Battery
3/4 Time Signature Fingerpicking Pattern G Am Em F e |------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------| G |--4---4---4---5---5---5---0---0---0---2---2---2-| D |----5-----------7-----------2-----------3-------| A |------------------------------------------------| E |3-------3---5-------5---0-------0---1-------1---| [Intro] G Am Em F G Am Em F G Am Em F G Am Em F [Verse 1] G Am Em F My Battery, worn out G Am Em F Lost will to see, by now G Am Em F Though willow trees, pale moon G Am Em F The verdant sea wants you [Prechorus] Am C Help me G F Battery Am C Help me find G F My way to you [Chorus] Am C G F Under the misty sea I just float through Am C G F Mental programs I want to be true Am C G F Throughout the highways, overpasses too Am C G F It always seems to lead back to you
[Verse 2] G Am Em F The willow's song, sad hues G Am Em F When fog has sung a dry tune G Am Em F There's bound to be plastic leaves G Am Em F Translucent light to me [Chorus 2] Am C G F Under the misty sea I just float through Am C G F Mental programs I want to be true Am C G F Throughout the highways, overpasses too Am C G F It always seems to lead back to you [Postchorus] Am C G F Please be my battery Am C G F (instrumental) Am C G F Please be my battery [Outro] Am C Help me G F Battery Am C Help me find G F My way to you Am C Help me G F Battery Am C Help me find G F My way to you
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This song uses a similar picking pattern to Lunar Hymn and Time Stands Still, but in 3/4 time!
You can apply the exact same pattern to all of the chords in this song! All the chords in this song follow the same E/Em shape barre chords up and down the fretboard. Once you memorize where all the notes of the low E string lay, you can play every major and minor chord, just by sliding the same shape up and down the neck!