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4 Chords used in the song: A, E, B, G
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Islands- the xx
# Tuning: (I know it might say normal tuning but this is an easier tuning for all the notes to fit, but it still fits perfectly!!!)
Intro and Verse 1 - Palm Muted
A|---6---4---2---2-----------2----|
E|-4---2---00--00-0---4---2-0-----|
B|------------------22---0--------|
G|--------------------------------|
A|---6---11---4---2----------2----|
E|-4---9----22--0-----4--2--0-----|
B|------------------22--0---------|
G|--------------------------------|
Chorus - Palm Muted
A|---------------66666666666666662222222222222222-------2-|
E|0000000000000007777777777777777444444444444444444444444-|
B|-----------------------------------------------2222222--|
G|111111111111111-----------------------------------------|
Verse 2 - Un Muted
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|4-4/7-7/9-----------------4-4\2-2\0---------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|x2
Chorus x2
Break - Un Muted
A|----6-6------6-6------2-2-----2-2---------|
E|0-0--7-7-0-0--7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
B|------------------2-2-----2-2-------------|
G|-1-1------1-1-----------------------------|
A|----6-6-------6-6-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|0-0--7-7-0-0---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
B|--------------------2-2--------------------|
G|-1-1------1-1------------------------------|
Outro
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
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Perfect! :)
27 Feb 2011
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About this song: Islands
Singer Romy told The Sun : "I love 'Islands' because I found it quite hard to write something more upbeat and light-hearted. We were into this calypso drumming beat and asked Jamie [beats/production] if he could help with those sort of sounds like bongos. That's what makes that song so special." (Source Islands Songfacts).
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