The National - Secret Meeting

the national , secret meeting .

the fundamental chord progressions in this song are very basic . but you don’t hear
just strumming the chords in the
recording , so i would be foolish to approach this song on my own with an acoustic guitar
expect to replicate what i’ve heard
on the cd . make it your own .

the arrangement on the cd appears to be several electric guitar tracks just finger
around pairs of notes so there are often
addEd notes and suspensions that make the harmony a little more coloured . if you’re
it on your own just play the chords . i would
assume that if you were musical enough to be able to arrange it yourself , you wouldn’t
looking at this page .

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intro Bm D

Bm D Bm
i think this place is full of spies
D
i think they’re onto me
didn’t anybody , didn’t anybody tell you
didn’t anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room

Bm D

Bm D Bm D – – – – – – – >
i know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses , i know

D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – >
and so and now i’m sorry i missed you
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – >
i had a secret meeting in the basement of my . . .

D A
brain
Bm G D A
it went the dull and wicked ordinary way
Bm G D
it went the dull and wicked ordinary way
A
and now i’m sorry i missed you
Bm G Bm D
i had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain

Bm D

Bm D Bm
i think this place is full of spies
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – >
i think i’m ruined
D – – – – – – – – – – – >
didn’t anybody , didn’t anybody tell you
D – – – – – – – – – – – >
didn’t anybody tell you , this river’s full of lost sharks

Bm D

Bm D Bm D
i know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses , i know

and so and now i’m sorry i missed you
i had a secret meeting in the basement of my . . .

D A
brain
Bm G D A
it went the dull and wicked ordinary way
Bm G D
it went the dull and wicked ordinary way
A
and now i’m sorry i missed you
Bm G D
i had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain
A
and now i’m sorry i missed you
Bm G D A
i had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain
Bm G D
it went the dull and wicked ordinary way

if you want to add a more colourful sense of harmony to the song ( though i wouldn’t
overusing it with just an acoustic ) ,
instead of playing | D – A – Bm – G

try

| D/A – A – Bm – G/B

these are accurate chords , but it’s nigh on impossible to tab because there is so much
on in and it’s mixed so lo – fi .
that’s why it’s great .

queries ,
jreid38@qub . ac . uk

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