Bright Sky
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Afinação: D A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste:
3rd traste
"Bright Sky" (Cockburn)
From "Further Adventures of" (1978)
intro and basic riff follows something like
E|---------------|-------------0h2p0-|-----0------------|
B|---------------|---------0h3-0h3p0-|-3p0-0-3p0-----0--|
G|---------0h2---|-0h2---0-0h2-------|-2p0---2p0-2-0-0--|
D|---0h4-4-----0-|-0h4-4-------------|-----------4-0----|
A|---0h5-5---5---|-------------------|------------------|
D|-0-------------|-------------------|------------------|
shapes:
Dsus2/E: 2x0230
D/C#: x40230
G/B: x2003x
Em/D: 200000
Em7: 220030
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[Intro]
D Dsus/E D Dsus2/E D
[Verse]
D D/C# G/B
Geese come rushing on a river of wind,
G/B D A Em/D Em7 D
in the bright sky, bright sky,
D D/C# G/B
wild music ripples like wake behind,
G/B D A Em/D Em7 D
in the bright sky, bright sky.
[Verse]
D D/C# G/B
Go higher, go higher where the wind is all,
G/B D A Em/D Em7 D
in the bright sky, bright sky,
D D/C# G/B
where the bullets get tired and fall,
G/B D A Em/D Em7 D
in the bright sky, bright sky.
[Verse]
D D/C# G/B
They fly out of vision taking part of my soul,
G/B D A Em/D Em7
in the bright sky, bright sky,
D D/C# G/B
well, maybe together we can touch down whole,
G/B D A Em/D Em7
in the bright sky, bright sky.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
[Verse]
D D/C# G/B
I never saw the colours in the Northern dark,
G/B D A Em/D Em7
in the bright sky bright sky,
D D/C# G/B
but there were all those people floating like Noah's ark,
D A Em/D Em7
in the bright sky, bright sky.
[Verse]
D D/C# G/B
And we all rush away on a river of wind,
G/B D A Em/D Em7
in the bright sky, bright sky,
D D/C# G/B
and if I live, I'll be coming back again,
G/B Em/D Em7 D
in the bright sky.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
How to play Bright Sky
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.