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07/22/2016 4:59 pm
Originally Posted by: NickFerra
2:35 - 2:41 (When he sings round here in the chorus the guitarist does this little walk down riff that I am having trouble figuring out)
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I only hear an E to D move with the motion from Emin (vi) to G (I). A little thing like that sounds neat when the other instruments are holding down the chord prog.

Emin G
|--------------------------------------------|
|---5---5----5----3--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Originally Posted by: NickFerra
3:35 - 4:30 (Is this riff C, D, E, G? if so, how in the world is he playing it?)
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Yes, it back to the main prog. He's either using a slight delay or both guitars are playing the same thing slightly out of sync:

3X
|--------------------------------------------|
|----8-7---7---8-----------------------------|
|--7-----7---7----7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
1X
|--7-----------------------------------------|
|-----10--8----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
2X
|--------------------------------------------|
|----8-7---7---8-----------------------------|
|--7-----7---7----7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
2X
|--------------------7--8--10----------------|
|----8-7--8--10--8---------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Originally Posted by: NickFerra
6:00 - 6:15 (a nice little touch to the song that I can't figure out)

That's similar to the intro line & a lot of the ornamental stuff throughout.

|------------------------------------------|
|----8-7---8-7----8-7----------------------|
|--------7------7--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------8--7-------------|

But those bottom notes might be the other guitarist.
[QUOTE=NickFerra]
7:49 - 8:00 (This is a beautiful lead lick. It adds so much beauty to the song. How is he playing it?)

Same idea an octave higher.

|----14-15-----------14-15--------------------|
|-15--------15--15----------15--13-12---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

[QUOTE=NickFerra]
1. Are they playing the C d E and G chord progression through the entire song?

The chord progression is the same throughout, except for the bridge at 3:10-3:34.

C(IV) / D(V) / Emin(vi) / G(I)

At around 3:10 they play A then D. From then to 3:34 they play:

Amaj (II) / C maj (IV) 3x, then Amaj / C(IV) - D(V). Then they are back to the main prog.

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