Reach for the Dead - Sheet Music

donacidae · Post by **donacidae** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:51 pm

I've transcribed "Reach for the Dead" so you can all enjoy playing on the piano / guitar / whatever.

Enjoy.

Quick analysis. Clearly part of the vibe of this song comes from how slow the chords move - they're so minimal yet powerful and last 12 bars in all, and I just love that change from Bmajor to F minor.

http://bit.ly/12zkS0g

chorus · Post by **chorus** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:59 pm

donacidae wrote:I've transcribed "Reach for the Dead" so you can all enjoy playing on the piano / guitar / whatever.

Enjoy.

Quick analysis. Clearly part of the vibe of this song comes from how slow the chords move - they're so minimal yet powerful and last 12 bars in all, and I just love that change from Bmajor to F minor.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/496 ... 20Dead.pdf

Wow! Thank you very much!

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:44 pm

Superb!

http://bocpages.org/wiki/Reach_For_The_Dead#Trivia

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Fri May 24, 2013 12:33 am

Kudos!

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Fri May 24, 2013 12:38 am

Cheers! I wonder if my neighbors are annoyed yet that I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour. ::dog puts on shades::

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Fri May 24, 2013 12:42 am

rainier wrote:Cheers! I wonder if my neighbors are annoyed yet that I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour. ::dog puts on shades::

I want a xylophone!! So cool, jealous

Keeoaddi · Post by **Keeoaddi** » Fri May 24, 2013 1:01 am

cool, nice work on that arpeggio bit. did you use sibelius?

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Fri May 24, 2013 1:04 am

harpoon dodger wrote:
rainier wrote:Cheers! I wonder if my neighbors are annoyed yet that I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour. ::dog puts on shades::
I want a xylophone!! So cool, jealous

I'm only borrowing it from a friend. I really really wish I could keep it though. He has all the coolest instruments.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:59 am

rainier wrote:
harpoon dodger wrote:
rainier wrote:Cheers! I wonder if my neighbors are annoyed yet that I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour. ::dog puts on shades::
I want a xylophone!! So cool, jealous
I'm only borrowing it from a friend. I really really wish I could keep it though. He has all the coolest instruments.

Right on! At least you know someone with one, that's always a good thing..I love the uncommon cool instruments too

Headphase · Post by **Headphase** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:50 am

Yay! I'm gonna learn it right away

todieisfun · Post by **todieisfun** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:40 pm

if only i knew how to read sheet music :'(

WeHadNormality · Post by **WeHadNormality** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:43 pm

rainier wrote:I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour

Ha, I've been playing (trying to anyway) it on my Glockenspiel.

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:20 pm

harpoon dodger wrote: Right on! At least you know someone with one, that's always a good thing..I love the uncommon cool instruments too

Yeah I like a lot of uncommon instruments too. You can get a lot of folk instruments for not very much money. I would really like to get a kalimba. You can make simple ones pretty easily, but I want a fancy one like that.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:29 pm

rainier wrote:
harpoon dodger wrote: Right on! At least you know someone with one, that's always a good thing..I love the uncommon cool instruments too
Yeah I like a lot of uncommon instruments too. You can get a lot of folk instruments for not very much money. I would really like to get a kalimba. You can make simple ones pretty easily, but I want a fancy one like that.

The kalimba is a neat one indeed, I've played around with one a few times! Making one would def be a fun project. I just got a ukelele for my birthday this week, and have barely played more than 13 notes on it haha..I'm thinking today will be the day to properly break it in

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Fri May 24, 2013 11:48 pm

That F diminished chord gets me everytime. Profound!

edit: I guess the diminished part is something assumed. I don't actually hear a B being played, but the chord before is a B Major so it leads into a diminished. It's very solemn, especially the movement to the tonic. It sounds like hope being obliterated, but then that B Maj chord comes again and the hope is restored.

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:59 am

WeHadNormality wrote:
rainier wrote:I've been playing this on the xylophone for an hour
Ha, I've been playing (trying to anyway) it on my Glockenspiel.

I wish you were my neighbor or something, the part at 3:26 demands another mallet instrument to drop in. Ideally I hear it on marimba and glockenspiel.

chodytaint · Post by **chodytaint** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:46 am

Hi! I know this is an old thread, but I've recently gotten into synthesizers and I've been working on trying to figure out the chords to this song. The dropbox link isn't working anymore, does anybody still have the transcription?

Thanks!

arvy · Post by **arvy** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:16 am

Synthestesia wrote:That F diminished chord gets me everytime. Profound!

edit: I guess the diminished part is something assumed. I don't actually hear a B being played, but the chord before is a B Major so it leads into a diminished. It's very solemn, especially the movement to the tonic. It sounds like hope being obliterated, but then that B Maj chord comes again and the hope is restored.

perfectly deconstructed definition

seanandcandy · Post by **seanandcandy** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:32 am

link is dead now

Doomsy · Post by **Doomsy** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 8:48 pm

I'd be really interested to listen to any covers the boc community comes up with.

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