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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                        How I Know - Toro y Moi
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Chords you need:
e|-C#9-----B7-----G#4----D#m-6-----Fm8-----A#m-6-----F#2----D#m7-6----A#m7-1-------|
B|-9-----7-----4-----7-----9------6-----2-----7-----2-------|
G|-10----8-----5-----8-----10-----6-----3-----6-----1-------|
D|-11----9-----6-----8-----10-----8-----4-----8-----3-------|
A|-11----9-----6-----6-----8------8-----4-----6-----1-------|
E|-9-----7-----4------------------6-----2-------------------|
Guitar starts at 0:53
[Bridge]
C#You'll see me when BI go back
I G#know it won't be D#mhardFm  D#m  Fm  
[Instrumental]
C#  C#  B  G#  D#m  C#  B  G#  D#m
[Chorus]
  A#mCan't G#tell you F#how I know
  C#This is Bwhere I A#mwant you to
G#Take me when I F#die and I'm D#m7full of sleep
BUnderneath the pine on a D#m7bed of leaves
[Chorus 2]
 A#mSorrG#y if I F#pass you by
 C#I never Bsaw inA#mto your eyes
G#I was only F#thinking D#m7of my home
 BAnd how it's so faD#m7rD#m7  
[Little bridge riff]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---11---10---8---6---6--8--10--------------|
D|-------------------------------9-----8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
  A#mCan't G#tell you F#how I know
  C#This is Bwhere I A#mwant you to
G#Take me when I F#die and I'm D#m7full of sleep
BUnderneath the pine on a D#m7bed of leaves
[Chorus 2]
 A#mSorrG#y if I F#pass you by
 C#I never Bsaw inA#mto your eyes
G#I was only F#thinking D#m7of my home
 BAnd how it's so faD#m7rB  D#m7  
[Outro]
A#m  G#   F#
C#   B    A#m
G#   F#   D#m7
         B   D#m7x4    A#m7  D#m7  
The strumming patterns in the outro can be heard clearly and are the same for all the 
chorus parts.

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How I Know

by Toro y Moi

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D#m

A#m

D#m7

A#m7

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How I Know - Toro y Moi

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Chords you need:

C# B G# D#m Fm A#m F# D#m7 A#m7

e|-9-----7-----4-----6-----8------6-----2-----6-----1-------|

B|-9-----7-----4-----7-----9------6-----2-----7-----2-------|

G|-10----8-----5-----8-----10-----6-----3-----6-----1-------|

D|-11----9-----6-----8-----10-----8-----4-----8-----3-------|

A|-11----9-----6-----6-----8------8-----4-----6-----1-------|

E|-9-----7-----4------------------6-----2-------------------|

Guitar starts at 0:53

[Bridge]

C# B

You'll see me when I go back

G# D#m Fm D#m Fm

I know it won't be hard

[Instrumental]

C# C# B G# D#m C# B G# D#m

[Chorus]

A#m G# F#

Can't tell you how I know

C# B A#m

This is where I want you to

G# F# D#m7

Take me when I die and I'm full of sleep

B D#m7

Underneath the pine on a bed of leaves

[Chorus 2]

A#m G# F#

Sorry if I pass you by

C# B A#m

I never saw into your eyes

G# F# D#m7

I was only thinking of my home

B D#m7 D#m7

And how it's so far

[Little bridge riff]

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|---11---10---8---6---6--8--10--------------|

D|-------------------------------9-----8-----|

A|-------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

A#m G# F#

Can't tell you how I know

C# B A#m

This is where I want you to

G# F# D#m7

Take me when I die and I'm full of sleep

B D#m7

Underneath the pine on a bed of leaves

[Chorus 2]

A#m G# F#

Sorry if I pass you by

C# B A#m

I never saw into your eyes

G# F# D#m7

I was only thinking of my home

B D#m7 B D#m7

And how it's so far

[Outro]

A#m G# F#

C# B A#m

G# F# D#m7

B D#m7 A#m7 D#m7

The strumming patterns in the outro can be heard clearly and are the same for all the

chorus parts.

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