This is my crack at the concluding tune for Transistor. I loved this game and loved the
soundtrack, this song
especially. I feel I've got the base chords all down, though I'm sure there's small
things I missed. By my ear
it sounds good on its own and along with the record.
I went back and forth on whether the F in the main progression sounds better as an F or
F5. The vocal line
tends to land on the 2nd (G) or 6th (D) of the chord, so I'm inclined to think its an F5
on the record, but
playing a normal Fmajor sounded fine too.
NOTE: I found these chords on a ukulele, so your mileage on guitar may vary slightly.
-- J.
Paper Boats- Darren Korb (2014)
[Intro/Main progression:]
Dm | F(5) | C | A |
[Verse] (same progression)-
Dm F(5)
Seconds march into the past
C A
Moments pass, just like that, they're gone
Dm F(5)
The river always finds the sea
C A
So helplessly, like you find me... (we are)
[Pre-chorus] (same progression)-
(A) Dm F(5)
(We are) Paper boats floating on a stream
C A
and it would seem, we'll never be apart...
[Chorus]
Bb A F
I will al-ways find you.... like its written in the stars...
Bb E Am A(major)
You can run but you can't hide... try....
[Verse] (main progression)
Like the moon that makes the tides
That silent guide, it's calling from inside
Pull me here and push me there
It's everywhere, hanging in the air...
[Pre-chorus] (main progression)
(We are) Magnets pulling from different poles
With no control, we'll never be apart...
[Chorus] (Chorus progression)
I will al-ways find you.... like its written in the stars...
You can run but you can't hide... try....
[Bridge]
(By my ear this is mostly just inversions on a DM7, but I found playing these chords
replicated the effect
well enough.)
D DM7 | DM7add9 |
D DM7 DM7add9
I will always.... always find you
[Chorus] (Chorus Progression)
I will al-ways find you.... like its written in the stars...
We can run but we can't hide... try....