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Cult_Of_Frank Posted - 06/19/2006 : 13:17:18
Derek has begun to trickle some tabs onto our tab page for the new album. Check out, try out, and of course if you have any tabs of your own to contribute, let him know.


"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."
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NimrodsSon Posted - 07/23/2006 : 11:23:25
That may be more correct. The piano is not playing the flat 9 (F), just the guitar. But since this is specifically a guitar transcription, it might be more correct to point that out, in which case you're right, it would be Edim7(b9).


¡Viva los Católicos!
josephmichael Posted - 07/23/2006 : 08:44:40
quote:
Originally posted by NimrodsSon

A Bbm6 chord contains the notes Bb-Db-F-G; an Em6(b9) chord contains the notes E-F-G-B-C#. There is neither an E nor a B in the guitar, which is playing Db-F-G. Of course, as you pointed out, there isn't a Bb in the guitar either, BUT going by the rules of harmony and theory and what-not, the Bb is absolutely implied in this case. Just because the guitar doesn't play it, doesn't mean it's not there. Just like, for example, if a guitar were to play simply the notes C-E-Bb, followed by the chord F, it's just obvious that, even though there was no G played in the first chord, it's a C7 chord. Sure, you could call it a Bbdim(add9) or whatever, and that might technically have the same notes, but the chord is correctly labelled a C7 chord.

As for the second chord, you're right, that it could be just a C#dim based on what the guitar is playing, BUT first of all, there really aren't just plain diminished chords in music. They're either diminished seventh or half-diminished seventh chords, and even though the seventh might not be specifically stated, as is the case here, it is always implied as to whether it is diminished or half-diminished. Secondly, the Bb IS specifically stated in the piano, making the chord, more correctly, an E0 (or E diminished seventh, or Edim7) chord.


¡Viva los Católicos!


I think you got the chords I'm referring to flipped around, mainly cause I screwed up. The Bbm6/Db is the one I was calling the C#dim, mainly because of the bass note.
But that was my bad, posting too late at night. Since it clearly has an F in it, it isn't the diminished chord. I should have called it the C#b5. Whoops-a-daisy.

The second chord is the one I called the Em6(b9) because whats being played is an E-G-C#-F. The presence of the F is extremely important, yet unaccounted for in your designation as an Edim7, which is, of course E-Bb-G-C# (as far as I know, there isn't a flatted 9 implied in Edim7). Your point about the lack of a B in the chord is valid, and the diminished E chord does sound correct as it moreso keeps with the general key of the song, but we'd still have to add in that flatted 9- so how about Edim7(b9)?
NimrodsSon Posted - 07/23/2006 : 06:06:41
A Bbm6 chord contains the notes Bb-Db-F-G; an Em6(b9) chord contains the notes E-F-G-B-C#. There is neither an E nor a B in the guitar, which is playing Db-F-G. Of course, as you pointed out, there isn't a Bb in the guitar either, BUT going by the rules of harmony and theory and what-not, the Bb is absolutely implied in this case. Just because the guitar doesn't play it, doesn't mean it's not there. Just like, for example, if a guitar were to play simply the notes C-E-Bb, followed by the chord F, it's just obvious that, even though there was no G played in the first chord, it's a C7 chord. Sure, you could call it a Bbdim(add9) or whatever, and that might technically have the same notes, but the chord is correctly labelled a C7 chord.

As for the second chord, you're right, that it could be just a C#dim based on what the guitar is playing, BUT first of all, there really aren't just plain diminished chords in music. They're either diminished seventh or half-diminished seventh chords, and even though the seventh might not be specifically stated, as is the case here, it is always implied as to whether it is diminished or half-diminished. Secondly, the Bb IS specifically stated in the piano, making the chord, more correctly, an E0 (or E diminished seventh, or Edim7) chord.


¡Viva los Católicos!
josephmichael Posted - 07/23/2006 : 01:02:56
quote:
Originally posted by NimrodsSon

quote:
Originally posted by ProverbialCereal

Ok keyboard friends... check out this part of "Seven Days" and let me know if it sounds correct. And whether you know the official chord name.


Eb       D7       Bbm             F    xx3021  << Db-bass note
   On my way back home from seven years
     xx3020  F  Dm
   In seven days
Eb       D7       Bbm             F      xx3021
   Seven winters blown like seven players
      xx3020   F    Dm   F  Dm
   Who had no cheer


The notes of xx3021 are: F, G, Db, F

The notes of xx3020 are: F, G, Db, E

My guess at the first one would be F suspended 2nd Augmented 5th, but that sounds ridiculous. Or maybe it's a sus9, aug12? Ha.



The first chord is Bbm6/Db; the second chord is E diminished seventh, or to put it more simply, E0.


¡Viva los Católicos!



I never went to no school or nothing about this, so I could be wrong but I think it is inaccurate to describe the second chord as a Edim7 since a diminished E chord should have a Bb somewhere in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminished_chord

Although more cumbersome, I think it might be more righter to call it an Em6(b9). As for the second chord, wouldn't it make more sense to just call it a C#dim since the bass note is a C#?

Also, in the intro, the ascending bassline seems pretty important with the d going up to the e then to the f. Perhaps eliminating the the A string during the C chord might sound better, as it means you'll use the e note on the D string for a bass note.

Dig this song
fbc Posted - 07/18/2006 : 03:10:36
The song's so good you tabbed it twice. I like.
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/17/2006 : 19:33:26

Frank Black
Song: Don't Cry That Way
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal

[INTRO]

G-------5---
D--5h7------    C

[VERSE]
C             Em
  Years flew away
    F                C
  I saw her standing there
                   Em
  Our last parking lot
            F      G      C
  'cause we didn’t have a prayer
         Em    G            C
  Liquid roses trying to confess

[CHORUS]
  C                           
    Don’t cry that way, 
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F      C       G    C
    Little girl I feel so helpless

[VERSE]
C                Em
  The city far below
    F           G
  I let a river pour
         C              Em
  In our corner room of glass
     F            Fm
  We had a sad contest
C              Em       G                F
  Beneath your skin you found two rivers more
  
[CHORUS]
          Em       C
    Don’t cry that way
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F      C       G    C
    Little girl I feel so helpless

[BRIDGE]
Am                     C                 F
  Do they know as they fight their way upstream
Am                           G
  Have they a reason to know why?
Am                    C          F
  Here we go into the analyzer’s dream
Am                            G
  And when we get there do we die?

[VERSE]
C             Em        F              Em
  Hey brother count the ways that I am blessed
C          Em                G    F    G      
  But I am cursed with your image as a child
C       Em      Am               G
  Silently like chicklets in the wild

[CHORUS x2]
          Em       C
    Don’t cry that way, 
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F     C       G    C
    Little boy I feel so helpless


___________________________________________________

recommended chord formations for Don't Cry That Way

e--0---0---0----1---1----3---
B--1---1---0----1---1----0---
G--2---0---0----2---1----0---
D--2---2---2----3---3----0---
A--0---3---2----3---3----x---
E----------0----1---1----3---
   Am  C   Em   F   Fm   G
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/13/2006 : 17:31:28
No problem. I just finished another tab. Woohoo. let me know how you all feel about the Dadd4 chord. There is definitely a D bass note, and it sounds like there is a G note within the guitar. At 1:39 it sounds like the right guitar is most definitely playing the Dadd4 chord or something very close to it.


Frank Black
Song: My Terrible Ways
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal

[INTRO]

Am

Am  C  D(add4)  F  (x4)

[VERSE]
     Am  C  Dadd4   F
  My terr-i-ble    ways
       C         E7
  They got me in jail
        F           C
  Where some did succeed
    G          Am
  I always did fail
        G#            C       A7           F   Fm
  But I thought I was fine to wait for the day
           C           G#       C     F C
  When I’d paid for my terrible ways  


Am  C  D(add4)  F (x2)


[VERSE]
     Am   C Dadd4  F
  My terr-i-ble   ways
       C           E7
  They came to and end
        F         C              G        Am
  When a mighty deluge freed the criminal men
        G#             C
  But I stayed in Mississippi
      A7            F    Fm
  and three souls I saved
         C        G#       C   F C
  and so ended my terrible ways

[CHORUS]
    F             C
    Terrible ways, terrible ways
    G                 Am
    sooner or later a criminal pays
        F                C       Am
    And I’ll never have enough, enough
      D7/F#     F
    To pay this off


Am  C  D(add9)  F  (x2)

[SOLO]

	play verse 1x

[CHORUS]

	repeat chorus

  	Am  C  D(add4)  F

[VERSE]
      Am  C  Dadd4   F
  My terr-i-ble    ways
      C           E7
  The govenor forgave
       F              C           G            Am
  On account of three souls and account of the wave
       G#               C        A7          F  Fm
  That took my wife and baby and swept them away
       C           G#       C    F C
  All ‘cause of my terrible ways

[CHORUS]
    F             C
    Terrible ways, terrible ways
    G                 Am
    Sooner or later I know I’m going to pay
        F                 C       Am
    And I’ll never have enough, enough
       D7/F#    F
    To pay this off

______________________________________________________

recommended formations for My Terrible Ways

e--0---3---0---(3)-----2----0---1---1---3---4----
B--1---2---1----3------1----3---1---1---3---4----
G--2---2---0----0------2----1---2---1---0---5----
D--2---2---2----4------0----0---3---3---0---6----
A--0---0---3----5------x----2---3---3---x---6----
E----------------------2----0---1---1---3---4----
   Am  A7  C  Dadd4  D7/F#  E7  F   Fm  G   G#
Cult_Of_Frank Posted - 07/13/2006 : 16:45:43
Yeah, that'd be great, thanks.


"No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself."
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/13/2006 : 16:17:27
It's ok. I'll resend all the new tabs in one zip folder once I finish a couple more. If that makes it any easy for you.
Cult_Of_Frank Posted - 07/13/2006 : 15:56:28
Sorry, like everything else going on right now, I've fallen woefully behind. Hope to get these up to date next week.


"No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself."
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/13/2006 : 15:28:42

Frank Black
Song: Don't Cry That Way
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal

[INTRO]

G-------5---
D--5h7------    C

[VERSE]
C             Em
  Years flew away
    F                C
  I saw her standing there
                   Em
  Our last parking lot
            F      G      C
  'cause we didn’t have a prayer
         Em    G            C
  Liquid roses trying to confess

[CHORUS]
  C                           
    Don’t cry that way, 
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F      C       G    C
    Little girl I feel so helpless

[VERSE]
C                Em
  The city far below
    F           G
  I let a river pour
         C              Em
  In our corner room of glass
     F            Fm
  We had a sad contest
C              Em       G                F
  Beneath your skin you found two rivers more
  
[CHORUS]
          Em       C
    Don’t cry that way
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F      C       G    C
    Little girl I feel so helpless

[BRIDGE]
Am                     C                 F
  Do they know as they fight their way upstream
Am                           G
  Have they a reason to know why?
Am                    C          F
  Here we go into the analyzer’s dream
Am                            G
  And when we get there do we die?

[VERSE]
C             Em        F              Em
  Hey brother count the ways that I am blessed
C          Em                G    F    G      
  But I am cursed with your image as a child
C       Em      Am               G
  Silently like chicklets in the wild

[CHORUS x2]
          Em       C
    Don’t cry that way, 
          F        C
    Don’t cry that way
          G        C
    Don't cry that way
           F     C       G    C
    Little boy I feel so helpless
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/10/2006 : 21:25:35
Will finish tabbing this later. But these are pretty much all the progressions there are

Amaj7 = x02120

D#dmim = xx1212

verse E = x799xx

E/D# = x67xxx


Frank Black
Song: Sad Old World
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal


intro:  Amaj7  B7

[VERSE]

         E       E/D#     C#m      A  G#  B
  I know something  about true love

         Amaj7     B
  I know something

                   E    E/D#       C#m      A  G#  B
  It’s the kind of thing  that you screw up

                 Amaj7  B
  Over some dumb thing

               E  E/D#  C#m  A  G#
  I don’t know any      one
 
                    B                Amaj7  B
  who doesn’t try to give it a whirl


[CHORUS]
             E    C
  You better hang on
			    a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world

		            a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world

B                                          A
  Don’t try to tell me it's gonna' be alright
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/10/2006 : 20:36:23

Frank Black
Song: Where the Wind is Going
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal

[INTRO]

  A   D E   F#   A D E   F#   A  E

 
  D E   F#    A D E   F#  A  E


  RIFF/PROGRESSION
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D---2--4^-0---------------
A---0------------0--------
E------------3-3----2-----  x2
    A        G      F# 


[VERSE] play MAIN RIFF / A G F# until E chord

  I don’t have time for your tears
  It’s kinda hard to explain
  I got a bird in my brain
  I got a dog in my ear
                         E  
  I could be gone for a year


[CHORUS]

	D                   A 
 	 Where the wind is going
	F#          E
 	 Indiana or Spain
	D                   A
 	 Where the wind is going
	F#     E              D
 	 I cannot get in that line
 	          B            F#
  	Get to my suffering on time


[VERSE] RIFF / A G F#

  I hear the whistling outside
  I think you think its a witch
  She’ll be scratching my itch
  She’ll be brushing my hide
                         E
  I think I’ll go for a ride

[CHORUS 2]
	D                   A 
 	 Where the wind is going
	F#                   E
 	 If I'm broke or I'm rich
	D                   A
 	 Where the wind is going
	F#     E              D
 	 I cannot get in that line
 	          B            F#    A
  	Get to my suffering on time

[BRIDGE] 
              D   E  F#
  Through the barleycorn
              A         D    E     F#
  Through the rows of places I was born
       A       E
  Into Babel’s maze
          D    E  F#
  In that dark design
            A     D     E     F#
  Where the neon red of exit signs
           A      E
  Leads my simple gaze

[BREAK]

  A G F# (x3)  E

[CHORUS]
	D                   A     F#  E
 	 Where the wind is going
	D                   A
 	 Where the wind is going
	F#     E              D
 	 I cannot get in that line
 	          B            F#    A
  	Get to my suffering on time


 repeat BRIDGE


[BRIDGE ADD-ON]
            D  E  F#
  Down that river side
             A      D     E     F#
  Where from loneliness I often died
         A    E               A
  And so many times I will be raised

_____________________________________________

recommended chord formations:

e--0-------2---0---2---
B--2---4---3---0---2---
G--2---4---2---1---3---
D--2---4---0---2---4---
A--0---2-------2---4---
E--------------0---2---
   A   B   D   E   F#
Suicide_Samurai Posted - 07/09/2006 : 00:16:46
Sounds good. In the intro I would add something like...

e--3-3--
B--1-1--
G--0-0--
D-------
A-------
E-------

...right after the first C, to include more of the lead riff.
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/08/2006 : 21:28:51
Here is "Seven Days." Gonna let you guys check it over to make sure it sounds good.


Frank Black
Song: Seven Days
Album: Fastman Raiderman
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal

[INTRO] chords combined with riffs

e--0-----0--1-3-3-1--3--1---3-3-1--3-/5----1---0-
B--6-----1--1-1-1-1--1--1---4-4----1-------1---1-
G--7-----0--2--------3--3---3-3----0-------2---0-
D--7-----2--3----------------------2-------3---2-
A--5-----3-------------------------3-------3---3-
E------------------------------------------1-----
 Dmadd9  C  F       Bbadd9  Eb    CaddG    F   C

 (play 2x)


Dm  F  Bb  (4x)


[VERSE]

Dm        F   Bb  Dm         F   Bb
   Seven days will  get you there
  F      A7        Dm   F  Bb
   Seven plates of bone
Dm         F    Bb  Dm      F    Bb
   I won't pray to   get me there
  F          A7    Dm  F  Bb
   Get there on my own

[CHORUS]

    F      A7          Dm     Bbadd9
     Going yonder where I was born
     F                 Bbadd9   F      C
     Place where I was partly raised

[VERSE]  

Dm            F   Bb Dm         F  Bb
   Have you been to    Boston Town
  F                A7    Dm   F Bb   Dm F Bb
   The place where I was born
 Dm        F    Bb Dm           F  Bb
   Seven days will   get you there
 F       A7        Dm   F  Bb
   Seven plains of corn

[CHORUS]

   F      A7             Dm    Bbadd9
     Lord knows I've been all around
     F            Bbadd9      F      C
     Roaming all around these plains

[BRIDGE]

Eb       D7       Bbm       Bbm6*   F    Bbm6/Db
   On my way back home from seven years
     Edim7    F  Dm
   In seven days
Eb       D7       Bbm       Bbm6*   F      Bbm6/Db
   Seven winters blown like seven players
      Edim7   F    Dm   F  Dm
   Who had no cheer

[INTRO] 2x

   Dmadd9  C  F   Bbadd9  

   Eb   CaddG   F   C

[BRIDGE]

 Eb      D7      Bbm       Bbm6*  F   Bbm6/Db
   Seven summers grown the seven ways 
      Edim7  F    Dm
   to all my tears
 Eb      D7       Bbm       Bbm6*  F   Bbm6/Db
   On my way back home from seven years 
      Edim7  F    Dm  F  Dm
   in seven days

[VERSE]

Dm      F      Bb Dm           F  Bb
  Seven days will   get you there
F       A7        Dm   F Bb
  Seven plates of corn
Dm          F    Bb Dm         F  Bb
  I won't pray to    get me there
F           A7     Dm  F  Bb
  Get there on my own


[CHORUS]

   F      A7          Dm    Bbadd9
    Going yonder where I was born
        F                 Bbadd9   F     Bbadd9
    The place where I was partly raised
   F      A7          Dm    Bbadd9
    Going yonder where I was born
        F                 Bbadd9   F     Bbadd9  F
    The place where I was partly raised

______________________________________________________________

recommended chord formations:

e--0---------1------1------1-----0---1---2-----0--------1--
B--2---3-----1------2------2-----1---3---1-----2----8---1--
G--0---3-----3------3------0-----0---2---2-----0----8---2--
D--2---3-----3------3------3-----2---0---0-----3----8---3--
A--0---1-----1------1-----(4)----3------------------6---3--
E-------------------------------------------------------1--
   A7  Bb  Bbadd9  Bbm  Bbm6/Db  C   Dm  D7  Edim7  Eb  F 


e---1-----3-/5--1---
B---2-----2-----1---
G---3-----x-----2---
D---3-----3-----3---
A---1-----1-----3---
E---------------1---
   Bbm   Bbm6*  F
  home...seven years
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/08/2006 : 19:25:23
Thanks for the chord names Nimrod! Those m6 chords keep coming up and I never know the name. Wonder why.
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/08/2006 : 19:24:09
quote:
Originally posted by fbc

quote:
Originally posted by ProverbialCereal

If no one ever uses this tab I won't mind, because I'm glad I figured it out (with a little help). It took forever I'll admit.

[...]Has this been the toughest song to tab in your peerless position as fB Tabmaster?

Don't forget the bass lines ;)



yes. I've had trouble with a few chords in the past, and some chords I wasn't %100 positive on, but this has prooved the most difficult.

I am working on It's Just Not Your Moment bass line... well at least the intro bass line.
NimrodsSon Posted - 07/08/2006 : 15:06:39
quote:
Originally posted by ProverbialCereal

Ok keyboard friends... check out this part of "Seven Days" and let me know if it sounds correct. And whether you know the official chord name.


Eb       D7       Bbm             F    xx3021  << Db-bass note
   On my way back home from seven years
     xx3020  F  Dm
   In seven days
Eb       D7       Bbm             F      xx3021
   Seven winters blown like seven players
      xx3020   F    Dm   F  Dm
   Who had no cheer


The notes of xx3021 are: F, G, Db, F

The notes of xx3020 are: F, G, Db, E

My guess at the first one would be F suspended 2nd Augmented 5th, but that sounds ridiculous. Or maybe it's a sus9, aug12? Ha.



The first chord is Bbm6/Db; the second chord is E diminished seventh, or to put it more simply, E0.


¡Viva los Católicos!
fbc Posted - 07/08/2006 : 14:09:53
quote:
Originally posted by ProverbialCereal

If no one ever uses this tab I won't mind, because I'm glad I figured it out (with a little help). It took forever I'll admit.

I'm sure it'll get used by many, and I'll definately try out the chords you've tabbed, they're new to me. Has this been the toughest song to tab in your peerless position as fB Tabmaster?

Don't forget the bass lines ;)
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/08/2006 : 12:00:46
Ok keyboard friends... check out this part of "Seven Days" and let me know if it sounds correct. And whether you know the official chord name.


Eb       D7       Bbm             F    xx3021  << Db-bass note
   On my way back home from seven years
     xx3020  F  Dm
   In seven days
Eb       D7       Bbm             F      xx3021
   Seven winters blown like seven players
      xx3020   F    Dm   F  Dm
   Who had no cheer


The notes of xx3021 are: F, G, Db, F

The notes of xx3020 are: F, G, Db, E

My guess at the first one would be F suspended 2nd Augmented 5th, but that sounds ridiculous. Or maybe it's a sus9, aug12? Ha.
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/08/2006 : 11:54:22
I like Frank's version of Le Sicilenne. I can't say I've heard one arranged by Gabriel Faure, but the song is complex and tricky on guitar. It's no I, IV, V progression. It definitely isn't a "fun" song to play because it's difficult, but if anyone has the time I'd recommend trying to play it on guitar. It gets you playing chords you may not be used to; it would be a good finger exercise. If no one ever uses this tab I won't mind, because I'm glad I figured it out (with a little help). It took forever I'll admit.
fbc Posted - 07/08/2006 : 11:15:49
Derek, what do you think about Frank's version of Le Sicilienne? I think what Lyle (and now you) have done is something special, but I don't think the song itself could ever inspire me to play it. I would love to know your thoughts because you've spent some quality time with 'End of Summer'.
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/07/2006 : 21:26:02
Final End of the Summer tab!!! Let me know what you guys think and if I should make any changes. This tab is complicated as hell, but there is no other way to do it. I might also tab it with the chord formations over top of each word. That might help.

Frank Black
Song: The End of the Summer
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Arranged by: Lyle Workman
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal


"GOOD LUCK FIGURING OUT THE END OF THE SUMMER....I CAN'T 
PLAY IT." ~Frank Black (post from FrankBlack.net forum)

"END OF THE SUMMER WAS ADAPTED FROM GABRIEL FAURE; CLASSICAL, HENCE, 
NO CHORDAL KNOWLEDGE (THANKS, LYLE)."  ~Frank Black (March 2006)


[INTRO]  Gm

[VERSE 1]

     Gm       Bb      Em7b5      Dm/F
   A house is made of mortar and wood

       Bb    C      Bb  C    Dsus4   D
   Yet sinks in the mud to decay

     Gm      Bb      Fm6          G7sus4  G7 
   A house becomes a ghost in the heart

      Gm             D7       Gm
   Of those who have gone far away


[VERSE 2]

     Gm      Bb      Em7b5      Dm/F
   A town is born of silver and stone

       Bb  C     Bb   C      Dsus4   D
   And beaten to sand by the tide

     Gm     Bb      Fm6         G7sus4   G7       
   A town becomes a mark on the soul

      Gm             D7           Gm    G
   Of those who will cross that divide


[BRIDGE]
 
  Em7b5    Ebmaj7       F          Bb7  
   Come unto me,  we'll lie in the grass

      Em7b5     Ebmaj7  D7          Gm
   We won't be ashamed, summer will pass

  Em7b5     Ebmaj7   F             Bb7            
   Felling a tree to hide from the wild

  Em7b5        Ebmaj7   D7        Gm
   Weaving the reeds to cover our child

            
[CHORUS]      
      
   Cm/F  Gm6     A7          D7
    Save me, the ghost in my heart

   Cm/F  Gm6     Am6        D7  
    Save me, the mark on my soul

   Cm/F  Gm6     A7         D7
    Save me, the end of the summer

   Cm/F  Gm6     Bbadd9         D7
    Save me, I'm  not  feeling whole


[VERSE 3]

     Gm      Bb      Em7b5        Dm/F
   A clan is made of marriage and blood

       Bb    C    Bb  C    Dsus4   D
   The journey is our only prize

       Gm   Bb     Fm6        G7sus4  G7 
   And if a clan is rent into two
 
       Gm             D7           Gm
   You still have her lips and his eyes


[BREAK/ORGAN SOLO]

	play through VERSE 2 one time

[CHORUS] - same chords

 Save me, the ghost in my heart
 Save me, the mark on my soul
 Save me, the end of the summer
 Save me, I'm not feeling whole


[VERSE 4]

        Gm      Bb       Em7b5     Dm/F
   This place is made of water and rock

       Bb    C      Bb   C     Dsus4   D
   Yet burns in the pyre of the stars

      Gm       Bb     Fm6           G7sus4  G7
   My love for you is stronger than that
        Gm           D7       Eb*   Eb/DB
   I'll find you wherever you are
 
[END]

     Eb/Bb   Ebadd4   Eb/G  F9sus
   A house is made of wood

       Eb      D7      Gm    Eb/Bb
   The town is born of stone

     Eb/G    D7      Gm   Cm  Gm  C  Gm  Cm  Gm  C  Gm
   A clan is made of blood


______________________________________________________________

recommended chord formations:

  chords you may know already:
e---0--------1--------3----2----3----2---1---3---3---
B---2---3----3----5---4----3----3----1---1---3---3---
G---0---3----1----5---5----2----2----2---2---3---4---
D---2---3----3----5---5----0----0----0---3---5---5---
A---0---1----1----3---3------------------3---5---5---
E----------------------------------------1---3---3---
    A7  Bb   Bb7  C   Cm   D  Dsus4  D7  F   Gm  G
 
  chords you may not know:
--------1------3-----1------3------3------4-----3-----3---(0)-
--5-----1------4-----3------3------3------3-----3-----3----3--
--5-----3------5-----2------3------3------5-----5-----4----3--
--4-----3------3-----3------2------1------3-----3-----3----2--
--0-----1------3-------------------------------------------x--
-----------------------------------------------------------3--
  Am6  Bbadd9  Cm/F  Dm/F  Em7b5  Ebmaj7  Fm6  G7sus4  G7  Gm6 


______________________________________________________________

*if you want to try and hit all the bass root notes in the END,
play the following Eb slash chords. Or just playing a normal
Eb until the D7 sounds okay too.

e-------------------------------------------------
B--8------8-----8--------8-------8------8------8--
G--8------8-----8--------8-------8------8------8--
D--8------8-----8--------6-------8------8------8--
A--6------x-----6--------6-------10-----8------6--
E---------9-----6---------------------------------

   Eb   Eb/Db   Eb/Bb   Ebadd4  Eb/G  F9sus    Eb

Many thanks to Cult of Frank and NimrodsSon for helping out with the
chorus "save me" chords. 

Carl Posted - 07/04/2006 : 08:38:07
I wonder if Lyle is working on a song with Sting called The End Of The Sumner. ;)


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NimrodsSon Posted - 07/04/2006 : 06:08:40
Oops, what am I talking about! The G is right there on the high string.


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NimrodsSon Posted - 07/04/2006 : 06:06:37
F-C-D-Ab would be Fm6. I think your right about that one. Remember, it's Fm6/Ab. Actually, the guitar itself may not be playing an Ab, but the bass is, so I don't know if it's necessary to point that out or not. And yes, those chords you diagramed are indeed G7sus4 and G7. The G is missing, but once again, it's what I would call an "implied" G since there's a G in the vocal melody.


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ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/04/2006 : 06:01:20
Which part? The new "Ab" replacement? That chord sounds right to me if that's what you mean.
Cult_Of_Frank Posted - 07/03/2006 : 23:26:25
Does it still not sound right?


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ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/03/2006 : 22:17:58
I'm still debating that "Ab" though. Maybe it is:

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Notes:

x x F C D Ab

That sounds right to me, but I don't know what it's called.

And because of that chord I'm thinking the Gsus4 G part might just be

e--3--3--
b--3--3--
g--5--4--
d--3--3--
a--x--x--
e--x--x--

So would that make it a G7sus4 G7 ?
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/03/2006 : 22:03:20
Alright, I agree with the Cm/F, so this should be the final chorus:

[CHORUS]      
      
   Cm/F  Gm6     A7          D7
    Save me, the ghost in my heart

   Cm/F  Gm6     Am6        D7  
    Save me, the mark on my soul

   Cm/F  Gm6     A7         D7
    Save me, the end of the summer

   Cm/F  Gm6     Bbadd9         D7
    Save me, I'm  not  feeling whole

and the guitar chords will be something like:
e--3------0----0----2--(5)---1----
B--4------3----2----1---5----1----
G--5------3----0----2---5----3----
D--3------2----2----0---4----3----
A--3------x----0--------0----1----
E---------3-----------------------
   Cm/F   Gm6  A7   D7  Am6  Bbadd9


Any objections to this?

ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/03/2006 : 21:09:20
After taking out any frequencies below 60 Hz and listening through headphones, I'm definitely changing the Ab in this part:

     Gm      Bb      Ab           Gsus4  G  
   A house becomes a ghost in the heart

It sounds like the Em7b5 chord but one step higher. So Fm7b5 I suppose. That sound good?
ProverbialCereal Posted - 07/03/2006 : 20:57:40
Thanks for all your input guys. But, I think I'm just gonna say the answer is "C". That is the default answer for a multiple choice question so I don't see why it wouldn't be for this...

Alright, I'm messing around with it right now in Adobe Premiere to see if I can isolate anything. I'm thinking the keyboards are adding in some extra notes that the guitar might not even be hitting. Stay tuned... I'm agreeing with the Gm6, but I'm not convince about the Cm/F yet. You all could be right though.
Cult_Of_Frank Posted - 07/03/2006 : 15:36:29
Cm/F works for me, though I should play it at home before saying so. The 'A' is missing, but probably not a problem. And yeah, that should've been a Gm6 not 9, my bad. Should know better than to type upside-down.


"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."
NimrodsSon Posted - 07/03/2006 : 15:23:42
Here's what we know for sure--the absolutely indisputable facts:
-There's an E in the second chord--the E right above middle C to be exact.
-There's a C in the first chord--middle C--which moves down to Bb in the second chord. This C can be clearly heard at exactly 1:38-39 into the song
-There's at least one G in both chords--the one right above middle C. This is the highest note in each chord.
-There is an Eb--the one right above middle C--in the first chord (which I missed in the above posts when I called this a Gm), which changes to an E in the second chord. (this is especially clear from 2:39-2:42)
-The bass guitar is playing an F for the first chord, and in the second one a G (for possibly the clearest example of this, listen from 2:39 to 2:42)

Now, no longer in the indisputable facts, I am very confident that the second piano chord is built in the right hand with the notes Bb-E-G, with a G and possibly other notes (it's not clear enough for me to distinguish) in the left hand.

I am very confident that the first chord is built in the right hand with the notes C-Eb-G, and in the left hand with an F and possibly some other notes.

It is possible that there is also a lower G in the right hand of each chord that I am not distinguishing, but I don't think so.

I therefore officially (unless there are any objections) declare the chords to be:

Cm/F and then Gm6 (without the D, which is not necessary to point out, since it's in the vocal melody and therefore an implied note in the chord, so to speak).


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NimrodsSon Posted - 07/03/2006 : 14:47:11
Okay, just saw your post. Let me think it over and listen some more before jumping to any conclusions.


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