Eyes of the World (SYW Tour Version)
 

Hello all,

My band has decided that they are going to cover the most recent tour version of Eyes of the World.

The band consists of three guitarists (including myself), a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboardist. I will be playing lead guitar and singing on EOTW.

If anyone has any tips for any of the parts or the song in general, please tell me.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

No tips here, but I love the song on this tour!

- Jake

The intro chords are Bb, F and Eb (played like a raised D chord sounds best, but the "traditional way" works well too). The guitar piece is as follows:
E-------------3-1-0--------------3-1-0--------------------------------
B-3-4-3-4/6-------------3-1-0---------3-1-0---------3---------3----
G-3-5-3-5/7---------------------------------------2-3----3-2-3----3--

Repeat that once, then do the same intro chords for the verses. For the chorus, it he's sliding up to some really high frets on the high E string and doing some hammer-ons and pull offs.

The guitar solo at the end is pretty hard... It starts up pretty high on the neck. I usually begin at the fifteenth fret on the E string, but I think Lindsey does it elsewhere. I can't play it quite like him, so I don't bother. :)

Hope that helps...

The power chords over the drum riff are
Bb F Gm Dm Eb Bb Eb F

(although we play it in A :)

The best part of this version for me is (a) the crazy drum track and (b) the excellent synth arrangement, especially in the chorus. This version is very much how I imagine EOTW might have been if it were on TITN!

If your keyboardist has midi enabled then he should pre-arrange some midi stuff for the chorus so that he can focus on Brett's organ parts. Clearly Brett or someone is using midi or something to get this great sound.

Here's a little 'sampler' I made to highlight that great synth line. You know, the high-pitched D#.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~joegrea...otwsampler.mp3
Wish I was in a band :( Maybe one day :) Still young. :cool:

Is a version of this live cut available somewhere for download?

I'm surprised to see Dms and Gms in there. The original song was a simple three-chord rockfest in Bb. Nyet?

The very beginning, that bit that live during the Mirage tour is the vocal bit that sounds like it's based on Pachebel's Canon, and in this tour is the power chords over Mick's monster drum riff, is definitely those chords.

The rest is, indeed, a three chord rocker in Bb (or A?).

Yeah the album version was Bb, this live version is in Ab. <-- Or as I think of it, the Down On Rodeo key :P That song made me learn the key :P

Hey Carne

Email me, I have a live version from a concert for you..

[email protected]

BTW, Eyes of the World has been AMAZING this tour..

~Alex

I would love to be in a band! To bad I can't sing and don't know how to play an instrument. :distress:

I think Lindsey must be the only person who DOESN'T play Eyes in A! :laugh:

Adam R.

You too, huh? :)

Bb is one of those keys I wind up slipping down a fret by accident when soloing...

Much like Fm.. gee, what do we know in Fm, guys?

From footage I've seen, I can infer, although I am not positive about this, that he is playing in A tuned down a half-step. This is how I play it.

It's obvious! I'm So Afraid.

Then again, I play that (and it seems logical that Lindsey plays it) in F# minor, tuned down 1/2 step.

Tips for EOTW (especially for the bass part, which we have no clue about) are still appreciated!

-Mike

Driving root notes, with a little accented snap up to the next every chord change.

I couldn't imagine NOT having absolute pitch. It makes it so much easier to figure junk out. Sorry guys! :(

Alex, I sent you an e-mail. So when you get something in your inbox from a Pedro, don't throw it out.

Thanks very much for your generous offer.

Sending it now... :)

~Alex

It can be a curse, though.

Friend of ours has it, and it really messes her about when (for example) she has to hit 'transpose' on a keyboard because some singer has decided they can't sing something in the key the band has worked it out in. She says that hearing a B when her fingers are hitting C (for example) really does her head in :)

Also, I can't tell if there are any guitar parts other than Lindsey's, besides during the twin-guitar solo (which may very well be generated with a Boss HD-2 or PS-5 pedal). Help!

It isn't. Lindsey's playing one line live, one of the other guitarists the other.

As for the rest of the song? Make it up as you go along. :)

I decided to rewrite the tabs to the song in A for anyone who is interested...

e---------2-0-----------2-0-------------------------------
B-2-3-5------3-2-0----------3-2-0-------2--------2---
G-2-4-6--------------2---------------1-2----2-1-2---2-
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------

Then repeat that. At the end of the riff, you are placed right back at the beginning (an A chord) so you can keep it in a cycle, or jump right into the verse.

Adam R.

I have the intro figured out, and it's:

I'm not sure if the tabs are right, but i'm positive that they're the right notes.

We still need help with bass and additional guitars (if there are any)!

EOTW for Acoustic???
 

:wavey: Do we play EOTW on acoustic???;) I can't
get the video up...or do we use the electric???
That sounds dumb!!!Sorry we are limited in our
guitar symbol writing!!! EOTW is an oldie but a
GOODIE! Lindsey likes to drop down!!!:eek:Sky:confused:

I can do this arrangement of EOTW on acoustic, but I'm too lazy to tab it out.

WE NEED BASS TIPS!
...and if there are any other guitars, rhythm/backing lead guitar tips!