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Two Door Cinema Club

Tourist History · simplified practice arrangement

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Sources & musical analysis

Tourist History studio-song reference; no-capo practice reduction, not a full studio transcription

Source-researched F#-minor practice arrangement with reduced triads, a complete short melody phrase and explicit timing limitations.

Research record Collected while preparing this sheet

Read Hooktheory song/section statistics, ChordU timed chord text, the Academy PDF text, and the named 2010 Ringenbach tab during authoring. The PDF browser screenshot failed, so its text extraction was used. Compared relative-key labels, tempo values, capo arithmetic, section inventories and the shared tab text. Chose a standard-tuned, no-capo triad reduction and one short complete melody phrase with explicit practice timing. No audio was independently auditioned; video search descriptions were not treated as lesson consultation. All chord diagrams and Roman degrees were derived from sounding pitches. Claim-level evidence and fidelity records were added retrospectively from retained summaries; missing precise source locations are explicitly identified, and no claims were upgraded to supported.

Recording independently checked: No.

Passage fidelity

Intro / Chorus · Practice adaptation

Preserved: The harmonic order and section selection in the previously generated edition.

Changed: Chord voicings and attacks are simplified; the exact displayed durations remain a practice adaptation rather than verified recording timing.

Checked: Measure totals, chord references and written repeat counts were structurally checked. Earlier research notes retained; no new audio audition or passage-specific corroboration.

timing evidence · harmony evidence

Verse · Practice adaptation

Preserved: The harmonic order and section selection in the previously generated edition.

Changed: Chord voicings and attacks are simplified; the exact displayed durations remain a practice adaptation rather than verified recording timing.

Checked: Measure totals, chord references and written repeat counts were structurally checked. Earlier research notes retained; no new audio audition or passage-specific corroboration.

timing evidence · harmony evidence

Break / Return · Practice adaptation

Preserved: The harmonic order and section selection in the previously generated edition.

Changed: Chord voicings and attacks are simplified; the exact displayed durations remain a practice adaptation rather than verified recording timing.

Checked: Measure totals, chord references and written repeat counts were structurally checked. Earlier research notes retained; no new audio audition or passage-specific corroboration.

timing evidence · harmony evidence

intro-phrase · Practice adaptation

Preserved: The complete displayed phrase and pitch selection of the earlier sheet.

Changed: Rhythm and/or chord-tone accompaniment are authored simplifications; exact recording articulation and duration are not asserted.

Checked: String/fret ranges, onset grid and bar boundaries validated; no new note-for-note or listening verification.

timing evidence · pitches evidence

Claim-level evidence

Song · key inferred

F# minor is the selected tonal frame; F# minor is the chosen tonal center, supported by Hooktheory and the F#m-centered Academy cycles. ChordU labels relative-major A; both share F# G# A B C# D E. Standard EADGBE and no capo are explicit practice preferences corroborated by ChordU and the lead tab. Shape key equals sounding F# minor. Ringenbach rhythm capo 8 is inconsistent (Am shapes would sound F minor); the Academy capo-9 alternative would produce F#m but is unnecessary.

[1] Earlier retained source summary; precise passage location not retained
F# minor tonal center, 140 BPM, 4/4, and recognition of extended/inverted harmony. This retained summary is not a fresh claim-level check.

[2] Earlier retained source summary; precise passage location not retained
Standard EADGBE, no capo, approximately 139 BPM, and F#m/A/D/E/C#m chord inventory; labels the relative major A. This retained summary is not a fresh claim-level check.

[3] Earlier retained source summary; precise passage location not retained
Intro/chorus F#m A Dmaj7 F#m; verse F#m E C#m7 Dmaj7; break F#m C#m; final C#m7; riff pitch contour. This retained summary is not a fresh claim-level check.

[4] Earlier retained source summary; precise passage location not retained
Standard-tuned no-capo lead and first complete melody phrase. Rhythm-guitar capo-8 statement conflicts with concert pitch; rejected. This retained summary is not a fresh claim-level check.

Song · tuning inferred

Displayed tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4; capo 0. Retained edition choice; a new claim-level source check has not been performed.

Song · meter inferred

4/4 is the displayed meter, retained from the earlier preparation; exact source passage not retained.

Song · tempo inferred

140 quarter BPM is the approximate practice reference retained from the earlier edition, not a new recording measurement.

F#m · harmony inferred

F#m contains F# A C#: tonic minor triad. Roman labels use F# natural minor as reference. The displayed standard-tuning voicing is an authored playable choice, checked by fret-to-pitch calculation; sources support harmony, not these exact grips.

F#m · voicing adapted

Edition grip, low to high: [2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2]. Null is muted; 0 is open. An authored playable voicing, not a claim of the exact recorded guitar grip.

A · harmony inferred

A contains A C# E: relative-major triad on scale degree three. Roman labels use F# natural minor as reference. The displayed standard-tuning voicing is an authored playable choice, checked by fret-to-pitch calculation; sources support harmony, not these exact grips.

A · voicing adapted

Edition grip, low to high: [null, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0]. Null is muted; 0 is open. An authored playable voicing, not a claim of the exact recorded guitar grip.

D · harmony inferred

D contains D F# A: major triad on scale degree six; simplified from the Academy Dmaj7 by omitting C#. Roman labels use F# natural minor as reference. The displayed standard-tuning voicing is an authored playable choice, checked by fret-to-pitch calculation; sources support harmony, not these exact grips.

D · voicing adapted

Edition grip, low to high: [null, null, 0, 2, 3, 2]. Null is muted; 0 is open. An authored playable voicing, not a claim of the exact recorded guitar grip.

E · harmony inferred

E contains E G# B: major triad on the natural-minor seventh degree; no raised leading tone. Roman labels use F# natural minor as reference. The displayed standard-tuning voicing is an authored playable choice, checked by fret-to-pitch calculation; sources support harmony, not these exact grips.

E · voicing adapted

Edition grip, low to high: [0, 2, 2, 1, 0, 0]. Null is muted; 0 is open. An authored playable voicing, not a claim of the exact recorded guitar grip.

C#m · harmony inferred

C#m contains C# E G#: minor dominant triad; the verse chart C#m7 is reduced by omitting B. Roman labels use F# natural minor as reference. The displayed standard-tuning voicing is an authored playable choice, checked by fret-to-pitch calculation; sources support harmony, not these exact grips.

C#m · voicing adapted

Edition grip, low to high: [null, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4]. Null is muted; 0 is open. An authored playable voicing, not a claim of the exact recorded guitar grip.

Intro / Chorus · timing adapted

Practice timing in meter-denominator units per chord; bars: F#m: 4 | A: 4 | D: 4 | F#m: 4. Retained normalization; these exact durations have not been independently corroborated at the claim level.

Intro / Chorus · harmony inferred

Selected chord order: F#m | A | D | F#m. Derived from the existing edition and retained source summaries; no new full-transcription check.

Verse · timing adapted

Practice timing in meter-denominator units per chord; bars: F#m: 4 | E: 4 | C#m: 4 | D: 4. Retained normalization; these exact durations have not been independently corroborated at the claim level.

Verse · harmony inferred

Selected chord order: F#m | E | C#m | D. Derived from the existing edition and retained source summaries; no new full-transcription check.

Break / Return · timing adapted

Practice timing in meter-denominator units per chord; bars: F#m: 4 | C#m: 4. Retained normalization; these exact durations have not been independently corroborated at the claim level.

Break / Return · harmony inferred

Selected chord order: F#m | C#m. Derived from the existing edition and retained source summaries; no new full-transcription check.

intro-phrase · timing adapted

4 written measures on a subdivision-2 grid. The displayed onsets, gaps and durations are explicitly practice timing; no precise independent timing corroboration was retained.

intro-phrase · pitches adapted

Intro melody · one complete phrase; rhythm simplified to an eighth-note practice grid Pitch order is retained from the earlier simplified selection. This record does not upgrade it to an independently verified studio phrase.

Key & tuning Harmonic interpretation

F# minor is the chosen tonal center, supported by Hooktheory and the F#m-centered Academy cycles. ChordU labels relative-major A; both share F# G# A B C# D E. Standard EADGBE and no capo are explicit practice preferences corroborated by ChordU and the lead tab. Shape key equals sounding F# minor. Ringenbach rhythm capo 8 is inconsistent (Am shapes would sound F minor); the Academy capo-9 alternative would produce F#m but is unnecessary. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Chord functions

F#m i

Harmonic interpretation

A III

Harmonic interpretation

D VI

Harmonic interpretation

E VII

Harmonic interpretation

C#m v

Harmonic interpretation

Meter, duration & feel Harmonic interpretation

Hooktheory explicitly gives 4/4 and 140 BPM; ChordU gives 138.75. This sheet interprets the stated pulse as quarter notes and rounds to 140. Academy bar-separated cycles motivate four bars for intro/chorus and verse and two for break, with four quarter units per chord; these are practice normalization, not a verified duration map. The complete first 24-note phrase is placed on an authored eighth-note grid with gaps, preserving pitch order while simplifying rhythm. Eighth-note strums and accents are suggestions. Repeat counts, passing chords and recording microtiming remain untranscribed. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Choosing material for a looper Playing suggestion

Choose the entire F#m–A–D–F#m cycle: it returns to the minor tonic and supports the featured first melody phrase. The complete F#m–E–C#m–D verse cycle gives different chord-tone destinations; its D-to-F#m wrap shares F# and A. The two-bar F#m–C#m break is a separate sparse option. These are simplified practice loops with normalized durations. With at most two simultaneous tracks, a compatible accompaniment plus melody is sufficient; unlike cycles are alternatives, not layers to stack. The second riff variant and full song order are omitted to keep a small reference, not to truncate the selected phrase. [3] [2]

Improvisation choices Playing suggestion

Suggested palette: F# natural minor, F# G# A B C# D E; or begin with F# minor pentatonic, F# A B C# E. Aim at A/C# on F#m, C#/E on A, F# on D, G# on E, E/G# on C#m. Add D and G# where pentatonic omits defining harmony. A over E or C#m and D over C#m are tensions, not equally settled notes. The minor v uses E natural, so E# from harmonic minor is not required. Dmaj7 and C#m7 source colors remain diatonic but were omitted from diagrams. Use short questions and answers with gaps. These are authored suggestions inferred from the chord map, not recorded-solo claims. [3] [2]

Cross-checks & arrangement decisions

F# minor versus A major; tuning and capo. Use F# minor (relative of A) with standard tuning/no capo. Capo-8 Am would sound F minor, so reject that rhythm-tab instruction; no transposition is applied. [1] [2] [4]

Tempo and exact rhythm. Use approximately 140 quarter-note BPM in 4/4 (ChordU 138.75). The charted holds and lead onsets are explicitly normalized practice timing, not recording-verified durations. [1] [2]

Chord colors and source independence. Reduce Dmaj7/C#m7 to D/C#m, retaining their roots and quality. Academy and Ringenbach share riff text and count as one lineage; Hooktheory and ChordU provide separate corroboration. [3] [2] [4]

Limits of this edition

The recording was not independently auditioned; exact chord-change timing, lead articulation and tempo pulse were not measured against audio.
This is a simplified practice map: one bar per chord, triads for seventh chords, and a short complete lead phrase on an authored eighth-note grid.
Passing harmonies, the second lead-phrase variant and full song order/repeat counts are omitted; consult the recording before performing an exact cover.
Academy and Ringenbach riff evidence is shared. Hooktheory and ChordU are independent corroboration but community/algorithmic sources are not authoritative transcriptions.

Image research & credit

Photo: Jon Elbaz · CC BY 2.0 · cropped/desaturated

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Door_Cinema_Club,_Bonnaroo_2012_(7188380925).jpg ↗

Jon Elbaz, CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ . Display cropped and desaturated; original file retained.

2012 live photograph associated with the Tourist History era. Inspected before use; crop emphasizes the singer and guitar. Added after the initial sheet review.

Sources

What You Know — TheoryTab analysis ↗
F# minor tonal center, 140 BPM, 4/4, and recognition of extended/inverted harmony.
Hooktheory · Lineage: hooktheory · Separate community theory-analysis publication, with its own intro/chorus statistics; no visible attribution to the consulted guitar tab. Not a recording audition.
What You Know — timed chord display ↗
Standard EADGBE, no capo, approximately 139 BPM, and F#m/A/D/E/C#m chord inventory; labels the relative major A.
ChordU · Lineage: chordu · Independent timed chord-analysis platform attached to the song video; unlike the handwritten tab lineage. Algorithmic chord output has errors and is only corroboration.
Rock Band Academy — What You Know arrangement chart ↗
Intro/chorus F#m A Dmaj7 F#m; verse F#m E C#m7 Dmaj7; break F#m C#m; final C#m7; riff pitch contour.
Rock Band Academy · Lineage: ringenbach-2010-tab · Teaching chart adds section labels, concert/capo alternatives and seventh chords. Its riff text matches the Ringenbach tab, so these two are one tab lineage, not independent corroboration.
Lionel Ringenbach — What You Know guitar tab (2010) ↗
Standard-tuned no-capo lead and first complete melody phrase. Rhythm-guitar capo-8 statement conflicts with concert pitch; rejected.
GuitarTabsExplorer · Lineage: ringenbach-2010-tab · Named April 2010 community transcription; same riff appears in the Academy PDF. Treated as the origin of that shared riff evidence, not a second independent check.