Fight Test Tab

Artist: The Flaming Lips
Song: Fight Test
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Transcribed By: Daniel Paul
Tuning: Standard

                      (Tabbed for Acoustic Guitar)
                       Based on the A Major Scale

CHORUS:
           A          C#m        D/F        E                A
           / \ / \ /  / \ / \ /  / \ / \ /  / \ / \ /        / \ / \ /
e|-----------5-5-5-5----4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5-|
B|-----------5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3----0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5-|
G|---------6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1--------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|---------7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--------7-7-7-7-7-|
A|---------7----------4----------0----------2--------2/4-2/4–7---------|
E|-7/9-7/9-5--------0h4--------0h2--------0-0----------------5---------|

    F#m            E     FILL I:		      FILL II:
    / \ /\ /       / \ /\ / / \ /\ /        / \ /\ /  / \ /\ / 
e|-----2-2-2-2--------|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0|-----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----2-2-2-2--------|--0-0-0-0—--0-0-0-0|---------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---2-2-2-2-2--------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|---------1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---4-4-4-4-4--------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|---------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---4--------2/4-2/4-|2---------4-2------|2/4-2/4-(2)---------4-2-2-----|
E|-0h2----------------|(0)------(0)-------|--------(0)--------(0)--------|

VERSE:
           Aadd9    C#m      D        E        A        F#m      E
           / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / FILL I:
e|---------0--------4—-------2--------4--------5--------2--------0-----|
B|---------0--------5--------3--------5--------5--------2--------0-----|
G|---------6--------6--------2--------4--------6--------2--------1-----|
D|---------7--------6--------0--------6--------7--------4--------2-----|
A|---------0--------4--------0--------7--------7--------4--------2-----|
E|-7/9-7/9----------------------------0--------5--------2--------0-----|

           A        C#m      D        E        A        F#m      E
           / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / / \ /\ / FILL I&II:
e|---------5--------4—-------5--------7--------5--------2--------0-----|
B|---------5--------5--------7--------9--------5--------2--------0-----|
G|---------6--------6--------7--------9--------6--------2--------1-----|
D|---------7--------6--------7--------9--------7--------4--------2-----|
A|-2/4-2/4-7--------4--------5--------7--------7--------4--------2-----|
E|---------5--------------------------0--------5--------2--------0-----|

BRIDGE:
 D         E         D         E
 / \/\/\/\ / \/\/\/\ / \/\/\/\ /FILL I&II:
e|–2---------0---------2---------0---------|
B|-3---------0---------3---------0---------|
G|-2---------1---------2---------1---------|
D|-0---------2---------0---------2---------|
A|-0---------2---------0---------2---------|
E|-----------0-------------------0---------|






CHRONOLOGY:

INTRO: (CHORUS)

VERSE I:
                Aadd9                 C#m
I thought I was smart I thought I was right

             D             E          
I thought it better not to fight
                      A         F#m          E
I thought there was a virtue in always being cool
           A            C#m             D               E
so when it came time to fight I thought I'll just step aside
         A                    F#m       E   (FILL I&II)
and that time would prove you wrong and you would be the fool


CHORUS:
        A              C#m                   D            E
I don't know where the sun beams end and the star lights begin
           A     F#m    E  
It's all a mystery

VERSE II:
      Aadd9       C#m
Oh to fight is to defend if it's not
D                E          	  
Now than tell me when would be the 
A                   F#m		     E
time that you would stand up and be a man
       A            C#m               D            E
for to lose I could accept but to surrender I just wet and regretted 
         A   F#m         E (FILL I&II)
This moment,     oh that I, I was a fool                            

CHORUS:

VERSE III:
            Aadd9      C#m
Cause I’m a man, not a boy          
              D                E          	  
and there are things you can’t avoid 
            A                      F#m		     E
you have to face them when you are not prepared to face them 
     A          C#m                  D                  E
Oh I would if I could, but your with him now it’d do no good         
              A              F#m               E (FILL I&II)
I should have fought him but instead I let him...take me            

CHORUS:

BRIDGE: D    E    D   E (FILL I&II)

CHORUS:

END: Aadd9