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Artist: The Pillows
Album : FLCL Soundtrack
Song : Instant Music
Author: David Drew @ dclowd9901@hotmail.com

This is one of the more fun songs to play on the soundtrack.
You'll notice in hearing it that it sounds relatively simple
to play, because it is. I should note, however, that on the
chord rise in the solo, I pretty much half-assed it. Your
guess is as good as mine as to what those lower notes are...

Feel free to drop me a line if you figure it out.


Dropped D tuning

intro (guitar 1)
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------3--------------------------|
G-----7--4-----------------4-----5--2-----------------------|
D--5--------5--7--4--5--7-----7--5--0-----------------------|
A--------------------------------3--------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

intro (guitar 2 - softly strumming, echo effect)
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----0--------------------------------------------------------|
G--4--2--5--4--5-----------------------------------------------|
D--5--0--5--5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A--5--0--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
8x 8x 8x 7x

Verse (repeat twice)
E-----------------------------------------+-----------------|
B-----0-------0----------0---3-------0----+-----------------|
G-4---2---4---2------4---2---5---4---2----+-----------------|
D-5---0---5---0------5---0---5---4---0----+----4---5---7----|
A-5---0---3---0------5---0---3---2---0----+----4---5---7----|
D-----------------------------------------+----4---5---7----|
8x 8x 8x 8x 8x 8x 5x 1x 1x 1beat 3x 1x 1x

chorus (2x b=bend)
E-------------|--------8-7---------8-7----------------------|
B-------------|-8b-8-8-8-8--8b-8-8-8-8----------------------|
G-------------|---------------------------------------------|
D--5---7---2--|---------------------------------------------|
A--3---5---2--|---------------------------------------------|
D--5---7---2--|---------------------------------------------|
8x 8x 16x
2x, then ---->play this only after playing the first part
once. If you don't understand, listen to the
song.

repeat intro
repeat verse

Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-6b-4-5-4-0--6b-6b-5-4-5-4-0------------------0-2-4-5-4----|
D------------------------------------------0-2--------------|
A--------------------------------------0-2------------------|
D------------------------------0-2-4-5----------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------7b-6b-9b-------5-7--------------|
G-6b-4-5-4-0--6b-6b-5-4-5-7----------7-7-7------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

End with chorus, and finish with intro.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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[ßĩη&
Average
#1 by [ßĩηŁ@Ðэń] at Jul 10, 1970 at 3:46 AM EST
Here's an English Translation: The animal of a manual life Average is also happy Even if the policy comes all apart, it's O.K. A No Damage-y image Calorie Off for Happy! Malnourishing your heart is O.K. Instant Music It's flooding the world Children are drowning Diet Music Look! it enthralls them Well, fuck that! The animal of a manual life Happy to be made to Navigate A counselor's whisper is O.K. A rental sentimal Stress Zero for Happy! Getting a pipe cut would be O.K. Instant Music It's flooding the world Children are drowning Diet Music Look! it enthralls them Well, fuck that! Instant Music It's flooding the world Adults are growing fat Resistant Music Okay, so plug your ears Well, fuck that! Note: pipe cut - slang for vasectomy The song could be referring to bad pop music maybe, how it's just stupid.
 
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jake
Average
#2 by jake battkoo at Nov 20, 1970 at 3:26 AM EST
This is one of my favorite pillow songs...i love the way it sounds...i had a hard time translating it just through listening to it though...
 
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Alex
Lead Player
#3 by Alex Russo at Jan 20, 1972 at 7:22 AM EST
I always thought that it was about bad music, personally. This is a strange song, because at first it sounds very J-poppish (they even seem to intentionally put emphasis on the words "HAPPY" ond "OKAY".)Once you learn the real meaning of the song, it's actually very bitter.
 
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Dan
Average
#4 by Dan Flores at Jun 5, 1987 at 10:07 PM EST
[quote]The song could be referring to bad pop music maybe, how it's just stupid.[/quote] That rumor has been flying around for awhile now, and the pillows deny it.
 
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That One Guy
Musical Genius
#5 by That One Guy at Jan 29, 1988 at 1:24 AM EST
I always thought that it was about bad music, personally. This is a strange song, because at first it sounds very J-poppish (they even seem to intentionally put emphasis on the words "HAPPY" ond "OKAY".)Once you learn the real meaning of the song, it's actually very bitter.