Opalescent
Rolo Tomassi
Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)We Chords Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
E|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----10----10-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----11----11----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|----12----12----12----12-----7-----7-----7-----7-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-12----12----12----12----7-----7-----7-----7-----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|----10----10----12----12----14----14-----5-----5-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-11----11----12----12----14----14----6-----6-----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----10----10-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----11----11----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|----12----12----12----12-----7-----7-----7-----7-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-12----12----12----12----7-----7-----7-----7-----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|----10----10----12----12----14----14-| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| G|-11----11----12----12----14----14----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| [Verse] 'No Measured Mark...' E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-----11-----11------4-----4-| D|---0------0-------0-----0---| A|----------------------------| E|-9------9------3-----3------| E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-| D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----11-----11-----4-----4-----2-----2-----6-----6-| D|---0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|-9------9------3-----3-----2-----2-----6-----6-----| Repeat x 3 Then this transitions into the chorus E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|--7---6--| A|--0---0--| E|--9---7--| [Chorus] 'I Held The Arrows...' Calling it a chorus because I'm not sure what else to call it! The song moves in phases more than a verse/chorus structure, but this part feels like "the hook" at least. This section is in 7/8, all essentially arpeggiated chords. Notes on the E, D and B/high e are all sounded slightly louder than those on the D E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------0---------------0--------------0--------------0-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4------3-------3------3-------3-| D|---0---0---0-------0---0---0------4---4---4------4---4---4---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3--------------3---------------2--------------2-------------| E|---------0---------------0--------------0--------------0-----| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6-------6-------6-------6------7-------7------7-------7-| D|---0---0---0-------0---0---0------4---4---4------4---4---4---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-6--------------6---------------7--------------7-------------| Repeat x2 Then to transition: E|---------0--------------0------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------0--| G|-----6-------6------6-------6-------6-----7---9--| D|---4---4---4------4---4---4-------4-----4-----7--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7--------------7--------------6-----7------9----| [Chorus 2] 'In Fits and Starts...' Healthy amounts of delay & chorus effects. Main section is the same chords as in Chorus 1, just strummed instead of picked. The open notes on the high e and B are probably played, but go with what sounds best. E|--0-----0-----0-----0--| B|--0-----0-----0-----0--| G|--4-----3-----6-----7--| D|--0-----4-----0-----4--| A|-----------------------| E|--3-----2-----6-----7--| Repeat x 2 Then to transition 'Still Fall Short...' E|--0-----------------------------| B|--0-----------------------------| G|--6-----6---7---9---11--9---11--| D|--4-----4---4---7---7---7---7---| A|--------------------------------| E|--7-----6---7---9---9---9---9---| [Outro 1] Just cycle between these 3 chords in order. There are some interesting switches in time signature here - mostly 7/8 but occasionally a bar will be in 4/4. Almost (but not quite) works in a pattern of 7/8, 7/8, 7/8, 4/4. I've marked it to show which are in which timing. |7/8| |7/8| |7/8| |4/4| |7/8| |7/8| E|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----|----0-----| B|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----|----0-----| G|----4----|----11---|----11----|----4----|----11---|----11----| D|----5----|----9----|----0-----|----5----|----9----|----0-----| A|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------| E|---------|----7----|----10----|---------|----7----|----10----| |7/8| |4/4| |4/4| |7/8| |7/8| |7/8| E|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----|----0-----| B|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----|----0-----| G|----4----|----11---|----11----|----4----|----11---|----11----| D|----5----|----9----|----0-----|----5----|----9----|----0-----| A|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------| E|---------|----7----|----10----|---------|----7----|----10----| |4/4| |7/8| |7/8| |7/8| |4/4| E|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----| B|----0----|----0----|----0-----|----0----|----0----| G|----4----|----11---|----11----|----4----|----11---| D|----5----|----9----|----0-----|----5----|----9----| A|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------| E|---------|----7----|----10----|---------|----7----| [Outro 2] This is where the drums pick up. Similar to the previous section, but one chord is different. As before, it switches time signatures a few times. |4/4| |7/8| |7/8| |7/8| |4/4| |7/8| E|----0-----|----0-----|----0----|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----| B|----0-----|----0-----|----0----|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----| G|----11----|----12----|----11---|----11----|----12----|----11----| D|----0-----|----------|----9----|----0-----|----------|----9-----| A|----------|----10----|---------|----------|----10----|----------| E|----10----|----0-----|----7----|----10----|----0-----|----7-----| |7/8| |7/8| |4/4| E|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----| B|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----| G|----11----|----12----|----11----| D|----0-----|----------|----9-----| A|----------|----10----|----------| E|----10----|----0-----|----7-----|
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