Broken Piano
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Thanks to Axe who figured out the key to this song,
without that I'd never start working on it.
And thanks to Shantel who went trough it and corrected
my mistakes, without that I would never got it finished.
Thank you!!
The song is best played in a Drop-D tuning, but it works fine
with standard-tuning as well.
Capo 3.
Drop D tuning.
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Intro (2x)
D Em Asus
e--------0-0h2p0h2-0h2-0--------------:|
B------3-------------------0-3---2h3--:|
G----2--------------------0---0--2----:|
D--0-------0-------0---0-2---0--------:|
A--------------------------------0----:|
D-----(0)-----------------------------:|
Verse 1
D Bm G * G/F#
There's an old grand piano, alone in the heart of the desert
Em A **
Standing upright in the shine of the full moon above
D Bm G * G/F#
They say it was left there a long time ago in the 60's
Em A **
By a man who had written a song to the woman he loved
Verse 2
Now it's falling apart from the sand and the heat and the decades
Rattlesnakes live in the space by the rusty old wires
They say that the song was a hit, we would all recognize it
A beautiful melody only love could have inspired,
[Refrão] D Em A **
But love has a way of changing from sunlight to shadow
D Em A **
Love has a way of changing from gold into tin
G D/F#
And all that's left to recall what has been
G D/F#
Is a song they know from L.A. to Berlin
Em A D
And a broken piano in the Arizona desert wind
Intrumental (Same as intro)
Verse 3
There are those who have camped at the site of that strong wooden statue
Who says that it plays when the first morning sunray breaks through
They gaze at that sad instrument with the cactus beside it
A shrine or a tombstone depending on your point of wiew,
Repeat chorus
G D
All that's left to recall what has been
G D
Is a song they know from L.A. to Berlin
Em A D
And a broken piano in the Arizona desert wind
Em A D Em Asus A D Em Asus A Asus/D ***
a broken piano in the Arizona desert wind
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Licks:
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* walkdown from G to Em in verses (with small variations)
G G/F# Em
e---------5---------------------
B----3--------3--------------0--
G--0-0--0----0--------------0---
D---0----0---------0---0---2----
A-------------------------------
D-5---------5----5---4---2------
** lick on A (with small variations)
A
e----------0------------0--
B----2-----2-------(2h3)---
G----2---------------------
D---2-2---2-2---2-4--------
A--0-----0-----0-----------
D--------------------------
*** ending lick on Asus/D
Asus/D
e---------|
B------3--|
G-----2---|
D--0s2----|
A---------|
D-0-------|
Licks in standard tuning:
* walkdown from G to Em in verses (with small variations)
G G/F# Em
e---------5---------------------
B----3--------3--------------0--
G--0-0--0----0--------------0---
D---0----0---------0---0---2----
A-------------------------------
D-3---------3----3---2---0------
** lick on A (with small variations)
A
e----------0------------0--
B----2-----2-------(2h3)---
G----2---------------------
D---2-2---2-2---2-4--------
A--0-----0-----0-----------
D--------------------------
How to play Broken Piano
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.