The String Cheese Incident (SCI) is a US jam band formed in Crested Butte, Colorado in 1993. The band's music has elements of bluegrass as well as rock, electronica, calypso, country, funk, jazz, Latin, progressive rock, reggae, and occasional psychedelia. All members write original compositions and sing.
From playing local gigs at ski resorts in exchange for free lift tickets, the band is composed of Michael Kang (acoustic/electric mandolin, electric guitar
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
AGDA day break on the city streets from the corner of her eye AGDA pass the man who holds the box he'll try to get inside BmDDDsus2A faces look back at me from their places on the wall DDsus2A above the girl who held the shining looking glass
AGDA 2x
VERSE 2
AGDA she said all faces in here, have an undercoat of blue AG if you look real close with this glass of mine DA you can pick out every hue BmDDDsus2A I took the glass from her hand and held it to the sky D I took one glimpse, I slipped and fell Dsus2A into the other side
CHORUS
DA sometimes I can't see how far we've come DA sometimes I feel like me body's gone numb DA sometimes I can't see how far we've come GD but I step back, and I look again Dsus2A and my chains come undone
JAM 1 (short)
AGDA Play progression 4x, fast hits on G,D
VERSE 3
AGDA back out on the sidewalk now crashing through the night AGDA feel first breath of air bringing in the sun BmDDDsus2A on the bench ahead a man sat, playing national guitar DDsus2A I didn't recognize the tune but I dropped change in his jar
PRE-CHORUS BRIDGE
C# the first notes to hit my ears didn't sound quite right D but I let the sound wash over me Dsus2AAsus4AAsus2 and it got me through the night
CHORUS 1x
JAM 2 (LONGER)
AGDA Play progression 8x, fast hits on G,D
(Play progression 8x or as many as you wish)
BRIDGE (TAB below)
A step inside take a look at the tapestry untied FGEm set loose all the details that occupy your mind AmG/BCG/BAAsus2A can you see a picture that is coming into view BmDEAAsus4AAsus2 the journey started long ago, now see the story through
DA see, how far we've come DA feel, feel, feel what has begun DA we can be, be, be headed towards the sun GDA if we free ourselves from these chains of inspection
JAM on A till end
TAB for BRIDGE
Step inside take a look at the tapestry of time (A no strumming) e|----0~--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----0~--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Set loose all the details that occupy your mind (F) (G) (Em) e|----1~---------------------3~--------------0~-----------------------------| B|----1~---------------------0~--------------0~-----------------------------| G|----2~---------------------0~--------------0~-----------------------------| D|----3~---------------------0~--------------2~-----------------------------| A|----3~---------------------2~--------------2~-----------------------------| E|----1~---------------------3~--------------0~-----------------------------|
Can you see a pic - ture that is com-ing in - to view (Am) (G/B) (C) (G/B) (A) (Asus2) (A) e|-----------------------0-----0----------------0--0----0-----0-----0-------| B|----1----1----3----3---1-----1-----3-----3----2--2----2-----0-----2-------| G|-----------------------------------0-----0----2--2----2-----2-----2-------| D|----2----2----0----0--------------------------2--2----2-----2-----2-------| A|----0----0----2----2---3-----3-----2-----2----0--0----0-----0-----0-------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The journey started long ago we'll see this story through (strum now) (Bm) (D) (E) (AAsus4AAsus2) e|----2~----------------------2~---------0~--------------0----0------0-0----| B|----3~----------------------3~---------0~--------------2----3------2-0----| G|----4~----------------------2~---------1~--------------2----2------2-2----| D|----4~----------------------0~---------2~--------------2----2------2-2----| A|----2~---------------------------------2~--------------0----0------0-0----| E|---------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|