"Torch" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "Floodland") ============================================================ Transcribed by Elissa Feit (feit@cs.Buffalo.EDU) E C And now the torch Am Bm And shadows lead G D A Were it not so black and not so hard to see E G C Bm How can it help you when you dont know what you need G D A How can anybody set you free? C#m B Would he walk upon the water C#m B If he couldn't walk away? D And would you would you C Em Carry the torch for me? *** The bass for the above is simply playing the root note of each chord (if the chord is a C, play a C; if the chord is a C-, play a C). (If you don't what notes are what, e-mail me and I will give you a *quick* theory lesson... this offer for a short time only!) D C G And what if I gave you the key to the do- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G --------------------------|------------------------| D --------------------------|----------------------4-| A --5--------5---7---5--7--3|----------3-5--3--5-----| E --------------------------|------------------------| G Bm -ors of your design ... [1/4 note triplets] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 1---2---3 G -----------------------|---------------------------| D --5---------5-7---5-4--|---------------5---4-------| A ---------5-------------|----------5------------5---| E -----------------------|---------------------------| C Em Lit the corr-i-dors of desire? 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G ------------------|-------------------------| D ----------4---4-2-|---------2---4-2---4-s9--| <- slide up to 9 A --2---- 5---5-----|-------------------------| E ------------------|-------------------------| Hold the next two measures then repeat all 8 measures (the above 6 + the 2) for the next half a verse. Notice that what's going on is the final note in a lot of the measures are "anticipations", that is, the bass note for the following measure is played a half-beat ahead. D C Where it not so black G Bm And not so hard to see C Em What use to you then any fire? Chorus: (repeat) Break: E Bass: G-------------------------------------------------------------- D--7-9-7--------------------------7-9-7------------------------ A--------10--9--7------7-7-7------------10--9--7-----7--------- E------------------10-----------------------------10----------- G-------------------------------------------------------------- D--7-9-7---------------9--7-7--9--10----7-9-7-------------------- A--------10--9--7--9--10--9-9-10--12----------10--9--7-----7----- E-----------------------------------------------------10------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ actually, the bass doesn't really play the top notes (B A A B C), some woodwind does, but if you're playing alone, then it sounds better this way. Elissa Feit (feit@cs.buffalo.edu // {rutgers,uunet}!cs.buffalo.edu!feit) "I think Philip Roth is a great writer, but I wouldn't want to shake his hand." - Jacqueline Susann