Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel - Helium guitar chord
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# Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 17:43:42 From: Peter Mosinskis Subject: CRD: Helium by Mark Eitzel Mark Eitzel, "Helium" by: Peter Mosinskis date: Oct. 24, 1997 This transcription is from the album _West_ on Warner Bros., released early 1997. Peter Buck of R.E.M. plays great acoustic guitar on this song and throughout this beautiful, haunting album. This is Track 3, my favorite song. Chords ------ Strings Frets (in parentheses are optional) 1 (hi) (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (0) 0 1 3 1 0 3 (4) or open 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 2 2 3 5 x 3 6 (low) X 0 X X x x Chord B5 Em C D(add G) F7 C7 Intro: B5 to E repeated **Note: For verse, pick high open-E followed by open-B at end of each line Verse 1: B5 E B5 E Life is short in the laughing gallery B5 E B5 E A secret handshake gets you ice cream and a key To a brand new car that only drives into walls They'll cut their eyes, All they want... Pattern 1 for chorus (approximate arpeggiations): 1-----------------------------------2--------0------------------- 2-----------------------3-----------3------------3-------3------- 3-------------------0---------0-----2----2-----------2------------- 4-----------2-----------------------0----------------------------- 5-------2-------------------------------------------------------- 6---0-----------2----------3--------------------------------------- (Em) (G/F#) (G) (D) --> these are the chords being outlined Chorus: D(add G) C Is your silence D(add G) C Is your silence D(add G) C Is your silence (Pattern 1) Breathing helium (Pattern 1) Throw away the key (Pattern 1) Dissolve in the air C7 Never free Verse 2: same music as verse 1 Chorus: same music Bridge: F7 to C (with feedbacky guitar solo) end with 2x Pattern 1 Verse 3: same music as verse 1 Have fun!!