Gino Vannelli
Gino Vannelli - War Suite piano tab
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~War Suite~
PRELUDE TO THE WAR
individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated when notes enter another octave
Announcement Intro--
no bass until c chord ( let c bass ring throughout next line )
a5 c6 b5 ab g c c
chord: A C B Ab G C C.....................
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
e g gb db 'c
E G Gb Db C
alternating c2- g2 bass with tympani............................
March section-- play the following chords OVER alternating c2-g2 bass:
note: any m-5 chords are to be played WITHOUT the seventh!
e4 e f g ab ab g f e
Em Em Fm G Absus4 Absus4 Gsus4 Fm Em
e4 f e d ................
Em Fm Em Dm-5................
e4 e f g bb bb ab g g
Em Em Fm G Bbsus4 Bbsus4 Absus4 G G
g4 ab g f
G Absus4 G Fm-5 (over /Db-/Ab_ alternating bass)
return to /C-/G alternating bass:
e4 e g f e e g f
Em Em G F Em-5 Em-5 Gm F
add male choir.........
then over f2-c3 alternating bass:
e4 f d d d e
Fm(maj7)-no 5 Fm Dm Dm Dm-5 Fm(maj7)
return to C-G alternating bass:
c
C...............................................
add full choir and military snares:
e4 e f g ab ab g f e
Em Em Fm G Absus4 Absus4 Gsus4 Fm Em
e4 f e d ............. d5 d d6 d
Em Fm Em Bb............... Bb Bb
e4 e f g bb bb a ab g
Em Em Fm G Bbsus4 Bbsus4 A Absus4 G
g4 ab g f synth: f4 g ab bb c5 db eb
G Absus4 G Fm-5 (over db2-ab2 alternating bass)
return to c2-g2 alternating bass
e5...(synth)
e4 e g f e e g f
Em Em G F Em-5 Em-5 Gm F
then over f2-c3 alternating bass:
e4 f d d d e
Fm(maj7 Fm Dm Dm Dm-5 Fm(maj7)
over c2 bass only :
c4 c c c c c c c c c c c....
C C-5 C7-5 Dbmaj7-5(no3rd) Dbmaj7(no5) C....
synth middle section:
drum fill...
(very quick )
f#4 f#3 g a f#5 f#3 g a f#4 f#3 g a f#5 Em9 Em9 Em9 Em9
playing stacked 4ths in this line very optional
c5 eb f
f4 ab bb f ab bb
c4 db eb c db eb c db eb
g4 g3 ab bb g5 g3 ab bb g4 g3 ab bb g5 g3 ab bb
Fm9 Fm9 Fm9 Fm9
d5 db a4 b...............b5 b4 b5.........................
Bm/E
f#3 g a b c4 d b3 c4 d eb............. e g f e
Em G7 G7+5 Dbm7-5 Cmaj7
e2 eb d db
g f e f g bb a bb a b c5 b4 c5 b d db c b4 b
C7 C7-9 Fmaj7 F#m7-5 Fmaj7-5
walking bass begins
bb4 ab a a ab gb g
Emaj7-5 Ebmaj7-5 Dmaj7-5 Dbmaj7-5
very majestically while slowing down slightly:
ab5 g g f ab g g f
ab4 g g f ab g g f ab g g f ab g g f
G7+5 Db9 Db9-5 Db9
glissando piano down to return to march
( with C bass in tempo to military drums )
e4 e f g ab ab g f e
Em Em Fm G Absus4 Absus4 Gsus4 Fm Em
g4 a bb bb c5 d d e f
e f e d g3 a bb bb c4 d d e f
Em Fm Em Bb.........................................................
e4 e f g bb bb a ab g
Em Em Fm G Bbsus4 Bbsus4 A Absus4 G
much quieter:
g4 ab g f synth: d4 c b3 piano: f4 g f
G Absus4 G Fm-5/Db
e4 e g e d d f e
Cmaj7/C Bb/C
c4 c c c c c c c c c c....
C C-5 C7-5 Dbmaj7-5(no3rd) Dbmaj7(no5) C.......
..like intro:
no bass until C chord
a5 c6 b5 ab g c c
A C B Ab G C.....................
no bass until C chord
e4 g gb db c
E G Gb Db C.........................c1.............
THE BATTLE CRY
persussion fill..snares, tympani, congas etc...
very quick brass synth:
d3 g f d g f c f eb c f eb d g a d4 db................
d2................. c.....................d..g..a...d3 db
db5 ab a bb b.... b gb g ab a db5 ab a bb b.... b gb g ab a
Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
d5 e f e d c d d5 e f e d c d
a4 b c5 b4 a g a a4 b c5 b4 a g a
d3..................................................
d5 g f d g f c f eb c f eb
a4 d5 c a4 d5 c g4 c5 bb4 g4 c5 bb4
d3.........................c3........................
d5 g a d6 d6
d3...g...a....d4...d4
db5 ab a bb b.... b gb g ab a db5 ab a bb b.... b gb g ab a
Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
d5 e f e d c d d5 e f e d c d
a4 b c5 b4 a g a a4 b c5 b4 a g a
d3..................................................
d5 g f d g f c f eb c f eb
a4 d5 c a4 d5 c g4 c5 bb4 g4 c5 bb4
d3.........................c3........................
d5 g a d6 db6
d3...g...a....d4...db4
0:55
d4 b3 eb4 c f g
|Dsus4 | |Bsus4 | |Ebsus4 | |Csus4 | |Fsus4 | |Dsus4
d4 eb f g a b d5 e
Ebmaj7 A11
c5 bb ab bb c5 bb ab bb
bb4 ab gb ab bb4 ab gb ab
ab4 gb e bb ab4 gb e bb
d5 g f d g f c f eb c f eb
a4 d5 c a4 d5 c g4 c5 bb4 g4 c5 bb4
d3.........................c3........................
d5 g a d6 d6 d5 g a d6 d6 d5 g a d6 d6
d3...g...a....d4...d4 d3...g...a....d4...d4 d3...g...a....d4...d4
very quick:
a4 f g ab a gb d e f gb eb b3 c4 d eb c ab3 bb b c4 a3
a3 gb eb c a2
TO THE WAR
| Esus4/B | | Dsus4/B | | bass: b2 d3 e b2 d3 e b2 d3
f#2 f# b f#2 f# b f#2 f#
synth: f# f# b.........................
| Esus4/B | | Dsus4/B | |
e3 b2 d3 e
b2 f#2 f# b
E7sus4/B
If the day would come to fight for what is right
D7sus4/A
Would you go
E7sus4
Would you guard the ground you've reaped from all your life
D7sus4
Would you say yes
E/F# Eb+5/F
Or would you say no
Em7 Dm7
And if the legacies of your land were on the line
Em7 Fmaj7
Would you pledge you allegiance if death be the fate you may find
Bbmaj13 Fmaj7/Bb
Look in your hearts
Emaj7-5 E-5
Do you know -ow whoa
synth:
a ab a ab a ab a ab a............
| E7sus4/B | D7sus4/A
To the war oh oh oh ...
E7sus4/B
Does the freedom seek the strong or seek the weak
D7sus4/A
Do you ca--a -a -a -a re
E7sus4
Would you face the foe or turn your other cheek
D7sus4 Eadd9/F# Eb+5/F
And 'bandon the hearts your children must share
Em7 Dm7
And if the sanctities of your creeds were terror ized
Em7
Would you kneel down in dastardly grace
Fmaj7
Or would you stand up and fight
Fmaj7/Bb Bbmaj7 Fmaj7/Bb Bbmaj7
Man would you march to the
( Much quicker and lighter )
Emaj7/F# E6/F# E/F# E6/F#
wo oh oh oh
Bm/G A/G Bm/G A/G
oh oh oh oh
Emaj7/F# Ebm7/F# E/F# Ebm7/F#
oooo oooo oooo oooo
Bm/G A/G Bm/G A/G
ooo ooo ooo oooo
f4 d# c# d# f# e d# e
|F#maj7/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# |B/A A B/A E/A |
trumpet synth:
f4 d# c# d# f# e d# e
|F#maj7/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# |B/A A B/A E/A |
strings synth:
g4 f d# f f# f d# f
| Fm9 Fm7 | G#m7 G#m6 G#m G#m6 |
f4 e d e e d c d
|Bbmaj7 C/Bb Bb C/Bb | Am7 D7/A F/A D7/A
d4 c bb3 c4 a bb c4 c# c c# d# e
Gm7 C7/G Eb/G C7/G |F#7+9 F#7 F#7-5 F#7
f4 f....d# d# d# c# c# c# d#..... f f d# d# d# c# c# c# d# d# d#
|F#maj7/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# |F#maj7/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# F#6/G#|
d#4 c# d# d# d# d# c# d# f f d# d# d# c# c# c# d# d# d#
|B/A A B/A E E/F# |F#maj7/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# F#6/G# |
much slower:
f#4.......... e................. d#......... g#......................
|Emaj9 |Amaj9 |G#m7/C# |E/D |
synth trumpet:
f5 .............f f eb ..... eb4 eb............ eb5 eb db
F#maj7/G# |Bb11
db5 db db db eb e db db eb......eb d........
F#m6/A F#sus4/A |Abmaj7/Bb Bb13-9
quartet vocals with rhodes
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 G#m7..................
oo ooo oo oo oo ooo oo ooo oo ooooooooooooooooooo
Gm7 F#9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5.......................
oo oo oo ooo oo oo ooooooooooooo
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 G#m7..................
ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhh
Gm7 F#9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5...
ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhhhhhh
F(no5)
ahhh ahhh ahhhhh
CARNAL QUESTION
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
rh e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
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lh b1 d2 eb e e f# b
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
......................................................................
e e f# b
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
..........................................................................
e e f# b
If I came back just a cripple from the war
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
............................................................................
e e f# b
would you hold me close just like you did before
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
but what in the world would I do?
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
If I could not make love to you
Ebmaj9 Fm7 Gm7 Emaj9/Ab
The question is not what freedom we got
Gm7 Gb9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5
Is worth the consequence of war
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Emaj9/Ab
The question is just can I hold you at dusk
Gm7 Gb9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5
without you asking me for more yeah yeah yeah
a3 a g a bb a g
d3 d... d
..............................
d2 eb
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
......................................................................
e e f# b
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
..........................................................................
e e f# b
a post war eunuch a lover that is lame
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
......................................................................
e e f# b
some famous hero and no one shares his name
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
and where in the world would I go you're
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
all that i love and all i know
Ebmaj9 Fm7 Gm7 Emaj9/Ab
ooh ooh oh oh oh oh ohh oh oh oh
Gm7 Gb9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhh
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Emaj9/Ab
The question is plain will our love still remain
Gm7 Gb9 Fm7 Bb7-9+5
without its carnal ecstacy yeah yeah yeah
a3 a g a bb a g
d3 d... d
..............................
d2 eb
guitar solo
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
......................................................................
e2 e f# b
a3 a g a a g b b a c4
e3 e d e e d f# f# e g
..........................................................................
e2 e f# b
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
whooooooo in the world would I be
e4 e d e e d b3 b a b c4 b a
a3 a.. ab ab.. e3 e.... e
...............................................................................
d2 db c c
If i lose all of you and half of me
Ebmaj9 Fm7 Gm7 Emaj9/Ab.................................
whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...........whoa whoa oh.
AFTER THE LAST BATTLE
g4 g bb ab g g f f................
|Cmadd9 | | | |
f4 db gb f f f ab gb f e eb eb
|Db/B | | |C/Bb Abmaj7-5 |
eb4........ eb f gb......gb gb ab a bb db5
| A6-5 | Gb/Ab| | Gb/E |
b4 bb b bb gb gb ab a f f g bb ab g g
|Eb7-9+5 |Abm9 |G11 |G7+9+5 -9 |
g4................ g bb ab g g ab f..............
eb4 d c bb3 d4 g3 ab bb b
a3
|Cm9...............|................|................|Ab6 |
f................. f db gb f f ab gb f f e
eb4 d db
| Db |Db | | Bb6(no3) |
d4 eb e f g ab bb........
e eb eb.....................c b3 c4 c#
|Bb6(no3) | Am7-5 | E/G# | Gm |
bb ab g gb.............ab e f.................f.............f
|Gm...............|Gb/C |F+5 F/C |Bb9 |
f f# d eb b3 b c4 c c c c d f# f............
|Bb7-9 Bb7-9+5 |B Ab |F D |Ebm9............
TO THE WAR ( reflection )
Distant churchbell: bb3.... bb
synth trumpet:
b4 b b a d5 b4 b4 e5 c# f# f# f# f# f# e f# g...................
Bsus4 G/B A/B Cmaj7/B
drum fill.....
very quick:
r.h. b3.........................a b........a b......a b.....
l.h. b2f#f#f#bf#f#f#bf#f#f#bf#f#f#|bf#f#f#bf#f#f#bf#f#bf#f#f#
b..........................
|bf#f#f#bf#f#f#bf#f#bf#f#f#|
c4 d e f# ab.............a............... bb.............
|Am7/B Bm7 Am7/B Bm7 |Eb7sus4/Ab |Gmaj9 |Gb7-9 |
b4 b b b b b.....slow down slightly.....
|Bm7 Cmaj7/B |Db7/B G/B |G+5/B | | |
Em7 F/D
Oh the fallacies of the foe are just half the curse
G/E Fmaj7
Cause it's not so much good against the bad as bad against worse
d5 e f g
Dm/Bb Am/Bb Bb9 Bb13
Oh look at ourselves
eb4
Ebsus4/E
Don't we know
f
Gbmaj7/Ab
There's a cause
gb
Gmaj9
That we shun
g gb
Gb7-9+5 Gb9
In our ma-a-a arch
b4 f#5 d6 b5
Bsus
To the war
Am7/B
To the war
f#5 d6 b5
Bsus
To the war
Am7/B
To the war
gb5
A6/B
To the wa-a-a-a-ar
transcription and chart by Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.com
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