Who knew that JR, the Dream Theater keyboard guru and current World's Weirdest Egyptian-style Goatee record holder, had a softer side? This is a fantastic song, as are all of the other ones from the 'Rhythm of Time' album - perhaps the most re-listenable album I have. Excuse the shameless plug.
Sorry, but the piano breaks would have been too much work to type up. Add your own JR-style arpeggios and some 9ths to make the chords sound more sensitive and it will all sound goooood. Also, sorry about the formatting at the bottom, I tried to fix it the best I could.
-JWS
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Intro:
Weird synthy sound effects - not too important to the piece. Enter with Bbm triad pattern.
Bbm Gb/Bb
There in the afterglow
Ab Gb
My solo world in view
Bbm Gb/Bb
A glimpse beyond the world I know
Ab Gb
An open door that I walk through?
Bbm Fm
And falling from the sky
Gb Db/Ab Fm/Ab
A tear before the rain
Bbm Fm
But will it pass me by
Gb
Holding back again
Bbm Gb/Bb
Now man possesses wings to fly
Ab Gb
Beyond this space and time
Bbm Gb/Bb
The rhythm of this heart of mine
Ab Gb
Is beating like a battle cry
Bbm Fm
And if I let it go
Gb Db/Ab Fm/Ab
Will strength provide relief
Bbm Fm
from fearful winds that blow -
Gb
only disbelief
Bbm
Tears falling
Fm/Ab
I’m calling
E(#5) Ab/Eb
Out into the air
Bbm Gb7 Ab
My sun is rising where I stand
Gb
I know
Bbm Fm/Ab
One day I wake up
E(#5) Ab/Eb
And suddenly I’m found
Bbm Gb7 Fm
High flying man has been unbound
Emaj7
And so
Sick Piano Break:
Fm | Emaj7(b13) | Fm | Emaj7(b13)
F#dim | Adim | A7(b13)/C# | F#7(b13) (Chords are approximate. Notes: D# F F# F# G# A A C# F E C G# F)
Bbm Gb/Bb
The hourglass is winding down
Ab Gb
as all becomes so clear
Bbm Gb/Bb
now tears that fall are all around
Ab Gb
and rainbows in the sky appear
Bbm
Tears falling
Fm/Ab
I'm calling
E(#5) Ab/Eb
out into the air
Bbm Gb7 Ab
My sun is rising where I stand
Gb
I know
Bbm Fm/Ab
One day I wake up
E(#5) Ab/Eb
and suddenly I'm found
Bbm Gb7 Fm Emaj7
High flying man has been unbound (and so)
Ab/Eb Gb/Db
And here I am once more(I couldn't figure these chords out)
I'm standing in the light
Bb7(b9,#11) Bb7
much stronger than before
B6(b5) Bb7(b9,11) Bb7 (Note: B6(b5) = B-F in LH, B-D#-G# in RH)
A tear before the rain
B6(b5) Bb7(b9,11) Bb7 (Note: Bb7(b9,11) = Bb-Ab in LH, B-D#-F in RH)
one tear before the rain.
Piano break - not particularly sick but quite nice nonetheless
B6(b5) | Amaj7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gb | Gb
Bbm
Tears falling
Fm/Ab
I’m calling
E(#5) Ab/Eb
Out into the air
Bbm Gb7 Ab
My sun is rising where I stand
Gb
I know
Bbm Fm/Ab
One day I wake up
E(#5) Ab/Eb
and suddenly I'm found
Bbm Gb7 Fm Gb
High flying man has been unbound (and so)
Outtro:
Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gmaj7| Cmaj7 | Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gb
Monday, August 29, 2011
Spock's Beard - Open the Gates Part 2 Chords
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb F
Open up the flood gates in your mind that you might be set free
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb Db/Eb
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb Db/Eb
Open up the windows left behind and stand in what could be
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
When something shifts the bulb will light and you may understand
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
Something beyond your sense of sight far from the world of man
Db Eb F
(Glass is all breaking - Everything's changing NOW)
Db Eb F
(Glass is all breaking - Everything's changing NOW)
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb F
Open up the window feel the calm of the first cool breeze
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb Db/Eb
Feel how the wind blows you can see the forest through the trees
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
When you flip the switch you may deny what you once held as true
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
All will be revealed; seek and you'll find that you can
Db/Eb Ab Bb/Ab B/F# Db
Open up the flood line - we got separated by time
Ab Bb/Ab B/F# Db
Ab Bb/Ab B/F# Db
Lifting up the gate now - we got separated somehow
Ebm
Ebm
Let's come together now
Instrumental:
Ebm 4x, Db 2x, Ebm 4x, Db 1x, Eb 1x
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb F
Open up the flood gates and believe that all will come to pass
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb Db/Eb
F F(#5) F6 Eb Bb Db/Eb
Release the dream and let your woodwinds be all turned to brass
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
When something shifts you may belie your former way of life
Db/Eb
Db/Eb
Don't you want to be out of your mind; come on and
Db/Eb Ab Bb/Ab B/F# Db
Open up the flood line - we got separated by time
Ab Bb/Ab B/F# Db
Lifting up the gate now - we got separated somehow
Let's come together now
Ebsus4
Go before the gate goes down when you hear the calling sound (I will go)
Fsus4
Fsus4
You will not be turned away bring your weakness with your strength (I will go)
Ebsus4
Where the river meets the sea - Where the sky is holding me (I will go)
Fsus4 (??- I couldn't figure out this chord))
Fsus4 (??- I couldn't figure out this chord))
Love will be your ministry - Let it fly when you open up the flood line
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Gentle Giant - Think of Me With Kindness Chords
This is such a beautiful and melodic song - one of my favorite Gentle Giant tunes. Enjoy!
-JWS
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Intro:
Dm Eb F Dm | Gm F
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Why am I using words, no more to say without you
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Close the door, put out the lights and go.
| Dm Eb F |
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Late at night, in the night your shadow falls between us.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Nevermore, never know.
Dm Eb F Dm |
There, memories are sorrow,
Gm F
When there's no tomor-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F ***
-row.
*** This pattern comes up a few times. For these three chords, the top notes should be F, D and C, respectively.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
Sweet the song that once we sang, the silent parting ways.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, long ago when first we made our promise -
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb Fsus4
Empty words, I wonder did you know -
Instrumental:
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9 | Bb/F Eb/G Ab9 | Eb/Bb Cm Bb Eb | Bbsus4
Note: The chords in this section are more or less just variations on the C pentatonic scale (C-Eb-F-G-Bb). If you play the melody with the two or three notes in this scale right underneath ir, it should sound fine. For example, a 'Bb' chord should be (Eb F G Bb), an 'Eb' should be (F G Bb Eb), etc. For your ease, I've written the notes in bold that are the melody in this section - these are NOT the chords.
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The laugh that love could not for-give,
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Is gone and tells no more to live,
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in bea-uty's love;
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now, through all, look back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
fore -
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The tears that I first cried, no more;
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Your love has come and gone, no more.
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in beau-ty's love
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now through all think back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
-fore.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, when we two parted in tears and silence
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
past the days, the parting ways.
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Fare thee well, fare thee well, you that was once dear to me.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A
Think of me with kindness
Bb | Fsus4
Think of me.
-JWS
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Intro:
Dm Eb F Dm | Gm F
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Why am I using words, no more to say without you
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Close the door, put out the lights and go.
| Dm Eb F |
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Late at night, in the night your shadow falls between us.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Nevermore, never know.
Dm Eb F Dm |
There, memories are sorrow,
Gm F
When there's no tomor-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F ***
-row.
*** This pattern comes up a few times. For these three chords, the top notes should be F, D and C, respectively.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
Sweet the song that once we sang, the silent parting ways.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, long ago when first we made our promise -
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb Fsus4
Empty words, I wonder did you know -
Instrumental:
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9 | Bb/F Eb/G Ab9 | Eb/Bb Cm Bb Eb | Bbsus4
Note: The chords in this section are more or less just variations on the C pentatonic scale (C-Eb-F-G-Bb). If you play the melody with the two or three notes in this scale right underneath ir, it should sound fine. For example, a 'Bb' chord should be (Eb F G Bb), an 'Eb' should be (F G Bb Eb), etc. For your ease, I've written the notes in bold that are the melody in this section - these are NOT the chords.
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The laugh that love could not for-give,
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Is gone and tells no more to live,
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in bea-uty's love;
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now, through all, look back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
fore -
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The tears that I first cried, no more;
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Your love has come and gone, no more.
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in beau-ty's love
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now through all think back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
-fore.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, when we two parted in tears and silence
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
past the days, the parting ways.
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Fare thee well, fare thee well, you that was once dear to me.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A
Think of me with kindness
Bb | Fsus4
Think of me.
First Post! - My Purpose
Dear Internet community,
If you're like me, you're a non-guitarist prog fan who has tried to learn tunes, but either can't find the chord changes online or you can only find guitar tabs. Well, I know because I've been this guy. And instead of deploring the fact that it's sometimes rather difficult to find chord changes to my favorite prog tunes because they're not popular enough, I'm going to try to share some of the ones that I've learned myself that I wasn't able to find online. Hopefully this will inspire other people to do the same, since I'm currently a full-time graduate student and won't have much time to devote to this side project of mine.
Happy music-making!
-JWS
If you're like me, you're a non-guitarist prog fan who has tried to learn tunes, but either can't find the chord changes online or you can only find guitar tabs. Well, I know because I've been this guy. And instead of deploring the fact that it's sometimes rather difficult to find chord changes to my favorite prog tunes because they're not popular enough, I'm going to try to share some of the ones that I've learned myself that I wasn't able to find online. Hopefully this will inspire other people to do the same, since I'm currently a full-time graduate student and won't have much time to devote to this side project of mine.
Happy music-making!
-JWS
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