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Mew - Symmetry
Tabbed by Niels Dreijer (Zuixide@hotmail.com)
Thanks to Mew for this fantastic sensitive song...
Try playing the song on a accoustic with a soft plectrum..it creates a very nice sound..
Also..try creating your own fingerpicking to this song...u can make it sound really
soft and good.
Hope you enjoy playing this song as much as I do..
Enjoy
Standard Tuning --- Capo 1'st fret
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Esus4 E
----2---- ----2---- ----0---- ----0----
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--------- ----2---- ----2---- ----1----
--------- ----0---- ----2---- ----2----
----2---- --------- ----2---- ----2----
----3---- --------- ----0---- ----0----
D Bm A G
----2---- ----2---- ----0---- ----3----
----3---- ----3---- ----2---- ---------
----2---- ----4---- ----2---- ---------
----0---- ----4---- ----2---- ---------
--------- ----2---- ----0---- ----2----
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VERSE:
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|Gmaj7| |Dmaj7|
I'm caught in a symmetry of your mind
|Gmaj7| |Dmaj7|
But I'm not happier than you
Repeat TWICE
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VERSE CONTINUED:
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|D| |Esus7||E| |gmaj7| |D|
Did i really see you or was it a dream
|D| |Esus7||E| |gmaj7| |D|
Dreaming that it was seam-less, Not a trace of wrong
|D| |Esus7||E| |gmaj7| |D|
Words that we have spok-en Little did we know
|D| |Esus7||E| |gmaj7| |D|
Pick an imita-tion Always on me
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CHORUS:
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|D| |Bm|
You tried to be the light
|Bm| |A|
Thinking you where right
|A| |G| |A|
Only to find that your unkind
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OUTRO:
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Same chords as the chorus
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I'm caught in the symmetry of your mind
but I'm not happier than you
did I really see you or was it a dream
dreaming that it was seamless
not a trace of wrong
words that we have spoken
little did we know
no bigotry no tears shed
oh of only you'd try to be polite
thinking you were right
only to find that you're unkind
but ironically you will always be
belle of the ball at least to me
I'm caught in the symmetry
of your mind
but I'm not happier than you
but my words are frail not audible
they do not even convince me
perhaps they are untrue
truely with you the worst is always true
I gave you all the benefits of all the
doubts I had
never hoped to be as benign as me
funny how you always get through
but ironically you will always be
belle of the ball at least to me
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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tim Average |
#1 by tim martin at May 4, 1970 at 6:31 PM EST |
| wow, i mean.. wow! i think that this song is to be understood in so many different ways. it's so beautiful. but i just have one question, though. does anyone know who belle of the ball is? i mean belle?:S | |
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James Rhythm Player |
#2 by James T.H. at May 19, 1970 at 3:37 PM EST |
| This song is about a person who desperately wants to let go, but every single time they hear or see the person they want to let go of...they can't. Against their own will they give them all the benefits of all the doubts they had. It's "funny how you always get through" No matter what this person does, they will ALWAYS be untouchable in the eyes of the writer of the song. It's about crafting an idea of the person in one's mind, only to find out that the worst is the real truth. "Truly with you the worst is always true." Lying to himself, the writer tries to convince himself that he feels absolutely nothing. But it's a lie. A lie that won't fade away no matter how hard he tries to erase it from his memory. Because "ironically, you will always be...belle of the ball....at least to me" | |
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RoBsN Average |
#3 by RoBsN Stalder at Nov 6, 1972 at 3:46 AM EST |
| Bell of the ball - queen of the ball, prettiest girl at the dance "Caught in the symmetry of your mind" - might mean that the writer feels like he's been forgotten by that person, regarded as history by him. seems like he/she has moved on after their relationship has ended, but the writer finds putting it all in the past too hard and can't yet put what they had in the past. The writer gave that person many chances - "the benefits of all the doubts" and became benign because he always gave her another chance, though getting hurt. He just couln't let it go, understanding that their relationship is bad and harmful for him, and that person would just keep on hurting him. But, ironically, although all the damage and pain that girl caused him - she would always be the most beautiful girl there is, for him. | |
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foster Average |
#4 by foster meng at Oct 2, 1975 at 3:14 AM EST |
| Did anybody else think of "Belle of the Ball" as the same Belle in Beauty of the Beast? | |
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Thomas Average |
#5 by Thomas Buckman at Jun 25, 1976 at 9:29 AM EST |
| The 1st line: "I'm caught in the symmetry of your mind But i'm not happier than you" I think the person is talking about him/herself caught in the same feeling (love??) with someone else. But this person is not happier or as not happy as someone he/she caught with. | |
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cody Average |
#6 by cody jay at Nov 25, 1976 at 4:03 AM EST |
| beatiful song. but so hard to sing. | |
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Abe Lead Player |
#7 by Abe Watson at Dec 1, 1980 at 10:40 AM EST |
| Belle isn't a person. To be the belle of the ball is like saying that person is the shining star amongst all the others. I love this song. It's so beautiful and the way their voices overlap is amazing. | |
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Berenice Average |
#8 by Berenice Issaris at Feb 1, 1982 at 12:38 AM EST |
| heh. ok so this probably won't mean anything to anybody...but i went to high school with the girl that carries the majority of this awesome song! :) haha...i love you becky! | |
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steve Wanna Be |
#9 by steve hoffmann at Jun 28, 1985 at 3:17 AM EST |
| The way I interpret the song is this: you know how we go our whole lives looking for that one person who is perfect for us, the one who understands the way we think, who shares the same sense of humour, who has the same wavelength. This song is about someone finding that person (the so-called 'soulmate') and being taken with how much they think alike. But in the end, while we hope for our 'soulmate' to rescue us from ourselves and our unhappiness, the reality is that it never happens, because it is unrealistic to place your source of happiness in another person. The lyrics speak clearly of this person finding their soulmate and being ecstatic at first to see how alike they are ('symmetry of your mind') and of course, they start off seeing this person as perfect, as the one who can rescue them from loneliness and despair. However, the person is disappointed to realise that their 'soulmate' is imperfect like everyone else, and they have arguments like every other relationship ('wrong words that we had spoken'.) This has resulted in hurt, but this hurt is intensified because this person is supposed to be 'The One' and yet the arguments and disagreements are ongoing and there is no salvation - the 'soulmate' does not rescue the person from their despair and they do not live happily ever after. This song showcases the person's disillusion ('Truly with you the worst is always true, I gave you all the benefits of all the doubts') but at the same time, they recognise that this person is truly special simply because they really do think alike, and they realise this even after all the disillusion has faded away. | |
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James Average |
#10 by James Davison at Oct 19, 1985 at 4:22 PM EST |
| The part that says "Im caught in the symmetry of your mind, but Im not happier than you" has ALWAYS gotten me. Im so confused. My cousin and me have tried and tried to figure this out but we fail miserably. We DID figure out the part that says "oh if only, you'd try to be polite thinking you were right only to find that youre unkind. but ironically you will always be belle of the ball atleast to me." I mean...I understand that its like talking about a person who can be so rude and cruel at moments but its like no matter what that person does, they will always be "belle of the ball"..its strange but very true. What do you think the first line means though? This wondering ment causes complete insomnia and Im sick of it. | |
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nick Wanna Be |
#11 by nick at Feb 9, 1986 at 5:50 AM EST |
| i think it\'s about an amicable break-up, where one party was perhaps happier about it than the other one (\"i\'m not happier than you.\") the singer is talking about his ex-girl, who he misses, but is afraid to tell about it. \"my words are frail, not audible, they do not even convince me - perhaps they are untrue?\" he can\'t tell her out loud how he feels, and so he is wondering if he means it at all. \"truly with you the worst is always true, i gave you all of the benefits of all the doubts i had\" - well, i can speak from experience - i always trusted my ex boyfriend and it always turned out he had done the worst. perhaps she cheated on him? he still wants her though - \"you will always be belle of the ball, at least to me\" | |
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sebastian Professional |
#12 by sebastian at Mar 11, 1993 at 6:45 AM EST |
| (I meant Beauty and the Beast) | |
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Austin Average |
#13 by Austin Schrauben at Jun 28, 1994 at 5:11 AM EST |
| This is probably, for me, the most meaningful of all the Mew songs. In my opinion, it's about someone that they don't really know, yet they see a lot of themselves in the other person. They see their own flaws in the other person, yet they are so caught up and intrigued that they see through all of their bad points ("But ironically, you will always be belle of the ball, at least to me"), and they are deluded, and try to convince themselves that the other person is perfect. | |
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