Not

Not chords by Big Thief Share Report Print

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

1

d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u

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Intro: Abm

Verse 1:
E                    Abm
It's not the energy reeling
         B             Abm
Nor the lines in your face
         E             Abm
Nor the clouds on the ceiling
         E             Abm
Nor the clouds in the space


E                    Abm
It's not the phone on the table
       B          Abm
Nor the bed in the earth
      E           Abm
Nor the bed in the stable
           E     Abm
Nor your stable words


E                Abm
It's not the formless being
       B           Abm
Nor the cry in the air
        E        Abm
Nor the boy I'm seeing
          E         Abm
With her long black hair


E                 Abm
It’s not the open weaving
          B      Abm
Nor the furnace glow
          E             Abm
Nor the blood of your bleeding
         E        Abm
As you try to let go

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
Abm
Not the crowd
Abm
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
Abm
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat

Verse 2:
E                     Abm
Not the meat of your thigh
           B      Abm
Nor your spine tattoo
           E       Abm
Nor your shimmery eye
         E         Abm
Nor the wet of the dew


E                    Abm
It's not the warm illusion
          B          Abm
Nor the crack in the plate
          E           Abm
Nor the breath of confusion
          E           Abm
Nor the starkness of slate

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
Abm
Not the crowd
Abm
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
Abm
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat

Verse 3:
E                     Abm
Not what you really wanted
         B          Abm
Nor the mess in your purse
        E             Abm
Nor the bed that is haunted
          E           Abm
With the blanket of thirst
E                     Abm
It's not the hunger revealing
         B              Abm
Nor the ricochet in the cave
         E            Abm
Nor the hand that is healing
         E        Abm
Nor the nameless grave

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
Abm
Not the crowd
Abm
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
Abm
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat


E 
Not to die
E 
Not dying
Abm
Not to laugh
Abm
Not lying
B
Not the vacant wilderness vying


E 
Not the room
E 
Not beginning
Abm
Not the crowd
Abm
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
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How to play Not on ukulele

On ukulele, Not comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. The groove sits around 130 bpm, a brisk pace. This arrangement is in Ab minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Drive steady eighths the whole way and let the energy build toward the end.

3 ukulele chords used in "Not" by Big Thief: B, E and Abm

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Biography

Big Thief is an American indie folk-rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2015 and comprises Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia. Big Thief's music, rooted in the songs of Adrianne Lenker, paints in vivid tones "the process of harnessing pain, loss, and love, while simultaneously letting go, looking into your own eyes through someone else's, and being okay with the inevitability of death," says Adrianne. Masterpiece, Big Thief's debut album

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Intro: G#m

Verse 1:
E                    G#m
It's not the energy reeling
         B             G#m
Nor the lines in your face
         E             G#m
Nor the clouds on the ceiling
         E             G#m
Nor the clouds in the space


E                    G#m
It's not the phone on the table
       B          G#m
Nor the bed in the earth
      E           G#m
Nor the bed in the stable
           E     G#m
Nor your stable words


E                G#m
It's not the formless being
       B           G#m
Nor the cry in the air
        E        G#m
Nor the boy I'm seeing
          E         G#m
With her long black hair


E                 G#m
It’s not the open weaving
          B      G#m
Nor the furnace glow
          E             G#m
Nor the blood of your bleeding
         E        G#m
As you try to let go

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
G#m
Not the crowd
G#m
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
G#m
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat

Verse 2:
E                     G#m
Not the meat of your thigh
           B      G#m
Nor your spine tattoo
           E       G#m
Nor your shimmery eye
         E         G#m
Nor the wet of the dew


E                    G#m
It's not the warm illusion
          B          G#m
Nor the crack in the plate
          E           G#m
Nor the breath of confusion
          E           G#m
Nor the starkness of slate

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
G#m
Not the crowd
G#m
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
G#m
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat

Verse 3:
E                     G#m
Not what you really wanted
         B          G#m
Nor the mess in your purse
        E             G#m
Nor the bed that is haunted
          E           G#m
With the blanket of thirst
E                     G#m
It's not the hunger revealing
         B              G#m
Nor the ricochet in the cave
         E            G#m
Nor the hand that is healing
         E        G#m
Nor the nameless grave

Chorus:
E 
It's not the room
E 
Not beginning
G#m
Not the crowd
G#m
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning
E 
Not a ruse, not heat
G#m
Not the fire lapping up the creek
B
Not food, not to eat


E 
Not to die
E 
Not dying
G#m
Not to laugh
G#m
Not lying
B
Not the vacant wilderness vying


E 
Not the room
E 
Not beginning
G#m
Not the crowd
G#m
Not winning
B
Not the planet not spinning