:::::::::::::::::::: I Thought I Held You :::::::::::::::::::: by J. Tweedy As played by Wilco from the album "A.M." (1995) Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com) This song has a nice banjo line, complemented by some simple acoustic and electric guitar. The banjo is transcribed on top, followed by the acoustic, then the electric. The acoustic is tuned to an open G (DGDGBD), and the electric is standard tuning. 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|----------1--0------| |----------0--0------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| | | |--------------------| |--------------------| |----------0---------| |------0^2----2^0----| |-----------------2--| |-------------------3| Pre-chorus G G Bm C |-------0---0----------0-0---------0----2--0--------0------- |-0--0----0---0--0--0--1-0---0--0-------------0-----1------- |--------------------------2---------0-----------0---------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- | |-0-----------------------------4-------------------2------- |-0-----------------------------3-------------------1------- |-0-----------------------------4-------------------0------- |-0-----------------------------4-------------------2------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- | 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|----------------------------------------------------------- | |-3----------------------3---------------3------------------ |-------3-------------------3-----------------3------------- |---------------0---------------0------------------0-------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------3---------------3---------------------- Bm C D11(no7) |-----0-----2--0----------------0--------------------------| |-0--------------0-----------------------------------------| |--------0---------0----0-----0---------0--0---0^2-0-----0-| |--------------------2----0^2-----0--2-------2--------2----| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | |-4------------------2---------------------0-0-0------0----| |-3------------------1---------------------1-1-1/--3--3----| |-4------------------0---------------------0-0-0------0----| |-4------------------2---------------------2-2-2/--4--4----| |------------------------------------------3-3-3/--5--5----| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----3-----------------3------------0-----0-0-0------0----| |-----------3-------------3----------1-----1-1-1/--3--3----| |----------------0--------------0----0-----0-0-0------0----| |------------------------------------2-----2-2-2/--4--4----| |-2------------------3---------------3-----3-3-3/--5--5----| |----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus C D G C I don't think you even understand C D G C I thought I held you by the hand D I thought I held you Solo (Pedal steel arranged for elec. guitar, std. tuning) G C D C/E --------------------------------14/15\14--12---------------- ----------------------------------------------15b13--------- ----12-14-14b16---16b14--11b12------------------------------ -12--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ G C D C/E ----------12--------------------------------------| -------15----15-----15----------------------------| ----17----------17--14b16b14^12--11/12--14--------| -17-----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| Verse G C I'm like a songwriter D C You're the reason I've run out G C Run out of metaphors Pre-chorus Chorus Verse Have fun, Dave dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com