Staralfur - Sigur Ros
Most of this was worked out using
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8j4LxQAMQ
although the song order is different to the cd.
Just to confuse you I've kept the original order.
Also the video is in E and not the half note up on the cd.
*this version is intended to be an acoustic version really but I've added some other bits too.
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There's a video of exactly how I play it here (capo on 1st fret):
http://www.esnips.com/doc/bed96443-e1e4-4008-8b10-f9c3cb2276b6/staralfur
Pre-Intro:
violins start with:
E--12---------|--14----------------| x2
B--14---------|--15----------------|
G-(14)--------|-(14)---------------|
D-(14)--------|--12----------------|
A--12---------|--------------------|
These are also the verse chords but you can just play A and D basically.
Then for the intro you could play
-0----5----3----2--|-2----2----9---10------|
-2-----------------|-3---------------------|
-2-----------------|-2---------------------|
-2-----------------|-0---------------------|
-0-----------------|-----------------------|
-x-----------------|-----------------------|
or on an acoustic this sounds really good:
| A | A7 A7add11 | (A7add 11 = x02022)
| D | Dmaj7 D |
Piano bit that goes on top:
A
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--14-------14-------14----|-14----14--------14----14-|
|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D-(2)----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|
D
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--15-------15-------15----|-15----15--------15----15-|
|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--------------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|
So:
| A | A7 A7add11 |
| D | Dmaj7 D | x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sigur_ros/staralfur_crd.html ]
A D
blá nótt yfir himininn
A D* *play D for A bar
Dsus4, D, Dsus2, D5
blá nótt yfir mér a beat each for the second bar
A D A
horf-inn út um glugann minn međ hendur
D C#dim
faldar undir kinn
G D A F#/D
hugsum daginn minn í dag og í gćr
A D
blá nóttfötin klćđa mig i,
A D*
beint upp i rúm
A D
breiđi mjúku sćngina
A D C#dim
loka augunum
G D C#dim
ég fel hausinn undir vćng
Refrain:
Bm Bm/A A G A A7
D/C#
starir á mig lítill ál-fur
Bm Bm/A A G A A7 D
hleypur ađ mer en hreyfist ekki
A** G G/F# **(confused by this bit - A sounds
ur stađ - - sjalfur better but it looks like he's
G D playing G/F# on the vid. I play A)
starálfur
Back to the intro over | A | A7 A7add11 | D | Dmaj7 D | x2 etc
A D
Opna augun stírurnar úr
A D*
trygi mig og tel (hvort ég sé ekki)
A D
kommin aftur og alltalltilć
A D C#dim
samt ventar eitthvađ
G D*** ***Here I play the D for most of the bar
eins og alla veggina then Dsus2, D, Dsus4 quickly before
the instrumental to mimic the orchestra
The instrumental interplay:
| A | Asus2 A | D | D/C# | Bm |
| G | D/F# | A |
| A7 | D | D Dsus4 D |
| D/C# |
Then the orchestra plays the refrain chords, followed by
| D G/D D | G | G | G D
| D | A7 | D/F# | x2 (actual bar timing
a bit sketchy)
Then
A** G G/F#
ur stađ - - sjalfur
G D
starálfur
Notes:
For acoustics sake: C#dim- x4535x (he plays the C# bass while the orchestra plays the remainder)
I use 3x0003 for G
G/D chord at the end is xx0033
G/F# 2x0033
