Ton
Under African Skies
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capo: 3rd fret
play: C
key: Eb
For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and "use flats").
There is a main lick or riff, which is played as single notes on an
electric guitar. Using a capo, it is possible to integrate this lick
into the accompaniment. Here’s a suggestion:
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[Intro]
[[[[CFC/GG
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|1-1-------------|--1-----0-------|
G|0---------2-0-0-|--0---0-0-2-0-0-|
D|2-----3---3-3-3-|2-------0-------|
A|3-----3---------|----------------|
E|--------1-------|3---3---3-------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
(guitar)
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
(band comes in)
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
[Verse 1]
CFC/GGCFC/GG
Jo-oseph's face was black as night
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
CFC/GGCFC/GG
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
And he walked his days under African skies
[Chorus]
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
This is the story of how we begin to remember
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
After the dream of falling and calling your name out
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
[Interlude]
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
[Verse 2]
CFC/GG
In early memory
CFC/GG
Mission mu--sic
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
Was ringing 'round my nursery door
CFC/GG
I said take this child, Lord
CFC/GG
From Tucson, Arizona
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CFC/G
Give her the wings to fly through harmony
GCFC/GG
And she won't bother you no more
[Chorus]
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
This is the story of how we begin to remember
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
After the dream of falling and calling your name out
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
[Middle 8]
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh oh oh oh
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
[Verse 3]
CFC/GGCFC/GG
Jo-oseph's face was black as night
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
CFC/GGCFC/GG
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
|||CFC/GGCFC/GG
And he walked the length of his days under African skies
[Outro]
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
|||||CFC/GGCFC/GG
(backing track fades out, percussion faded last)