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Wishing Well

When I Wake (EP)

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Wishing well (Drop D tuning DADGBE) Primary key Gminor (and sometimes Dminor and D Phrygian Dominant (G harmonic Minor))
Intro runs through Blues rhythm power chords twice before lengthening time before turnaround at the Verses
((G5, D, D5, F5)x4 then turnaround (Eb5, D))x2 for intro
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Verse1:
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
I've been drinking cold water
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
To dull the taste of the bittersweet
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
Flavor of tears streaming down from
Eb5 D
My thirst for answers to what I believe
Verse 2:
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
I've been looking for the meaning of life from
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
A wishing well so full of dreams
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
To pull up a bucket so rich but empty
Eb5 D
And flip a coin that I leave
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Chorus(plays 2wice, chords are different on the second go around)
Gm F Dmb6
Send your dreams, send your hopes, send your love
Dm7
to the Milky Way of broken hearts
Gm F Ddimb6
Send your dreams, send your hopes, send your love
Dm7
to the Milky Way of Broken Hearts
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Chorus-Breakdown/bridge to verses
Eb5 D Gm
Fill the empty arms of a galaxy
F
With broken hearts
Eb5 D Gm F
Fill the broken hearts with burning stars
Eb5 D
To take away the scars
Gm F
The Milky Way of broken hearts
Eb5 D Gm
The Milky Way of broken hearts
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Verse3:
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
I've been drowning in cold water
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
That washes over my filthy feet
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
All of my fears hanging down from
Eb5 D
A clean slate for what I've seen
Verse4:
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
I've been looking for a new start from
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
A whishing well so full of dreams
G5, D, D5, F5 G5, D, D5, F5
To pull up a bucket so fucking heavy
Eb5 D
It breaks my will before I leave
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Chorus and chorus-breakdown exact same as before repeat here, then Shred guitar solo/instrumental:
1)Chorus
2)Chorus Breakdown into instrumental breakdown and guitar solo:
3)Here we shred some serious modalities and key changes to this middle-eastern progressive octaval power-chord series:
Gminor octave scales(D, D(addb9,no3)slide back to D, up to Dsus back to D, down to D7(no3) up to D, D(addb9,no3)slide back to D, Daug(no3) down to D5 back up to the octave D5)x2
G harmonic Minor octave scales (Daug(no3) down to D5, Dsus down to DF#, Dsus down to D, Dsus2 down to D)Playsx3 getting slightly faster every time
Key Change to Dminor Octave Scales (Dm up to Dsus, down Dsus2, Dm up to D5, down Dsus2 then down to a slowing strum on D)
Before kicking off the verse again, it plays the Gminor intro pattern only once:
(G5, D, D5, F5)x4 then turnaround (Eb5, D)
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Verse5 (same chords as the rest of the verses):
I've been looking for a new start
To change the person inside of me
To give love a chance and fly just past
The fragile arms of a sad galaxy
Verse6…
I’ve been looking for the meaning of life
But my search is over for all I see
The warm water from the love you give me
That soothes the pain of everything
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Final Chorus is different than the rest, plays 3 times with these chords:
Gm F Dmb6
Send your dreams, send your hopes, send your love
Dm7
to the Milky Way of broken hearts
Gm F Dmb6
Send your dreams, send your hopes, send your love
Dm7
to the Milky Way of broken hearts
Gm F Ddimb6
Send your dreams, send your hopes, send your love
Dm7
to the Milky Way of Broken Hearts
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Chorus-Breakdown/bridge to end (same as always)
Eb5 D Gm
Fill the empty arms of a galaxy
F
With broken hearts
Eb5 D Gm F
Fill the broken hearts with burning stars
Eb5 D
To take away the scars
Gm F
The Milky Way of broken hearts
Eb5 D Gm
The Milky Way of broken hearts

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