Circlesquare

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  • Hi. Here's some tab for the song "Cirlesquare", as written and performed
    but it's also on the B-side of some "Size of a Cow" CD singles. Get it--
    it's one of the best songs they ever did, and my personal favourite.
  •  
    This tab is based on an acoustic version that Miles played on MuchMusic
     
  • (Canada's MTV), and is essentially the same as the acoustic version in
    the "Welcome to the Cheap Seats" movie. Fortunately, I could
    see what he was doing so I'm pretty sure there aren't any mistakes in
  • this.
     
    CHORD
  • Here are all the chords you'll need. All are indicated relative to the
    capo, so Em is really F#m and so on. Some chords have numbers in
     
  • later on.
    ___________________________________________________________________
    | INTRO/VERSES | CHORUS/OUTRO | BRIDGE |
  • | | | |
    | Em DM11 CM7 | Dsus2 DM11sus2 Em* GM6 | GM9 Dadd11 CM9 |
    e|-0----0-----3---|-0---0-----0-----0-----|------------|
  • b|-0----3-----0---|-3------3--------0-----0-----|--10----10-----8----|
    g|-0----0-----0---|-2------0--------0-----0-----|---0-----0-----0----|
    d|-2----4--2------|-0------2--------9-----9-----|---9-----0-----0----|
  • a|-2----5-----3---|----------------10----10-----|--10-----9-----7----|
    e|-0--------------|-----------------0----10-----|--------10-----8----|
     
  • - By the way, I think Miles adds a low A to the DM11 chord in the
     
    verse (554030). It's not very noticeable, so I don't bother with it.
  • - The studio versions replace CM7 with Cadd9 (032030).
    - Many chords have either an open low E string, an open high E string,
    or both. Sometimes, it sounds better to omit these notes.
  •  
    RHYTHMIC PATTERN
     
  • This two-measure strumming pattern carries on through most of the song.
    He likes to vary it the 3rd and 4th times he plays the bridge, but you
    can figure that part out yourself.
  •  
    *
    / / / / / / / / / / / *optional
  • 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
     
    OPENING LICK
  • e|--3-0--------------|
    b|------3-0----------|
    g|----------3-0-2-0--| all eighth notes
  • d|-------------------|
    a|-------------------|
    e|-------------------|
  •  
    INTRO/VERSE 1
     
  • Em | DM11 | CM7 | CM7 each chord lasts one measure
     
    is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose
  • or are your lips just stuck to your teeth
     
    and they're too fixed to close
  • you don't have to ham it up for me
    or tell me how long you've
     
  • waited just to be with me
    CHORUS
    Dsus2 | DM11sus2 | Em* | GM6 each chord lasts two measures
  •  
    Make sure you play the Dsus2 to DM11sus2 progression by varying
    the high E string like this:
  •  
    ......... Dsus2 D ........... | .... Dmaj11sus2 Dmaj11 ..... |
    e|-0---2---2---0-0-|---2-2---2---0-0-|-0---2---2---0-0-|-2---2---2---0-0-|
  • b|-3---3---3---3-3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-|
    g|-2---2---2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0---0---2-2-|
    d|-0---0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|-2---2---2---2-2-|-2---2---2---0-0-|
  • a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
  •  
    i've been a long term disappointment to myself
    but it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else
  • and now the circle doesn't fit it's little square
    it bulges with opportunity ... bulges
     
  • VERSE 2
    Same as Verse 1
     
  • is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose
    or are your eyes so wide
     
  • they've pulled your mouth into a stupid pose
    you don't have to ham it up for me
    or tell me how long you've
  •  
    waited just to be with me
     
  • REPEAT CHORUS
     
    BRIDGE
  • GM9 | Dadd11 | CM9 | CM9Dadd11 each lasts two measures
     
    Play this eight-measure progression four times. The second time, you can
  • add those high D notes that I indicated in the chord list as . When
    you come to the CM9Dadd11 part, play it like this:
     
  • ................. Cmaj9 Dadd11 ................
    E|------------------------|--------------------------|
    B|-8-10-10-10-10--8--8-10-|-10-10-10--8--8----10-----|
  • G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----|
    D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----|
    A|-7--9--9--9--9--7--7--9 |--9--9--9--7--7-----9-----|
  • E|-8-10-10-10-10--8--8-10-|-10-10-10--8--8----10-----|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
     
  • REPEAT CHORUS
    REPEAT CHORUS
     
  • OUTRO
    Dsus2 | DM11sus2
     
  • Just repeat this bit from the chorus a bunch of times, and end on
    DM11sus2. If you want to make the ending more melodic, you can
    slow down and finish like this:
  •  
    e|-3----------2-------------|
    b|-3----------3----------3--|
  • g|-0----------0----------0--|
     
    d|-2----------2----------2--|
  • a|--------------------------|
    e|--------------------------|
     
  • Okay... I originally wasn't going to do this, but you talked me into it.
    Here's my best guess at the electric part, which is also capoed at the 2nd
    fret. The verse is rreeaallly simple: just Em 022000 (really F#m) with palm
  •  
    muting and lots of effects. I'd guess that he's using overdrive, wah, and
    some sort of tremolo-like volume effect; but I don't own any effects, so I
  • don't know that much. Also, he may be using only a partial form like
    022xxx or something.
     
  • The chorus is something like this:
    e|-------2---------|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------0-------|
    b|-----3-----------|---3-------------|-----3-----------|---3-------------|
  • g|-----------------|-----2-----------|-0---------------|-----2-----------|
    d|-0-------------2-|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
    a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
     
  • e|-3---5---5---3-3-|---5-5---5---3-3-|-3---5---5---3-3-|---5-5---5---3---|
    b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  • 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
  • PLAY TOO ..
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