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Far Away (Instrumental)

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[Instrumental] [Intro] [acoustic rhythmic, plucked sound (like a pizzicato string or a glassy synth bell) 1 enters with fingerpicked arpeggios in G Major] [Slow, lush synth pad that has a long attack and release enters with melodic slides and hammer-ons] [Section A] [acoustic guitar 1 maintains steady eighth-note rhythm] [acoustic guitar 2 plays lead melody with vibrato and slides] [Shakers and Chimes: Soft metallic percussion enters] [Section B] [acoustic guitar 1 shifts to syncopated strumming pattern] [acoustic guitar 2 performs higher register melodic fills] [Timpani and Concert Bass Drums enter] [Outro] [acoustic guitar 2 plays descending melodic line] [Irish harp, cathedral choir oohs and aahs accompaniment Irish Uilleann Pipes & Low Whistles] [acoustic guitar 1 ends on a sustained G Major chord]