Hourglass
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Abm6 Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Emaj7 Bb7 Ebm7 Ab13
[Verse 1]
Abm6 Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Hourglass, remember how I said I'd miss you?
Abm9 Bb7(#5) Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
I confess I lied
[Verse 2]
Abm7 Ebm7b5 Bb7
Bbm7b5 Eb7b9 F#7b9 F#7
I couldn't live without you
Bmaj7 Cm7b5
If I tried, which I
Fm7b5 Bb7
Do not intend to ever try
[Verse 3]
Abm6 Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
My Hourglass, your sensual geography
Abm9 Bb7(#5) Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
I live just to explore
[Verse 4]
Abm7 Ebm7b5 Bb7
Your present, past
Bbm7b5 Eb7b9 F#7b9 F#7
And future incarnations
Bmaj7 Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bb7
I adore, the more we love the more I know we loved before
[Chorus]
Bmaj9 Bmaj7
Luck of such magnitude fills me with gratitude
Bmaj9 Bmaj7 G#m7 C#9
Some Navigator Divine tied us together in time
Fm7b5 Bb7
Love measures Infinity minute by minute
[Verse 5]
Abm6 Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Why, Hourglass, do you suppose my arms
Abm9 Bb7(#5) Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Surround you so existentially?
[Verse 6]
Abm7 Ebm7b5 Bb7
Hourglass
Bbm7b5 Eb7b9 F#7b9 F#7
I know the sand that flows
Bmaj7 Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bb7
Through you is me, I see the sand that flows through you is me
[Solo]
Bmaj9 Bmaj7 Bmaj9 Bmaj7
G#m7 C#9 Fm7b5 Bb7
[Verse 7]
Abm6 Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Why, Hourglass, do you suppose my arms
Abm9 Bb7(#5) Bb7 Ebm9 Ab13
Surround you so existentially?
[Verse 8]
Abm7 Ebm7b5 Bb7
Hourglass
Bbm7b5 Eb7b9 F#7b9 F#7
I know the sand that flows
Bmaj7 Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bb7
Through you is me, I see the sand that flows through you is me
Ebm9
How to play Hourglass
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.