|------16--15--13--11--9--8--6--4--3------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the approach of midlife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI received a letter from an eloquent friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSaying he was touched by my progress[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA kind of poem to the words that I’d penned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy ego under attack I felt myself shrinking back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom his embrace into a place that I know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFelt relief in resentment couldn’t see what it meant[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe jealous echo of a hurt long ago[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ddim[/ch]* ( [ch]D[/ch] )\r\nI’m so vain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*                     [ch]A[/ch]*\r\nThought this song was about me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ddim[/ch]*                 ( [ch]D[/ch] )\r\nNow it’s gone down the drain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*       [ch]A[/ch]*\r\nTurning against me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCalling me names[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    (silent)\r\nAnd me, well I[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E7sus4[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m still screwing around with a portastudio[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A/E[/ch]\r\nYou’re in the rain, arguing with your girl-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Faug[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nfriend it’s the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRules and restraints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI strum and I scrawl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A/E[/ch]        [ch]Faug[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWatching the paint stay wet on the walls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe mercury falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd everything’s changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNothing has changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNothing has changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEverything's changed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m turning over a new page[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m taking stock of all the gifts I can see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m sorry if I have hurt you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s been so hard to find the freedom in me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m dedicating this song to someone I know who's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCut all my records with a steadying hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m talkin' 'bout Mr Blair up in his room in his chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWorking some magic I still can’t understand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ddim[/ch]*      ( [ch]D[/ch] )\r\nIs that all gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*                          [ch]A[/ch]*\r\nNo autumn light through the window[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ddim[/ch]*                 ( [ch]D[/ch] )\r\nNo, man the cut's still on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]*                           [ch]A[/ch]*\r\nBetween the tracks, hear the wind blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTwo seconds of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd in we fade[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E7sus4[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’m still screwing around with a portastudio[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A/E[/ch]\r\nYou’re in the rain, arguing with your girl-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Faug[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nfriend it's the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRules and restraints[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI strum and I scrawl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A/E[/ch]        [ch]Faug[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWatching the paint stay wet on the walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe mercury falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd everything’s changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNothing has changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNothing has changed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEverything's changed[/tab]","plain_text":"From the Western Skies album (2006)\n\nPlayed in A with capo on 2 to match album version in B.\n\n\n\n\nIntro Riff (not relative to capo):\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nE  E7\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","B","E","D","G","A/E","F#m","Ddim","Faug","D/F","Bm","E7","E7sus4","D/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"E7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,2,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}