Chinook Wind
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste:
2nd traste
(Most of it was figured out by ear on the record, with additional visual cues from his
trailer performance
here: https://youtu.be/X7jdYRQkEQo?si=Cm5XPF18ptqaS0wf)
Here's the riff Izaak plays during before each verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2--0--------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2------2-0--1-1-1-1--1-2--|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Also, for the A#7 in the verses, he moves his pinky from the third to fourth fret and
back during the pause.
Not necessary to play the song but adds a little flair.
Below are the chords. Enjoy!
[Verse 1]
C
We started arguing on the on-ramp
F7
Of Interstate 90 West
C
As the engine strained to recollect fifth gear
F7
And I struggled to keep my head
G
For the last month, I'd been scratching your name
Am A#7
With my fingernail in the frost
C C/B Am Am/G
Of the windowpane in the attic of a friend's
F C
I'd been staying since you broke it off
[Verse 2]
C
Then out of the blue, you asked me on a date
F7
To a hot springs out of town
C
And on Valentine's Day, no less, I knew I should
F7
But I could never turn you down
G
Now I'm sitting in the steam with a cold gin & tonic
Am A#7
Sweating in a plastic cup
C C/B Am Am/G
Trying to make sense of your sudden change of heart
F C
If that's what it really was
[Chorus]
Am Em
You swept in like a Chinook wind
Am Em
Blowing warm through the woods
Am Am/G D7/F#
A pulse of June in the middle of the winter
F C
Can do more harm than good
Am Em
You thawed out my resistance
Am Em
And I let you back in
Am Am/G D7/F#
You were unseasonably warm
F/C Am
As a Chinook wind
[Verse 3]
C
Watching the snow crying off the pine trees
F7
Standing around the edge of the pool
C
Their bare green needles naked in the cold
F7
I started to feel like a fool
G
Maybe I was dying in the high Himalaya
Am Bb7
In the final stages of undress
C C/B Am Am/G
Just then I felt you swim up behind me like a reaper
F C
And softly kiss the back of my neck
[Chorus]
Am Em
You swept in like a Chinook wind
Am Em
Blowing warm through the woods
Am Am/G D7/F#
A pulse of June in the middle of the winter
F C
Can do more harm than good
Am Em
You thawed out my resistance
Am Em
And I let you back in
Am Am/G D7/F#
You were unseasonably warm
F/C Am
As a Chinook wind
[Instrumental Break]
Am Am/G D7/F#
Am Am/G D7/F#
Am Am/G Am/C Am/B
F C
[Chorus]
Am Em
You swept in like a Chinook wind
Am Em
Blowing warm through the woods
Am Am/G D7/F#
A pulse of June in the middle of the winter
F C
Can do more harm than good
Am Em
You thawed out my resistance
Am Em
And I let you back in
Am Am/G D7/F#
You were unseasonably warm
F/C Am
As a Chinook wind
How to play Chinook Wind
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 E. 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.