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Band: They Might Be Giants
Song: Experimental Film
Album: The Spine
Tabbed By: David Huzyk (Babaca)
Ok, so i usually tab out punk bands, or faster songs at least, but I had to do this song.
I have a friend who always brings his digital camera around with him, and he always takes
video footage using it. So just the other day he decides he's going to put all this footage
together to create a music video. He was having trouble trying to find what song to use,
but when he heard this song it was perfect. It fit the video perfectly. So he sent me this
wonderful music video made up of all the great times me and my friends had. It was touching!
Ionno, I just felt the need to learn this song, so I did. And then i decided why the hell
not tab it. So its pretty easy, just follow the chords.The solo is very slow as well, so
no trouble there. Enjoy!
TUNING - standard (eBGDAE)
G F C D Em Am D G
The color of infinity inside an empty glass
G F C D Em Am D G
I'm squinting my eye and turning off and on and on and off the light
Em C D G
It's for this experimental film
Em C D G
Which nobody knows about and which
Em Am D G
I'm still figuring out what's going to go
C Am D G
In my experimental film
C D G Am7
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
C D C D
And even though I can't explain it I already know how great it is
G F C D Em Am D G
I already know the ending. It's the part that makes your face implode
G F C D Em Am D G
I don't know what makes your face implode, but that's the way the movie ends
Em C D G
And in my experimental film
Em C D G
Which nobody knows about and which
Em Am D G
I'm still figuring out your face implodes
C Am D G
In my experimental film
C D G Am7
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
C D C D
And even though I can't explain it I already know how great it is
C D C D
And even though I can't explain it I already know how great it is
Solo:
F Eb Bb C Dm Gm C F
F Eb Bb C Dm Gm C F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------10-------------------------------------------------------
G|-10-12----12----10--------10-9----12-10--------------------9-10-
D|-------------------12----------------------7-8----12-10---------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
cont'd
e|--------------------------------------------------10-------------------
B|----10-11-13-11----10-11----10-13----11-10-----13-------13-------11-10-
G|-10--------------------------------------------------------12----------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G F C D Em Am D G
The color of infinity inside an empty glass
Em C D G
It's for this experimental film
Em C D G
Which nobody knows about and which
Em Am D G
I'm still figuring out what's going to go
C Am D G
In my experimental film
C D G Am7
Yeah, you're all gonna be in this experimental film
C D
And even though I can't explain it
C D
I already know how great it's gonna
C D G Am
Yeah, you're gonna be in this experimental film
C D
And even though I can't explain it
C D
I already know how great it
C D
Even though I can't explain it
C D
I already know how great it is
*end on C*
CHORDS FOR VERSE/CHORUS
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G - (300023)
F - (112331)
C - (01023x)
D - (2320xx)
Em - (000220)
Am - (01220x)
Am7 - (01020x)
CHORDS FOR SOLO
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F - (81010108x)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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eric was here Professional Badass |
#1 by eric was here at Mar 2, 1973 at 1:28 PM EST |
| This is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. By the way- discovered it on homestar Runner. How cool is that? I agree with the theory of life being an experimental film, both as the song's meaning, and as a real life philiosophy. ~Fledgehog | |
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David Average |
#2 by David Turner at Jan 28, 1978 at 2:17 AM EST |
| k figured it out.... the color of infinity inside an empty glass. Let's say your life is an experimental film. What color would everythign in the world look like? I'm squinting my eyes and turning off and on and on and off the light. he's trying to adjust his lighting to capture everything that happens in the universe... all the light in the universe would be somewhat bright, so he has to squint his eyes lol. TMBG likes to make jokes about how it's annoying to try to get through the lyrics when really it's so much fun, so they make the joke that they're "turning off" meaning turning people off, and going "on and on" lol | |
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Katie Wanna Be |
#3 by Katie St. Michel at Aug 12, 1993 at 8:26 AM EST |
| I like to think the narrator might be the same guy from "Dr Worm". Like he moved on from his rock star fantasy and has now thrust himself with equally naive enthusiasm into the idea of making art films instead. | |
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Your account ha Average |
#4 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at May 23, 2000 at 8:04 AM EST |
| Strong Sad and The Cheat from www.homestarrunner.com made a music video for this http://www.homestarrunner.com/expfilm.html They did some other stuff with the guys from They Might Be Giants. It's on http://www.homestarrunner.com/toons.html then click puppet stuff then there are 3 puppet jams. ENJOY. :-D | |
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dimebag 66' Average |
#5 by dimebag 66' at Aug 18, 2001 at 3:12 PM EST |
| Maybe he liked salvador dali? yeah actually that homestar vidoe made me hear this track, i've been trying to get to listen to some tmbg. thank you homestarrunner! | |
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Ryan Average |
#6 by Ryan Jones at Mar 13, 2005 at 2:27 AM EST |
| This soong is obviously, at least to me, trying to show to show how pretentious and full of themselves, if a film can be full of itself, experimental films are. 'The color of infinity" "the part that makes your face implode" "even though i cant explain it" all these lyrics show how ridiculous it can be trying to find a real meaning in experimental films like that one by salvador dali of which the title has escaped me right now. Anyways, the "yeahs" in the background are hilarious to me. Love homestarrunner! | |
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