Chords with lyrics
THE RELAY
INTRO:
E MajorE / / / | E MajorE / D MajorD A augmentedA | E MajorE / / / | E MajorE / / / ||
["You can . . ."]
VERSE I:
[You can] hear it in ...
E MajorE
See it in the ...
Word is getting out ...
Spies, they've come ....
Story travels ..
Only private place is ....
CHORUS:
>From ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
>From you ..
D MajorD A augmentedA
Travelling twice as fast ..
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Every single ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
Wrapped up in ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
They all get carried ....
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
(Relay) Things ...
(Relay) Something's ...
(Relay) There's a ...
(Relay) Hand me down ...
C majorC D MajorD
Yeah (Pass it on, etc)
E MajorE
GUITAR BREAK:
F#F# / / / | x 7 F#F# / G+G D MajorD ||
E MajorE / / / | / / / / | E MajorE / / / | / / / / |
VERSE II:
Someone dis...
E MajorE
What you say I ..
Asked to see if I ..
Don't believe your eyes...
Telling only l...
What was done in the ...
CHORUS II:
>From tree ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
>From you ..
D MajorD A augmentedA
Travelling twice as fast as ..
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Every single ...
D MajorD A augmentedA
Wrapped up ....
G+G D MajorD
They all get ..
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
(Relay) ...
BB
(Relay) ...
(Relay) There's ...
(Relay) Hand me down ..
C majorC D MajorD
Yeah (Pass it ...
E MajorE
*** Note that the E MajorE 'chord' throughout the verses is only implied.
The
electric guitar is riffing and picking out notes 'around' an E7E7 chord
(eg, E, D, B, etc). In fact, the riffing is similar to Townshend's
later song
'Eminence Front'.
So, for rhythm guitarists, don't just play a straight E MajorE chord through
these
passages. Break it up by playing only part of the chord (trying not
to
emphasise
the major 3rd of the chord (G#G#)).
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Kerry, this song is so typical of Townshend's (and many rock
guitarists')
playing
in that the implied tonality is 'E major', but he's actually drawing
on his
'black'
influences to blur the song's tonality. He does this by using bent
minor
3rd notes
(G+G natural), diminished 5th notes (A#A#), and minor 7th notes (D MajorD
natural).
These notes
in particular give the song (and the E MajorE chord, especially) an ambiguous
'minor' feel.
(This ambiguity is further compounded by the strumming of the acoustic
guitar - which
IS playing a straight 'E chord'.)
So it gives it a 'black' feel that's very difficult to chart just by
saying 'E'!
Anyway, sorry to go on; I'm sure you know what I mean anyway!!
Jason.
P.S. You mentioned that the chart for 'PUT THE MONEY DOWN' is not very
accurate.
I used to have that book (but lost it accidentally when purging a
bookshelf).
Can you point to some obvious problems with the chart? I'd like to
compare it
with mine.
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