The Seatbelts foi uma banda formada e liderada por Yoko Kanno com a finalidade de gravar a trilha sonora do anime Cowboy Bebop. Trata-se na verdade de menos que uma "banda" no sentido estrito do termo, e sim de uma equipe reunida especialmente para um projeto (como outrora aconteceu com This Mortal Coil e UNKLE). Os músicos vieram do Japão, Nova York e Paris, isso sem incluir os vocalistas convidados. Entre os músicos notáveis que contribuíram no Seatbelts: Steve Conte, Bill Stewart, Al Foster, Stanley Clarke e Gary Bartz.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
This has been a difficult song to transcribe (as evidenced by the lack of tabs available as the complex chords are often masked by layers of shoegaze-like droning and distorted fuzz.
I feel this underrated and beautiful song deserves a good transcription. I am not 100% that this tab is completely accurate yet, so if you have any suggestions, please leave a or e-mail [email protected].
TUNING: Standard
Capo on 1st fret (all Chord names relative to Capo)
CHORDS USED:
G 320033 Gsus2 300033 Cadd99 032033 Csus2 030033 Em7 022033 D 200232 D7sus4 200213 Cm 335543 Fadd9 13x3213
Note that the guitarist keeps his/her little finger on the high G through much of the song.
FILLS USED:
Throughout the verses, the guitar improvises a few hammer-on riffs and fills in the Chords:
Fill 1
e |-3------3----------3----3----| b |-3------3----------3----3----| g |-0------0----------0----0h2--| d |-2------0----------0h2-------| a |-3------3--------------------| e |-0------0--------------------|
Fill 2
e |-3------3------------3-------| b |-3------3------------3-------| g |-0------0------------2-------| d |-2------0------------0-------| a |-3------3------------3-------| e |-0------0------------0-------|
INTRO (choir)
G, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
D7sus4, G
x 2
VERSE 1
G, Cadd9, x 2
GCadd9 Never seen a bluer sky
GCadd9 Yeah I can feel it reaching out
Em7Cadd9 And moving closer
G There's something about blue
Cadd9, G x2
VERSE 2
Cadd9 Asked myself what it's all for
GCadd9 You know the funny thing about it
Em7D I couldn't answer
GCadd9 No I couldn't answer
VERSE 3
GCadd9 Things have turned a deeper shade of blue
GCadd9 And images that might be real may be
Cadd9Csus2 Cadd9e D illusion keep flashing
GGsus2GCadd9 off and on
CHORUS
(Note: judging from both the studio and live recordings of the song, the guitarist to strum a G chord throughout the chorus as the other instruments, particularly the bass, beneath it. However, this doesn't sound particularly good in solo arrangements, so I've out the changing chords as best I can.)