Belong

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  • GUITAR 1:
     
    The chords for the verses are always strummed with a slow downstroke near
  • the bridge on the first beat of each measure. They are G, C/G, Dsus4/G,
    and back to G. At the same time the backup vocalist sings G, C, D, and
    rests for the 4th measure.
  •  
    G C/G G5
    ---------- ----------- -----------
  • E A D G B e E A D G B e E A D G B e
    Head _ _ 0 0 _ _ _ _ _ 0 _ 0 _ X 0 0 _ _
    Fret 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  • Fret 2 _ * _ _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    Fret 3 * _ _ _ * * * * _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ * *
     
  •  
    The Refrain uses the same chords, but is strummed with the following
    rhythm pattern:
  • 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
    s s s s e _ s e _ s s s s s s s
     
  • You can mess around with this pattern a little bit as the muse inspires
    you, but since repetition is what really drives this song, you should
    mostly stick to it.
  •  
    GUITAR 2:
    The part that was listed as the "guitar into" on your web page is
  • basically it. That part is also played during the first two verses. If
    you want to give your second guitarist a little more to do, they can strum
    along with the Guitar 1 during the refrain using another chord voicing. I
  • personally like this one (do not strum either E-string):
     
    G C/G Dsus4/G
  •  
    Fret 10 _ * _ _ _ _ _ * * _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _
    Fret 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  • Fret 12 _ _ * * * _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ * * X _
    Fret 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ _ _ _
     
  •  
    BASS:
    The meat & potatoes of this song, but not too tough to play. You may want
  • to let some of the vocal duties be handled by the bassist (but *not* the
    spoken word part! The bass must stay on the beat, and the spoken vocals
    must remain independent of it... This can become a lot like the old "pat
  • your head and rub your stomache" trick).
     
    During the into & verses, stay put on the low G (yes, you are a petal
  • tone) using the following rhythm:
     
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
  • q _ _ _ e _ s e _ (rest)
     
    For the refrain, play on G for the first measure, C on the second, and
  • back to G for the next two, using the following rhythm (mess around with it
    a lot):
     
  • 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
    q _ _ _ e _ s e _ e _ s e _ e _
     
  • There are also two bass fills that are used un the refrian, both at the
    end of a phrase. The first, and more frequest, is this:
     
  • q e se se e e
    e |3---3-33-30-1-2|
     
  • The other is simply a desending G-maj scale:
    e e se e e e se
    g |----------------|
  • d |----54-2--------|
    a |---------5-3-2--|
    e |3-3-----------5-|
  •  
    These fills can be inserted at will during the refrain, as long as some
    tasteful restraint is used.
  •  
    Lyrics:
     
  • Her world collapsed early Sunday morning.
    She got up from the kitchen table,
    folded the newspaper and silenced the radio.
  •  
    Those creatures jumped the barricades
    and have headed for the sea,
  • sea.
     
    {Chorus:}
  • Oh............
     
    Those creatures jumped the barricades
  • and have headed for the sea.
    She began to breathe, to breathe at the thought of such freedom,
     
  • stood and whispered to her child, belong.
    She held the child and whispered with calm, calm;
    belong.
  •  
    {Chorus:}
    Oh............
  •  
    She stood and whispered to her child, belong.
    She held the child and whispered with calm, calm;
  • belong.
     
    {Chorus:}
  •  
    Those barricades can only hold for so long.
    Her world collapsed early Sunday morning.
  • She took the child, held tight, opened the window;
    a breath, this song, how long, and knew, knew; belong.
     
  • {Chorus:}
    Oh............
    (2X & End with Verse chords)
  •  
    BELONG (from the songbook)
     
  • G: 3x000x Gsus4: 3x001x G5: 3x0033
     
    Intro riff:
  •  
    E-|--------------------------------------------------|
    B-|--------------------------------------------------|
  • G-|------------0--------------0--------------0-------| x 4
    D-|----0-h-4----------0-h-4--------0-h-4----------4--|
    A-|-5------------------------------------------------|
  • E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     
    {The following chords are only strummed once, unless otherwise noted.}
  •  
    G Gsus4
    Her world collapsed early Sunday morning.
  • G5
    She got up from the kitchen table,
    G
  • folded the newspaper and silenced the radio.
    G Gsus4 G5 G
    Those creatures jumped the barricades and have headed for the sea, sea.
  •  
    {Then strum G5 6 times}
     
  • {Chorus:}
    G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
  •  
    G Gsus4
    Those creatures jumped the barricades and have headed for the sea.
  • G5 G
    She began to breathe, to breathe at the thought of such freedom,
     
  • stood and whispered to her child, belong.
    Gsus4 G5 G
    She held the child and whispered with calm, calm; belong.
  •  
    {Then strum G5 6 times}
     
  • {Chorus:}
    G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
  •  
    G Gsus4 G5 G
    She stood and whispered to her child, belong.
  • G Gsus4 G5
    She held the child and whispered with calm, calm; belong.
     
  • {Then strum G5 6 times}
     
    {Chorus:}
  • G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
     
  • G Gsus4
    These barricades can only hold for so long.
    G5
  • Her world collapsed early Sunday morning.
    G
    She took the child held tight, opened the window;
  • G Gsus4 G5 G
    a breath, this song, how long, and knew, knew; we belong.
     
  • {Then strum G5 6 times}
     
    {Chorus:}
  • G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
     
  • {Chorus:}
    G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
  •  
    {Chorus:}
    G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
  • Oh............
     
    {Chorus:}
  • G5 {strum repeatedly for 4 bars}
    Oh............
     
  • | G | Gsus4 | G5 | G | G | Gsus4 | G5 | G |
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