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Palmcorder Yajna

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 13Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBe (standard)
This tab shows how to play Modern Baseball's cover of the song 'Palmcorder
Yajna,' originally written and performed by The Mountain Goats. You can watch a
Modern Baseball's version of the song is in a different key than the original
and has some changes to the chord progressions in the choruses, so it seems
worthy of having its own tab. The song is played in standard tuning with no
capo. The chord voicings used throughout the song are given below:
      E    B    F#m    A    Esus   Esus4   G#mE* Esus4*  C#m7   Badd4   Asus2  Amaj9  
E|--7--7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0-------0----0-----0-----0--------|
B|--9--7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0-------0----0-----0-----0--------|
G|--9--8---2---6----9-----9----4--1---2-------4----4-----4-----1--------|
D|--9--9---4---7----9-----9----6--2---2-------x----1-----2-----2--------|
A|--7--9---4---7----7-----0----6--2---2-------4----2-----0-----0--------|
E|-----7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E B F#m A
E B F#m A B
  EHolt BBoulevard
F#mBetween Garey and AWhite
EHooked up with some friends at the BTravelodge
F#mSet ourselves up for the AnightB  
[Verse 2]
ECarpenter ants in the Bdresser
F#mFlies in the Ascreen
EIt will be too late by the Btime we learn
F#mWhat these cryptic Asymbols Bmean
[Chorus 1]
And I Esusdreamt of a Esus4house
Haunted by Esusall you tweakers with your Esus4hands out
And the Esusheadstones climbed up the Esus4hills
And the Esusheadstones climbed up the Esus4hillsB  
[Verse 3]
ESend somebody out for Bsoda
F#mComb through the carpet for Aclues
EReflective tape on our Bsweatpants
F#mBig holes in our AshoesB  
[Verse 4]
  EEvery couple Bminutes
Someone F#msays he can't stand it anymoreA  
ELaugh lines on our Bfaces
F#mScale maps of the Aocean Bfloor
[Chorus 2]
And I Esusdreamt of a Esus4camera
Pointed Esusout from inside the teleEsus4vision
And the Esusaperture yawning and Esus4blinking
And the Esusheadstones climbed up the Esus4hills
[Bridge]
   G#m               A   E*     Esus4*  E*
If anybody comes to see me
                 G#m                A   E*     Esus4*  E*
Tell them they just missed me by a minute
        G#m                A   E*
If anybody comes into our room while we're asleep
           A   E*                 A  B  
I hope they incinerate everybody in it
[Chorus 3]
And I C#m7dreamt      Badd4of a Asus2factoryAmaj9  
Where they C#m7manu - Badd4facture what I Asus2needed
       E*     Badd4  Asus2  
Using shi - ny new machines
         E*                  Badd4  Asus2  
And the headstones climbed up the hills

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Palmcorder Yajna

by Modern Baseball

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Esus

Esus4

G#m

C#m7

Badd4

Asus2

Amaj9

Tuning: EADGBe (standard)

This tab shows how to play Modern Baseball's cover of the song 'Palmcorder

Yajna,' originally written and performed by The Mountain Goats. You can watch a

Modern Baseball's version of the song is in a different key than the original

and has some changes to the chord progressions in the choruses, so it seems

worthy of having its own tab. The song is played in standard tuning with no

capo. The chord voicings used throughout the song are given below:

E B F#m A Esus Esus4 G#m C#m7 Badd4 Asus2 Amaj9

E* Esus4*

E|--7--7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0-------0----0-----0-----0--------|

B|--9--7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0-------0----0-----0-----0--------|

G|--9--8---2---6----9-----9----4--1---2-------4----4-----4-----1--------|

D|--9--9---4---7----9-----9----6--2---2-------x----1-----2-----2--------|

A|--7--9---4---7----7-----0----6--2---2-------4----2-----0-----0--------|

E|-----7---2---5----0-----0----4--0---0---------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E B F#m A

E B F#m A B

E B

Holt Boulevard

F#m A

Between Garey and White

E B

Hooked up with some friends at the Travelodge

F#m A B

Set ourselves up for the night

[Verse 2]

E B

Carpenter ants in the dresser

F#m A

Flies in the screen

E B

It will be too late by the time we learn

F#m A B

What these cryptic symbols mean

[Chorus 1]

Esus Esus4

And I dreamt of a house

Esus Esus4

Haunted by all you tweakers with your hands out

Esus Esus4

And the headstones climbed up the hills

Esus Esus4 B

And the headstones climbed up the hills

[Verse 3]

E B

Send somebody out for soda

F#m A

Comb through the carpet for clues

E B

Reflective tape on our sweatpants

F#m A B

Big holes in our shoes

[Verse 4]

E B

Every couple minutes

F#m A

Someone says he can't stand it anymore

E B

Laugh lines on our faces

F#m A B

Scale maps of the ocean floor

[Chorus 2]

Esus Esus4

And I dreamt of a camera

Esus Esus4

Pointed out from inside the television

Esus Esus4

And the aperture yawning and blinking

Esus Esus4

And the headstones climbed up the hills

[Bridge]

G#m A E Esus4 E

* * *

If anybody comes to see me

G#m A E Esus4 E

* * *

Tell them they just missed me by a minute

G#m A E

If anybody comes into our room while we're asleep

A E A B

I hope they incinerate everybody in it

[Chorus 3]

C#m7 Badd4 Asus2 Amaj9

And I dreamt of a factory

C#m7 Badd4 Asus2

Where they manu - facture what I needed

E Badd4 Asus2

Using shi - ny new machines

E Badd4 Asus2

And the headstones climbed up the hills

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