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Mind Mischief

by Tame Impala
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intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E
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Tame Impala - Mind Mischief
from their 2012 album Lonerism
Intro 
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|  \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            |  x2
e|--------------------------------------|   |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            /
Verse 1
"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 2
"How optimism lead me astray,
Two hundred things I took the wrong way,
I saw her love gauge running low,
I tried to fill but it overflowed"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 3
"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong, oh no"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|  \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            |  x2
e|--------------------------------------|   |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            /
Solo 
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7--7--7--6--6--6--4--4--4--4\2--2------|
G|--------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
The other guitar keeps the riff going:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Chorus
"She remembers my name, could be blown way out"
Guitar plays a heavier version of the main riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|
"It's all going to change, she remembers my name"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|
Verse variation
"But she was only messing around,
Please, no more playing with my heart"
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|  \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            |  x2
e|--------------------------------------|   |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------|   |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------|   |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|   |
A|--------------------------------------|   |
E|--------------------------------------|   |
                                            /
Synth plays these chords:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pause for a little bit and then...
Verse variation without guitar
"Ooh, go with Mr. Right just for once (then it all just came out),
Ooh, no more mischief with my mind (guess I'll hold it in next time)"
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"No more getting it wrong, I'll be frozen here on"
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|
"If forever, we'll see, no more guessing for me"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|
[Pre-bridge]
Guitar:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5/7\5----|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Synth:
e|-3--------|
B|-5--------|
G|-5--------|
D|-5--------|
A|-3--------|
E|----------|
Bridge 
Synth:
"Ooh, I was just so sure of everything"
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Ooh, that's what you get for dreaming aloud"
Guitar lead comes in:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2----------6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2---------------|
G|----------------------------3-----------------------------------3--1h3-1------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Synth keeps the rhythm going:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Then it all just came out,
Guess I'll hold it from now on"
Then a fuzzed out lead guitar plays this in
the background. it's a little bit hard to hear:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------6/8--6-4-3---3-/4--4-/6--| x2
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
"If forever, we'll see"
Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Then the heavier main riff comes back in once more, with a slight variation:
"No more guessing for me (oh, the day that words are clearer for me)"
Guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--6\---------------------------------|
A|-4h6---------4/6--4------------------------|
E|---------------------4.-6.--2-2-2-2-2------|
End with flanger pedal noise.
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
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