I Stand Alone

Key: C

Tempo: medium slow

Guitar and sound: something honky on single notes but sweet on chords. Telecaster set to neck pickup I think.

Intro/ending:

    dududd
    FFFFEmDm
    EmEmEmEmDmC
    DmDmDmDmCG
    C

Main verse:

    C - C - C - F - C - C - G - C (as per Curt singing and playing).

Refrain:

    Walk down to F chord over first syllables of each line: C-B-A-F. F - F - F - F - C - C.
    For the fourth line, switch that C to C7, walk to D7, start the line with D7 and end it on G/G7 - setting up the next verse.

Instrumental verse/guitar solo:

    Same as the chorus, but the first two walks into F are conventional: C-D-E-F. Where it ends on G, walk into F (G-F#-F) and repeat vocal chorus.

Ending:

    While repeating the last two lines (I get so scared...), slow down a bit, and simply repeat intro.

SECOND (LEAD) GUITAR:

Intro/ending:

Main verse:

These harmonic inversions are played over the first walk up, and between the sung lyrics:

Refrain (the bend into D is played during the C-C#-D walk, and held for the duration of the D):

Instrumental verse/guitar solo:

    Same as the chorus, but the first two walks into F are conventional: C-D-E-F. Where it ends on G, walk into F (G-F#-F) and repeat vocal chorus. The first comp section is basically two inverted arpeggios (F, C), the second is a spare working of the scale.

Ending:

    While repeating the last two lines (I get so scared...), play as marked, slow down a bit, and repeat intro.



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