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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: standard
CAPO NOTE: to play these chords with the album you need to put your capo on the 
SEVENTH fret.
Some of you may be thinking "why would you pick chords that need to be played 
chords are played with capo on 2nd (try it if you'd like).
Reason 2: it enables some little tricks that allow you to play chords and the
If you want to play along with the album without a capo - just use that handy 
transpose button that UG has.  (The first chord in the first verse should be an A)
[Verse 1]
This Dold mountainside where we used to reside
Is sDlowly recalling
The things we discovered inGside
Oh the Acrystal caves
We Dshed both our jackets, and I hammered brackets
From Dold metal chairs 
To the walls for a crude set of sGtairs
To lAead us down
And Dyou tied a rope to the steepening slope
A jDury-rigged harness 
So we could descend in the Gdark
But the tAide came in 
[Chorus]
And Gwe found ourDselves in the Asea
GDeep underwDater we Bmboth found that we Acould still Gbreathe
So we sApent the day subBmmerged
And Gwe swam the Aevening away
 D   D   D   D   C   C   G   Gx2
[Verse 2]
The Dwater was clear like the pure atmosphere
As Dwe kicked and fluttered
Through caverns all cluttered with Gage
In the Aafterglow
We Dswam hand in hand over white satin sand
And Dyou left a ribbon 
To honor the pale gibboun Gmoon
But that was Ayears agoG  A  D  D  
And we Gnever came Aup for air
Down GthAerDe, Gwe can go Aanywhere
G   A
The Dold world was dying while we took off flying
Like pDeregrine falcons
Beneath the transparent blue Gwaves
Far bAelow the surf
And Dwe spent the hours with submarine flowers
I kDnew I’d remember
That day in November as Gwe 
Felt Aalive again
[Chorus]
Cause Gwe found ourDselves in the Asea
GDeep underwDater we Bmboth found that we Acould still Gbreathe
So we sApent the day subBmmerged
And Gwe swam the Aevening away
 D   D   D   D   C   C   G    Gx2
D*let ring*
1) The moving notes on the G chord:
again") where there are moving notes while the G chord is being played. 
I reach down with my 2nd (pointer) finger to play the 2nd fret on the high e
string on the 3rd chord.  That's the way I do it, you do it any way you like:
e|--G1x---*G23*--*G22*---G3x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--x----3----3---*3*--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----2----x----x---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-*3*---3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|
2) The moving notes on the D chord:
I'm not sure I like the way this sounds with these chords, but these moving 
verse where there are no chord changes:
e|--D13----D22----D30----D42---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2----2----2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will give one example in the song where both the chord changes take place.  
This D1old mountainsD2ide
Where we uD3sed to resD4ide
Is D1slowly recD2alling
The tD3hings we discD4overed inG1sidG2eG3  G4  
Oh the cArystal caves....

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Explorers

by Sky Sailing

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: standard

CAPO NOTE: to play these chords with the album you need to put your capo on the

SEVENTH fret.

Some of you may be thinking "why would you pick chords that need to be played

chords are played with capo on 2nd (try it if you'd like).

Reason 2: it enables some little tricks that allow you to play chords and the

If you want to play along with the album without a capo - just use that handy

transpose button that UG has. (The first chord in the first verse should be an A)

[Verse 1]

This old mountainside where we used to reside

Is slowly recalling

The things we discovered inside

Oh the crystal caves

We shed both our jackets, and I hammered brackets

From old metal chairs

To the walls for a crude set of stairs

To lead us down

And you tied a rope to the steepening slope

A jury-rigged harness

So we could descend in the dark

But the tide came in

[Chorus]

G D A

And we found ourselves in the sea

G D Bm A G

Deep underwater we both found that we could still breathe

A Bm

So we spent the day submerged

G A

And we swam the evening away

D D D D C C G G

[Verse 2]

The water was clear like the pure atmosphere

As we kicked and fluttered

Through caverns all cluttered with age

In the afterglow

We swam hand in hand over white satin sand

And you left a ribbon

To honor the pale gibboun moon

A G A D D

But that was years ago

G A

And we never came up for air

G A D G A

Down there, we can go anywhere

G A

The old world was dying while we took off flying

Like peregrine falcons

Beneath the transparent blue waves

Far below the surf

And we spent the hours with submarine flowers

I knew I’d remember

That day in November as we

Felt alive again

[Chorus]

G D A

Cause we found ourselves in the sea

G D Bm A G

Deep underwater we both found that we could still breathe

A Bm

So we spent the day submerged

G A

And we swam the evening away

D D D D C C G G

*let ring*

1) The moving notes on the G chord:

again") where there are moving notes while the G chord is being played.

I reach down with my 2nd (pointer) finger to play the 2nd fret on the high e

string on the 3rd chord. That's the way I do it, you do it any way you like:

G1 G2 G2 G3

e|--x---*3*--*2*---x---------------------------------------------------------|

B|--x----3----3---*3*--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|--2----2----x----x---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-*3*---3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|

2) The moving notes on the D chord:

I'm not sure I like the way this sounds with these chords, but these moving

verse where there are no chord changes:

D1 D2 D3 D4

e|--3----2----0----2---------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3----3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------|

G|--2----2----2----2---------------------------------------------------------|

D|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I will give one example in the song where both the chord changes take place.

D1 D2

This old mountainside

D3 D4

Where we used to reside

D1 D2

Is slowly recalling

D3 D4 G1 G2 G3 G4

The things we discovered inside

Oh the crystal caves....

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