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-THE PRAYER- ~ = Tremelo Pick (Play same note fast) / = Slide upwards \ = Slide downwards VIB = Add Vibrato INTRO - LOOPED 'AHHING' - guitar interpretation but basically A augmentedA to C majorC (LOOP 1) (A minorAm) (C majorC) E---------------| B---------------| G---------------| D---7~~~~10~~---| A---0~~~~-------| E---5~~~~-8~~---| VERSE- Same loop as intro. This extra phrase is added. (Am- Chord shape that it is based on is in brackets - could be played) E--(12)---------------------------------| B--(13)---------------------------------| G--14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-----| D--(14)---------------------------------| A--(12)---------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| Then it builds more on 'Is it so wrong ' Another loop comes in which is quite hard to heard but if you play the below you will be to hear it on the record (LOOP 2) E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A--------------------5~~~~~~~~7~~~~---------| E-5~~~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~---------------8~~~~----| A augmentedA guitar also comes in E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--| E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~VIB~~\----| E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--| E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D---------------------5~~~~----| A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~-----------| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------| E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~---| E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| Leading up to chorus (Loop 2 taken out) E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-5~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~--| E-----------------------------|
CHORUS RHYTHM GUITAR - Not on record but would work, (m= minor, M= Major if you want to play chords) A5A5 (m) B5B5 (m) C5C5 (M) F5F5 (M) E-------------------------------------------------[-----------------| B-------------------------------------------------[-----------------| G---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[----------------|| D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------[1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| (Bass same as root notes) SYNTH LEAD E------------------------5----------| B---6-5---------------------8-5-----| G-5-----5-7-5--5--5-------------7---| D-------------7--7--7-5-------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| VERSE 2 Just guitar Riffs, first loop dosen't come in CHORUS 2 Same as 1st MIDDLE 8 Synth lead E-----------------| B-----------------| G-----------------| D-----------------| A---3-------------| E-5---0--5-4-5-7--| LEAD (Backwards sounding bends) E---------------X---------------------------------------------| B------------X---X-------------8VIB---15b17VIB----------------| G--SCRAPING---X--------7b9VIB-------------------15----12------| D-----------------------------------------------17b19-14b16---| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| (PROBABLY PITCH-SHIFTER BUT THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT) E-------------------(18)/~~~~20~~~~~~-| B-13----/~~~~~~(22)-------------------| G-15B17-------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------| The wild sound, sounds a bit like a mid-fi electronics arpeggiator as used by Jonny (Radiohead). Could probably have a good stab at what he is playing but don't have enough to tab in correct octave. E-15VIB-12-13-12VIB---------------| B-------------------15\13-13VIB---| G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E---------------------------------| Then some sort of track echo comes in and then leads into last chorus. ALGORITHM Intro - Loop 1 (Ahhing) Verse 1 - Loop 1 - Small Synth Lines - (BUILDS) - Loop 1 - Loop 2 - Guitar Chorus 1 - Rhythm (Based on Bass) - Synth Verse 2 - Guitar - (BUILDS) - Loop 2 - Guitar Chorus 2 - Rhythm (Based on Bass) - Synth Middle 8 - Synth Riff - Wild Solo Lead Chorus 3 - Rhythm (Based on Bass) - Synth CHORDS INTRO A minorAm C majorC X4 VERSE 1 A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC Lord give me grace and dancing feet And the power to impress Lord give me grace and dancing feet Let me outshine the moon A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC Is it so wrong to crave recognition? Second best, runner-up Is it so wrong to want rewarding? To want more than is given to you? Than is given to you CHORUS A minorAm B5B5 C majorC FF Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle, I will outshine them all VERSE 2 A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC Standing on the packed dance floor Our bodies thrown in time Silent on the weekdays Tonight I claim what's mine A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC Is it so wrong to crave recognition? Second best, runner-up Is it so wrong to want rewarding? To want more than is given to you? Than is given to you CHORUS 2 A minorAm B5B5 C majorC FF Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle, I will outshine them all MIDDLE 8 (RIFF VERSION0 A5A5 C5C5 E5E5 A5A5 Ab5Ab5 A5A5 Ab5Ab5 B5B5 (SIMPLE VERSION) A5A5 E5E5 A5A5 B5B5 CHORUS 3 A minorAm B5B5 C majorC FF Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice
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