They are two guitars playing in this song :
-An electric guitar that plays the riff (use only the bridge pickup, a single coil.
Guitar tone : 10
Guitar volume : 10
with a smooth overdrive effect)
-A rythm acoustic guitar that plays the chords : A, B, E and C#m
A B E C#m
e-x---x---0---4-|
B-2---4---0---5-|
G-2---4---1---6-|
D-2---4---2---6-|
A-0---2---2---4-|
E-x---x---0---x-|
Intro riff with the electric guitar :
I)
e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9---9-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
II)
e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -9/14---14---14-12---7---7---5---5---5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
III)
e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0-------|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9-7-5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Play the I, than the II than the III for the intro, when the electric guitar plays alone.
The whole song goes with the I and the II.
The rythm acoustic guitar plays chords all along with the riff, like this :
I)
A E B E
e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9---9-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
II)
A E B E
e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -9/14---14---14-12---7---7---5---5---5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Then Play the chords normally :
(The solo guitar plays the riff in the chorus)
A
Well it’s your hometown
E
I think I’ve outgrown
A E
I wanna travel the world but I, I just can’t do it alone
A
So I’m just waiting on fate to come.
E
Wrap around me
A B
Think about all the foreign places we could be
*CHORUS :
A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window
A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go
A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me
A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be
A E B E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day
Then play this little riff :
e-------------------------|
B-5/10--10-10-10-9--9\5-5-|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
Continue with the I and II riffs, after that play the chords normally with the acoustic
guitar :
A E
Riding on waves, walking on sand
A E
Digging in caves to find the treasures of the land
A E
And if we find gold, we’ll just throw it away
A B
We can write stories bout the journeys that we made
*CHORUS :
A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window
A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go
A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me
A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be
A E B E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day
Waiting on a brand new
C#m A
They said they’ll keep me here
C#m
But I couldn’t do another year
A
I said I’ll see you soon
B
Because I whistle to a different tune
*CHORUS :
A E B E
||only the riff||
A E B E
Think of all the places we could be
A E B E
||only the riff||
A E B E
Think of all the people we could meet
A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window
A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go
A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me
A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be
E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day
