This time I show you a beautiful ballad taken off the last Bruce Dickinson solo album. Bruce is the lead singer of metal legends Iron Maiden and in his six solo albums has recorded several beautiful semi-acoustic songs, quite different from Maiden usual trademarks. His best known classic is “Tears of the dragonâ€, an epic ballad from 1994's “Balls to Picasso†album, a tune which entered UK and European Top 40 and US Top 40 radio airplay charts: unfortunately I'm not still able to play it (it is mainly arpeggiated) so i'll post in the future. Ok enough talking let's go back to the Navigates the seas of the sun†tune. The song is mainly based on two different chord progression (G, Am, Am, Em or Em, G, G, Am), only in the bridge and intro there is a bit more complex progression (Bm, C, Em, D). I play Bm simply trasposing Am on the fourth fret and barring the second but I guess there are other ways to play it (check your chord books).
Chord changes and strummin: playing along with the cd I found out that this strummin pattern fits well, not sure it is 100% the same of the cd but it sounds good to my ears
D D du udu
play it for each chord. I'm not sure about beat resoultion but I guess that it is
1 = D
2 = D
3= du
4 = udu
There is a slight pause between the two big downstrum, and a shorter one between the du and udu parts of the pattern. If someone knows it, it is the very same pattern to play Oasis “Little by littleâ€.
Ok here is the song and let me know about any mistakes
Matteo
p.s. I found out the chords in Internet, they seems me correct but check them anyway.
Intro:
Bm C Em D x 2
Intro 2:
G |Am
Distant Earth rise |long ago
Am |Em
Lingers at the borders of our |minds.
G |Am
Mystery spinning |in the dark
Am |Em
In the frozen emptiness of |time.
G |Am
We were lost and we |never knew
Am |Em
Who we were, what we left be|hind.
G |Am
Living half-lives, |we were blind
Am |Bm
To the new frontiers that opened up our |eyes.
Bridge:
Bm |G
To find our |minds were spinning,
Em |D
Souls entwined in a |spiral dance.
Bm |C
The ancient |ways had found us-
Em |D
Again, to give us |one last cha-nce
Verse 1:
Em |G
Living in this |place,
G |Am
Staring into |space, we find,
Am |Em
We might share the corners of our |lives.
Em |G
Infinity runs |deep,
G |Am
Eternity that |we can keep
Am |BREAK
Melting through the frozen wastes of |ti-me
Chorus:
G |Am
So we go, and will |not return,
Am |Em
To navigate the seas of the |sun.
G |Am
Our children wi-ll go |on and on,
Am |Em
To navigate the seas of the |sun.
G |Am
So we go, and will |not return,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
G |Am
Our children wi-ll go |on and on,
Am |Bm
To navigate the seas of the |sun.
Bridge:
Bm |C
We can't go |on tomorrow,
Em |D
Living death by |gravity!
Bm |C
Couldn't stand it |any more,
Em |D
We sail our ships to |dis-tant shores!
Verse 2:
Em |G
Purple, gold and |blue,
G |Am
Living colours |every you,
Am |Em
Flowers in the garden of the |Gods.
Em |G
No-one can ever |know,
G |Am
If you never |saw them grow
Am |Bm
This darkness- is really full of |li-ght
[Guitar Solos]
p1-Bm C Em D Bm C Em Bm
p2-Bm A Am Em Bm
Verse 3:
Em |G
Well beyond the |earth,
G |Am
The unknown things that |gave us birth,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
If God is throwing |dice,
G |Am
And Einstein doesn't |mind the chance,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
Infinity runs |deep,
G |Am
Enternity that |we can keep.
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
Flowers of our |souls,
G |Am
Purple blue and |gold, we find,
Am |Em
To navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
So we know who we |are,
G |Am
Even in this |frozen waste,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
Living in this |place,
G |Am
Staring into |space, we find,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
Well beyond the |earth,
G |Am
The unknown things that |gave us birth,
Am |Em
We navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
If Einstein's throwing |dice,
G |Am
And God, he doesn't |mind the chance,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
Em |G
And flowers of the |soul
G |Am
Purple blue and |gold, we find,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
[FADING]
Em |G
And who we were |before,
G |Am
Eternity that |we can keep,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun
Em |G
Flowers of our |souls,
G |Am
Purple blue and |gold, we find,
Am |Em
We'll navigate the seas of the |sun.
