Japanquest (Bridge)

Here's a somewhat serious and spooky sounding part in an other wise happy and silly song. Why did we throw such a curveball into here? Because we like to have fun!

Pro Tips:

The logical place to begin is with the left hand chords. Take some time to memorize these:

--0--0--0--0--0----
--0--0--0--0--6----
--x---x--x--x---7---
--2--4--5--7--8---
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--0---0---0---0---4----3----3----
--6---6---6---6---4----4----3----
--7---7---7---7---5----5----4----
--0---x----x---5---6----5----5----
-------7---8-------------3----5----
-------------------------------3----

Once you have the chord shapes down, you can start arpeggiating them as in indicated in the full TAB. Arpeggiating means you play the notes of a chord separate instead of together.

Alternate pick, make sure every note rings out well, and wash your hands!

Theory Talk:

This one is weird, so buckle up!

The section starts on an E minor chord, and the bottom note of the chord ascends the first 4 notes of the corresponding E minor scale (E - F# - G - A). 

This final root note, A, resolves upward a semitone in measure 3 to Bb major. Bb major is built on the tritone of the previous chord, E minor. For those of you who aren't already aware -  a tritone means an interval (distance) of 6 frets above the root note and is exactly halfway between the root at its octave. It's often called the Devil's interval because it sounds so sinister. Playing a tritone during medieval times was taboo. In 2020, it's finally cool. Thanks Black Sabbath. 😎

Bb major happens to be the bVI chord of a D minor scale, so it sounds quite natural moving up to a D minor chord in measure 5. 

D minor also moves down to its own tritone (Ab major) on measure 7.

Ab major chord is the bVI chord of C minor, so we resolve up to that on measure 9. 

The C minor then moves down to its V chord in measure 11 - G major. 

The sequence is now complete. If you followed along, you deserve a sticker!

TAB is attached as a PDF and Guitar Pro. Enjoy, Tup Tups!