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Lift by Poets of the Fall
Lift
There are two guitars. A rhythm and a lead guitar. Let's have a look at the
lead-guitar first.
L E A D G U I T A R
*********************
Tuning: Standard
Intro
digital delay 550ms, feedback 25% (2-3 repeats), mix 50%
e|---------2-2-4-4--------|
B|-2-2-------------4-4-4--| 2 Times
G|-----4-4----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|---------2-2-4-4-----------------------7-7-|
B|-2-2-------------4-4-4-5-5-4-4-7-7-4-4-----|
G|-----4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------2-2-4-4--------|
B|-2-2-------------4-4-4--| 2 Times
G|-----4-4----------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|---------2-2-4-4-----------------|
B|-2-2-------------4-4-4-5-5-4-4-7-|
G|-----4-4-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
VERSE
digital delay with modulation 800ms, feedback 40% (4 repeats), mix 50%
I also use a shimmer-effect to make it sound deeper
e|-----6----------2-------|
B|------------------------| 4 Times
G|---8----------4---------|
D|-6----------2-----------| (barré at the 6th and the 2nd fret,
A|------------------------| use ringfinger for the other note,
E|------------------------| which is important for the next step)
PRE-CHORUS
digital delay with modulation 800ms, feedback 40% (4 repeats), mix 50%
I also use a shimmer-effect to make it sound deeper
e|-----6---------------------------------2-------------------------|
B|------------9------7-------------------------5------3------------| 4 Times
G|---8------8------8-----8-9p-8--------4------4------4------4-5p-4-|
D|-6------6------6------6-----------2------2------2------2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Notice this little "box" where we are playing in! While the pointerfinger
is forming barrés at 6th and 2nd, the ringfinger rests where it is the
whole time - exactly as in the position as in the verse. Meanwhile
Mr Middlefinger and Mrs Pinky are dancing beside the ringfinger at the
b and g string. Needs some time to practice and to speed it up. Don't give up)
CHORUS
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-66666666--4444--------66666666-------------------|
D|-66666666--4444--------66666666--2222-4444--------|
A|-44444444--2222--4444--44444444--2222-4444--------|
E|-----------------2222-----------------2222--------|
Lead guitar starts over with Intro.
R H Y T H M G U I T A R
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Tuning: Standard
I suggest playing it with less treble and some fat distortion.
There are many ways to alter this, here is how I would play it.
INTRO
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------| 2 Times
G|-66666666--4444--------66666666-------------------|
D|-66666666--4444--2222--66666666--2222-4444--------|
A|-44444444--2222--2222--44444444--2222-4444--------|
E|--------------------------------------2222--------|
VERSE and PRE-CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6---6------6-----6---6--------4-----4----------------| p.m.
D|-----6-----6---6------6-----6---6--------4-----4--------4-----4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2--------4-----4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6---6------6-----6---6-------------------------------| p.m.
D|-----6-----6---6------6-----6---6--------2-----2--------4-----4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2--------4-----4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
You can vary between the E5 and the B5. Try to accent the power-chords
with a powerful downstroke.
CHORUS
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------| 2 Times
G|-66666666--4444--------66666666-------------------|
D|-66666666--4444--------66666666--2222-4444--------|
A|-44444444--2222--4444--44444444--2222-4444--------|
E|-----------------2222-----------------2222--------|
Rhythm guitar starts over with Intro.
Times when I just can't
Bring myself to say it loud
'Fraid that what I'll say comes out somehow awry
That is when it seems
We move in circles day to day
Twist the drama of the play to get us by
And it feels like fear
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Like the other day
I thought you won't be coming back
I came to realize my lackluster dreams
And among the schemes
And all the tricks we try to play
Only dreams will hold their sway and defy
When it feels like fear...
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear, oooohhhh
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Take me high
Make me fly
| p pull-off
| p.m. palm-muted
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version 2
Intro
Gtr I
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------7--|-7-9--9-------|-----------7--|-7-9--9-------|
|-6--6-4--4----|--------8--8--|-6--6-4--4----|--------8--8--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E E E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------7--|-7-9--9-------|------------7--|-7------12--12-9-|
|-6-8-6-4--4----|--------8--8--|-9-8-9-8--8----|---8--8----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------7--|-7-9--9-------|-----------7--|-7-9--9-------|
|-6--6-4--4----|--------8--8--|-6--6-4--4----|--------8--8--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E E E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q E Q E H Q.
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|------------7--|-7-9--9-------|------------7--|-7---------|
|-6-8-6-4--4----|--------8--8--|-9-8-9-8--8----|---8-------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6--|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2--|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6--|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2--|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6--|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2--|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6--|-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2--|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0----|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0-----0------|
Pre-chorus, same chords like verse
Guitar two starts to play just chords (listen to the song for timing)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----6-----7-----|-6-----4--------|-----2-----4-----|-2-----0----------|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-7--|---0-----0-----0-|-----0------4-5---|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0------0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----6-----7-----|-6-----4--------|-----2-----4-----|-2-----0----------|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-7--|---0-----0-----0-|-----0------4-5---|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0------0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----6-----7-----|-6-----4--------|-----2-----4-----|-2-----0----------|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-7--|---0-----0-----0-|-----0------4-5---|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|---0------0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E W
|-----6-----7-----|-6-----4--------|-----2-----4-----|-2----|
|---4-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-7--|---0-----0-----0-|------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|------|
Chords for the song
Pre-Chorus:
G#m
And it feels like fear
E
Like I'll dissapear
G#m
Gets so hard to steer
E
Yet I go on
G#m
Do we need debate
E
When it seems too late
G#m
Like I bleed but wait
E
Like nothing's wrong
Chorus
C#m B F#
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly
C#m E F#
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
C#m B F#
You lift my higher, take my spirit, make it fly
C#m E F#
Where only wonders will appear
Times when I just can't
Bring myself to say it loud
'Fraid that what I'll say comes out somehow awry
That is when it seems
We move in circles day to day
Twist the drama of the play to get us by
And it feels like fear
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Like the other day
I thought you won't be coming back
I came to realize my lackluster dreams
And among the schemes
And all the tricks we try to play
Only dreams will hold their sway and defy
When it feels like fear...
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear, oooohhhh
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Take me high
Make me fly
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version 3
Intro (as chorus):
C#m B F#
C#m E F#
C#m B F#
C#m E F#
Verse 1:
G#m
Times when I just can't
E
Bring myself to say it loud
G#m E
Afraid that what I'll say comes out somehow awry
G#m
That is when it seems
E
We move in circles day to day
G#m E
Twist the drama of the play to get us by
Prechorus:
G#m
And it feels like fear
E
Like I'll disappear
G#m
Gets so hard to steer
E
Yet I go on
G#m
Do we need debate
E
When it seems too late
G#m F#
Like I bleed but wait
E F#
Like nothing's wrong
(slide to F# for one strum in the very end of the prechorus)
Chorus:
C#m B F#
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
C#m E F#
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
C#m B F#
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
C#m E F#
Where only wonders will appear
Instrumental middle eight thingie: as chorus
Verse 2
Like the other day
I thought you won't be coming back
I came to realize my lackluster dreams
And among the schemes
And all the tricks we try to play
Only dreams will hold their sway and defy
Prechorus
Chorus
Solo: as chorus
Chorus
Outro: as chorus
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version 4
Solo
Tuning: standard (EADGBe)
e|--------------------------------------------------9p7----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------7h9-----9p7------------------|
G|----------6p4-----------------6p4---------6h9-------------9p6--------------|
D|------4h6-----6p4---------4h6-----6p4--------------------------------------|
A|--4h7-------------7p4-4h7-------------7p4----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\ ///////// \\\\\\\\\ ///////// \\\\\\\\\ /////////
e|------------12p9-----------------------------------9+~---------------------|
B|-------9h12------12p9-------------------------9-12-------------------------|
G|--9h11----------------11p9--11~-----9-11-9-11------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////
e|-------------12-------------------------14p12------------------------------|
B|-------12h14----14p12-------------12h14-------14p12------------------------|
G|-11h13----------------13p11-11h13-------------------13---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\\\\ //////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////
e|-------------12-------------------------14p12------------------------------|
B|-------12h14----14p12-------------12h14-------14p12------------------------|
G|-11h13----------------13p11-11h13-------------------13---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\\\\ //////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////
e|-------------12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12h14----14p12------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11h13----------------13p11------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////
e|--------------12h14p12-------14p12-------14p12-------14p12-------16~-------|
B|--------12h14----------14p12-------14p12-------14p12-------14p12-----------|
G|--11h13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
\\\\\\\\\\\\\
e|--16-16-19-19--14-14-16-16--12-12/14-14\9-9/12-12\7-7/9-9--9p7p6-7-6-------|
B|-----------------------------x--x--x--x-----x---x-x-x-x-x------------------|
G|-----------------------------9--9/11-11\6-6/9---9\4-4/6-6------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
t.......................................................................
In some live performances Olli can also been seen doing something more along
these lines:
e|--9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-14-9-11-12-9-11-14----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
t.......................................................................
Times when I just can't
Bring myself to say it loud
'Fraid that what I'll say comes out somehow awry
That is when it seems
We move in circles day to day
Twist the drama of the play to get us by
And it feels like fear
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Like the other day
I thought you won't be coming back
I came to realize my lackluster dreams
And among the schemes
And all the tricks we try to play
Only dreams will hold their sway and defy
When it feels like fear...
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear, oooohhhh
You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear
Take me high
Make me fly
| /// sweep stroke up
| \\\ sweep stroke down
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| t.. two-handed tapping
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