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Post by rkearney on Sept 8, 2008 12:25:36 GMT -5
A "throwaway" song from Eventually, but one of my favorites. I'm more than willing to hack this out myself, since I'm looking to have my band play it in the near future, but if someone else has had a crack we can get the ball rolling here.
As in all cases with PW guitar charts, the first question is: can/should this be played in standard tuning, or do we have to go with one of the alternate PW tunings to get the right sound (or simply make it easier to play)?
Your input welcome. I'll be back when I've worked on it a bit.
- R. Kearney
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Post by bhelm on Dec 28, 2008 4:27:57 GMT -5
any luck? i've always thought this wonderfull song was in open A.... perhaps??
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Post by Ginsu on Feb 16, 2009 12:40:09 GMT -5
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Post by bhelm on Feb 16, 2009 22:19:17 GMT -5
dude, that sounds spot on!!! do you remember how to play it?
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Post by Ginsu on Feb 18, 2009 11:36:48 GMT -5
do you remember how to play it? I think this is what PW is referring to when he attempts to reveal "the trick". In my case, "the trick" is to remember how to play stuff, and then the lyrics. I have not been playing much over the past 4 years, but if you want to coordinate a virtual jam session over skype or some such interwebs tool, I'd be happy to collaboratively shake off the cobwebs. shoot me an email if you're interested. |
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Post by bhelm on Feb 18, 2009 22:36:35 GMT -5
i'd love to.... but sadly, i don't have a computer mike or camera handy. and yah, the trick is to remember the guitar part first. his song "god damn angel" is a perfect example. remember god damn angel? the song he played at the fakebook event..... well, i'm trying to learn it... and their are so many fills in that song that when i got home from my lesson it was impossible for me to remember them all. my teacher and i only went over them once. next time i'll have to get him to write them out in tab for me.
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Post by stattic6 on Jul 13, 2009 22:52:36 GMT -5
i just did a cover of this one... i don't claim that i played it accurately, and this won't be overly specific, but i can tell you what i did.
first of all, the song is written in B mixolydian. all that means is it's in B, but the B flat is replaced with an A. i played it in standard tuning... it could easily be in open B (open A, capo 2) as well.
the chords in the "leads" are all add9 chords. if you've ever tried to play "every breath you take" by the police, then you've got a general idea of the chord shape. i play them as power chords, using my pointer finger on the lowest string, middle or ring finger on the middle string, and then my pinky on the highest. i know this might take some stretching, and the open B might be easier, but at least identifying the types of chords in the lead helps.
the Badd9 chord, as i played it, is (from eBGDAE) --(6)(4)(2)- (2nd fret on the A, 4th fret on the D, 6th fret on the G). similarly, the Eadd9 is --(11)(9)(7)- and the F#add9 is --(13)(11)(9)-.
the lead in the choruses (henceforth referred to as "chorus lead") is Eadd9, F#add9, Eadd9, Badd9. in the verses (henceforth referred to as "verse lead"), it's F#add9, Eadd9, F#add9, Eadd9. in my recording, i just followed those leads with a rhythm guitar playing straight B, E, and F# power chords.
the verse chord progression is: B, verse lead, B, verse lead, A, F#.
the chorus chord progression is: chorus lead, chorus lead, E, F#, E, F#, chorus lead
the bridge (one of my favorite parts of the entire "eventually" album) chord progression is E, F#, E, F#, E, F#, G#m, E.
i didn't play the solo accurately (nor do i ever try to), but hopefully you're a more skilled guitarist than i, and you can figure it out.
i think that covers the majority of the song... keep in mind, i almost never play things by the book, i have weird double-jointed fingers that mandate that i play some things oddly, but this should give you the general idea and serve as a starting point. cheers!
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Post by FreeRider on Jul 14, 2009 21:16:21 GMT -5
hmmm, pretty cool. thanks for sharing the info. I tried noodling around with it and sort of played it in open A, just that main riff. I'll have to try out what you've discovered.
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Post by stattic6 on Jul 16, 2009 0:14:58 GMT -5
hmmm, pretty cool. thanks for sharing the info. I tried noodling around with it and sort of played it in open A, just that main riff. I'll have to try out what you've discovered. yeah, open A with a capo on the 2nd fret is probably smarter. hope the chords help though, they sounded pretty close to me. |
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