Artist:  Vex Red
Song:  The Closest
Album:  Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire

This is the openning track to Vex Red's Virgin Records debut "Start with a Strong and Persistent Desire"(produced by Ross Robinson).

tuning:  DADGBE

main riff:
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G--6-6---6---6-6---6---6-6---6------7~~--|
D--4-4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4------0----|
A--4-4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4------0----|
D--4-4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---0--0----|

verse guitar:
B--------------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
G--11---11-11-11--11---11-11-11--|-----------|--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7--|
D--11---11-11-11--11---11-11-11--|--11--11---|--7---7-7-7--7---7-7-7--|
A--9----9--9--9---9----9--9--9---|--9----9---|--5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5--|
D--------------------------------|--9----9---|------------------------|

prechorus:
B---------------------------------------|
G--11---11------11---/13----7--7--7--7--|
D---------------------------------------|
A--9-----9------9----/11----5--5--5--5--|
D---------------------------------------|

chorus:
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G--6--6--6-----4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6--/7--4--4--4--4--|
D--4--4--4-----4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4--|
A--4--4--4-----2--2--2--2---4--4--4--4--/5--2--2--2--2--|
D--4--4--4--0---------------4--4--4--4---0--------------|

turnaround One:
G---------------------------7~~-|
D--2--4-4-4--4--0--2--4-4-4-0~~-|
A--2--4-4-4--4--0--2--4-4-4-0~~-|
D--2--4-4-4--4--0--2--4-4-4-0~~-|

break:  (keyboard arrang. for guitar)
G----------------------------------------|
D--11--------12-11~--11---------12-11~---|
A-------9~--------------9~---------------|
D----------------------------------------|

turnaround Two:
G------------------------------|
D--0-----4-4-4----0-----7-7-7--|
A--0-----4-4-4----0-----7-7-7--|
D--0-----4-4-4----0-----7-7-7--|

turnaround Three:  (before 2nd chorus)
G--------------------|
D--4--4--4--2--2--2--|
A--4--4--4--2--2--2--|
D--4--4--4--2--2--2--|

outro:
B---------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G----------11-/12-/14-|----------------------------|-------------13/14--19~--|
D--4----0-------------|--4----0----6h7------6h7p6--|--4----0-----------------|
A--4----0--9--/10-/12-|--4----0--------------------|--4----0-----11/12--17~--|
D--4----0-------------|--4----0--------0-----------|--4----0-----------------|

lyrics:
just close your eyes and speak
say what we both know is inside you
if you want i'll keep so much buried deep

wake up its gone. what made you fall away?
what came undone?  what made you fall away?

we were so true
we were pure

you saw how my heart was full of hurt
i held you to stop breaking down around me
i tried, but i was weak.
just close your eyes and speak

wake up its gone.  what made you fall away?
what came undone?  what made you fall away?
feelings i keep.  buried so deep.  you fell from me

you breathed so deep.  you loved so deep
i built all these walls to keep you
to keep you to keep you
to keep you close

welp, those are all the riffs needed to pull this song off.  there are numerous lead overdubs (mostly octaves) which i just frankly don't feel like messing with!

jimi-james brewer
stereowalt@rock.com