Flying Dutchman

FLYING DUTCHMAN by Tori Amos

From the U.K. single "China"

Transcribed by Justin Solonynka

jws5@lehigh.edu

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Corrections and clarifications are completely welcomed

and may be sent to jws5@lehigh.edu or to really-deep-thoughts.

Please Note: Attempting to transcribe piano music into something readable on

e-mail poses difficulties, but with a song like "Flying Dutchman" those

difficulties are multiplied greatly. To my knowledge, the sheet music has not

been published, and what appears here is what I have figured out by ear. I

have attempted to make this as complete as I could while making it legible.

In order to save my sanity, I have not transcribed the way (I think) Tori

plays all of the F-C-G vamps, since she varies it almost every time. By

experimenting with the chords I give for the "main vamp", you should be able

to come reasonably close to the way the song sounds on the recording.

(F BASS) (C BASS)

F |F F F F F F F..C |C C C C C C C..C |

C |C C C C C C C..Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..G |

Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..F |F F F F F F F..F |

(G BASS)

|C C C C C C C C |C C C C......

|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G...

|F F F E E D D C |C B B A B...

MAIN VAMP:

(F BASS) (C BASS) (G BASS)

F4 F F2 F4 C7+4 F/C C4 G7+4 C/G G4

F |F F F F F F F F |F F F F F F F F |C C C C C C C C |

C |C C C C C C C C |C C C C C C C C |G G G G G G G G |

Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G F |F F F E E D D F |

(First time, third measure is repeated. Second time, follow above measures

with the following:)

G7+4 C/G C5 D5 Eb5

> > >

|C C C C C C D Eb|

|G G G G G G A Bb|

|F F F E E C D Eb|

(VERSE ONE)

Eb D (D C) D

Hey kid, I got a ride for you

Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb)

They say you're brain is a comic book tattoo, and you'll never be

Anything

What will you do with your life, oh that's

All you hear from noon 'til night

(CHORUS)

Take a trip on a rocketship, baby

(Where) the sea is the sky

I know the guy who runs the place, and he's

Oo--ut of sight.

Flying Dutchman, are you out there?

Flying Dutchman, are you out there?

Flying Dutchman...

(C-D-Eb riff, as shown above verse one)

(VERSE TWO)

Eb D (D C) D

Straight suits, they don't understand

Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb)

She tried that one with the alligator boots, but the other side

Drew her in

Heart falling fast, when she left, even the

Milky Way was dressed in black

(repeat chorus)

(BRIDGE)

(G) F G F G(b5)-G5

'Cause they can't see what you're born to be

They can't see-- me

F G F G(b5)-G5

They can't be what they can't believe

They can't see-- what you see...

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah

Tie him up, so he won't say a word, Aa--ah, Aa--ah

Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah

So afraid he'll be what they never were, Aa--ah... ahh

(repeat chorus)

(CODA)

(G) F C G F C G F C G

'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see...

Are you still out there? Oo-ohh, Oo-ohh-ohh... (Oh,)

They can't see, they can't see,

You know, you know, you're jumping from a high jump

Hide your love, hide your love

So many know, you know, but them, they can't see...

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

(Play following piano/violin melody second time over vamp)

/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|

D D D C........|..............F|F F F E E D D C|C A A C B A G |

(Vamp: F C G) 2X, end song on G chord.

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