Powderfinger
The Metre
Odyssey Number 5
Arguably the best song on the album. This transcription is about two or
three guitar parts written for one. Sounds best unplugged.
VERSE: play muted
C C/B E Am
| E | | | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | | 5 5 5 5 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 | | 0 0 0 0 |
| e | | | |
Blow the candles out raise a glass to the night
Let all the tension out you've been wound up so tight
It's a tender trap to plan ahead all the time
If you measure the world by what you leave behind
PRE: Just octaves basically
| e |
| b |
| G 5 7 9 8 9 11 5 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7 |
| D |
| A 3 5 7 6 7 9 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
CHORUS
G D/F# Em C
| E 3 x 0 0 | |
| B 3 2 0 1 | |
| G 0 2 0 0 | |
| D 0 0 2 2 | |
| A 2 0 2 3 | |
| e 3 2 0 x | |
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
C
There's a sunset on the road
G D/F# Em D/F# G D/F# Em
Reappearing as we go
| e <12> <7> |
| b <12> <7> |
| G |
| D | X4 |
| A |
| E |
VERSE: play muted
C C/B E Am
| E | | | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | | 5 5 5 5 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 | | 0 0 0 0 |
| e | | | |
Keep the glass topped up it's not over just yet
Pull off the social bluff celebrate your success
Turn the sunlight out find a place in the shade
If you measure the world by the mark that you make
| e |
| b |
| G 5 7 9 8 9 11 5 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7 |
| D |
| A 3 5 7 6 7 9 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
C
There's a sunset on the road
G D/F# Em D/F# G D/F# Em
Reappearing as we go
SOLO
| e |
| b |
| G |
| D | X approx. 4 |
| A 3?2 2 |
| E 5?5p3 0 5 3 5h3 0 |
| e |
| b |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 | X approx. 4 |
| A 3?3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E 5?5p3 0 5 3 5h3 0 |
PRE
| e |
| b |
| G 5 7 9 8 9 11 5 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7? 7h6p7 |
| D |
| A 3 5 7 6 7 9 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
CHORUS
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
G D/F# Em
(Welcome to the) Welcome to the saving grace
C
There's a sunset on the road
G D/F# Em D/F# G D/F# Em
Reappearing as we go
End on G.
<> harmonics
h Hammer on
p pull off