Biography:
Ed Roland is the lead singer of Collective Soul. He also writes the music and plays guitar and keyboards. He released a solo album in 1991 called "Ed-E Roland" and recently contributed three solo songs to the reissue of Collective Soul's 2007 album "Afterwords." His brother Dean Roland is Collective Soul's rhythm guitarist.
Ed Roland was born August 3, 1963 and is based out of Stockbridge, Georgia. In 2004, he founded the EL Music Group record label.
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TITLE: "Over Tokyo"
ARTIST: Ed Roland
ALBUM: "Ed-E Roland"
CORE Records 1991
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Transcribed by Connor Roberts
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v = downward strumming pattern
^ = upward strumming pattern
CHORDS USED:
G C9 Em7 D D9 Dsus
e--3-- --3-- --3-- --2-- --3-- --0--
B--3-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --3--
G--0-- --0-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --2--
D--0-- --2-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --0--
A--2-- --3-- --2-- --x-- --0-- --x--
E--3-- --0-- --0-- --x-- --2-- --x--
Intro/Verse RIFF:
v v ^ v ^
e-----3---3--3--3-----------------------||
B-----3---3--3--3-----------1--1--1--0--||
G-----0---0--0--0--2--0--------------0--||
D-----0---0--0--0---------0----------0--||
A--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------||
E--3--3---3--3--3-----------------------||
VERSE 1: (Intro RIFF for first 2 lines)
Got a photograph of a smile
Taken way back when we could smile
Em7 C9
Now this plane will take me
D9 C9 D, C9 G
Where I don't know maybe...Tokyo.
CHORUS:
D Dsus
Cause there's no movement
C9 G
Over Tokyo
D Dsus
And there's no hurting
C9 G (Intro RIFF 2x)
Over Tokyo
VERSE 2: (Intro RIFF for first 2 lines)
Got a photograph of some tears
Taken presently with more tears
Em7 C9
Now I'll search for happiness
D9 C9 D, C9 G
Where should I go, maybe...Tokyo.
BRIDGE:
Em7 C9 G
Attention will this pain go away
Em7 C9 G D....(Fades Into Solo Part)
Conditions just aren't the same.
SOLO PART:
Guitar 1
Part 1...Part 2....Part 3.............Part 4...
e-------|---------|------------------|-------||
B-------|---------|------------------|-------||
G--16b--|--16s12--|--17--16--14--12--|--14b--||
D-------|---------|------------------|-------||
A-------|---------|------------------|-------||
E-------|---------|------------------|-------||
Guitar 2 (played 4x, once after each part of Guitar 1)
--------------------------||
B-------------------------||
G------0------------0--0--||
D-------------------0--0--||
A--2-3---3-2-3-2-0--2--2--||
E-------------------3--3--||
(Then back to CHORUS 2x, and finish with Intro RIFF 2x, and end on a G chord, let ring)
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ARTIST: Ed Roland
ALBUM: "Ed-E Roland"
CORE Records 1991
================================
Transcribed by Connor Roberts
================================
v = downward strumming pattern
^ = upward strumming pattern
CHORDS USED:
G C9 Em7 D D9 Dsus
e--3-- --3-- --3-- --2-- --3-- --0--
B--3-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --3--
G--0-- --0-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --2--
D--0-- --2-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --0--
A--2-- --3-- --2-- --x-- --0-- --x--
E--3-- --0-- --0-- --x-- --2-- --x--
Intro/Verse RIFF:
v v ^ v ^
e-----3---3--3--3-----------------------||
B-----3---3--3--3-----------1--1--1--0--||
G-----0---0--0--0--2--0--------------0--||
D-----0---0--0--0---------0----------0--||
A--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------||
E--3--3---3--3--3-----------------------||
VERSE 1: (Intro RIFF for first 2 lines)
Got a photograph of a smile
Taken way back when we could smile
Em7 C9
Now this plane will take me
D9 C9 D, C9 G
Where I don't know maybe...Tokyo.
CHORUS:
D Dsus
Cause there's no movement
C9 G
Over Tokyo
D Dsus
And there's no hurting
C9 G (Intro RIFF 2x)
Over Tokyo
VERSE 2: (Intro RIFF for first 2 lines)
Got a photograph of some tears
Taken presently with more tears
Em7 C9
Now I'll search for happiness
D9 C9 D, C9 G
Where should I go, maybe...Tokyo.
BRIDGE:
Em7 C9 G
Attention will this pain go away
Em7 C9 G D....(Fades Into Solo Part)
Conditions just aren't the same.
SOLO PART:
Guitar 1
Part 1...Part 2....Part 3.............Part 4...
e-------|---------|------------------|-------||
B-------|---------|------------------|-------||
G--16b--|--16s12--|--17--16--14--12--|--14b--||
D-------|---------|------------------|-------||
A-------|---------|------------------|-------||
E-------|---------|------------------|-------||
Guitar 2 (played 4x, once after each part of Guitar 1)
--------------------------||
B-------------------------||
G------0------------0--0--||
D-------------------0--0--||
A--2-3---3-2-3-2-0--2--2--||
E-------------------3--3--||
(Then back to CHORUS 2x, and finish with Intro RIFF 2x, and end on a G chord, let ring)
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