Most of the song...
|: D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / :|
aside from:
- 2nd Chorus comes in early
- Bridge is only the D chord repeating
Song Form
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SONG FORM
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(0:08)
INTRO (banjo & floor tom)
| D / / / | D / / / | D / / / | D / / / |
(0:17)
VERSE 1A (voice, floor tom, and hand claps on 4)
| D / / / | D / / X | G / / / | G / / X |
clap clap
(0:27)
VERSE 1B (add 3rd chair and cello volume swells)
| D / / / | D / / X | G / / / | G / / X |
clap clap
(0:36)
PRE CHORUS 1 (voice, floor tom, and shaker on hi hats)
| - - - - | - - - X | - - - - | "now" 2 3 4 |
clap
(0:46)
CHORUS 1 (all in, tamb. upbeats, 1/8 note rim clicks, b/u vox, banjo rolls)
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G - - / |
(1:05)
POST CHORUS LINE 1
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G - - - |
(1:15)
VERSE 2A (voice, floor tom, and add 3rd chair)
| D / / / | D / / X | G / / / | G / / X |
clap clap
(1:24)
VERSE 2B (Elect 1 keyboard volume swells)
| D / / / | D / / X | G / / / | G / / X |
clap clap
(1:34)
PRE CHORUS 2 (voice, banjo, bass, floor tom, and shaker on hi hats)
| Bm / / / | D / / X | G / / / | "now" 2 |
clap
(1:42)
CHORUS 2 (all in, tamb. upbeats, 1/8 note rim clicks, b/u vox, banjo rolls)
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G - - / |
(2:02)
POST CHORUS LINE 2
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
(2:11)
BRIDGE (snare cadence, bells, perc., )
| D / / / | D / / / | D / / / | D / / / | (x4)
(0:46)
CHORUS 3 (all in, tamb. upbeats, 1/8 note rim clicks, b/u vox, banjo rolls)
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G - - / |
POST CHORUS LINE 3 (all in)
| D / / / | D / / / | G / / / | G / / / | (x2)
| D - - - |
[Verse]
D
I had a dream so big and loud
I jumped so high I touched the clouds
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
D
I stretched my hands out to the sky
We danced with monsters through the night
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I'm never gonna look back
D
Woah, never gonna give it up
G
No, please don't wake me now
[Chorus]
D
Oo-o-o-o-oo
G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
D
Oo-o-o-o-oo
G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
D G
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
[Verse]
D
I howled at the moon with friends
And then the sun came crashing in
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
D
But all the possibilities
No limits, just epiphanies
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
G
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
I'm never gonna look back
D
Woah, never gonna give it up
G
No, just don't wake me now
[Chorus]
D
Oo-o-o-o-oo
G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
D
Oo-o-o-o-oo
G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
D G
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
[Bridge]
D
I hear it calling outside my window
I feel it in my soul (soul)
The stars were burning so bright
The sun was out 'til midnight
I say we lose control (control)
[Chorus]
D
Oo-o-o-o-oo
D G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
D
Oo-o-o-o-o
G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
D
This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is gonna be
G
The best day of my life
Everything is looking up, everybody up now
D G
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife
D
My li-i-i-i-i-ife
Keyboards
Start with major and minor 3rds
Major 3rd = Root + 4 half steps
Minor 3rd = Root + 3 half steps
(the "root" is the letter name of the chord)
examples:
D = D and F#
G = G and B
Piano Intro
BRIDGE Tubular Bells
Bass
maybe
Guitar
GUITAR Tab
Easy chord shapes
D G Bm
e|-------X----X-----------------------------------|
B|--3----3----3-----------------------------------|
G|--2----0----2-----------------------------------|
D|--0----0----0-----------------------------------|
A|-------X----2-----------------------------------|
E|-------3----X-----------------------------------|
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Electric 2 = coming soon -- this will be tough!
..the fast banjo parts
CLEAN AMP SETTING
INTRO
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------7----------------------------------------|
|----7--------9-----7-----------------7----------|
|-7-----------------------------9----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----------------------10----7--------7-|
|----7--------9-----7--------------------9-------|
|-7----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
VERSE 1B (legato)
D chord part
|-------------0-----------------------0----------|
|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----| (x2)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G chord part
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------3-----------0-----------3----------|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----| (x2)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
POST CHORUS Riff
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7--------------------7-------------|
|-7-----9-----------9-----7-----9-----------9----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7----------------------------------|
|-7-----9-----------9-----7-----9----------------|
|----------------------------------7----b8-r7----|
|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Learn the following chord shapes.
