EXPLAIN
As recorded by Sarah Blasko
(WHAT THE SEA WANTS THE SEA SHALL HAVE)
Transcribed by Corey Hunter @ www.coreyhunter.com
Verse (Piano arr. 4 gtr) * This part repeats over and over
until the interlude, then again
after the interlude.
Dm A5/C# A5/C
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|—–5——-5—|—–5——-5—|—–5——-5—|
|—6—6—6—6-|—5—5—5—5-|—5—5—5—5-|
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
|-5——-5——-|-4——-4——-|-3——-3——-|
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
Bb A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
|—–6——-6—|—–6——-6—|—–5——-5—|
|—7—7—7—7-|—7—7—7—7-|—6—6—6—6-|
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
|—————–|—————–|—————–|
|-6——-6——-|-6——-6——-|-5——-5——-|
Interlude * On the 2nd time thru, there’s an xtra gtr strumming
over the top of the arpeggiations.
D5 D5/Bb D5/A D5/Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
||o—–3——-3—|—–3——-3—|—–3——-3—|—–3——-3–|
||—-2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2|
||–0——-0——-|—————–|—————–|—————-|
||o—————–|-1——-1——-|-0——-0——-|-1——-1——|
||——————|—————–|—————–|—————-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|—————–|—————–|—————–|——————||
|—–3——-3—|—–3——-3—|—–3——-3—|—–2——-2—o||
|—2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2-|—2—2—2—2–||
|-0——-0——-|—————–|—————–|——————||
|—————–|-1——-1——-|-0——-0——-|-0——-0——-o||
|—————–|—————–|—————–|——————||
Duration Legend
—————
W – whole; H – half; Q – quarter; E – 8th; S – 16th; T – 32nd; X – 64th; a – acciaccatura
+ – note tied to previous; . – note dotted; .. – note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Misc Legend
———–
| – bar
|| – double bar
||o – repeat start
o|| – repeat end
*| – double bar (ending)
: – bar (freetime)
$ – Segno
& – Coda
Tempo markers – = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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