Duress (Swervedriver)General Notes:Tuned from low to high as GCDGCD. Adapted from an Adam Franklin acoustic live bootlegThe Fez, NY City). Standard 4/4 time. Adam sings the intro guitar solo that is normallywith the wah pedal.Chord Diagrams:Because of the alternate tuning, I will show the chord diagrams for the chords used insong, and give them somewhat arbitrary names. Note that some chords are high up the neck.have indicated in bold the fret number at the top of the chord diagram whenever it isthe end of the neck.Bb G# C------0-----0--- ---0-----0--0--- ---0--------0--0| | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 3 5 1 | 2 3 | |---------------- ---------------- ----------------| 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------- ---------------- ----------------2 | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------- ---------------- ----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Eb C4---------0--0--- ---0------------6 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 1 Note here that---------------- ---------------- Adam sometimes| 1 | | | | | | | | | | hammers down---------------- ---------------- the pinky (4)2 | 3 | | 4 T | 2 3 4 | to get two---------------- ---------------- sounds from| | | | | | | | | | | | this chordIntro:Strum the chords as follows, one bar each for the first two chords in each line, thenbars for the last chord in each line.Bb C G#Bb C EbHa Ha Ha Ha HaBb C G#Ha Ha Ha Ha HaBb C EbHa Ha Ha Ha HaBb G# C4 (repeat this chord for 3 bars)Ha Ha Ha Ha HaVerses:Note that the strumming pattern from above continues the same exact way, i.e. the G# andchords are strummed for two bars.C4 BbAnd when the dawn begins to creep,CSunlight finds you in a heap,G#And how you wish that you could sleep,BbForget the lies that you?ve been told,CThink you?re setting free your soul,EbBut you?re really getting old.BbYou?ve dreamt of divin? in the sea,CYour outstretched hand in front of me,G#And how you wished that you could breathe.BbIn the grip of ecstasy,CWhen the shadows follow me,EbAnd the night won?t set you free.BbYou wish someone could love you less,G# (this is just one bar)Longing for that one caress,C4I see you sink under Duress.Outro:Play the C4 chord for three bars, then in this version of the song, Adam sings somelyrics over the C4 chord, I am not 100% sure, but I believe that they go like this:Don?t let me hear your safe lifetakin? you over, AngelOn ?Angel? it switches to the Bb chord, and Adam plays the entire into section again tothe song, finishing on the C4 chord.
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