“All that lives must die,/Passing through nature to eternity.” (Hamlet 1.2.74-75) — this is the quote that comes to mind when I hear this song (it's not really related to the lyrical content though)
Prepare yourself for lots of EGOIST on this channel because of how much I love them hehe
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Original Song (unofficial):
Official on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84-%E9%81%8B%E5%91%BD%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%A9-ep/id1266158923
Not sure where the image came from, but it showed up in Google as available for 'reuse with modification'...anyway, it comes closest to the mental image I associate with this song, so I wanted to share it with you!
Each chord listed below represents a minim beat (crotchet = 72bpm)
EGOIST - 「永遠」(Eien)
Intro
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj (melody on top is ascending F G Bb C, in minims)
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj (melody: ascending F G Bb G)
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj (melody: repeat above)
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj
Verse
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj
pre-chorus
Ab maj Bb maj C min D (open)
Eb maj G min Ab maj Ab maj
Chorus
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj >melody: (Bb G Bb G Eb D Bb F)< Eb maj
Verse 2
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj
Cmin C min Ab maj Ab maj
Eb maj Eb maj Bb maj Bb maj
Pre-chorus
Ab maj Bb maj C min D bass
Eb maj G min Ab maj Ab maj
Chorus
(N.B. from chorus repetition 2 onwards, I sometimes took liberties with the Gmaj6 and played it in root position instead because I liked that more :P Sorry Ryo!)
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min
Ab maj Bb maj Eb maj G min
Bridge
Ab maj Ab maj Cmin Cmin (F G F Eb F
Bb maj Bb maj G min G min (E D Bb F)
Ab maj Ab maj Cmin Cmin (G F Eb Bb D D D D )
Bb maj Bb maj G min G min
Ab maj Ab maj Cmin Cmin
Bb maj Bb maj G min G min (E D Bb F)
Ab maj Ab maj Cmin Cmin (G F Eb Bb D ——)
Bb maj Bb maj G min ———
(Concurrent melody)
Eb F — G G——
Eb F—— Bb Bb——
Eb F — up Bb G——
Eb F —— G G ——
>wait 1 bar<
Chorus x 2
(same as before BUT)
final phrase is Ab maj Bb maj Gmaj6 C min - (accompanying melody) G F G F G FEE
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