City of Neon Hearts

Printable lead sheet / tablature

# CITY OF NEON HEARTS
Words & Music: Alvaro Pinot  
Key: A minor · Tempo: 96 BPM · Time: 4/4  
Tuning: Standard E A D G B e  
Feel: nocturnal indie-rock / synth-pop / cinematic guitar

## Structure
Intro 4 · Verse 1 8 · Pre-Chorus 4 · Chorus 8 · Verse 2 8 · Pre-Chorus 2 4 · Chorus 2 8 · Bridge 4 · Final Chorus 8 · Outro 4

## Chord Palette
Am · F · C · G · Dm

## Guitar Chord Shapes

Am
e|--0--
B|--1--
G|--2--
D|--2--
A|--0--
E|-----

F
e|--1--
B|--1--
G|--2--
D|--3--
A|--3--
E|--1--

C
e|--0--
B|--1--
G|--0--
D|--2--
A|--3--
E|-----

G
e|--3--
B|--0--
G|--0--
D|--0--
A|--2--
E|--3--

Dm
e|--1--
B|--3--
G|--2--
D|--0--
A|-----
E|-----

## Intro Guitar Tab — 4 bars

Count:  1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Am
e|----------------|
B|------1-----1---|
G|----2-----2-----|
D|--2-------------|
A|0---------------|
E|----------------|

F
e|----------------|
B|------1-----1---|
G|----2-----2-----|
D|--3-------------|
A|3---------------|
E|1---------------|

C
e|0-----0---------|
B|1-----1---------|
G|0-----0---------|
D|2-----2---------|
A|3---------------|
E|----------------|

G
e|3-----3---------|
B|0-----0---------|
G|0-----0---------|
D|0-----0---------|
A|2---------------|
E|3---------------|

## Main Guitar Strum
Down Down-Up Up-Down-Up

Grid:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D   D U   U D U

## Verse 1

Am                F
I walk the wires of a sleepless town
C                 G
Silver rain and the billboards drown
Am                F
Every window keeps calling my name
C                    G
But your light turns the static to flame

## Pre-Chorus

Dm                F
Hold me close through the siren sound
Dm                 G
When the whole world spins around

## Chorus

C                 G
We are neon hearts in the midnight sky
Am                 F
Burning bright where the dark wires lie
C                  G
If the night falls hard, if the streets run wild
Am                 F
Sing me home, sing me home, my fire, my child

## Verse 2

Am                F
Broken halos in the subway glass
C                    G
Ghosts of yesterday letting us pass
Am                F
Every shadow learns how to sing
C                      G
When your hands make a kingdom of string

## Bridge

Dm                 F
No more fear in the undertow
Dm                 G
Strike the chord and let it glow
Dm                   F
No old crown, no borrowed throne
Dm                    G
Just two sparks finding their own way home

## Outro

C                 G
Neon hearts, don’t say goodbye
Am                F
Keep the chorus in the sky

## Bass Tab — Root-driven performance version

Intro / Verse: Am F C G
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3---3-------3---|----------------|5---5-------5---|
A|0---0-------0---|----------------|3---3-------3---|----------------|
E|----------------|1---1-------1---|----------------|3---3-------3---|

Pre / Bridge: Dm F Dm G
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---0-------0---|3---3-------3---|0---0-------0---|5---5-------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|1---1-------1---|----------------|3---3-------3---|

Chorus: C G Am F
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|5---5-------5---|----------------|3---3-------3---|
A|3---3-------3---|----------------|0---0-------0---|----------------|
E|----------------|3---3-------3---|----------------|1---1-------1---|

## Drum Tab — 16th grid

Legend: CC crash, OH open hat, CH closed hat, SD snare, BD kick, LT low tom, FT floor tom.  
x = hit · o = accent · g = ghost

Verse Groove
CH | x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- |
SD | ----x-------x--- |
GT | -------g------g- |
BD | x-----x---x----- |

Pre-Chorus Lift
OH | x---x---x---x--- |
CH | --x---x---x---x- |
SD | ----x-------x--- |
BD | x---x-----x---x- |
GT | -------g-------- |

Chorus Drive
CC | o--------------- |
OH | x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- |
SD | ----o-------o--- |
BD | x---x-----x---x- |

Bridge Half-Time
RC | x---x---x---x--- |
SD | --------o------- |
BD | x-------x---x--- |
FT | ------------x--- |

## Vocal Melody Guide — Chorus
Relative scale in A minor / C major, each dash extends a syllable.

We are neon hearts in the midnight sky
C  D  E  G  E    D  C   D  E

Burning bright where the dark wires lie
E  G  A   G    E  D   C   A

If the night falls hard, if the streets run wild
C  D  E    G    A     G  E    D   C

Sing me home, sing me home, my fire, my child
A   G  E     D  C  D     E  G    E  C

## Live Notes
- Vocal mood: intimate in verses, open and anthemic in chorus.
- Guitar: palm-muted arpeggio in intro/verse, full strum in chorus.
- Bass: stay rooted; do not overplay.
- Drums: ghost notes in verse, open hats in chorus, half-time bridge.
- Production: dry vocal close to the ear, wide chorus guitars, neon synth pad under final chorus.