(Three Letter Abbreviation)
TLA TLA VIP TLC AOK
GPS SMS PMS DNA
ATM RPM CBD TNT BPM
NGO CEO AGM REM
POW LBW WWW
PIN SIM GIF EFT-POS LOL
CAT WAV RAM ROM DAT DOS
TLA TLA LCD DVD TBA
SOS VHS VCR DOA
PHD QED BYO UFO ESP...
OTT PVC VPL OMG
MSG DDT THC LSD RIP
TLA TLA DIY MRI POA
FAQ CPU OCD ETA
FYI TMI TBC BRB MIA
AKA!
OOO TLA ...
İMal Webb 2006
Ones that didn't get a guernsey in the song: PTO NQR ECT LPG ETD LED HRT BFF ECG DFA LFO
TLA can be either Three Letter Abbreviation or Three Letter Acronym (as only the bridge contains acronyms, which are abbreviations (or initialisms) which are said as a word, such as PIN, SIM, GIF, etc). Strangely enough, there've been a few TLA songs written, but nothing really comprehensive. Mine is in a Pacific Island style, as the word "Tielei" sounds (to me) like a Polynesian greeting. I've avoided countries, companies and organisations on the whole, as that would make it toooo long! I was determined to make it all make sense, in a pointless kind of a way. Have you noticed that POW and LBW both have the same number of syllables as their meanings? And note that the melody I sing on WWW makes the shape of a W.
Now, being Pacific Islands style, it's ukulele based and the entire song is one finger chords (and easy on guitar with a capo on 5th fret). The notation below is simple, such that a C major would be 0001, a G major would be 0232, etc. The chords are:
0200 (2nd string 2nd
fret): A7sus4. Guitar x02030
0100 (2nd string 1st fret): A7. Guitar x02020
0000 (no frets): Am7. Guitar x02030
0010 (3rd string 1st fret): Fadd9. Guitar x03210/x03010
0020 (3rd string 2nd fret): D. Guitar x04530/x04500/x04530/x04030
Short Verse: / 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
POW... / 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 /
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 /
Long verse: / 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
OOO... / 0010 / 0010 / 0100 / 0100 / over and over...
*Over this bar, the advanced players can do / 0002 0000 /... tricky! Well, not really...
The whole song is:
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA VIP TLC AOK
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / SMS GPS LED ETA
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / ATM RPM CBD TNT BPM
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / NGO CEO AGM REM
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / POW LBW WWW
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / PIN SIM GIF EFT-POS LOL CAT WAV RAM ROM DAT DOS
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA LCD DVD PDA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / SOS VHS VCR DOA
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / PHD BCC BYO UFO ESP
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / QED PVC VPL OMG
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / MSG DDT THC LSD ECG
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / POW LBW WWW
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / PIN SIM GIF EFT-POS LOL CAT WAV RAM ROM DAT DOS
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA MRI DIY DNA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / FYI TMI OCD PDA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / CPU FAQ LPG POA TBA
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0100 / 0100 / OOO TLA [over and over...]
*Over this bar, the advanced players can do / 0002 0000 /... tricky! Well, not really...
Intro: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | |
V1&2: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | | x2
Bridge: | E1 | | E2 | | E1 | | E2 | |
V3&4 | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | | x2
| C0 | | C1 | |
Bridge: | E1 | | E2 | | E1 | | E2 | |
V5: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | |
| C0 | | C1 | |
OOO: | E1 | | C1 | | x4
0100 (2nd string 1st fret): A7. Guitar x02020
0000 (no frets): Am7. Guitar x02030
0010 (3rd string 1st fret): Fadd9. Guitar x03210/x03010
0020 (3rd string 2nd fret): D. Guitar x04530/x04500/x04530/x04030
Short Verse: / 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
POW... / 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 /
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 /
Long verse: / 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 /
OOO... / 0010 / 0010 / 0100 / 0100 / over and over...
*Over this bar, the advanced players can do / 0002 0000 /... tricky! Well, not really...
The whole song is:
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA VIP TLC AOK
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / SMS GPS LED ETA
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / ATM RPM CBD TNT BPM
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / NGO CEO AGM REM
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / POW LBW WWW
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / PIN SIM GIF EFT-POS LOL CAT WAV RAM ROM DAT DOS
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA LCD DVD PDA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / SOS VHS VCR DOA
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / PHD BCC BYO UFO ESP
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / QED PVC VPL OMG
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / MSG DDT THC LSD ECG
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / POW LBW WWW
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0020 / 0020 / PIN SIM GIF EFT-POS LOL CAT WAV RAM ROM DAT DOS
/ 0200 / 0100 / 0200 / 0100 / TLA TLA MRI DIY DNA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / FYI TMI OCD PDA
/ 0000 / 0000* / 0100 / 0100 / CPU FAQ LPG POA TBA
/ 0010 / 0010 / 0100 / 0100 / OOO TLA [over and over...]
*Over this bar, the advanced players can do / 0002 0000 /... tricky! Well, not really...
Intro: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | |
V1&2: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | | x2
Bridge: | E1 | | E2 | | E1 | | E2 | |
V3&4 | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | | x2
| C0 | | C1 | |
Bridge: | E1 | | E2 | | E1 | | E2 | |
V5: | C2 | C1 | C2 | C1 | C0 | | C1 | |
| C0 | | C1 | |
OOO: | E1 | | C1 | | x4