River
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A great song, it goes off live. Yes its pretty "Grungy" but if you're
gonna listen to grunge, listen to the Aussie stuff! Its better than lots
of mass-marketed American music of similar genre.
Some of my lyric transcriptions look like they're done by the Dodgy
Brothers ("50 bucks Jane!"*) so corrections are welcome. [Ah-ha, fixed
now :-)]
Its in 4/4.
Chords:
Bm Asus4 Em G Bb D
e---2-----0-------0----3---6----5----
b---3-----3-------0----3---6----7----
g---4-----2-------0----4---7----7----
d---4-----2-------2----5---8----7----
a---2-----0-------2----5---8----5----
e---x-----x-------0----3---6----x----
F# E F#*
---2--------0---------0-------
---2--------0---------0-------
---3--------3---------3-------
---4--------2---------4-------
---4--------2---------4-------
---2--------0---------0-------
Intro: (distortion)
2 bars of Bm
Verse:
Bm
I'm rolling down the river
Asus4
90 miles an hour
Em
Waiting just to find
Bm
The blinds are closed at our place
Asus4
I'm looking out the door
Em
The roses are alive, see my smile now
Chorus: Listen for the rhythm.
G
Its in my mind
Bb
Not far behind
D G
I hate to see you crying
F# Em
Now all my thoughts are lying
Verse:
Bm
The tears we cried for last night
Asus4
Of losing you I fear
Em
And I don't want to run too far away from
Bm
The music that I'm drinking
Asus4
Controls the mind I'm thinking
Em
Hoping just to find someone closed the...
Chorus:
G
Its in my mind
Bb
Not far behind
D G
I hate to see you crying
F# Em
Now all my thoughts are lying
Bridge:
Bm A Em
Hey hey no no etc
Outro: (clean tone)
F#* E F#* E
Your love fills me like a river
(repeat several times, then kick into overdrive! mmmm...distortion)
F# E
Like a river...
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That's it! Please email me if you are reading this so I know that doing
these transcriptions isn't a waste of time..!
* What? You never watched the Late Show on Channel 2?
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Daniel Meijer - Sydney, Australia.
dmeijer@zeta.org.au
p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au
http://www.zeta.org.au/~dmeijer/dan.html
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How to play River
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 A. 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.