Alaska

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Standard tuning, capo 6.

Main riff  (played throughout the verses, somewhere in between 
picking and light strumming)

- G  D/F# Em      C    G
e-3---2----0--------------
B-3---3----0--/s--5----3--
G-0---2----0--/s--5----0--
D-0---0----2--/s--5----0--
A-2---x----2--------------
E-3---2----0--------------

All these last words
But I can’t know hers.

Don’t want to be holding on,

Somewhere I don’t belong.

One more time

Through my mind

Something I could have said

Signs that I should have read

Am            D
But she found her way out at last
Am            D

The crisp blue ink read, ‘Straight and fast’.

Count the days

Till I can get away
From those emerald green eyes
Flying towards the flashing lights

We’re more than just
Ashes and dust

More than what’s visible

We are invincible.

Am               D
Don’t wanna wait for your time to pass
Am              D

Before you look for your great perhaps.

Main riff x4

Then this (hold the chords on - listen to the track for timing)

- G/D     Am        G         D      
e---------0--------3---------2-----------
B-3--5-3--1--3-1---0---1-0---3-----------
G-0-------2--------0---------2--2h4p2-0--
D-0-------2--------0---------0-------4---
A---------0--------2---------------------
E------------------3---------------------

Main riff x2

As you hold the last G chord, use your right hand to tap

e--3--------------3--
B--3--------------3--
G--0---4p0--------0--
D--0------4s5p0---0--
A--2--------------2--
E--3--------------3--

Key
s = slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off

19 Responses to Alaska

1. Elinious | 11/01/2011 at 3:06 am | Reply

   Hey Dave,
   Is there any chance I could get the chords for this? I watched the live performance of Alaska at SitC which footynutguy uploaded, but I can’t quite figure it out… I’m quite new to this guitar playing thing, haha
   -Eline

   • Blue Skies | 11/01/2011 at 4:47 pm | Reply

     Yes! I am working on a video for this song so I’ll try to get the chords written up before it’s uploaded.
     Dave

     • Elinious | 11/01/2011 at 7:33 pm | Reply

       Oh that’s great! I was wondering why there wasn’t a video for this song, because it’s one of my favourite Blue Skies songs.

2. Blue Skies | 19/01/2011 at 1:10 pm | Reply

   There we go – uploaded the tabs. Sorry the text is small, the only way I can get the tabs to line up is by using ‘preformatted’ text which apparently has to be really small. Thanks wordpress!

   • Elinious | 19/01/2011 at 3:22 pm | Reply

     Wow thanks!
     I guess I will go sink my teeth into that, it looks pretty damn difficult but hey, who cares? I’ll just have to keep practicing

3. onesoybean | 23/01/2011 at 9:45 pm | Reply

   This is so beautiful!

4. Kari | 02/10/2011 at 10:56 pm | Reply

   Using this for an English project <3

5. sarah | 21/12/2011 at 6:26 am | Reply

   wow… this is incredibly beautiful , I couldn’t find it on iTunes though… is there another link where I could find it? <3

   • Blue Skies | 21/12/2011 at 5:16 pm | Reply

     Thanks! It is on itunes, try clicking here.