Tropicalia chords by Beck (Official Version)

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Bm7
G7
A#7
A7
G#m7
C#7
F#m7
B7
E7
F#7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bm7 
G7 
Oh, when they  (B minor7) beat  upon a  (G7) broken guitar
Bm7 
And all the  (B minor7) streets,
G7 
they reek of  (G7) tropical charms
Bm7 
G7 
The embas (B minor7) sies  lie in  (G7) hideous shards
A#7 
A7 
Where  (A sharp7) tourists snore and decay  (A7) 

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Verse 2

And when they dance in a reptile blaze

You wear a mask, an equatorial haze

Into the past, a colonial maze

Where there's no more confetti to throw

Chorus 1
G#m7 
C#7 
 (G sharp minor7) You wouldn't know  (C sharp7) what to say
G#m7 
to yourself  (G sharp minor7) 
C#7 
F#m7 
Love is a poverty  (C sharp7) you couldn't sell  (F sharp minor7) 
B7 
E7 
Misery waits  (B7) in vague hotels  (E7) 
G7 
F#7 
To  (G7) be  evict (F sharp7) ed

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Bm7 
You're out of  (B minor7) luck,
G7 
you're singing  (G7) funeral songs
Bm7 
G7 
To the  (B minor7) studs, they're ana (G7) bolic and bronze
Bm7 
G7 
They seem to  (B minor7) strut in their mil (G7) lennial fogs
A#7 
A7 
'Til they  (A sharp7) fall down and deflate  (A7) 

Chorus 2
G#m7 
C#7 
 (G sharp minor7) You wouldn't know  (C sharp7) what to say
G#m7 
to yourself  (G sharp minor7) 
C#7 
F#m7 
Love is a poverty  (C sharp7) you couldn't sell  (F sharp minor7) 
B7 
E7 
Misery waits  (B7) in vague hotels  (E7) 
G7 
F#7 
To  (G7) be  evict (F sharp7) ed

Interlude 2

Bridge 1
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
 (B minor7) Oh, and now  (G7) you've had your fun  (B minor7) 
G7 
Bm7 
Under an air-conditioned  (G7) sun  (B minor7) 
G7 
Bm7 
It's burned  (G7) into your eyes  (B minor7) 
G7 
Bm7 
Leaves you plain  (G7) and left behind  (B minor7) 
G7 
A#7 
I'll see  (G7) them rise and fall  (A sharp7) 
A7 
Into the jaws  (A7) of a pestilent

Chorus 3
G#m7 
C#7 
 (G sharp minor7) (love) You wouldn't know  (C sharp7) what to say
G#m7 
to yourself  (G sharp minor7) 
C#7 
F#m7 
Love is a poverty  (C sharp7) you couldn't sell  (F sharp minor7) 
B7 
E7 
Misery waits  (B7) in vague hotels  (E7) 
G7 
F#7 
To  (G7) be  evict (F sharp7) ed

Solo 1

Outro 1
[Drums & percussions]
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
G7 
Bm7 
G7 
 (B minor7)  (G7)  (B minor7)  (G7) 
Bm7 
 (B minor7) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7
G7
A#7
A7
G#m7
C#7
F#m7
B7
E7
F#7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: B minorBPM: 163

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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
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
A#7: x-1-3-1-3-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
C#7: x-4-6-4-6-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Tropicalia by Beck, 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 experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Beck.