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"PERFECT WATER" (Blue Oyster Cult)
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-- chords & tabbed Intro "transcr." by tcg, 1994
-- 4/4 // keys: Bm (D); E (C#m) // Allegro // ...slight flange
-------- [2nd x:
INTRO TAB: to Verse]
Em9 Bm[=hold thru=] A"G5"
-2-0-----||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----2-0------||
-3---0-3=||===3========--2=|==2====--0-2-3=|===3===========|===--3---0-3==||
-0-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--0-----4=o||
-2-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--2-----4=o||
-------2=||===2========--0=|==0====--------|---------------|-----------2==||
---------||----------------|-------------3=|===3===========|===-----------||
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &
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CHORDS USED, in order of appearance (@/$/% designate different voicings
of same chord)--
Bm@: x 2 4 4 3 x
A@: x 0 2 2 2 x
G5: 3 x 0 0 3 x
Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 x
D/F#: 2 x 0 2 3 x
D: x x 0 2 3 2
C/9: x 3 2 0 3 0
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
A$: x 0 2 2 2 0
D/9/A: x 0 4 2 3 0
A%: x 0 2 2(2)x
B: x 2 4 4(4)x
C#m: x 4 6 6(5)x
Bm$: x 2 4 4 3 2
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LYRICS, CHORDS, & SEQUENCE of PARTS (see below for chord durations)--
INTRO
VERSE 1:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7
Perfect water - the dark wind braids the waves--
D/F# G5 D B C9 A Bm@ (Bm@)
The crazed birds raid the trees-- Is this our destiny?
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
To join our hands at sea-- and slow - ly
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
sink, and slow - ly think:
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ->Em9]
This is perfect water, passing over me--
INTRO
VERSE 2:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7 D/F# G5
Do you know Jacques Cousteau? Well, they said on the radi - o
D B C/9 A Bm(Bm)
That he hears bells in random order, deep beneath the perfect water--
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
Love that is frightening,
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
but still so inviting--
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
To drown {drown-drown} inside a sound that lay so far underground,
E A$ D/9/A
And to think--{and to think} And to think {and to think}:
G5 (G5) [2-measure chord tacit]
This is perfect water, passing over me.
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m:|| <-2x
CHORUS:
A% B C#m
To flow inside the spiral tide,
A% B C#m
To drown my eyes like a blind ride,
A% B C#m A% B C#m
And to cross the perils of black water--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
It waits for me like mother and daughter--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
A% B C#m A% B C#m
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
LEAD TACIT:||:A% B C#m:||<-4x G5(G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit;->Em9]
VERSE 3:
Bm@ A@ G5 Em7 D/F# G5 D
Perfect water-- I dream this dream within the deep and warm
B C/9
Gulf Stream,
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
Where two blocks of ice melt into my hands like dice,
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
E A$ D/9/ A E A$ D/9/A
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
A@ G5(G5) [2-measure chord tacit]
CHORUS [as above, then]:
A% B C#m A% B C#m
Alife! Astrange!
A% B C#m A% B C#m
Alife! Astrange!
LEAD TACIT: ||: A% B C#m:||<-4x-4x G5(G5)
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit, ritard.]
A$ Bm$ [hold]
[**lyrics based upon version in BOC-L archive: thanks!]
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Chord DURATION/RHYTHM Schema:
VERSE: (hold all chords for indicated duration, except Em9 [see
Intro tab]; small letter = single note "bass fill" on A string)
Em9 Bm@ A@ G Em7 D/F# G5
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 "1 2 3"[<-triplet quarters]
D B C/9* A Bm(Bm) [i.E., hold 2 measures]
1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
||: E A$ D/9/A :|| (# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]**
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* 3rd Verse: C/9 -->to E chord
** 1st Verse: "steal" last 2 beats for Em9 segue to 2nd verse
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit] A@
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]
["triplet" chords (Em7-D/F#-G5) are guesses that "fit," but are open
||: A% B C#m :||(# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
/ / / / / / / / / / [<-strums]
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]->Em9 riff
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ritard.]
A$ [hold] Bm$ [hold]
3 4 1234->fermata...
--:--tcg
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Perfect Water
by Blue Öyster Cult
Chords in this song · guitar
Em9
Bm
A
G5
Em7
D/F#
D
B
C9
E
C
C#m
G
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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
"PERFECT WATER" (Blue Oyster Cult)
===============
-- chords & tabbed Intro "transcr." by tcg, 1994
-- 4/4 // keys: Bm (D); E (C#m) // Allegro // ...slight flange
-------- [2nd x:
INTRO TAB: to Verse]
Em9 Bm A G5
[=hold thru=] ""
-2-0-----||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----2-0------||
-3---0-3=||===3========--2=|==2====--0-2-3=|===3===========|===--3---0-3==||
-0-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--0-----4=o||
-2-----4=||o==4========--2=|==2====------0=|===0===========|===--2-----4=o||
-------2=||===2========--0=|==0====--------|---------------|-----------2==||
---------||----------------|-------------3=|===3===========|===-----------||
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &
--------
CHORDS USED, in order of appearance (@/$/% designate different voicings
of same chord)--
Bm@: x 2 4 4 3 x
A@: x 0 2 2 2 x
G5: 3 x 0 0 3 x
Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 x
D/F#: 2 x 0 2 3 x
D: x x 0 2 3 2
C/9: x 3 2 0 3 0
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
A$: x 0 2 2 2 0
D/9/A: x 0 4 2 3 0
A%: x 0 2 2(2)x
B: x 2 4 4(4)x
C#m: x 4 6 6(5)x
Bm$: x 2 4 4 3 2
--------
LYRICS, CHORDS, & SEQUENCE of PARTS (see below for chord durations)--
INTRO
VERSE 1:
Bm A G5 Em7
@ @
Perfect water - the dark wind braids the waves--
D/F# G5 D B C9 A Bm Bm
@ (@)
The crazed birds raid the trees-- Is this our destiny?
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
To join our hands at sea-- and slow - ly
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
sink, and slow - ly think:
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ->Em9]
This is perfect water, passing over me--
INTRO
VERSE 2:
Bm A G5 Em7 D/F# G5
@ @
Do you know Jacques Cousteau? Well, they said on the radi - o
D B C A Bm Bm
/9 ()
That he hears bells in random order, deep beneath the perfect water--
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
Love that is frightening,
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
but still so inviting--
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
To drown {drown-drown} inside a sound that lay so far underground,
E A D A
$ /9/
And to think--{and to think} And to think {and to think}:
G5 (G5) [2-measure chord tacit]
This is perfect water, passing over me.
A B C#m
LEAD TACIT: ||: % :|| <-2x
CHORUS:
A B C#m
%
To flow inside the spiral tide,
A B C#m
%
To drown my eyes like a blind ride,
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
And to cross the perils of black water--
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
It waits for me like mother and daughter--
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
{A life}A life of perfect order--{A strange}A strange and perfect water--
A B C#m G5 G5 Em9
LEAD TACIT:||:% :||<-4x () [1 1/2-measure chord tacit;->]
VERSE 3:
Bm A G5 Em7 D/F# G5 D
@ @
Perfect water-- I dream this dream within the deep and warm
B C
/9
Gulf Stream,
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
Where two blocks of ice melt into my hands like dice,
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
E A D A E A D A
$ /9/ $ /9/
And I roll {seven} seven on the floor of the sea {seven}--
G5 (G5) [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]
A G5 G5
@ () [2-measure chord tacit]
CHORUS [as above, then]:
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
A A
life! strange!
A B C#m A B C#m
% %
A A
life! strange!
A B C#m G5 G5
LEAD TACIT: ||: % :||<-4x-4x ()
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit, ritard.]
A Bm
$ $ [hold]
[**lyrics based upon version in BOC-L archive: thanks!]
--------
Chord DURATION/RHYTHM Schema:
VERSE: (hold all chords for indicated duration, except Em9 [see
Intro tab]; small letter = single note "bass fill" on A string)
Em9 Bm A G Em7 D/F# G5
@ @
3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 "1 2 3"[<-triplet quarters]
D B C A Bm Bm E
/9* () [i.., hold 2 measures]
1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4==1 2 3 4
||: E A$ D/9/A :|| (# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]**
----
* 3rd Verse: C/9 -->to E chord
** 1st Verse: "steal" last 2 beats for Em9 segue to 2nd verse
[1 1/2-measure chord tacit] A@
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [2-measure chord tacit]
["triplet" chords (Em7-D/F#-G5) are guesses that "fit," but are open
||: A% B C#m :||(# of repeats varies: see lyrics)
/ / / / / / / / / / [<-strums]
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit]->Em9 riff
G5 (G5) [hold 2 measures] [1 1/2-measure chord tacit; ritard.]
A Bm
$ [hold] $ [hold]
3 4 1234->fermata...
--:--tcg
)
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