Description
Notes From John
A strum part in tab, 4/4 at BPM = 116, with “Capo 5” printed at the top. The shapes are C, Am7, Dm7 and G, and the guitar comes in after two beats of rest. The intro and choruses are mostly down-up eighths, with the strokes marked, and a quick sixteenth pickup at the end of some bars. Both verses are palm-muted (P.M.) and mostly down strokes, with an up stroke at the end of some bars. The bridge at 2:47 opens with the down-up marks, then carries on in eighths, and the part ends on one down strum of C.
For the player
The part has two feels: open, mostly down-up eighths in the intro, choruses and bridge, and palm-muted, mostly-down eighths in the verses. Ride each gear change, so the palm mute goes on at 0:34 and 1:41 and comes off for the choruses. Play the sixteenth pickups light so they lead into the next bar. At BPM = 116 the job is the feel.
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