Awesome song and really fun to play!
Not sure about some of the chords in the interlude and these are just the
basic progressions (I didn't tab any of the other parts) but still sounds
good. Have fun!
Notation:
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/: Slide Up
\: Slide Down
Chords (In order of appearance):
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e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|-x-|---|---|
Dm G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 5 6 7 8
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
F G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
A# G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 6 7 8 9
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-x-|---|
C G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 3 4 5 6
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
A G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 5 6 7 8
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
G G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 3 4 5 6
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|---|---|
E G|-x-|---|---|---|
D|---|-x-|---|---|
A|---|-x-|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
(During the outro play C, C# and Dm in a higher position)
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
C G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 8 9 10 11
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
C# G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 9 10 11 12
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
Dm G|-x-|---|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 10 11 12 13
Song:
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Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) A#Mermaid (x1333x@1)sits on a side wash rock in the harbor
CWatching (x32010@1)the children play
Dm (xx0231@1) FAnd (133211@1)every day, sun or rain,
A# (x1333x@1) COld (x32010@1)Man kneels to the earth to pray
DmFor (xx0231@1)the rain and stars
FAnd (133211@1)the cars at the heart
A# (x1333x@1) CThe (x32010@1)dark, and windy, Vancouver
(break) FA (133211@1)black day in December
A (x02220@1) A\G
She sees the worst is yet to come, yeah
F (133211@1) E (022100@1) DmA (xx0231@1)big wave on the horizon
F/A (x03211@1) A\G
The first wind blowing in
F (133211@1) E (022100@1) DmLeft (xx0231@1)Stanley soldiers felled and broken
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)we went oh, oh?
Dm (xx0231@1) FAnd (133211@1)Old Man kneels to the earth
A#In (x1333x@1)his mother's garden
CWhere (x32010@1)his own father was laid
Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1)
And every day, sun or rain
A# (x1333x@1) CMermaid (x32010@1)sits on her rock and she prays
DmFor (xx0231@1)the salmon in the sea
FFor (133211@1)the winged in the trees
A#For (x1333x@1)the Old Man on his knees
DmOh (xx0231@1)and for the beauty in the park
FAnd (133211@1)the cars at the heart
A#Her (x1333x@1)own sisters and her brothers
CAnd (x32010@1)ten thousand friends and lovers
(break) F (133211@1)
Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C F (133211@1)A# (x1333x@1) A black day in December
Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) A#Mermaid (x1333x@1)sits on a tide wash rock in the harbor
CWhere (x32010@1)the blue heron would lay
Dm (xx0231@1) FAnd (133211@1)every day, sun or rain,
A# (x1333x@1) COld (x32010@1)friends fall to the earth and decay
DmWith (xx0231@1)the city by the sea
FSweet (133211@1)brine in the breeze
A#With (x1333x@1)the mountains watching over
CHer (x32010@1)Vancouver
(break) F (133211@1)
Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1) F (133211@1)
A black day in December
C (x32010@1)C#(high) F (133211@1)
Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1) F (133211@1)
A black day in December
C C# Dm(high)
Oh, oh...
