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The Sound by Switchfoot
The Sound
For the intro and interludes, it's best to play the riff, but if you just want to play
chords (or are using this for a backing instrument like a synth) then you can use the
chords shown below.
Intro: Dsus2 D9 (x4)
Verse 1:
Dsus2 D9
The static comes in slow
Dsus2 D9
You can feel it grow
Dsus2 D9
Our stream of conscience flows
Dsus2 D9
Under the streets below
Interlude: Dsus2 D9 (x2)
Verse 2:
Dsus2 D9
The rivers made of sound
Dsus2 D9
Still running underground
Dsus2 D9
Runs like a silent flood
Dsus2 D9
We run as thick as blood
Prechorus 1:
Bb
Can you hear it rise
F6
Up from the ground
Bb
Can’t drown it out
Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus:
D5
This is the sound of a heartbeat
Bb5
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
G5 D5
We are the voice of breaking down
Can you hear me?
Bb5
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
G5 Dsus2 (lead into interlude)
We are the voice of breaking down
Interlude 2: Dsus2 D9sus4 (x2)
Verse 3:
Dsus2 D9
The static comes alive
Dsus2 D9
Beneath the broken skies
Dsus2 D9
John Perkins said it right
Dsus2 D9
Love is the final fight
Interlude
Prechorus 2:
Bb
Let it rise above
F6
Rise above
Bb
There is no song
Dsus4
Louder than love
Chorus
Interlude (x2)
Prechorus 3:
Bb
Let it rise above
F6
Up from the ground
Bb
Can’t drown it out
Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus (Change the lyrics “own collision” to “fallen condition”)
Outro:
D5
This is the sound
D5
This is the sound
Dsus2 D9 (x2)
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version 2
Tuning - Drop D (D A d G B E)
Intro: Part 1 (Only when played live)
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------12~-----14~--|
B|--11~-10~----11~----10~-11~-----10~------|
G|----------12-----11----------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------12~-----14~-------------|
B|-----11~---10~-11~-----10~--------11~-10~--|
G|--12----11---------------------12------9~--|
d|---------------------------------------7~--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Palm Muted)
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
d|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Intro: Part 2 (Palm Muted) [Album Version starts here]
Guitar 1 & 2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|[2x]
A|----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-^10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-^10--|
V1 (Intro: Part 2)
The static comes in slow
You can feel it grow
Our stream of conscience flows
Under the streets below
V1: Interlude (Don't Palm Mute)
Whoa, whoa-o, whoa, whoa-o
The rivers made of sound
Still running underground
Runs like a silent flood
We run as thick as blood
Pre-Chorus 1
Can you hear it rise? Up from the ground
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10-----------------5-------|
d|-------------------8-[8x]------------3-[8x]--|
A|-------------------8-----------------3-------|
D|-------------------8-----------------3-------|
Can't drown it out? Can you hear it now?
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------10--------------------7-------|
d|------------------8-[8x]---------------5-[8x]--|
A|------------------8--------------------5-------|
D|------------------8--------------------5-------|
Chorus
This is the sound of a heartbeat
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
d|--------------0-----x----0----x--|
A|--------------0-----x----0----x--|
D|--------------0-----x----0----x--|
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------10-------|
d|--------------0----x---------0-----x-------8-[8x]--|
A|--------------0----x---------0-----x-------8-------|
D|--------------0----x---------0-----x-------8-------|
Of a haunted nation! We are the voice of breaking
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------------7-------|
d|-------------------5-[8x]--|
A|-------------------5-------|
D|-------------------5-------|
(REPEAT CHORUS CHORDS)
Down! Can you hear me?
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
We are the voice of breaking down
Keyboard to Guitar (1:17), (1:27), (2:22), (2:23), (3:08) & (3:18)
E|-----------|
B|--3/13\10--|
G|-----------|
d|-----------|
A|-----------|
D|-----------|
NOTE: Listen to picking... very fast!
Interlude: Same as Intro: Part 2 (Don't Palm Mute)
V2 (Same as V1)
The static comes alive
Beneath the broken skies
John Perkins said it right
Love is the final fight
Pre-Chorus 2
Let it rise above
Rise above
There is no song
Louder than love
Chorus
Bridge - Intro: Part 2 (No Palm Mute)
Pre-Chorus 2
Chorus
Outro (Intro: Part 2 -- No Palm Mute/Double time!)
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version 3
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
Main Riff for intro, verses, bridge, outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-00-12-0-0--0--0-0-10---------------------------------------------------|
Palm mute the open ones
During the parts of the verse where they sing "oh, oh, oh," don't palm mute
Pre-Chorus ("Can you hear it rise up from the ground?") chords
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10----5-----10----7------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----3-----8-----5------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Part I ("This is the sound!")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
II "From the discontented mouths"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10------7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------8-------5----------------------------------------------|
Repeat parts I + II again
Repeat the verse again, and note that the guitar drops out at a couple parts
Repeat pre-chorus
At part II, another guitar part comes in. I believe Drew is using a Digitech Whammy here
to one octave up and playing this
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/55555555555555552222222222222222----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(I think the slide-up is simulated by the Whammy btw)
If you don't own a Whammy (and I suggest buying one because they're loads of fun), you
play this. It won't sound quite the same, though.
e|-/88888888888888885555555555555555----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the main riff for the solo, with some variations on what's palm-muted
Pre-chorus again
Parts I+II, then I again
The last time part II is played, Drew changes up the Whammy thing a little and plays
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5555555555555555b7777777777777777---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(if you stink at bending, just sliding up to the 7 is fine)
And for you Whammy-not-havers
e|-/8888888888888888b10101010101010101010101010101010-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(these are 10's, NOT 1's and 0's!)
Play through the riff a few more times without the palm mute, and end on that last note
the 10th fret of the low E (or D, whatever you want to call it)
l PM Palm-Mute
l . staccato
| / slide up
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version 4
(Solo)
Tuning: ebgdaD
|---------------------------------15b17----------------|
|--13br---------------------13b------------------------|
|--------10---------12b--------------------------------|
|-----------------------12-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------10b--------------------------------------|
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version 5
D A D G B E
intro+verses.
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0-0-00-0-12-0-0-00-0-0-00-10-----|
Pre chorus.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--8---------3---------8----------|
A|--8---------3---------8----------|
D|--8---------3---------8----------|
chorus.
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---0--------0----------8----5---| 2x
A|---0--------0----------8----5---|
D|---0--------0----------8----5---|
after 2nd time play again that open powerchord and go into verses again.
solo.
e|--------------------------------15b^-----|
B|---13b15r13-----------------15b^---------|
G|-----------10---12b-rp10-----------------|
D|-------------------------12--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------10b-------------------------|
ten chorus agan, and for the end play intro again.
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version 6
I play the big riff that usually alternates
between D and C notes which is played throughout the verses by playing Dsus2
and D7sus, hammering on and off from the D and C on the b string instead.
Alternately, you can just play the riff.
Verse 1:
Dsus2 D7sus2
The static comes in slow
You can feel it grow
Our stream of conscience flows
Under the streets below
Interlude:
Dsus2 D7sus2
(Oohs)
Verse 2:
Dsus2 D7sus2
The rivers made of sound
Still running underground
Runs like a silent flood
We run as thick as blood
Prechorus:
Bb F
Can you hear it rise, Up from the ground
Bb G
Can't drown it out, Can you hear it now
- Chorus –
D
This is the sound of a heartbeat
Bb
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down, Can you hear me?
Bb
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down
Verse 3:
Dsus2 D7sus2
The static comes alive
Beneath the broken skies
John Perkins said it right
Love is the final fight
Interlude: Dsus2 D7sus2
(Oohs)
Prechorus 2:
Bb F
Let it rise above, Rise above
Bb G
There is no song, Louder than love
- Chorus –
D
This is the sound of a heartbeat
Bb
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down, Can you hear me?
Bb
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down
Breakdown:
(This is the part where it gets quiet and then the solo comes in before a
third prechorus. If you are chording here just continue the Dsus2 D7sus2
combo for the whole thing.)
Prechorus 2:
Bb F
Let it rise above, Rise above
Bb G
There is no song, Louder than love
- Chorus –
D
This is the sound of a heartbeat
Bb
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down, Can you hear me?
Bb
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
F G
We are the voice of breaking
D
Down
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