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Dmixolydian

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1/57

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 57Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

(Tuning:  D   A   D   G   B  E)
[Intro]
D   D   D   D
[Verse]
DMusic was my firEm/Dst love
A/C#and it will be mG/By last.
D/AMusic of the futE/G#ure
G/Aand music of the Apast
DTo live without my Em/Dmusic
A/C#would be impossible to G/Bdo.
D/AIn this world of tE/G#roubles,
G/Amy music pulls me A7through
[Instrumental]
 |Dm (2x)                |Bmaj (1x)             |Dm (1x)                |
E|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------0--2--0------|-----------------------| (4x)
D|0--2--3--2--0-0-2--3--0|0--2--3--0--0--0--3--2|0--2--3--2--0-0-2--3--0|
A|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|
D|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|
 | (4x)                                 |
E|-------(5)-----------(5)--------------|
B|--------6-------------5----------6-5-6|
G|--------7-------------5----------7-5-7|
D|--------7-------------5----------7-5-7|
A|-------(5)-----------(5)--------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0|
Dm (upstroke arpeggio)
|  D5|  D5/Eb| x2
[Bridge]
D5Music was my firsD5/Gt love
and it will be my D5last.
D5Music of the futD5/Gure
and music of the past.D5  
     D5/Gand music of the D5past
     D5/Gand music of the D5pastD5/Eb  D5/D  D5/C#  D5/C  
[Instrumental Orchestral slowly]
  Dm  Dm  Dm   C/D C/D
  Dm  Dm  Dm   G/D G/D
  Dm  Dm  Dm  C/D C/D      Bb/C   A7b9 A7   A7
  Dm  Gm9  Bb/C  C7
[Instrumental Clavinet]
 | Riff 1 beat| alternative|
E|------------|------------|
B|---0h1---3--|------------|
G|0h2---0h2---|------------|
D|------------|---0-----0--|
A|------------|-0--0-3-----|
D|------------|5--5--------|
( play 3 times up tempo)
(lDmast C/DtimC/De)Dm  Dm  C/D  C/D  Dm  Dm/Bb  C/Bb  C/Bb  Bb  Dm/Bb  C/Bb  Asus4  A  Asus2  A  
  Dm C/D C/D Dm    Dm C/D C/D Dm   Dm  Dm/Bb  C/Bb Bb   A  G/A   A7
[Verse]
DMusic was my firEm/Dst love
A/C#and it will be mG/By last.
D/AMusic of the futE/G#ure
G/Aand music of the Apast
DTo live without my Em/Dmusic
A/C#would be impossible to G/Bdo.
D/AIn this world of tE/G#roubles,
G/Amy music pulls me DthrouE/DghG/D  Gm/D  D  
************************************
| (n)  Ghost note
|  h   Hammer-on
************************************

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Music

by John Miles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

A/C#

G/B

D/A

E/G#

G/A

D5/Eb

D5/G

D5/D

D5/C#

D5/C

C/D

G/D

Bb/C

A7b9

Gm9

D A D G B E

(Tuning: )

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse]

D Em/D

Music was my first love

A/C# G/B

and it will be my last.

D/A E/G#

Music of the future

G/A A

and music of the past

D Em/D

To live without my music

A/C# G/B

would be impossible to do.

D/A E/G#

In this world of troubles,

G/A A7

my music pulls me through

[Instrumental]

|Dm (2x) |Bmaj (1x) |Dm (1x) |

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

B|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|---------0--2--0------|-----------------------| (4x)

D|0--2--3--2--0-0-2--3--0|0--2--3--0--0--0--3--2|0--2--3--2--0-0-2--3--0|

A|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1|0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|

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

| (4x) |

E|-------(5)-----------(5)--------------|

B|--------6-------------5----------6-5-6|

G|--------7-------------5----------7-5-7|

D|--------7-------------5----------7-5-7|

A|-------(5)-----------(5)--------------|

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

Dm (upstroke arpeggio)

D5 D5/Eb

| | | x2

[Bridge]

D5 D5/G

Music was my first love

and it will be my last.

D5 D5/G

Music of the future

and music of the past.

D5/G D5

and music of the past

D5/G D5 D5/Eb D5/D D5/C# D5/C

and music of the past

[Instrumental Orchestral slowly]

Dm Dm Dm C/D C/D

Dm Dm Dm G/D G/D

Dm Dm Dm C/D C/D Bb/C A7b9 A7 A7

Dm Gm9 Bb/C C7

[Instrumental Clavinet]

| Riff 1 beat| alternative|

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

B|---0h1---3--|------------|

G|0h2---0h2---|------------|

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

A|------------|-0--0-3-----|

D|------------|5--5--------|

( play 3 times up tempo)

Dm C/D C/D Dm Dm C/D C/D Dm Dm/Bb C/Bb C/Bb Bb Dm/Bb C/Bb Asus4 A Asus2 A

(last time)

Dm C/D C/D Dm Dm C/D C/D Dm Dm Dm/Bb C/Bb Bb A G/A A7

[Verse]

D Em/D

Music was my first love

A/C# G/B

and it will be my last.

D/A E/G#

Music of the future

G/A A

and music of the past

D Em/D

To live without my music

A/C# G/B

would be impossible to do.

D/A E/G#

In this world of troubles,

G/A D E/D G/D Gm/D D

my music pulls me through

************************************

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

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