The Original Lyrics

INCUBUS - THE ORIGINAL
From the album 'If not now, when?'
Fantastic alternative-pop song from an incredibly innovative rock band, really wanted to
pick this piece apart, so I'm sharing the tab with you.
Opening electric guitar theme (repeated) This is way I think Mike will have played it,
he seems to love these hand-spanning chords.
(After playing that 5 times, play this part below, for the final, sixth time of the introduction)
Continue to play the above before Brandon's vocals kick in, that is:
This theme reoccurs over the chord progression many times throughout the verse, there
are variations on the theme in terms of entry, I won't patronise you by noting that here.
Piano Chord progression - I did the whole thing with lyrics, because people are kind of
romantic like that..
I only go where I'm wanted
you go only where you want
M
I aim to be more like you
there is a ghost in my house
M
rattling handles on every door
M
show us an open window or two
M
would you, ho-oh-old?
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
M M
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
M
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
M
always were
and always will be
[Guitar solo using natural harmonics, as usual, Einzeiger is still incredibly hard to
tab, due to heavy use of delay and sh7tcool technique - It sounds like he's improvising
but I may be wrong]
*If you wish to improvise, then the changes are the same as the verse progression.
The flowers of adaptation
M
unfold and lovingly alarm
M
you effortlessly ring that bell
your stripes are yours and yours only
M
the bow ideal of rare birds
M
and now I am under your spell
M
oh, under your spell
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
M M
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
M
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
M
always were
M
always weer-eerr
M
always were
M
always weer-eerr
M
always were
M
always weer-and will beeee
BRIDGE electric guitar:
This lovely little guitar part is filled with distortion and fuzz (that migrates to the
right pan on the recording], and sound beautiful, play it after the previous section and
into the final choruses.
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v
v
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*slowly and gradually bending a full bend, into the chorus
Play these chronologically at first, and then play B1 and B2 in that order through the chorus.
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
M M
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
M
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
M
always were
and always will be
Any feedback are appreciated, this isn't the most thorough tab, but I've laid down the
main themes of the song, and I hope you enjoy this tab and chord chart. xo