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Staralfur

Sigur Ros
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{capo: 1}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
{section: Chorus}
ur stað - - sjalfur better but it looks like he's
starálfur
eins og alla veggina then Dsus2, D, Dsus4 quickly before
the instrumental to mimic the orchestra
The instrumental interplay:
Then play the chorus again followed
a bit sketchy)
Then
ur stað - - sjalfur
Notes:
A7add 11 = x02022
G/D chord at the end is xx0033
Other bits you could play
{Pre-Intro:
violins start with:
{sot}E--12---------|--14----------------| x2
B--14---------|--15----------------|{eot}
{sot}G-(14)--------|-(14)---------------|
D-(14)--------|--12----------------|
A--12---------|--------------------|{eot}
These are also the verse chords but you can just play A and D basically.
Then for the intro you could play
{sot}-0----5----3----2--|-2----2----9---10------|
-2-----------------|-3---------------------|
-2-----------------|-2---------------------|
-2-----------------|-0---------------------|
-0-----------------|-----------------------|
-x-----------------|-----------------------|{eot}
Piano bit that goes on top:
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--14-------14-------14----|-14----14--------14----14-|{eot}
{sot}|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D-(2)----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|{eot}
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--15-------15-------15----|-15----15--------15----15-|{eot}
{sot}|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--------------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|{eot}

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Arrangement source for Staralfur by Sigur Ros

{capo: 1}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
  [A]   [A7] [A7add11]
| [D] | [Dmaj7] [D] |             x2

[A]blá n&o[D]acute;tt yfir himininn            *Play D for a bar then
[A]blá n&o[D]acute;tt yfir m&eacu[Dsus4]te;r   [D]   [Dsus2]       [D5]    a beat each for the second bar
[A]horf-inn &uacut[D]e;t um glugann minn me[A]ð hendur
faldar undir k[D]inn      [C#dim]
hugsum [G]daginn minn &i[D]acut[A]e; da[D/F#]g og í gær

[A]blá n&o[D]acute;ttfötin klæða mig i,
[A]beint upp i [D]rúm
[A]breiði mj[D]úku sængina
[A]loka [D]augunum   [C#dim]
&eacute[G];g fel hausinn[D] undir[C#dim] væng

{section: Chorus}
[Bm]sta[Bm/A]rir  [A]&aac[G]ute;   [A]mig [A7]l&ia[D]cute[D/C#];till ál-fur
[Bm]hle[Bm/A]ypur [A]a&e[G]th; mer en [A]hreyf[A7]ist [D]ekki
   [A]**    [G]      [G/f#]               **(confused by this bit - A sounds
ur stað - -  sjalfur                   better but it looks like he's
[G]                 [D]                    playing [G/f#] on the vid. I play [A])
     starálfur

Back to the intro over | [A] | [A7] A7add11 | [D] | [Dmaj7] [D] |   x2  etc

[A]Opna a[D]ugun stírurnar úr
[A]trygi mig og [D]tel (hvort ég sé ekki)
[A]kommin aftur og [D]alltalltilæ
[A]samt ventar eitt[D]hvað  [C#dim]
        [G]      [D]***          ***Here I play the D for most of the bar
eins og alla veggina         then Dsus2, D, Dsus4 quickly before
                             the instrumental to mimic the orchestra
The instrumental interplay:

  [A]   [Asus2] [A]   [D]   [D/C#]   [Bm]   [A]
  [G]   [D/F#]   [A]   [A7]

  [D]   [Dsus4] [D]
  [D/C#]

Then play the chorus again followed

  [D] [G/D] [D]   [G]   [G]   [G] [D]
| [D] | [A7] |  [D/F#] | x2                (actual bar timing
                                         a bit sketchy)
Then

   [A]**    [G]       [G/f#]
ur stað - -  sjalfur
[G]     starál[D]fur

Notes:

A7add 11  =   x02022

I use  3x0003 for [G]
G/D chord at the end is xx0033

Other bits you could play

{Pre-Intro:

violins start with:

{sot}E--12---------|--14----------------|          x2
B--14---------|--15----------------|{eot}
{sot}G-(14)--------|-(14)---------------|
D-(14)--------|--12----------------|
A--12---------|--------------------|{eot}

These are also the verse chords but you can just play A and D basically.

Then for the intro you could play

{sot}-0----5----3----2--|-2----2----9---10------|
-2-----------------|-3---------------------|
-2-----------------|-2---------------------|
-2-----------------|-0---------------------|
-0-----------------|-----------------------|
-x-----------------|-----------------------|{eot}

Piano bit that goes on top:

{sot}    [A]
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--14-------14-------14----|-14----14--------14----14-|{eot}
{sot}|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D-(2)----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|{eot}

{sot}    [D]
|e--------17-------17-------|--------------17----------|
|B--15-------15-------15----|-15----15--------15----15-|{eot}
{sot}|G-(2)-14-------14-------14-|----14----14--------14----|
|D--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|A--------------------------|--------------------------|
|E--------------------------|--------------------------|{eot}

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