The Seance
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Intro
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Dm7 Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
Verse
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb
Under gas light the joining of hands
Dm7 Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
Chanting a name over and over
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb
A table tilts the circle is broken
Dm7
Doubting no more
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
They pay what they owe her
Bridge
A C9 A C9 A C9 A C9
Verse
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb
Disembodied a luminous hand
Dm7 Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
Holding the air, passing the current
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb
A voice is channeled, a rope is uncoiled
Dm7
Flicker the light
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
And someone is here
Verse
D5 Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Dm7
We go following sorrow to feel your
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db D5
Blood spilling out of the reeds there
Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Dm7
Give me a sign I can breathe air
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db D5
Blood flowing out of the stream there
Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Dm7
following sorrow to feel your (give me something new please, something I can love)
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db D5
Blood spilling out of the reeds there
Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Dm7
Give me a sign I can breathe air (give me something new please, something I can love)
Dbmaj7 Bbm/Db
Blood flowing out of the
Bridge
A C9 A C9 A
Outro
e|-------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------------|
G|---7--9--9---------|-------------5---8--8-8-8-8---|
D|---7--9--9---------|----x--------5---8--8-8-8-8---| x4
A|---5--7--9-------3-|--2-x--------3---6--6-6-6-6---|
E|-0---0-----0-3-4---|----x-0-1--0---0--------------|
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x dead note
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How to play The Seance
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D5. 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.