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Hey guys, these are the chords to the new Steven Wilson song Permanating. I checked the chords on the piano
and they seem correct. I will try and provide some performance guidelines where needed. The song is in the
key of Eb major, and while I thought of suggesting dropping the guitar by a half step the Chorus modulation
would then be really awkward to play so it's better in standard tuning (note that the song is piano oriented).
Here are the voicings I use for the chords
[Verse]
e|-Ebmaj7---------Abmaj7------|
B|--8--------13---|
G|--7--------12---|
D|--8--------13---|
A|--6--------11---|
E|----------------|
[Chorus]
e|-C--C/B----Am0--Am/G#------G3--B/F#-2---Bdim7/F---------E0--|
B|-5--5--1---1----3---3-----3------0--|
G|-5--5--2---1----4---4-----2------1--|
D|-5--5--2---2----5---4-----3------2--|
A|-3--2--0--(0)---5---2-----2------2--|
E|-----------4----3---2----(1)-----0--|
Note: There is a descending bass line (c, b, a, g#, g, f#, f, e) but some chords are just not comfortable to
play on a guitar so adjust your voicings accordingly. I usually dodge the f# and f but sometimes manage to
play them. Also the Am/G# is weird and I might be wrong about it, cause it seems to imply a C augumented chord
but on the piano it sounds alright if you just keep playing Am with your right hand and move the bass to G#.
[Intro]
This bit is played a few times throughout the song. First time there is no bass note but later when it appears
as the bridge, solo backing and outro the bass note is C (you can play it on 10th fret of the D string for a
good effect). It repeats 3 times during the intro.
[Pattern 1]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Spoken:
Somewhere on the highway
With a luminous moon
Swimming after dark and then
Awaken to you
[Verse]
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And sAbmaj7ing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And Abmaj7feel it
Believe it
[Bridge]
(Pattern 1 x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And time is moving on
And listening to the song
We get older
Together
And every time we breathe
Another moment leaves us forever
To the nether
[Verse]
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And sAbmaj7ing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And Abmaj7feel it
Believe it
[Chorus]
CPermanating
C/BCelebrating
AmNow we're levitating
Am/G#High above the clGouds
Bm/F#Yesterday
Bdim7/FIs the place where all your Efriends will always
CPermanating
C/BCelebrating
AmNow we're levitating
Am/G#High above the clGouds
Bm/F#Yesterday
Bdim7/FIs the place where all your Edreams are always
[Solo]
(Over pattern 1 x2)
This is the amazing tab by Ayreon77 for the solo, so go and give him a 5 star rating too :)
The solo is mostly C minor pentatonic with a few mixolydian notes scattered throughout.
e|--brb--br--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10---------|-----------------s----11-------------------------------|
G|----------8~~~~~-|------8~~-10-8-10\12-----12-10~~-8----------8----------|
D|-----------------|-8-10------------------------------10-8--10---10~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|---------------------s---|---------br------|---------s---|-------15-|-18-15-18-|
B|-----------8-10-11-11\13-|----13-15---13~~-|-15-16-16\18-|-16-18----|----------|
G|--h---8-10---------------|-15--------------|-------------|----------|----------|
D|-8-10--------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
[Bridge]
(Pattern 1 x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And time is moving on
And listening to the song
We get older
Together
And every time we breathe
Another moment leaves us forever
To the nether
[Verse]
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And sAbmaj7ing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And Abmaj7feel it
Believe it
[Chorus]
CPermanating
C/BCelebrating
AmNow we're levitating
Am/G#High above the clGouds
Bm/F#Yesterday
Bdim7/FIs the place where all your Efriends will always
CPermanating
C/BCelebrating
AmNow we're levitating
Am/G#High above the clGouds
Bm/F#Yesterday
Bdim7/FIs the place where all your Edreams are always
[Verse]
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And sAbmaj7ing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7Hold on
Hold onto the minute
And Abmaj7feel it
Believe it
[Outro]
(Pattern 1 x4 until fade out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Permanating
by Steven Wilson
Chords in this song · guitar
Ebmaj7
Abmaj7
C
C/B
Am
Am/G#
G
B/F#
Bdim7/F
E
Bm/F#
Hey guys, these are the chords to the new Steven Wilson song Permanating. I checked the chords on the piano
and they seem correct. I will try and provide some performance guidelines where needed. The song is in the
key of Eb major, and while I thought of suggesting dropping the guitar by a half step the Chorus modulation
would then be really awkward to play so it's better in standard tuning (note that the song is piano oriented).
Here are the voicings I use for the chords
[Verse]
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7
e|----------------|
B|--8--------13---|
G|--7--------12---|
D|--8--------13---|
A|--6--------11---|
E|----------------|
[Chorus]
C C/B Am Am/G# G B/F# Bdim7/F E
e|-------0--------3---2------------0--|
B|-5--5--1---1----3---3-----3------0--|
G|-5--5--2---1----4---4-----2------1--|
D|-5--5--2---2----5---4-----3------2--|
A|-3--2--0--(0)---5---2-----2------2--|
E|-----------4----3---2----(1)-----0--|
Note: There is a descending bass line (c, b, a, g#, g, f#, f, e) but some chords are just not comfortable to
play on a guitar so adjust your voicings accordingly. I usually dodge the f# and f but sometimes manage to
play them. Also the Am/G# is weird and I might be wrong about it, cause it seems to imply a C augumented chord
but on the piano it sounds alright if you just keep playing Am with your right hand and move the bass to G#.
[Intro]
This bit is played a few times throughout the song. First time there is no bass note but later when it appears
as the bridge, solo backing and outro the bass note is C (you can play it on 10th fret of the D string for a
good effect). It repeats 3 times during the intro.
[Pattern 1]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Spoken:
Somewhere on the highway
With a luminous moon
Swimming after dark and then
Awaken to you
[Verse]
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And sing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And feel it
Believe it
[Bridge]
(Pattern 1 x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And time is moving on
And listening to the song
We get older
Together
And every time we breathe
Another moment leaves us forever
To the nether
[Verse]
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And sing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And feel it
Believe it
[Chorus]
C
Permanating
C/B
Celebrating
Am
Now we're levitating
Am/G# G
High above the clouds
Bm/F#
Yesterday
Bdim7/F E
Is the place where all your friends will always
C
Permanating
C/B
Celebrating
Am
Now we're levitating
Am/G# G
High above the clouds
Bm/F#
Yesterday
Bdim7/F E
Is the place where all your dreams are always
[Solo]
(Over pattern 1 x2)
This is the amazing tab by Ayreon77 for the solo, so go and give him a 5 star rating too :)
The solo is mostly C minor pentatonic with a few mixolydian notes scattered throughout.
e|--brb--br--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10---------|-----------------s----11-------------------------------|
G|----------8~~~~~-|------8~~-10-8-10\12-----12-10~~-8----------8----------|
D|-----------------|-8-10------------------------------10-8--10---10~~~~~~-|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|---------------------s---|---------br------|---------s---|-------15-|-18-15-18-|
B|-----------8-10-11-11\13-|----13-15---13~~-|-15-16-16\18-|-16-18----|----------|
G|--h---8-10---------------|-15--------------|-------------|----------|----------|
D|-8-10--------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|----------|
[Bridge]
(Pattern 1 x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And time is moving on
And listening to the song
We get older
Together
And every time we breathe
Another moment leaves us forever
To the nether
[Verse]
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And sing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And feel it
Believe it
[Chorus]
C
Permanating
C/B
Celebrating
Am
Now we're levitating
Am/G# G
High above the clouds
Bm/F#
Yesterday
Bdim7/F E
Is the place where all your friends will always
C
Permanating
C/B
Celebrating
Am
Now we're levitating
Am/G# G
High above the clouds
Bm/F#
Yesterday
Bdim7/F E
Is the place where all your dreams are always
[Verse]
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And sing it
And live it
It's always there
Ebmaj7
Hold on
Hold onto the minute
Abmaj7
And feel it
Believe it
[Outro]
(Pattern 1 x4 until fade out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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