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Salvation is a Deep Dark Well
Intro:
(melodica & banjo arr. for guitar)
B-3h5-3--------------------|
A--------------------------| (x4 - hang on E)
The melodica and banjo keep playing that (hang on the E note on the last measure) while
guitar comes in with an E
Ryan has a very loose playing style and he continues to strum an E while playing the
riff on his bass notes:
D-0h2-0-------------------|
VS: (E B7 E (A-G-E))
"It took... As judge... And the rain... Shook the grass, leaves, gravel
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-1-1-|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-----------------I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-------3-3-3-0-0-|
CHS: (E A E B7 (E-hold))
"You try...you try...you try and...home All the roots...
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-0-|
G-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-1-|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-I-1-1-1-1-1-1-I-2-|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-0-0-0-0-I-2-2-2-2-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-I-2-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-I---------I-0-0-0-0-I-------------I-0-|
After striking the E chord on "roots" the guitar strums muted strings, the banjo plays
E on upstrokes and the melodica plays the turnaround to the intro
Repeat intro section
VS2: repeat the VS section twice
CHS2: repeat the CHS section
repeat intro riff 3 times and end on E
Bridge:
e----0---------I----0---------|
B----0---------I----0---------|
G----1---------I----1---------|
D----2---------I----2---------|
A-22-2---------I-22-2---------| (x2)
E-00-0-0-0-0-0-I-00-0-0-0-0-0-|
Mother why'd you have to go and clip my golden wings
I'm gonna fly off this building all the same
You put me down in the darkest well, still that water stings
I'm gonna fly off this building all the same ... etc
Once the vocals kick in on the bridge the banjo plays:
"Mother why'd you... I'm gonna fly... all the same...
VS3: play VS section once
CHS3: play the CHS section once but play each chord by striking 5
downstrokes until the B7 and play that with a slow rake
Outro:
"All the roots... try to, way back home
e-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|
B-0-0-0-0-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-|
G-1-1-1-1-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--1--1-|
D-2-2-2-2-I-2--2--2--0--0--0--2--2-|
A-2-2-2-2-I-0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-|
E-0-0-0-0-I----------3--3--3--0--0-|
Play the A G E part three more times then play the intro riff one time and end on E
There's a lot going on in this one ... I tried to make it as clear as I could ... hope it helps
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