Guitar Tab:Nonagon
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| Nonagon |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: D Major |
| Year: 2008 |
| Tabbed By: sapphirebullets |
Tuning: DADF#AD (open D tuning. not sure if this is what is on the recording, but it works for the riffs and the rhythm guitar.) Let all notes ring out. When not playing a riff, you can play power chords. Only verse chords are D and C, bridge is G F E A. Everybody at the party is a many-sided polygon D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|--7----5------3-|-----2---0------| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1p0---| D -|----------------|----------------|0----0----0-----|---0----0-----0-| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| When a guest arrives, they will count how many sides it has on D -|----------------|----------------|---7--7-7----7-7|--7---7---7-7-7-| A -|----------------|----------------|---5--5-7----7-5|--5-------5-5---| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|------7-------7-| D -|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Standing by the window over there, there is a shape with four sides so it's a square D -|7---------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|----------------| A -|5---------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------| F#-|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| And the one who has nine is looking fine and its name is Nonagon. Everybody turns just in time to see the pentagon arrive D -|0---------------|----------------|----------2-2s4-|--2---0---------| A -|0---------------|----------------|--0h2-----------|---------2p0----| F#-|3---------------|------------0h1s|3---------------|----------------| D -|0---------------|----------------|-0-------0------|0----0----------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Counting up the sides, it is clear the pentagon has five. Chatting in the kitchen we see, there is a triangle whose sides number three D -|----------------|---4-4-4-5-5-5-4|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5|----------------|----------------| F#-|----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| And is talking to the shape that has nine who is known as Nonagon. Nonago--------n D -|----------------|----------------|---2------------|----------------| A -|7---------------|5----7----------|3-----------3---|0---------------| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Nonagon lets in a guest who has shown up late D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|---5-------4---0|------3---------| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0-0-0-1| D -|----------------|----------------|0------0------0-|---0-----0-0-0-0| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Its name is Octagon and its sides add up to eight D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| F#-|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Turning the music on is a six-sided hexagon D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5|----------------|----------------| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| And they all get in a line and do a dance called The Nonagon D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----12----12---| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|10s12-----12--12| F#-|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------13--13--| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| The Nonagon The Nonagon D -|-----12----12---|-----12----12---|-----12----12---|12\-------------| A -|10s12-----12--12|10s12-----12--12|10s12-----12--12|12\-------------| F#-|--------13--13--|--------13--13--|--------13--13--|13\-------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |
