THE BRILLIANT GREEN "THE LUCKY STAR" Chords and guitar tablature ------------------------------------ To start with, the chords for the verse part are: E - 0 2 2 1 X X A# - 6 8 8 7 X X A - 5 7 7 6 X X In the beginning, they're played by an acoustic guitar and an electric (reasonably distorted), both sounding lo-fi due to studio manipulation, I suppose. As the band kicks in, the same chords are played by an electric distorted guitar. Additionally, a seperate noise guitar adds more edge to the sound. It's only playing fifths: E5 - 0 2 2 X X X A#5 - 6 8 8 X X X A5 - 5 7 7 X X X This is also how it's played during the second verse part and the solo. During the solo and in the short non-singing part (well, that one with Tomoko's "Yeaeaah" being delayed) after the first chorus, a faint acoustic guitar also comes into play. The chords for it are the same as for the "regular" electric guitar. The transition to the chorus is essentially the same thing. The chords are: C#m - X 4 6 6 5 X D - X 5 7 7 7 X E - 0 2 2 1 X X The first time, the E is modified at one part to E4 - 0 2 2 2 X X, then back to E. The second time, the concluding E is replaced by: B - X 2 4 4 4 X This stays the same for all three ocurrances of that part (the final being a little stretched at the end). The chords are played as shown by the distorted guitar and in fifth form (also muting the B string) by the noise guitar. As to the clean guitar strumming during that part, it's just the same chords higher up the fretboard: C#m - 9 11 11 10 9 9 D - 10 12 12 11 10 10 E - 12 14 14 13 12 12 B - 7 9 9 8 7 7 Some self-evident arpeggio picking on these chords also appears. The chorus part is not more difficult. Chords are: A - X 0 2 2 2 X B - X 2 4 4 4 X E - 0 2 2 1 X X C#m - X 4 6 6 5 X As usual, "normal" = as shown, "noise" = fifths. A little bit of acoustic guitar appears again in the background. The progression is A, B, A, E, C#m, B, A, B, then A, B, A, E, C#m, B, A. The final A there is played as 5 7 7 6 X X and modified to A/G# - 4 7 7 6 X X at one part. The little guitar picking melody is: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e|----12----12----11-|----11-----11-----|----12----12----12-|----12-----12-----| B|12-----12----12----|-12-----12-----12-|12-----12----12----|-12-----12-----12-| The first time it's played, the final bar is played with the strings muted by the left hand. The little bridge part before the solo is easy and makes use of some flanging and phasing. The chords are B, A, B, A, B, C#m, D, played in usual manner. As to the solo, here's an attempt on it: 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e||---|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------12-----12-----| B||---|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------12--12-12-----| G||-7/|16\14-12h14h12----------|----------12b-|-------12-/16b-14-12-14b|--12--------------/16b| D||---|--------------13~-------|----12-14-12b-|-12-14-12-/16b-14-12-14b|--12-14-----------/16b| A||---|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|-----14---------------| E||---|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |-------------------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|---- |-------------------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|---- |-14-12-9-----------|----------------------------|-7---9---11-14-16b|-14-12-14--h12----------|---- |-14-12-9-----------|---------------------------9|--11--12----14-16b|-14-12-14--h12----12-13-|14~- |-----------------7-|7-10--7-10--7-10-/14-12-10--|------------------|---------------14-------|---- |------------7-10---|----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|---- Legend: hXh - hammer on-off b - bend ~ - vibrato X/X - slide note /X - slide to note while picking The rest should be about self-evident, I shall conclude. Enjoy! :-) Visit my homepage at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mnmol and download the song in MIDI format, plus a lot more MIDIs and other stuff. This file © copyright 2001 by Stefan H. AKA SelfDestructBoy at mnmol@compuserve.com