Semisonic se formo en Minneapolis en 1995. Los integrantes Dan Wilson, John Munson y Jacob Slichter, venían de otras bandas pero en ese año se unieron y firmaron con el sello Elektra, con la mala suerte de que a mitad de la producción de su primer álbum la discografica despidió al equipo de producción y el álbum solo alcanzó para lanzar un EP titulado Pleasure que no fue lo que el grupo esperaba. Su segundo trabajo, Great Divide, se grabó ya con la discografica MCA en el 96, tampoco este trabajo tuvo mayor éxito.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #
From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:14:28 -0500 Subject: CRD: The Prize by Semisonic
THE PRIZE by SEMISONIC from the EP PLEASURE on MCA. Transcribed by John Chapman ([email protected])
Any corrections/edits welcome. Words in brackets mean I'm probably wrong. Check out Semisonic, consisting of Dan Wilson and John Munson from Trip Shakespeare, and Jake Slichter ("a percussionist"). First full-length CD due out in April. Email to [email protected]
Intro: Strumming on D (6 bars or so)-see note below Verse1: D Night of a thousand verses DAm One thousand friends said have you heard GD What we expected D We are all working late and DAm Waiting to win a prize that we dont deserve GD And live to collect it
Chorus: F#mG Cant you see Im weary EmCD Maybe this news can wait Verse2: Night of a thousand verses One thousand strivers strain to hear The voice thats left us Magazines still have to sell us Twelve master geniuses a year Its all so shameless
Chorus: Repeat 2x, second time "Worried" not "Weary" Bridge: BCG Maybe there was a message in it Em (I dont know where you hid it) BCG Maybe there was a [P stamp] with it Em (I dont know where to fit it) BCG Tell me what kind of prize can you get Em (When you dont want to win it)
Then back to D for a few bars. Then once through verse and chorus, with no words, and with distorted guitar on top.
Then back to bridge exactly as above Then chorus 2x.
When strumming on D, there is a little riff that is D/E/F#/F#/G/F# (notes, not chords). If you're playing D in the second fret, you can try to pick it while holding the chord, like this:
Try to keep the G and B strings from getting muted so the chord continues to sound. You may find easier places to play up the neck if you're on an electric.