There's Something In The Water

post rock, dynamic clean - distorted vocals, instrumental guitars

Sonic Palette Tempo: 160 BPM (Fast and nervous) Key: E Major (for open string drone) Vibe: Manic gameshow host, angular guitars, triumphant but ironic chorus, E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9--9--9--13--9---14--14--13--9--------------------| D|--x--x--x---x--x----x---x---x--x--------------------| A|--7--7--7--11--7---12--12--11--7--------------------| E|--0--0--0---0--0----0---0---0--0--------------------| (Strutting rhythm, let the open Low E string drone!) E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------6-------6-------7-------7--------------------| A|--7-7---7-7-7---7-8-8---8-8-8---8------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| (Play this relentlessly during the verses)

The Vibe: "Phil Spector in a Garage" Tempo: 145 BPM (Upbeat Motown shuffle), Key: C Major (The "People's Key"), Instrumentation: Piano: The driving force, Eighth-note chords hammered hard (Think "All My Friends"), Sleigh Bells: Essential, But play them aggressively, almost too loud in the mix, Guitars: Clean, reverb-drenched electrics playing 50s doo-wop arpeggios but with a gritty, lo-fi edge, Saxophone (Optional): A messy, Clarence Clemons-style sax solo that sounds like it’s being played out of a tenement window, 1, The Chords (Piano & Guitar) The "Street Corner" Progression (Verses) A classic 50s turnaround, played with indie attitude (fast and choppy), C - Am - F - G (The "Heart and Soul" chords, but played double-time), The "Warm Up" Progression (Pre-Chorus) Building tension as the wind picks up, Am - G - F - Fm (That minor 4th gives it that heartbreaking NYC nostalgia), (Chorus) Big, open, and anthemic, C - E7 - F - D7 (The "Radiohead/Creep" F - Fm - C (Resolve)

indie rock, folk pop

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