EDIT: I've updated the brdige even further. I believe the first section of the bridge (before the singing starts) is Em & C, and then once the vocals kick in it's Bm & C, then the D & G at the end. Let me know what you think.
Backwards Down the Number Line
Tom Marshall/Trey Anastasio (Verse is in G, Chorus is in C)
C G
Happy happy oh my friend
D
Blow out candles once again
Am
Leave the presents all inside
SN: (E) (D) C G
Take my hand and let's take a ride
D Dsus D
Backwards down the number line
Em
You were eight and I was nine
D SN: (A) (B) (C)
Do you know what happened there?
C
Do you know why we're still friends?
G
Laughing all these many years
D
We pushed through hardships tasted tears
Em SN: (E) (D) (C)
Made a promise one to keep
C G
I can still recite it in my sleep
D Dsus D
Every time a birthday comes
Em
Call your friend and sing a song
C
Or whisper it into his ears
G
Or write it down, just don't miss a year
Chorus: (repeat each a few times)
F C G
You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains
F C G
The only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend
F C G
And all my friends come backwards down the number line (repeat)
Bridge:
Em C
Em C
Bm C
And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open
Bm C
Somewhere in between the past and future, where you drift in time
C D G
You can see a different point of view
Repeat Chorus
Jam
Repeat Chorus
those Am's should be Em's.
thanks for posting!
Quote from: surefootedllama on August 07, 2009, 08:30:43 PM
those Am's should be Em's.
thanks for posting!
No prob. But I believe those Am's should be Am's. It's a walk-down to the C from the E in the Am. Listen to the difference between the chord struck on "leave the presents ALL inside" and then the chord struck on "you were eight and I was NINE".....you're telling me they're the same chord? Doesn't sound it to me.
Well, you can play an Am there if you'd like, but it's not right. Not trying to be rude or argumentative. That walkup you have from A to C is right, however.
Quote from: surefootedllama on August 10, 2009, 11:37:37 AM
Well, you can play an Am there if you'd like, but it's not right. Not trying to be rude or argumentative. That walkup you have from A to C is right, however.
No worries brother, but unless it's Trey telling me that, I respectfully disagree. Those 2 lines/chords I mentioned above do
not sound like the same chord though...I wondered if Mike is hitting an E both times, and maybe Trey is hitting an Am then Em? Don't have access to the song right now but just a thought. Did you give it a listen again? Take any of the SBD's from this tour and give'er a listen and lemme know if you still feel that way.
To everyone else: I'd love to get some other opinions too, guys....speak up! I've been wrong before (and I'll be wrong again) but it'd be nice to get more opinions on the matter.
Yeah, I listened to it over and over after you replied just to make sure I wasn't hearing it wrong. It does sound like two different chords, but it's the same chord play at different fret areas. I tried playing the Am there and it doesn't sound right.
I don't hear a single a min. That is wrong my friend. This is Trey.
Quote from: bdubs on September 04, 2009, 12:03:02 AM
I don't hear a single a min. That is wrong my friend. This is Trey.
That might be THE lousiest 1st post ever on this board. Thank you for setting the standard my friend, and welcome. Hope your future posts are more productive.
I will say that if you don't hear any minors in this song, your ear(s) are broken and need some alignment. Put in Joe's Garage, eat some acid, rinse and repeat.
Quote from: bdubs on September 04, 2009, 12:03:02 AM
I don't hear a single a min. That is wrong my friend. This is Trey.
lol. your funny man.
Well.......I'm always willing to admit when I'm wrong, and in this case, I am/was wrong about the Am. It is, unequivicolly, an Em, and there are no Am's in BDTNL. Straight from the horses mouth (well, the Cactus's anyways). I chatted him up for a few minutes after last nights show here in Portland (great fucking show, btw...busted out Meat!) and he confirmed that it is an Em. He also confirmed that they're not doing Joe's Garage in Indio, which I didn't honestly think they'd do (I was more hoping). And....I asked him about Suskind Hotel, and why it's not being played more often, either with his band or Phish, and he said Phish has tossed around incorporating into their setlists and have practiced it a few times. Hooray! Would love to see them bust that out in Indio!
I think you put a bug in his ear about the suskind. I think he opened with it the next night. I talked with him after the show in portland and then at the bar for awhile but I don't think i had any intelligent questions like you walker. Good job. I was psyched to meet scott.
Quote from: sour d on September 14, 2009, 02:02:49 AM
I think you put a bug in his ear about the suskind. I think he opened with it the next night. I talked with him after the show in portland and then at the bar for awhile but I don't think i had any intelligent questions like you walker. Good job. I was psyched to meet scott.
I was bummed not to hear Suskind in Portland as he played it the night before and the night after. Oh well. Had a great time anyways. But I do love that song and hope it gets more playtime.
Hey guys,
If you check out the Joy DVD in the Box set it has a close up of almost all of BD#L
Pretty sure "you were 8 and I was nine" verse goes to Em, not Am. and the walkup is totally E D C.
That DVD is really good for checking out what Trey is actually playing on a lot of the Joy album tunes.
^ rip and share plz
Quote from: picture_of_nectar on January 26, 2010, 02:17:50 PM
Hey guys,
If you check out the Joy DVD in the Box set it has a close up of almost all of BD#L
Pretty sure "you were 8 and I was nine" verse goes to Em, not Am. and the walkup is totally E D C.
I'm pretty sure it's an Em too - Mike told me himself. I'm going with that as my final answer. And E D C would be a walk-down, which without a guitar in hand I can't verfiy its accuracy but I'm not inclined to disagree with you on merit alone.
Quote from: Walker done done on January 26, 2010, 02:46:53 PM
And E D C would be a walk-down, which without a guitar in hand I can't verfiy its accuracy but I'm not inclined to disagree with you on merit alone.
oops, yeah yer right! lol
Quote from: picture_of_nectar on January 26, 2010, 02:17:50 PM
Hey guys,
If you check out the Joy DVD in the Box set it has a close up of almost all of BD#L
Pretty sure "you were 8 and I was nine" verse goes to Em, not Am. and the walkup is totally E D C.
That DVD is really good for checking out what Trey is actually playing on a lot of the Joy album tunes.
You know what I just realized - I think we're talking about 2 different parts here. I thought you were talknig about the A B C walk-up, and saying that it was actually a walk-down of E D C, but in fact you were referring to the actual walk-down of E D C that comes over the "take my hand..." line. I thought you were saying that the line after the "do you know what happened there?" had a walk-down of E D C, when it in fact is a walk-up of A B C. My bad. Either way, I think we're both right, which should've been quite obvious to the rest of you all along! LOL :D
one thing i have learned is that you can go crazy tryign to pick up on every little walk up or down.. trey will play this tune one way one night, and another way another night.. i heard backwards once where he didnt really walk any notes at all, just straight strummed it.. i know you guys already know this im just thinking out loud here.... but after a while, for me, i just learned to go with whatever when it comes to following him.. hahaha
but for what it is worth, that chord you dudes are talking is def an Em
Walker, yeah were on the same page. Trey's fingering for the chorus is like this...
G F C
----------------------8
--12------10-------8
--12------10-------9
--12------10-------10
--10------12-------10
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Updated the bridge even further. See first page for notes.
Walker.. I agree with you on the bridge about the Bm C. Just listened to the Fest 8 version and beginning of the bridge Page is playing Em D C before the singing starts. I had initially thought the bridge was all just Em C but that was before I actually listened.
Quote from: jadirusso on March 30, 2010, 04:04:51 PM
Walker.. I agree with you on the bridge about the Bm C. Just listened to the Fest 8 version and beginning of the bridge Page is playing Em D C before the singing starts. I had initially thought the bridge was all just Em C but that was before I actually listened.
I'm @ work right now, but that additional quick D in there could be right now that you mention it. I'll give it a whirl when I get home.