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St Lawrence River tab by David Usher

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Tab by: Kyle Doerksen
Original tab by: Chris Marks

(This is my own interpretation of the song based on a previous tab by
Chris Marks)

Cheers to Chris Marks who submitted the first version of this tab.
He did the difficult work in figuring out the riff and
chords...HOWEVER...
THE TIMING IS WRONG.  I have corrected this below (and a small correction
to
the riff).  Interestingly Mike Li submitted the second version of the tab
however its EXACTLY the same as the first version by Chris except with
the
chords named differently...I will use Chris's chord names here...

In the song David Usher alternates between the Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 chords and the Chord diagramE minorEm
chords TWICE AS FAST as previously tabed...{i.e. every measure is a
change
rather than every second measure}.  The other chords in between the Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
and Chord diagramE minorEm are simply  "pinky"    hammer-ons on the second string, 3rd
fret...(Cmaj7-->C9, and Em-->Em7)
If any one doubts this "NEW" timing try singing along with the intro
riff...
(I've added the root notes above the riff below as proof).  You'll see
that
your actually singing the same roots as in the riff.

Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 032000
Chord diagramC9C9    032030
Chord diagramE minorEm    022000
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7   022030
Chord diagramA minorAm    002210
Chord diagramC majorC     032010
Chord diagramG+G     320003 (320033 if you prefer)
Chord diagramD MajorD     x00232


3/4 timing...(1 2 3 1 2 3...)

This song has a recurring riff that breaks the vocals.  Here it is:
(each character is the same length if you're reading in notepad or
browser)

Timing:
  1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3| 1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3
                                 (these are hammer-ons)
                                  /     /     /
  (Chord diagramE MajorE)  Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------0-----0--|---0-----0-----0--------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3\1--------0---0---|----0-----0-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------4\2-0------0-0----|-----0-----0-----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2-----0-----4-----2---0-|2-----24----45----54--0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|

Timing:
  1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3| 1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3|1 2 3

  Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramE minorEm
Chord diagramE MajorE|---0-----------0-----0--|---0-----0-----0--------|
Chord diagramBB|----03\1--------0---0---|----0-----0-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------4\2-0------0-0----|-----0-----0-----0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------0-----4-----2---0-|2-----2/4---4/5---5\4-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|3-----------------------|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|------------------------|
And now the song (this IS (really) how it sounds):


Intro: riff

Verse:
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Smells in the air,
Chord diagramC9C9                          Chord diagramE minorEm                     Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
See there it's crashing the final impression that stains the paper
          Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Where the words felt like water,
   Chord diagramC9C9                       Chord diagramE minorEm
Unearth all the changes that never did matter,
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7                       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 riff (w/ same chords but quiet in
background)
I think it's beginning to freeze here

after riff:
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7                      Chord diagramC9C9
Caught in the rage and the fire of things,
        Chord diagramE minorEm                         Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
All the brightness that burns me, I'm fumbling through like a
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7                           Chord diagramC9C9
Child in the dark, when the nakedness   comes,
       Chord diagramE minorEm                         Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
I am shocked by the colour, the glorious way your

Chorus (first word of chorus is the end of the previous sentance):
Chord diagramA minorAm
Skin
        Chord diagramC majorC
Comes alive
       Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA minorAm
And I never thought we'd make it back so soon
          Chord diagramC majorC
Might be nice
        Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramD MajorD
But I knew you'd be your own destroyer
Chord diagramA minorAm           Chord diagramC majorC
    Comes a time
       Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD                 riff with chords
When I always thought I'd make it up to... you


Here's the song summarized with all of the lyrics.

Intro:  Riff

Verse 1 (Cmaj7-->C9, Em-->Em7):

Smells on the air,
See there it's crushing the final impression that stains on the paper
Where the words felt like water,
Unearth all the changes that never did matter,
I think it's beginning to freeze here

Riff

Caught in the rage and the fire of things,
All the brightness that burns me, I'm fumbling through like a
Child in the dark, when the nakedness comes,
I am shocked by the colour, the glorious way your

Chorus (Am, C, G, Chord diagramD MajorD)

Skin
Comes alive
And I never thought we'd make it back so soon
Might be nice
But I knew you'd be your own destroyer
Comes a time
And I always thought I'd make it up to... you

Riff (variation)

Verse 2 (Cmaj7-->C9, Em-->Em7):

Here please forgive me,
how could we escape all the bitterness piled upon bitterness held
in the face of the things that I don't understand
Intellectualize,  over and over this helplessness suits us,
It's funny how quiet has slipped to our corners and worn all our edges
Away you are watching, breathing and baiting,
Wanting and warning and cautiously waiting
For some simple signal, to creep 'cross our conscience,
Uncover redemption and oh did I mention I
Carried you down, to the St. Lawrence River,
The banks running dirty, the water's beginning to freeze here,
Solid by morning,
And I'll freeze here,
Be winter by morning

Chorus 2 (Am, C, G, Chord diagramD MajorD):

Comes alive
And I never thought you'd get me back so soon
Might be nice
But it's only if my own destroyer
Comes alive
When I always knew I'd make it up to... you

Riff

Verse 3 (Cmaj7-->C9, Em-->Em7):

I saw on your face, such a curious grin,
As I let go your hand I was desparate to hold you
Again, but you're sinking, so deep in the water,
Out-smarted myself, and so easily gave up what I

Riff

Wanted,
Solid by morning,
What I wanted,
Be winter by morning

Chorus 3 (Am, C, G, Chord diagramD MajorD):

Comes alive
And I never thought you'd make it up so soon
Might be nice
But I always knew you're my destroyer
Comes a time
When I always thought I'd make it up to... you

Riff

Outro:

Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   Chord diagramC9C9             Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
             Solid by morning
           Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7              Chord diagramC9C9
And I'll freeze here...                                let ring
              Chord diagramE minorEm            riff 2-> Chord diagramE MajorE|0--0--0--0--0-----------|
Be winter by morning...              Chord diagramBB|-3--3--3--3--3----------|
                                     Chord diagramG+G|--0--0--0--0--0---------|




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