Thursday, May 24, 2012

Takin' Off Today

Takin' Off Today Adam Ezra Group

2nd fret
intro/verse
G C D
G C D
G C D
Em C D

pre-chorus
Am C G D
Am C G D

chorus (and outro)
G Em D C D
G Em D C D

Another Sunshine

Another Sunshine, Adam Ezra Group
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
C x 3 2 0 3 3
Em x 2 2 0 3 3

intro/verse
Em C G D
chorus
G D Em C
G D Am C D

Hunter and the Phantom Limb

I'm not going to try to notate the rhythms, but those are relatively simple to figure out by 'listening obsessively'.  This is in DADGAD tuning.



The power chords can also have extra notes, i.e.:
x|x|x|5|5|5 can be played:
x|x|7|5|5|5 or
x|x|4|5|5|5 or
5|5|4|5|5|5 if you're ambitious

This isn't an attempt to write out strum patterns or rhythms; you'll have to listen to the
song to get that.  Each |--| section is four beats.
I use <> to indicate a harmonic (which is optional).

The song is:
verse 1
verse 2
instrumental riff
verse 3
verse 4
tag
solo
verse 5
verse 6 (different)
tag
instrumental riff

verse:            (keep strumming the inital D chord)     optional end bit
D--|----|x---|x---|0-------0-2-0-----------|0---|x---|x---|0-----------|0-|
A--|----|x---|x---|0-0-2-3-------3-2-0-----|0---|x---|x---|0-3-2-0-----|0-|
G--|----|x---|x---|2-------------------0-2-|2---|x---|x---|2-------0-2-|2-|
D--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|
A--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|
D--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|

tag: instead of the optional end bit, go to this and repeat the second half of the verse
D--|x---|x---|x---|x---|0-|
A--|x---|x---|x---|x---|0-|
G--|x---|x---|x---|x---|2-|
D--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|
A--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|
D--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|

instrumental riff:
D--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0--<12>-|
A--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0--<12>-|
G--|2-2---2-2-|------2---2---2-|2-2---2-2-|-----2--<12>-|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|
A--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0-3-0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|

D--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0---|
A--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0---|
G--|2-2---2-2-|------2---2---2-|2-2---2-2-|-----2---|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
A--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0-3-0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
solo:         (lots of left hand muting)
D--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
G--|x---|x---|0-0-5-0-5-5-|0-0-5-0-5-5-|
D--|3---|5---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|3---|5---|0-0-3-0-3-3-|0-0-3-0-3-3-|
D--|3---|5---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|

D--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
G--|x---|x---|0-0-5-0-5-5-|0-0-5-0-5-5-|
D--|8---|10--|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|8---|10--|0-0-3-0-3-3-|0-0-3-0-3-3-|
D--|8---|10--|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|

verse 6 (not including tag):
D--|----|x---|x---|0--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
A--|----|x---|x---|0--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
G--|----|x---|x---|2--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
D--|----|3---|5---|0--5--|3--10-|8---|10--|
A--|----|3---|5---|0--3--|3--8--|8---|10--|
D--|----|3---|5---|0--2--|3--7--|8---|10--|

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Cynical

Here's a video of Brian teaching Cynical; this and the chords below are courtesy of Mary Bertke (thank you!).

Cynical
Enter the Haggis

Intro:
Em7  Em6
Em7  Em6
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm


        Em7
I'm an actor, a web-voyeur
       Am7
I'm a fall-down follow-through
                Em7
Trying hard to find somebody
    G
And be somebody
           Am7             C   wAm
Like we're all supposed to do
    Em7
Any day now the lights will change
          Am7
And we'll all be forced to go
                  Em
Running with our heads down
            G              wAm       C wAm
Hiding our eyes from people we don't know

 Am7             D
Maybe I'm just cynical
         Em       walk to G
I could care less than I do
        Am7                D
It's a feeling I've grown tired of
        Emsus2
Haven't you?
         Am7            D
And if I ever leave it all behind
      Em                D
Maybe you'll be leaving too
          C             G
But it's obvious you're cynical
     C                D
You don't believe in miracles

Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm


      Em7
It's amazing colour dreams of things
      Am7
I can see in monochrome
             Em7
I can buy a prime-time body
      G
With part-time money
         Am7           C   wAm
From the comfort of my home
         Em7
We're so lazy, we're soap-box heroes
          Am7
And we've got so much to say
                Em
But if I never cast my ballot
   G                wAm   C wAm
I wash my hands and walk away

wEm
Maybe it's a dream it's a nightmare
              Am7
Figure we've fallen asleep, we've fallen asleep
          wEm
And if I close my eyes, I'm alone in the room
       Am7
Can it go any deeper, go any deeper?

 Am7            D
Maybe I'm just cynical
         Em       walk to G
I could care less than I do
        Am7                D
It's a feeling I've grown tired of
        Emsus2
Haven't you?
         Am7                 D
And when I finally leave it all behind
       Em                D
Maybe you'll be leaving too
          C             G
But it's obvious you're cynical
     C                Em
You don't believe in miracles
       Am7                D
If you can't believe your eyes
           Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
What can I do?

Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am

Chord Naming:
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
Em 0220000
Emsus2 099070
hEm7 055030
Am7 002010
hAm7 077050
G 320030
wAm 002030
C 032030
wEm 024030


Intro:
Em7  Em6
Em7  Em6
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm

Verse
Em7 Am7
Em7 G Am7 C wAm

Chorus:
Am7 D Em walk to G
Am7 D Emsus2
Am7 D Em D
[C G C D
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm]

Last chor end, in place of [] above:
C G C Em Am7 D
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C? to lazy Am
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am

Bridge:
wEm, Am w/B or E string walk-down

 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Flood

See the video of Brian's lesson, and check out future lessons as well.

If Brian posts his version, I'll just replace this and/or add a link since that will be more accurate . . .

I'm not going to attempt to write out the fingerstyle pattern; it can also work just strummed.
-played in Am, with a capo on the fifth fret
The F in the verse is played with an open high E, and the F in the prechorus can also be played as Fmaj instead.
odd chords, with made-up names: (frets for low-high strings)
G* 0 2 0 0 3 0  (there might be an X or two instead of 0)
Fmaj 1 3 3 2 0 0
Bm* X 2 3 2 3 X

Intro/chorus
Am G* C Dm Am
Am Em
Am G* C Dm Am
Fmaj E Fmaj E
Am

Verse
F C Dm Am E Am
F C Dm Am Bm* E

prechorus
Am D F E

bridge
F D F D Am D F E

outro = intro

Lights and Cars

I learned this from Brian, who is offering group (streamed) and private (Skype) lessons on various instruments (facebook.com/lessonswithbrian) This is played in G, with a capo on the 2nd fret. The G, Em and C chords are like in Cameos (actually C9 and some suspended versions), as is the D in the verses. D4 is my notation for a normal D chord, adding the fourth finger on the third fret on the high E string; this probably has some official complicated name as well. The F in the bridge can be played with an open high E.

Intro
G D C
G D C
 (enter bagpipes)
 G D C
 Em D C

 Verse
 G G D D C C Em D repeat

Prechorus
 C C etc
 D D4 C (repeat second time)

 Chorus G C D Em
 G C D C D
 G C D Em
 G C D C D G

 Bridge
 F C G D
 F C D

 Outro
 G D C etc