A Strange Loop Chords

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A Strange Loop by Every Time I Die is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			
Part 1 (Intro) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2----------------| (Repeat x3) 
A|--3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2----------------| 
D|--3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2-00-3-00-2-00-3\2----------------| 
      ..   ..     ..   ..   ..   ..   ..     ..   ..   .. 

(I am the mason and I am the stone...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------(*********Bass/Drums**********)-----------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
**In this part,  towards the end, it sounds like they're placing their hands on the B 
and high e strings separately way up high, like at the the pickups, muting them, and 
picking as they move their hands down the neck.** 


Part 2 (Death lives...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6---------6--------------6---------6-------------------------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----55-6-55---55-6-55-8985---55-6-55---55-6-55-8985------------------------| 


Part 3 (MARCH, MARCH, MARCH, MARCH...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-00-5-00-3\2-6-00-5-00-3\2-6\5/6-00-5-00-3\2--6-----3-------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|--6-00-5-00-3\2-6-00-5-00-3\2-6\5/6-00-5-00-3\2----------------------------| 
D|--6-00-5-00-3\2-6-00-5-00-3\2-6\5/6-00-5-00-3\2----565---222---------------| 
      ..   ..       ..   ..           ..   ..           ( *232* ) <----2nd time through 

Part 4 (Hang your head, you are overwhelmed...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----22--------223----22------44-------------------------------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|-------3344-------------3322-----------------------------------------------| 
D|--222------2233----222------33--230----------------------------------------| 


REPEAT PART 1 (Intro) x2 


Part 5 (I am the mason and I am the stone...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--3---------3--------------3---------3-------------------------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----22-3-22---22-3-22-5652---22-3-22---22-3-22-5652------------------------| 


REPEAT PART 2 x2 (Death reigns...) 

REPEAT PART 3 x2 (It is ours, ours ours, ours...) 


Part 6 (MARCH, MARCH, MARCH, MARCH...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--8-00-7-00-5\4-8-00-7-00-5\4-8\7/8-00-7-00-5\4--8-----5-------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|--8-00-7-00-5\4-8-00-7-00-5\4-8\7/8-00-7-00-5\4----------------------------| 
D|--8-00-7-00-5\4-8-00-7-00-5\4-8\7/8-00-7-00-5\4----787---444---------------| 
      ..   ..       ..   ..           ..   ..           ( *450* ) <----2nd time through 

Part 7 (Live forever just once...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--222------222------222------222~~~----------------------------------------| 
A|--222------222------222------222~~~( *Let ring* )--------------------------| 
D|--222------222------222------222~~~----------------------------------------| 
                             

Part 4B (Hang your head, you're all overwhelmed...) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----22--------223-----22------44------------------------------------------| (Repeat x2) 
A|-------3344--------------3322----------------------------------------------| 
D|--222------2233-----222------33--230---------------------------------------| 
                                ( *22* ) <----2nd time through, pick 2nd fret twice, then cut it) 

*Pre-Breakdown Riffage* 
e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|-------1-------| 
A|----333-2------| 
D|--22-----------| 


*BREAKDOWN CITY* (I AM THE MASON AND I AM THE STONE...) 
e|-----------------0----------------------------------------0------------------------------| 
B|------0----------1-----0-----------------------0----------1-----0------------------------| 
G|------1-001------0-----1-001-------------------1-001------0-----1-001--------------------| 
D|--3-2-0-001--2-3--3-2--0-001-2-------1p0--3-2--0-001--2-3--3-2--0-001-2~~~(            )-| 
A|--3-2---001--2-3--3-2----001-2----333-----3-2----001--2-3--3-2----001-2~~~( *Let ring* )-| 
D|--3-2--------2-3-------------2--22--------3-2---------2-3-------------2~~~(            )-| 

(The web that will steer you has been spun...) 
e|-----------------0----------------------------------------0--------------0----------0------------------| 
B|------0----------1-----0-----------------------0----------1-----0--------1----------1------------------| 
G|------1-001------0-----1-001-------------------1-001------0-----1-00-----0-001------0------------------| 
D|--3-2-0-001--2-3--3-2--0-001-2-------1p0--3-2--0-001--2-3--3-2--0-00-3-2---001--2-3--3-2--3-333-3-333--| 
A|--3-2---001--2-3--3-2----001-2----333-----3-2----001--2-3--3-2----00-3-2---001--2-3--3-2--3-333-3-333--| 
D|--3-2--------2-3-------------2--22--------3-2---------2-3------------3-2--------2-3-------3-333-3-333--| 
                                                                                              ...   ... 

That's it - awesome song.  Comment or email with corrections. 




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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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