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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:53:41 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson 
Subject: triad- crosby stills nash and young
TRIAD- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
You want to Em9knowF#m9/E,     how it wEm9ill beF#m9/E  
Em9Me and her,     F#m9/Eor yEm9ou and meF#m9/E  
F#m7You both sit there, wCmaj7ith your long hair flowin'
F#m7Your eyes are alive, Cmaj7your mind's still growin'
F#m7       [12th] RIFF 1                                A RIFF 2
Saying to me,     what can we do now that we both love you?
RIFF 2
I love you too
    RIFF 3
But I don't really see
RIFF 4                   Em9  F#m9/E  
Why can't we go on as three?
You are afraid, embarrassed too
Noone has ever in your sweet life said such a thing to you
Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulder
Got a face like ice, just a little colder
Saying to you, you cannot do that, it breaks all the rules
You learned in school
But I don't really see
Why can't we go on as three?
You know we love each other, it's plain to see
There's just one answer that comes to me
Sister lovers, some of you must know about water brothers
And in time, maybe others
So you see, what we can do is to try something new
That is if you're crazy too
But I don't really see
Why can't we go on as three?
RIFF 1:                  RIFF 2:
E ------0--------------  -----------------------------------|
B ----3----------------  -----2------3--------5------3------|
G -/4-----2-0-----2-0--  -----0------0--------0------0------|
D ------------2-0------  ---2----2---4--4---5----5---4--4---|
A ---------------------  -0--------0------0--------0--------|
E ---------------------  -----------------------------------|
   RIFF 3:               RIFF 4:
E -------------------  -------------|
B ----------0-----5--  -1-0---------|
G ------0-2-------0--  -----2-0-----|
D --0h2---------5----  -2-0-----4-0-|
A ------------0------  -----4-2-5-2-|
E -------------------  -------------|
CHORDS:
Em9: 0 7 5 7 7 0    F#m9/E: 0 9 7 9 9 0
[12th]: <12><12><12><12><12><12> (harmonics across 12th fret)

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Triad

by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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Em9

F#m9/E

F#m7

Cmaj7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:53:41 -1000

From: Harlan L Thompson

Subject: triad- crosby stills nash and young

TRIAD- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Em9 F#m9/E Em9 F#m9/E

You want to know, how it will be

Em9 F#m9/E Em9 F#m9/E

Me and her, or you and me

F#m7 Cmaj7

You both sit there, with your long hair flowin'

F#m7 Cmaj7

Your eyes are alive, your mind's still growin'

F#m7 [12th] RIFF 1 A RIFF 2

Saying to me, what can we do now that we both love you?

RIFF 2

I love you too

RIFF 3

But I don't really see

Em9 F#m9/E

RIFF 4

Why can't we go on as three?

You are afraid, embarrassed too

Noone has ever in your sweet life said such a thing to you

Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulder

Got a face like ice, just a little colder

Saying to you, you cannot do that, it breaks all the rules

You learned in school

But I don't really see

Why can't we go on as three?

You know we love each other, it's plain to see

There's just one answer that comes to me

Sister lovers, some of you must know about water brothers

And in time, maybe others

So you see, what we can do is to try something new

That is if you're crazy too

But I don't really see

Why can't we go on as three?

RIFF 1: RIFF 2:

E ------0-------------- -----------------------------------|

B ----3---------------- -----2------3--------5------3------|

G -/4-----2-0-----2-0-- -----0------0--------0------0------|

D ------------2-0------ ---2----2---4--4---5----5---4--4---|

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

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

RIFF 3: RIFF 4:

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

B ----------0-----5-- -1-0---------|

G ------0-2-------0-- -----2-0-----|

D --0h2---------5---- -2-0-----4-0-|

A ------------0------ -----4-2-5-2-|

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

CHORDS:

Em9: 0 7 5 7 7 0 F#m9/E: 0 9 7 9 9 0

[12th]: <12><12><12><12><12><12> (harmonics across 12th fret)

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