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== Lessons ==
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This song is covered in suuuupaadave's [[Lesson a Week]] series. The lesson for "The Future Soon" is available as a [http://youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM YouTube video].
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Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave, some corrections by [[User:Paradoxian|Paradoxian]].
  
suuuupaadave's video covers various interesting observations not expressed in the chord chart below (such as strumming patterns, notes about particular chords, and so on) and is therefore highly recommended.
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For more info, see Suuuupaadave's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2MeT-NHgM guitar lesson] for this song...
  
== Table of chords used ==
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<pre>Chords
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D      xx0232
 +
Dsus4  xx0233
 +
F#    244322
 +
Bm    x24432
 +
D7    xx0212
 +
G      320033
 +
Dmaj7  xx0222
 +
BmM7  x24332
 +
Bm7    x24232
 +
E      022100
 +
A      x02220
 +
Em    022000
 +
D/F#  2x0232
 +
Gm    355333
 +
A7sus4 x02030
 +
Bb    688766 (alt x13331)
 +
F      133211
 +
A7    x02020
 +
A+    x07665 (alt. A+ x03221 or A+7 x03223)
  
The following chord list is exactly that used in suuuupaadave's [[Lesson a Week]] 2 for "The Future Soon". The video is linked above, under [[#Lessons|Lessons]].
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Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|
  
{|
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Verse 1
|-
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D                          F#
! A
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Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
| x02220
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Bm                       D7
|-
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It said I love you signed anonymous friend
! A7
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G                              Dmaj7
| x02020
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Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
|-
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G                            D          F#
! A7sus4
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She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
| x02030
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    Bm                  BmM7     
|-
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And I'm all alone during couple's skate
! Aaug
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Bm7                          E
| xx7665
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When she skates by with some guy on her arm
|-
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      G              A                  G          A
! Bb
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But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
| 688766
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        G            A              G           A
|-
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When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space
! Bm7
 
| x24232
 
|-
 
! Bm
 
| x24432
 
|-
 
! D
 
| xx0232
 
|-
 
! Dsus4
 
| xx0233
 
|-
 
! D7
 
| xx0212
 
|-
 
! Dmaj7
 
| xx0222
 
|-
 
! E
 
| 022100
 
|-
 
! Em
 
| 022000
 
|-
 
! F
 
| 133211
 
|-
 
! F#
 
| 244322
 
|-
 
! F#aug
 
| x24332
 
|-
 
! G
 
| 320033
 
|}
 
  
== Chords ==
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Chorus
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                        D          A
 +
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 +
        Bm            G
 +
I won't always be this way
 +
          D                  A       
 +
When the things that make me weak and strange get
 +
Em D/F#    G    A
 +
engineered away
 +
                  D          A
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It's gonna be the future soon
 +
      Bm              G
 +
never seen it quite so clear
 +
    Gm              D              Em
 +
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
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A7sus4        D
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it's already here
  
The following chords were originally transcribed by forum member tristan and revised and reformatted by forum member Khavell.
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Verse 2
 +
D                            F#
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I'll probably be some kind of scientist
 +
Bm                        D7
 +
Building inventions in my space lab in space
 +
G                              Dmaj7
 +
I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
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G                                  D          F#
 +
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
 +
  Bm                BmM7
 +
Perfecting my warrior robot race
 +
Bm7                    E
 +
Building them one laser gun at a time
 +
      G            A
 +
I will do my best to teach them
 +
      G                  A
 +
About life and what it's worth
 +
      G              A                G          A
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I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth
  
=== Verse 1 ===
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Chorus
Note that these chords differ from those listed in [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/The%20Future%20Soon store info] for this song. Specifically, the chord for the lyrics, "thought she was," is listed as DM7/A, while Jonathan mentions that he plays Dmaj7 instead.
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                        D          A
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Cause it's gonna be the future soon
 +
        Bm            G
 +
I won't always be this way
 +
          D                  A       
 +
When the things that make me weak and strange get
 +
Em D/F#    G    A
 +
engineered away
 +
                  D          A
 +
It's gonna be the future soon
 +
      Bm              G
 +
never seen it quite so clear
 +
Gm              D              Em
 +
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 +
A7sus4
 +
it's already...
  
D                          F#
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Bridge
Last week I left a note on Laura’s desk
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Bb                    F
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Here on Earth they'll wonder
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    Bb            D
m
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As I piece by piece replace myself
                      D7
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        Bb                      F
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And the steel and circuits will make me whole
t
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Em                    A7sus4 A7
said I love you signed anonymous friend
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But I'll still feel so alone
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Em                   A+ *
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Until Laura calls me home
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  [ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A+ is a little hard to hit accurately. ]
                            Dmaj7
 
 
u
 
ns out she’s smarter than I thought she was
 
 
 
 
 
 
                      D          F#
 
Sh
 
kn
 
ws I wrote it, now the whole class does too
 
 
 
m
 
 
 
              Bbaug
 
An
 
I’
 
alone during couple skate
 
 
Bm
 
 
 
 
 
                   E
 
When
 
she s
 
ates by with some guy on her arm
 
 
 
 
 
G
 
 
          A                 G          A
 
But
 
know
 
that I’ll forget the look of pity in her face
 
 
   
 
 
  G 
 
 
      A               G          A
 
When I
 
m livin
 
in my solar dome on a platform in space
 
  
=== Ch
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Verse 3
 +
D                            F#
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I'll see her standing by the monorail
 +
Bm                              D7
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She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
 +
G                              Dmaj7
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She lost the real ones in the robot wars
 +
G                              D        F#
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I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
 +
  Bm
 +
Or is it?
 +
                  BmM7
 +
And she eyes me suspiciously
 +
Bm7                    E
 +
Hearing the whir of the servos inside
 +
        G                A
 +
She will scream and try to run
 +
            G              A
 +
But there's nowhere she can hide
 +
      G            A                G        A
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When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride
  
===== Ch
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Chorus
 +
                        D          A
 +
Well it's gonna be the future soon
 +
        Bm            G
 +
I won't always be this way
 +
          D                  A       
 +
When the things that make me weak and strange get
 +
Em D/F#    G    A
 +
engineered away
 +
                  D          A
 +
It's gonna be the future soon
 +
      Bm              G
 +
never seen it quite so clear
 +
Gm              D              Em
 +
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
 +
A7sus4           
 +
it's already here</pre>
  
======
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== Alternative voicing suggestions (from [[User:Paradoxian|Paradoxian]]) ==
 
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* For a little bit more dramatic entrance into the chorus, try altering the last pair of "G - A" before the chorus to Em 022003 - A7sus x02033, or alternatively Em7 022033 - A7sus x02233. The E to A makes the cadence a bit more final (ii - V - I).
     
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* To get a bit smoother voice leading, change the E in the verse sequence "Bm - BmM7 - Bm7 - E" to Eadd9 022102. This smoothes the top string from F# - E - G to F# - F# - G, and is the closest thing to continuing to bring the moving note down (B, A#, A, '''G#''') while keeping the other notes constant.
 
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* To make the transition to the Gm chord at the end of the chorus easier, voice the G before it as the barre chord 355433 instead of the standard voicing. This is only one fret up from Bm, and then you just have to lift your middle finger to get to Gm. Or, you can alternatively play Gm as 310033, which will also make the transition from G to Gm smoother.
                D          A
 
Cause
 
t’s gonna be the future soon
 
 
     
 
 
  Bm            G
 
And I wo
 
’t always be this way
 
 
       
 
 
                  A      
 
When the t
 
ings that make me weak and strange get
 
 
Em D/F#
 
 
G    A
 
engineered
 
away
 
 
       
 
 
      D          A
 
It’s gonna
 
be the future soon
 
 
         
 
B
 
              G
 
I’ve never s
 
en it quite so clear
 
 
    Gm     
 
 
    D              Em                A
 
And when my he
 
rt is breaking I can close my eyes and it’s already here
 
 
 
#Followed by [[#
 
 
 
rse 2|Verse 2[[
 
#Followed by [[]]
 
idge|Bridge]][[===          ]]
 
 
 
===      F#
 
I
 
 
 
l probably be
 
s
 
me kind of scientis
 
 
 
 
Bm             
 
 
 
    D7
 
Building
 
i
 
vention
 
 
n my space lab in s
 
ace
 
 
G              
 
 
 
          Dmaj7
 
 
 
I
 
ll end world hun
 
e
 
I’ll make dolphins s
 
eak
 
 
G                 
 
 
 
          D         
 
#
 
Work through the dayti
 
e
 
spend my nights and we
 
kends
 
 
Bm                 
 
 
b
 
ug
 
Perfecting my war
 
i
 
r
 
o
 
ot race
 
 
Bm         
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
Building them one l
 
s
 
 
 
 
un at a time
 
 
       
 
           
 
A
 
 
will do my best to t
 
a
 
h them
 
 
      G     
 
     
 
 
 
A
 
About life and wha
 
 
t
 
s
 
worth
 
 
        G       
 
   
 
A
 
 
              G       
 
 
A
 
I just hope that I can k
 
e
 
them from destroying the
 
Earth
 
 
 
'''Repeat [[#Chorus|chor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''
 
 
 
===[[[[dge ===
 
Thes
 
 
 
]]e
 
 
 
=====[[ds used
 
i
 
the]]tud
 
 
 
===cording of  
 
he song that appears in the store. In live performances, the last chord of the bridge is usually modified from an Aaug chord to a simpler A chord.
 
 
 
Bb                    F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
re on Earth they’ll wo
 
d
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Bb            D
 
 
 
A
 
 
 
iece by piece replac
 
 
ys
 
l
 
 
 
 
        Bb       
 
   
 
 
 
  F
 
And the steel and c
 
r
 
uits
 
w
 
ll make me whole
 
 
Em   
 
              A
 
u
 
 
 
 
 
But I’ll still feel so al
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Em                  Aaug
 
 
 
U
 
t
 
l Laura calls me home
 
 
 
=
 
=
 
 
 
e
 
se 3 ===
 
 
 
D       
 
 
 
===
 
=         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I’ll see
 
 
 
===tanding by t
 
 
 
 
 
m
 
norail
 
 
Bm                  
 
     
 
 
 
7
 
She’ll look the same excep
 
 
o
 
 
ionic eyes
 
 
G                 
 
         
 
7
 
 
he lost the real ones in the ro
 
o
 
wars
 
 
G                     
 
   
 
D
 
 
    F#
 
I’ll say I’m sorry, sh
 
 
l say i
 
 
not your fault
 
 
Bm
 
Or is it?
 
 
     
 
            Bb
 
u
 
 
 
 
 
A
 
d
 
she eyes
 
m
 
 
uspiciously
 
 
Bm   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
Hearing the
 
w
 
i
 
of the s
 
rvos inside
 
 
 
 
 
      G   
 
 
          A
 
She will
 
s
 
r
 
 
 
m and try to run
 
 
     
 
 
  G   
 
 
      A
 
But the
 
e
 
s
 
nowhere
 
she can hide
 
 
   
 
 
G      
 
 
  A               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When a crazy cyborg wants to make
 
y
 
u hi
 
ro
 
ot bride
 
 
 
'''Repeat [[#Chorus|chorus]]'''
 
 
 
[[]]
 
 
 
[[]]
 
 
 
[[]]
 

Revision as of 15:24, 20 June 2011



Original transcription by Khavall, revised by Suuuupaadave, some corrections by Paradoxian.

For more info, see Suuuupaadave's guitar lesson for this song...

Chords
D      xx0232
Dsus4  xx0233
F#     244322
Bm     x24432
D7     xx0212
G      320033
Dmaj7  xx0222
BmM7   x24332
Bm7    x24232
E      022100
A      x02220
Em     022000
D/F#   2x0232
Gm     355333
A7sus4 x02030
Bb     688766 (alt x13331)
F      133211
A7     x02020
A+     x07665 (alt. A+ x03221 or A+7 x03223)

Intro: |D |Dsus4|D |Dsus4|

Verse 1
D                          F#
Last week I left a note on Laura's desk
Bm                        D7
It said I love you signed anonymous friend
G                              Dmaj7
Turns out she's smarter than I thought she was
G                             D           F#
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
    Bm                   BmM7      
And I'm all alone during couple's skate
Bm7                          E
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
      G              A                  G           A
But I know that I'll forget the look of pity in her face
         G            A               G           A
When I'm living in my solar dome on a platform in space

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
    Gm               D              Em
And when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4        D
it's already here

Verse 2
D                             F#
I'll probably be some kind of scientist
Bm                        D7
Building inventions in my space lab in space
G                               Dmaj7
I'll end world hunger I'll make dolphins speak
G                                  D          F#
Work through the daytime, spend my nights and weekends
   Bm                 BmM7
Perfecting my warrior robot race
Bm7                     E
Building them one laser gun at a time
       G             A
I will do my best to teach them
      G                  A
About life and what it's worth
       G               A                 G           A
I just hope that I can keep them from destroying the Earth

Chorus
                        D           A
Cause it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
Gm               D              Em
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4
it's already...

Bridge
Bb                    F
Here on Earth they'll wonder
     Bb             D
As I piece by piece replace myself
        Bb                      F
And the steel and circuits will make me whole
Em                     A7sus4 A7
But I'll still feel so alone
Em                   A+ *
Until Laura calls me home
  [ * Instead of A+, JoCo plays A or A7(sus) here when he plays this song live; the A+ is a little hard to hit accurately. ]

Verse 3
D                             F#
 I'll see her standing by the monorail
Bm                               D7
 She'll look the same except for bionic eyes
G                              Dmaj7
 She lost the real ones in the robot wars
G                               D        F# 
 I'll say I'm sorry, she'll say it's not your fault
   Bm
Or is it?
                   BmM7
And she eyes me suspiciously
Bm7                     E
Hearing the whir of the servos inside
         G                 A
She will scream and try to run
            G               A
But there's nowhere she can hide
       G            A                 G         A
When a crazy cyborg wants to make you his robot bride

Chorus
                        D           A
Well it's gonna be the future soon
        Bm             G
I won't always be this way
          D                  A        
When the things that make me weak and strange get 
Em D/F#     G     A
engineered away
                  D          A
It's gonna be the future soon
      Bm               G
never seen it quite so clear
Gm               D              Em
when my heart is breaking I can close my eyes and
A7sus4            
it's already here

Alternative voicing suggestions (from Paradoxian)

  • For a little bit more dramatic entrance into the chorus, try altering the last pair of "G - A" before the chorus to Em 022003 - A7sus x02033, or alternatively Em7 022033 - A7sus x02233. The E to A makes the cadence a bit more final (ii - V - I).
  • To get a bit smoother voice leading, change the E in the verse sequence "Bm - BmM7 - Bm7 - E" to Eadd9 022102. This smoothes the top string from F# - E - G to F# - F# - G, and is the closest thing to continuing to bring the moving note down (B, A#, A, G#) while keeping the other notes constant.
  • To make the transition to the Gm chord at the end of the chorus easier, voice the G before it as the barre chord 355433 instead of the standard voicing. This is only one fret up from Bm, and then you just have to lift your middle finger to get to Gm. Or, you can alternatively play Gm as 310033, which will also make the transition from G to Gm smoother.