Brain Damage Tab

by Pink Floyd
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Brain Damage
                         by Pink Floyd
 
        Thi ssong is mostly arrpegiated chords. Use the patterns I indicate
for the chords. For example:
 
  D
e|---2--------------2----------------|
B|---3------3---------------    <----| unless otherwise stated, use this pattern
G|---2----------2--------------------|        for all D chords.
D|---0---0---------------0-----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
  G7/D
e|---1--------------1-------|
B|---0------0---------------|
G|---0---------0------------|
D|-------0---------------0--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
  E/D
e|-4-----------4-----|
B|-5-----5-----------|
G|-4--------4--------|
D|-0--0-----------0--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
  A7
e|-3--------------|
B|-2--------2-----|
G|-2--2--2-----2--|
D|-2--------------|
A|-0--------------|
E|----------------|
 
  Dsus2
e|--------0--------|
B|--3--------3-----|
G|-----2--------2--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
D(8times)
 
D          D                 G7/D(2 times)
The lunatic is ...
D          D                 G7/D(2 times)
The lunatic is ...
 
D           D
Remembering ...
 
  daisy chains and laughs               Got to keep ...
e|-4-------4--------4-------4----3-----------------3-------------------|
B|-5---5------------5---5--------2-------2---2-----2------------2------|
G|-4-----4----------4-----4------2---2-2---2-------2------2------------|
D|---0-------0--------0-------0--2-----------------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-------------------0-----0-----0---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                 The lunatic  ...
e|-2-------2---0-------0----------2-------2-----2-------2------1-------1----|
B|-3---3-3---------3-------3------3---3---------3---3----------0---0--------|
G|-2-----2---------------2-----2--2-----2-------2-----2--------0-----0------|
D|-0-0-------0---0---0-------0------0-------0-----0-------0------0-------0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
             The lunatics  are ...
e|-1-------1---2-------2----2-------2----1-------1----1-------1----|
B|-0---0-------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------0---0--------|
G|-0-----0-----2-----2------2-----2------0-----0------0-----0------|
D|---0-------0---0-------0----0-------0----0-------0----0-------0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  The paper holds  their folded  fac....
e|-2-------2------2-------2-----4-------------4-----4-----------4-----|
B|-3---3----------3---3---------5--------5----------5-----5-----------|
G|-2-----2--------2-----2-------4-----------4----4--4--------4--------|
D|---0-------0------0-------0---0----0-----------0--0--0-----------0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  every day, the  paper boy ...
e|-3--------------3-----------3-----2-------2---0-------0-----2-----2-0-|
B|-2-------2------2-----2-----2-----3---3-----------3-----3---1---1-----|
G|-2---2---2------2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-------2-2-------|
D|-2--------------2-----------------0-0---0---0---0---0-------0---------|
A|---0---0---0-------0-----0-----0--------------------------0-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                 [Chorus]
                 G                          A
                 And if the dam breaks ...
e|-----0---0------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-----0------------------0-----------0--------------2----------|
G|----------------------0---0---0---------0------------2--------2-|
D|---4--------------------------------0-----------2----2----0>2---|
A|----------------------------------2----------0--0---------------|
E|-----------0-2---3--------------3---------3---------------------|
 
             C                                G
         And if there is no ...
e|-------------------0-------------------------------------|
B|-------2-------1-----3-1>3-----------------------------0-|
G|-----2---2-------0-----------------0---0---------------0-|
D|---2--------------------------2----2---2--2--------0-----|
A|-0---------0-3--------------3---3--3---3--3--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3---------|
 
                                            A7
        And if your head explodes ...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------0-----0------------------0--------------0--------|
G|-----0----0--0--0--------------0------0-------0>2---0-0>2--|
D|----------0---------------0-----------------2--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0--------------|
E|--------3------------3-------------------3-----------------|
 
             I'll see you in the ...
e|---------------------------------------0-0-------------------------|
B|--------2------------------1-----------1-1-----------------0-------|
G|----2-----2------------0--------0------0-0-------------------0-----|
D|------2--------------------------------2-2-------------------------|
A|--0---------------3-----------------3----3-----------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3---|
 
 
Ah----------------------------------------|           Ah
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----------3---------------2---2-----|
G|---2---2---0----4-------0-----2---2---0---|
D|---------4-2--------5---------------------|
A|-2---------2----------------0-------------|
E|-----------0------------------------------|
 
 
  The      lunatic is ...
e|-2-------2---2---------2-----1-------1---1-------1----|
B|-3---3-------3-----3---------0---0-------0---0--------|
G|-2-----2-----2-------2-------0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---0-------0-----0--------0----0-------0---0-------0--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  The   lunatic is ...
e|-2-------2----2-------2----1-------1---1-------1----|
B|-3---3--------3---3--------0---0-------0---0--------|
G|-2-----2------2-----2------0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---0-------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  You raise the blade,             You ...
e|-2-----------2-------2-------2---4--------------4----4-------4----|
B|-3------3------------3---3-------5--------5----------5---5--------|
G|-2---------2---------2-----2-----4-----------4-------4-----4------|
D|-0----0---------0------0-------0-0-----0-----------0-0-0--------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    You re-arrange me ...
e|-3--------------3------------------2-------2----0-----0--------|
B|-2-------2------2------------2-----3---3--------3-3------------|
G|-2---2-2--------2------2---2-------2-----2------2--------2--2--|
D|-2--------------2------------------0-0-------0--0---0----0--0--|
A|---0---------0-------0----------0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      You lock the door           And   ...
e|-2----------------2---2-----------2----4------------4---4-----------4----|
B|-3--------3-----------3-----3----------5------5---------5-----5----------|
G|-2------------2-------2--------2-------4---------4------4--------4-------|
D|-0----0-------------0-0--0-----------0-0---0------------0--0-----------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  someone in my head, ...
e|-3-3----------3------------------2------2---------0--------0--------|
B|-2-------2----2-----------2------3------3---3--------3--------3-----|
G|-2-----2------2-----2--2---------2------2------2--------2--------2--|
D|-2------------2--------2---------0------0------0--------------------|
A|-0---0-----0--0---0----0-----0-----------------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-2-----2--0---------2---------------|
B|-1-----------1----------1-----------|
G|-2--2------------2------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------0--2--3-|
 
 
repeat chorus
 
[outro]
 
use chords at top.
 
D       D       G7/D    G7/D    D       D       G7/D    G7/D    D       D
E/D     E/D     A7      A7      D       Dsus2   D       D       E/D     E/D
A7      A7      D       Dsus2
 
 
 
 
transcribed by ???
for Pink Floyd Music Publishers
 
Here it is:
Standard Tuning, Tempo about 132
4=quarter note
8=eight note
a . after a number means add half the value of that note to it
an r before a number equals a rest for the given amount of time
 
 repeat this part four times then go on
   4.   4   8  4    4.  8  8  8  4     4.   4   8  4    4.  8  8  8  4
e|-2--------2-------|-2----------2-----|---2--------2-------|-2----------2----|
B|-3----3-----------|-3--3-------------|---3----3-----------|-3--3------------|
G|-2-----------------|-2------2---------|---2-----------------|-2------2------|
D|-0------------0---|-0--------------0-|---0-------------0--|-0--------------0|
A|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
 
this part is for all the verses
   "the lunatic      is on the grass...."
   4.   4   8  4    4.  8  8  8  4   4.   4   8  4     4.  8  8  8  4
e|-2--------2-------|-2----------2-----|-1---------1------|--1----------1-----|
B|-3----3-----------|-3--3-------------|-0----0-----------|--0---0------------|
G|-2-----------------|-2------2---------|-0----------------|--0-------0-------|
D|-0------------0---|-0--------------0-|-0-------------0--|--0--------------0-|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|--3-------------|
 
that's basically the whole verse part sometimes it changes to e/d,a7,g.....
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| >  Accented note
 
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wEiRdDeHi
no that's wrong. if you listen carefully, this version is right.
+8
duck killer
the begining iz missing some notes -2-------2--- -----3------- ---3------2-- -0-----0----- ------------- ------------- G7/D -1-------1-- -----0------ ---0-------0 -0-----0---- ------------ ------------ -4-------4-- -----5------ ---4-------4 -0-----0----- ------------- ------------- thats how i play it
+1
reva.dixit22
I think E/D is wrong but I don't know what else it could be
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