Crossing a canyon - 5440
Transcribed by Richard Sibley.
Feel free to email me at richard@vaultworld.com!
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This is a popular song by a kick-ass Canadian band.
I've seen basic transcriptions for this song, but
nothing as complete as what follows.
Here are the basics of the song. As always, listen to
the song to understand and hear exactly what is going on.
The transcription may not be exact, but I think it's pretty close.
LEGEND: [Chorus] means "Chorus" is being defined
(Chorus) means to play the already defined "Chorus"
{} are used to specify remarks
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[Intro] {Guitar 1 - Clean electric guitar, open chords}
/ / / //
// / / // / x2
[Verse 1]
Sitting on the edge atop a canyon
I'm a piece of time too small to name
There's a sign that's hanging over me
Let me disappear and try again
{Enter Guitar 2 - electric guitar w/ distortion}
[Guitar 2 - Riff 1]
|:-----------------|-----------------:|
|:-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----:|
|:---7-----7-----7-|---7-----7-----7-:|
|:-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---:|
|:-----------------|-----------------:|
|:-----------------|-----------------:|
I'm no prophet but I've seen things
When right and wrong become too close
In that moment of my greatness
I become afraid and watch it go
[Chorus] {Enter drums, bass, guitar 2 continues Riff 1,
Guitar 1 switches to power chords and distortion}
And the day is long
And the bridge is gone
And the river has washed away
The road I'm on
Only road I know
(Intro) {Bass leaves, Guitar 2 lets ring to fade}
[Verse 2]
Everybody's got a problem
Something to do with self control
You gotta tell somebody if you got one
You can't pretend you didn't know
{Enter Guitar 2 - Riff 1}
Staring out across the canyon
My eyes won't tell me what to see
If I let go I could be floating
From the river to the sea
(Chorus)
[Bridge] {Accent where chords are shown}
If I let go I could be floating
From the river to the sea
[Guitar solo]
[D|G] **
---------|:---------------------:|-------------------|---------------------- |
---------|:---------------------:|-------------------|-----------7-----7~~~~ |
-----7-9-|:-7~~~-9-7~~~-----7-9-:|-7~~-9-7~~---------|-7~~-------9b11--9b11~ |
-7h9-----|:-------------7h9-----:|-----------9~~-7h9-|-----9-7~~------------ |
---------|:---------------------:|-------------------|---------------------- |
---------|:---------------------:|-------------------|---------------------- |
---------------|----------------|-------------|------------- { repeat }-|
~--7~~~~~~-----|-7-----7~~~~~~--|-X--7~~~~~~--|-X--7~~~~~~-- { begining }-|
~--9b11~~~-----|-9b11--9b11~~~--|-X--9b11~~~--|-X--9b11~~~-- {of solo to}-|
---------------|----------------|-------------|------------- { ** while }-|
---------------|----------------|-------------|------------- {chorus is }-|
---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------{ played }-|
(Chorus)
Only road I know
{Drums continue while fading out}