An excercise in learning blues slide guitar evolved into an early draft of a song. Played along to a backing track Vamp in A (FreeJamTracks.com). The lyrics came from an idea formed watching the sea rolling in while in a black mood. PRS SE in open A.
acoustic
melodic
blues
scotland
electric blues
melodicrock
viking
viking blues
north berwick
Story behind the song
In a bleak frame of mind watching the waves rolling in at a nearby beach the idea of the ocean waves rolling higher and cleansing the earth of all mankind and its ills popped into my head. Currently trying to learn blues slide guitar so thought i'd combine the slide with some lyrics that evolved from the ocean waves idea.
Lyrics
In a state of decay and war
Our civilisations crash and burn
The loss of morals of Empire States
with cruelty mankind their fate will earn
So the Waves of the Ocean
Will rise up and cleanse the Earth
Crashing and foaming breakers
reduces mankind to his real worth
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So the Waves of the Ocean
Will rise up and cleanse the Earth
Crashing and foaming breakers
reduces mankind to his real worth
The pain and suffering will then be gone
and the slate will have been wiped clean
the waters will have receded
to let lifes cycle begin again
.. to let lifes cycle begin again
....lifes cycle begin again
........ again .... again .... again .....
Mark Patterson. July 2011
