Please let me know if this works this way! I don't know how
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Opening chords: D A E
A F#m D A F#m D A F#m D
E |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
B |---------------------|------------2-2------2-|--2b3r2-----------|
G |---------------------|--------2-4-----4-2----|---------4-2------|
D |-0-----------------2-|-4-2-4-----------------|------------------|
A |---4-2-4-2-0-0-2-4---|-----------------------|------------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Guitar # 1 plays the first measure twice. Guitar # 2 plays as above.
Guitar # 1 is silent during the 3rd measure.
A F#m D
They say it comes to you like a light in a dark blue night
A F#m D A
Irresistible, too clean and too bright. I tried to sleep it off
F#m D A
And I tried to hate it off, but I don't want to wait
F#m D D A E D A E
I just don't want to wait (intro guitar pattern)
A F#m D A
Every morning another darkness falls, holds me gently
F#m D A
but it won't let me go. And when I say I want to get away
F#m D A F#m
I mean I want to get away. Now, shine the light shine the light
D A E
I won't look away (4X)
A F#m D
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |-2222222222222222-|-2222222222222222-|-2222222222222222-|
D |-2222222222222222-|------------------|------------------|
A |-0000000000000000-|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|
A F#m D A
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
B |-------3-3-2-------3-3-2-|-------3-3-2-------3-3-2-|-5555555555555555-|
G |-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-------|------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
F#m D A
E |-8-8-8-------------|-8-8-8-------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8-|
B |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|--10--10--10--10--10---|
G |-------------9-9-9-|-------------9-9-9-|----9---9---9---9---9--|
D |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
F#m D A
E |-15-15-15-12-15-15-15-15-15-12-|-15-15-15-15-12-15-|-12-15-15-15 (4X)|
B |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A F#m D
E |-12-15-15-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |----------|-------------------|--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
G |----------|-------------------|----------------------|
D |----------|-------------------|----------------------|
A |----------|-------------------|----------------------|
E |----------|-------------------|----------------------|
A F#m
E |-----------10-10-10-----------10-10-10-|-10--10--10--10---|
B |-9-9-12-12----------9-9-12-12----------|----9---9---9---9-|
G |---------------------------------------|------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|------------------|
A |---------------------------------------|------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|------------------|
D A F#m D A
E |-10--10--10--10---|-0---------|-------3-3-2--------3-3-2---|
B |----9---9---9---9-|-2---------|-2-2-2--------2-2-2---------|
G |------------------|-2---------|----------------------------|
D |------------------|-2---------|----------------------------|
A |------------------|-0---------|----------------------------|
E |------------------|-----------|----------------------------|
Play this last measure ten times. Chords go A A F# D
D (play harmonics on these notes)
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-------7-7-6---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---|
D |-7-7-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
D A E D A E D A E D A E
Tab by The Pudman (pmilenski@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu)
How to play Please let me know if this works this way! I don't know how
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.