Starseed
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 23:50:30 EST
From: Bob Morgano
Our Lady Peace
"Starseed"
>From the album: "Naveed" (Sony Music Entertainment
Music by Michael Turner, Raine Maida, Chris Eacrett and Arnold Lanni
Words by Raine Maida
c 1994 Sony Tunes/Under Zenith Publishing/Seacret Publishing/Catchit
Songs/Lanni Tunes
Original transcription by: Kerry O'Brien
Updated, Simplified and Corrected by: Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net
Tuning Used: 6-Db 5-Ab 4-Db 3-Gb 2-Bb 1-Db
Opening Riff (Acoustic Guitar)/Riff #1:
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end of Riff #1
Riff: 2
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Riff: 3
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Riff: 4
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Riff: 5
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Riff: 6
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Riff: 7
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Riff: 8 (3 Bars!!!
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Riff: 9A (Chorus Riff) Riff: 9B (Chorus Riff
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Riff: 10
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Riff: 11A
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Riff: 11B
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Riff: 11C
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Riff: 12 Riff: 13
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--5--5--5--3--3--3-------- --5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--
Arrangement:
Intro Riff/Riff 1 Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Verse 1:
Riff 5 Riff 5 Riff 5 Riff 5
Well, I let go of a world that was holding
A passenger that could not fly
In search of souls, in search of something
Let it go and let it slide
Pre Chorus:
Riff 3
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Riff 7
Riff 8
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Chorus:
Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9
When I find out what went wrong
I'll bring it back but it won't be easy
They won't believe how a man, he could drown in a STARSEED, STARSEED.
Riff 4
Oh, oh,
Riff 5
Verse 2:
Riff 6 Riff 6 Riff 6 Riff 6
I hoped to find why the world wasn't glowing
It's darker as we end this ride
I've fallen back under the equator
I'm back inside, we're back inside
Pre Chorus:
Riff 3
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Riff 7
Riff 8
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus:
Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9
When I find out what went wrong
I'll bring it back but it won't be easy
They won't believe how a man, he could drown in a STARSEED, STARSEED.
Pre Solo:
Riff 10
Solo:
Riff 11A Riff 11B Riff 11A Riff 11C
Outro/Chorus:
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 13
bob
morgano@ici.net