Brazil

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - brazil - the arcade fire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : alex w . ( greensea ) tuning : standard brazil is a rearrangement of the song aquarela do brasil , originally written in 1939 . been recorded a whole bunch of times , and was used to great effect as a theme for terry 1984 classic , also named brazil . this version is the B - side for the arcade fire’s cold and rebellion ( lies ) singles . the song opens with a distinctive chromatic melody , up and down from B to C# . here it is a few different octaves . pick and choose one or more of these positions to play , depending on what you like the of . chromatic melody E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 0 - 1 - 2 - - 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - 2 - 3 - 4 - - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 3 - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 9 - 10 - 11 - - 9 - 10 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 9 | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - 7 - 8 - 9 - - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 8 - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Intro n . C . play the chromatic melody twice . E play the chromatic melody twice more . Verse E F#m brazil , where hearts were entertaining june we stood beneath an amber moon G#m and softly whispered , "one day soon" F#m G#m we kissed and clung together C# D C# D C# then - tomorrow was another day D C# the morning found me miles away F#m with still a million things to say Am E and now , the twilight moves the sky above F#m recalling thrills of our love G#m there’s one thing i’m certain of F#m G#m F#m E return , i will , to old brazil Bridge E play the chromatic melody four times . repeat Verse repeat Bridge , ending on E .