Taro chords by Alt-J (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7
D/F#
Bm
A7
Em
G/D
A
Dm
C
Gm
F
C5
Bb5
G5
F5
Cm
Eb/Bb

Intro 1

Bm7

D/F#

G/D

Verse 1
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Indo- china, Capa jumps Jeep
Dm 
C 
Two feet creep up the road
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
To  photo, to record, meat lumps and war
Gm 
F 
They advance as does his chance,
C5 
Bb5 
G5 
F5 
ohh

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Chorus 1
Dm 
C 
Very yellow-white flash
Gm 
F 
A violent wrench grips mass
Dm 
C 
Rips light, tears limbs like rags
Gm 
F 
Burst so high, finally Capa lands
Dm 
C 
Mine is a watery  pit
Gm 
F 
Painless with distance
Cm 
From medic, from colleague,
Eb/Bb 
friend,  enemy, foe
Gm 
F 
Him five yards from his leg
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
From you Taro  Oh!
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Oh!
Do not spray into eyes

Interlude 1

I have sprayed you into my eyes

Verse 2
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
3:10  pm,
Dm 
Capa pends death, quivers,
C 
last rattles, last chokes
Gm 
F 
All colours and cares glaze to grey
Dm 
C 
Shriveled and stricken to dots
Gm 
The left hand grasps
F 
what the body grasps not,
Cm 
Eb/Bb 
Gm 
F 
Ohhh
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Le photographe est mort 3.1415,
Dm 
C 
alive no longer my amour
Gm 
F 
Faded for home May of '54
Dm 
C 
Doors open like arms, my love
Gm 
F 
Painless with a great closeness
Cm 
Eb/Bb 
To Capa, to Capa Capa dark     after nothing
Gm 
F 
Re-united with his leg

Chorus 2
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
And with you, Taro, oh
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Ohh
Cm 
Eb/Bb 
Gm 
F 
Taro, ohh
Cm 
Eb/Bb 
Gm 
F 
Ohhh
Do not spray into eyes

Interlude 2
I have sprayed you into my eyes
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
Gm 
[Guitar riff]

Interlude 3
Hey, Taro
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 

Outro 1

Outro 2
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
Dm 
C 
Gm 
F 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7
D/F#
Bm
A7
Em
G/D
A
Dm
C
Gm
F
C5
Bb5
G5
F5
Cm
Eb/Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B minorBPM: 86

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
Bb5: x-1-3-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of Taro by Alt-J, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alt-J's performance.