Looking for help on Nexus by Dan Fogelberg, a 12 string song in tuning

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jmparnis
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Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:06 pm

OK, this is years late, but in case someone's still interested: I would explore DADGAD tuning for Nexus. It looks like that's what he's using in this video. The song pretty much falls out on it's own in this tuning.


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Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:56 pm

Chris, I'm not sure I like this song.
The guitar playing look impressive though.

I have give it a vote in Recommend A Lesson, hopefully it comes up for you.

Dermot

:)

Edit

I've listened to the live version a few times and although the guitar is great,
I find the lyrics are wasted and unclear.



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Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:54 am

Thanks jmparnis , I can't believe its been over 3 years since I posted that! Where's my life gone?!
I think I arrived at Dropped D but can't remember exactly... I will try out DADGAD ... make sense.

Hi Dermot, thanks for the vote! Thanks for listening to this song a few times, I appreciate that. I didn't quite believe you when you said you didn't like the song, ;-) so thanks for giving it further consideration. Yeah the guitar playing is electrifying but I have also always loved Dan's lyrics, he's a poet IMHO. The line which always sticks in my mind is ...

Wealthy the spirit that knows its own flight
Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright
Blessed the traveller who journeys the length of the light

...not to mention Emmylou Harris coming in on the vocal harmonies at this point!

Chris

Across the vein of night there cuts a path of searing light
Burning like a beacon on the edges of our sight
At the point of total darkness and the lights divine divide
A soul can let its shadow stretch and land on either side, either side

And balanced on the precipice the moment must reveal
Naked in the face of time our race within the wheel
As we hang beneath the heavens and we hover over hell
Our hearts become the instruments we learn to play so well, so (well)
Wealthy the spirit that knows its own flight
Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright
Blessed the traveller who journeys the length of the light

Outside the pull of gravity beyond the spectral veil
Within our careful reasoning we search to no avail
For the constant in the chaos for the fulcrum in the void
Following a destiny our steps cannot avoid

Across the vein of night there cuts a path of searing light
Burning like a beacon on the edges of our sight
At the point of total darkness and the lights divine divide
A soul can let its shadow stretch and land on either side, (either side)
Wealthy the spirit that knows its own flight
Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright
Blessed the traveller who journeys the length of the light
Hey hello, hey hello, hey hello-oo
Hey hello, hey hello, hey hello-oo
Instumental
Hey hello, hey hello, hey hello-oo
Hey hello, hey hello, hey hello-oo

These are the chords I was working with:

Dropped D tuning.
Intro:
Dsus2 Em G Dsus2 X2
Run on C? D x 3

Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A

Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 G A
Dsus2 G A
Dsus2 G A
then repeat intro riff
Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A

Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 C
G Dsus2 A
Dsus2 G A
Dsus2 G A
Dsus2 G A
then repeat intro riff


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Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:43 pm

Chris ..... time sure passes, I didn't even notice you posted this 3 years ago.... :S :blush: :laugh:

Yes, I took another listen as I wanted to hear the lyrics, which as you wrote:
The line which always sticks in my mind is ...

Wealthy the spirit that knows its own flight
Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright
Blessed the traveller who journeys the length of the light

...not to mention Emmylou Harris coming in on the vocal harmonies at this point!
I like them too.... I hadn't heard the song before.

Cheers

Dermot

:)


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