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Halcyon by The Paper Kites
Halcyon
This song is meant for two guitars, but the rhythm is nice by itself.
Intro:
e|---10--9---7-----7---5---2-----10--9---7-----7---5---2---------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7-----7---5---2-----7---7---7-----7---5---2---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: D, A, D/B (Plays through whole song)
e|---2-----------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----------------|
B|---------3-----------3--------3-----------3--------3-----------3-----------|
G|------2-----------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2--------------|
D|---0--------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--2--------3-----------3--------3-----------3--------------------|
G|------2-----------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2--------------|
D|---0-----------2--------0-----------0--------0-----------0-----------------|
A|------------0--------2--------2-----------2--------2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----------3--------3--------2-----------------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2--------2--------2-----Back to top of verse----------|
D|------0-----------0--------0--------2--------------------------------------|
A|---2--------2-----------2--------0-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For the chorus, I am not completely sure what the rhythm guitarist does,
but this works nicely with the lead and even on its own.
D, Em, F#m
e|---2-----------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----------3--0-----------0---------2-----------2----------------|
G|------2-----------2-----------------------0---------------------2----------|
D|---0--------0-----------------2--------2------------4--------2-------------|
A|---------------------------2---------------------4-------------------------|
E|------------------------0--------0------------2--------2-------------------|
We... Can... Love....
e|------------------------2-----------2--------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------0--------------3-----------3--------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----2-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|---------2--------2-----0--------0-----------------------------------------|
A|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
We can love...
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10--12--14-----15--14--12-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We can love... We can love...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10\7--5\3-----10\7--5\3-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---10--9---7-----7---5---2-----10--9---7-----7---5---2---------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7-----7---5---2-----7---7---7-----7---5---2---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Original Key: D
*NOTE: I play the start of the chorus like this:
A D A
e|----0-----2-----5----|
B|----2-----3-----2----|
G|----2-----2-----2----|
D|----2-----0-----2----|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
But I realized that some people don't like unnecessary barre chords, so I
wrote the chords down just as A-D-A. If you are comfortable with barring, I
find the song sounds better with the high A note.
Intro/End of Chorus:
D A Bm
e|----10-----9-----7----------7-----5-----2----|
B|----7------7-----7----------7-----2-----3----|
G|----7------7-----7----------7-----2-----4----|
D|----0------0-----0----------0-----2-----4----|
A|----------------------------------------2----|
E|----------------------------------------2----|
Verse 1:
D A Bm A
You're free, a lover sinking in the sea
D A Bm A
And we will let the water fill our lungs and sleep
D A Bm A
Love, we go down, we go down
D A Bm
Breathe, it's over now, over now
Chorus:
A D A D
We can love, we can love
A D A Bm D G
We can love, we can love
G D
And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon
Verse 2:
D A Bm A
You're free a love is coming home to me
D A Bm
The sea will pull our bodies down into the deep
D A Bm A
Love, we go down, we go down
D A Bm
Breathe, it's over now, over now
Chorus:
A D A D
We can love, we can love
A D A Bm D G
We can love, we can love
G D
And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon
(Play the Intro for the next part)
And the birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
The birds will all sing out
The birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
A D A D
We can love, we can love
A D A Bm D G
We can love, we can love
G D
And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Key of D
Chords:
D - x54x3x
Bm7 - 224232
G - 35543x
E - x221xx
I like to play the chords palm muted, and strum accordingly during the chorus.
*Intro:
D F#m G
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----9-------7------7-------7------4----------4---------------------------------|
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V1:
D
You're free
F#m Bm7
A lover sinking in the sea
D
And we
F#m Bm7
Will let the water fill our lungs
G
And sleep
Chorus:
D F#m Bm7
Love, we go down, we go down
D F#m Bm7
Breathe, it's over now, over now
E A D
We can love, we can love
E A--Bm7--D--G
We can love, we can love
G *Back to intro: (D F#m Bm7)
And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon
Verse 2:
You're free
A love is coming home to me
The sea
Will pull our bodies down into the deep
Chorus 2:
Love, we go down, we go down
Breathe, it's over now, over now
We can love, we can love
We can love, we can love
And the birds will sing out song in Halcyon
And the birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
The birds will all sing out
The birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
We can love, we can love
We can love, we can love
And the birds will sing out song in Halcyon
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version 4
lead intro
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