Melancholy Hill 

Gorillaz (2010) ​song 

 
 
CHORDS 

 
Strumming Pattern (1 chord - 8 beats) 

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With the beat, indicated by underlined lines (8 beats): 

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 On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz 
 
 
[intro] ​D A6 Bm7​G6 A67 G6 A67   
  [Verse] 
Any G can be switched to a G6  ​
D 
  So call in the submarine 
[Verse]  A
​ 
  'Round the world we'll go 
D  ​
Bm 
Up on melancholy hill  Does anybody know? 
​
A  G
​​ ​
A 
There's a plastic tree  If we're looking out on the day 
​
Bm  G
​​ ​
A 
Are you here with me?  Of another dream 
​
G​ ​
A   
Just loo-king out on the day  [riff] D​ A Bm 
​
G​ A
​  … 
Of another dream  ​
G​ A
​ 
  If you can't get what you want 
[Verse]  ​
G​ ​
A 
  Then you come with me 
​
D   
Well you can't get what you want  [Chorus] 
​
A  D​ A
​ 
But you can get me  Up on melancholy hill 
​
Bm  B
​m 
So let's head out to sea  Sits a manatee 
G
​​ A
​  ​
G​ A
​ 
'Cause you are my medicine  Just looking out on the day 
​
G​ ​
A  G
​​ A
​ 
When you're close to me  When you're close to me 
(​
D)  (​
D) 
When you're close to ​ me  When you're close to me 
   
[Riff] D​ A Bm ​
G A G A  [riff] D​ A Bm ​G A G A 
  … (​
D) 
  When you're close to me 
   
 
[riff] (​
D) A Bm ​
G A G A 
 
 
Submarine Riff - Tabs ​(hold the chords) 
 
​D A 
A ---12--------12---12------12----------12---12- 
E 10-------10-----10---10-9----------9------9--- 
C 9-----------------------9--------------------- 
G 11----------------------9--------------------- 
 
B
​m ​
G(
​9)​ ​
A_ 
A ---12--------12---12-------12---------12---12--- 
E 10-------10-----10---10--10----10--9------9---9- 
C 11-----------------------11--------9------------ 
G 11-----------------------12--------9------------ 
 
+ repeat 2nd half of 2nd line (G A) 
 
If it’s hard to get the rhythm right for these notes, I’ve 
designed the following to help make that clearer, o is when a 
note of the melody is played: 
(make sure you beat the beat with your foot while you play, or just sing the 
melody while clapping the beat to make the most of this practicing tool) 

 
D 
o o o o o o o
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o o o o o o
A

Bm
o o o o o o o
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o o o o o o o o
G A ​ x2