Biography:
Josh Pyke (born 18 December 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriting musician. His albums include Memories & Dust (2007), Chimney's Afire (2008), Only Sparrows (2011).
It didn't take long before Josh's unique voice and song writing style, influenced by the likes of Elliott Smith, Evan Dando, and Sparklehorse, began to find favour amongst music tastemakers, critics and Triple J listeners. The first taste, the assured 'Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast'
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Other songs:
- Love Lies
- Memories And Dust
- Silver
- The Lighthouse Song
- Beg Your Pardon
- Book Of Revelations
- Buttons
- Candle In Your Window
- Chimneys Afire
- Covers Are Thrown
- Diet Of Worms
- Doing What Youre Told
- Endless Summer
- Fed And Watered
- Fill You In
- Forever Song
- Goldmines
- Good Head Start
- Hollering Hearts
- House At Pooh Corner
- Leeward Side
- Lighthouse Song
- Lines On Palms
- Make You Happy
- Middle Of The Hill
- Momentary Glow
- New Years Song
- Private Education
- Punch In The Heart
- Sew My Name
- Staring Down The Sun
- Still Some Big Deal
- The Beginning And The End Of Everything
- The Best Man At Your First Loves Wedding
- The Doldrums
- The Summer
- Theres A Line
- Vibration In Air
- Vibrations In Air
- When Your Colours Go
- Where Two Oceans Meet
- Wuthering Heights
- You Dont Scare Me
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STARING DOWN THE SUN
Written by Josh Pyke
This tab was actually done by someone else, but it was so spot on and is such a great song that I
thought it needed to be shared in this community! You can find the original posting of the tab and
original author here:
http://aussie.totaltabs.com/tablature/Josh_Pyke/Staring_Down_The_Sun_Chord_32990/
6 beats per chord (6/8 time)
` = 6 beats
' = 3 beats
INTRO:
D ` Bm7 `
D ` Bm7 `
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
I know it's foolish__ and I feel so wrong__
D ` Bm7 `
__ but I've been hold-ing this candle up to the sun for much too long
Dadd9 `
but when the day takes its leave of the
F#7 Bmadd4
night I can cast aside the flame but the
Eadd9 ` Gmaj7 Eadd9
morning brings ob-session and ob-session brings that vigil on a-
REFRAIN:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
gain aah___________
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
__ not too senti-mental__ but I want you to know__
D ` Bm7 `
__ that I drove past your street tonight on my way back from a show__
Dadd9 ` F#7 Bmadd4
and I was less than one hundred footsteps away from you I sup-pose and
Eadd9 `
I could feel your sweet eyes watching headlights roll by
Gmaj7 Eadd9
maybe you noticed one swept by a little too
CHORUS:
G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#
slow and on down that road______
Em7 ` ` `
__ on down that road__ oh
REFRAIN-LONG:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
aah___________
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
__ aah___________
D `
__
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
so we ask these questions__ then we cover our ears__
D `
__ but I think a question unanswered's much
Bm7 `
worse than an answer you don't want to hear when your
Dadd9 `
silence grows wings and your doubts start to travel now the
F#7 Bmadd4
seams between the virtual and real they unravel now__
Eadd9 ` Gmaj7 Eadd9
__ what have you done__ don't you know not to stare into the
CHORUS-LONG:
G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#
sun but on down that road______
G ` 'D 'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
G ` 'D 'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
Em7 ` ` `
__ what have you done don't you know not to stare into the
REFRAIN:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
sun aah___________
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
__ aah___________
D
__
================================================================================
CHORDS:
D Bm7 Dadd9 F#7 Bmadd4 Eadd9 Gmaj7 D* E7 Em/G D/G G A6/C#
E|--2---2-----0-----0-----0-------2------2----2---0----0-----2---3----2--|
B|--3---3-----3-----2-----3-------0------0----3---0----0-----3---0----2--|
G|--2---2-----2-----3-----4-------1------0----2---1----0-----2---0----2--|
D|--4---4-----4-----4-----4-------2------0----0---0----2-----0---0----2--|
A|--5---2-----5-----4-----2-------2------2--------2-------------------4--|
E|-----------------.2-------------0------3--------0----3----.3---3-------|
. thumb plays 6th-string
Passing Gm-chord between two D-chord voicings:
D Gm D*
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E|-2--------2-----3--|-2-------(2h3p2)---| sus4-lick timing varies
B|-3--------3-----3--|-3-----------------| h = hammer-on
G|-2--------2-----3--|-2-----------------| p = pull-off
D|-4--------4-------|-0-----------------| = position-shift slide
A|-5--------5--------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
May 2006
Written by Josh Pyke
This tab was actually done by someone else, but it was so spot on and is such a great song that I
thought it needed to be shared in this community! You can find the original posting of the tab and
original author here:
http://aussie.totaltabs.com/tablature/Josh_Pyke/Staring_Down_The_Sun_Chord_32990/
6 beats per chord (6/8 time)
` = 6 beats
' = 3 beats
INTRO:
D ` Bm7 `
D ` Bm7 `
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
I know it's foolish__ and I feel so wrong__
D ` Bm7 `
__ but I've been hold-ing this candle up to the sun for much too long
Dadd9 `
but when the day takes its leave of the
F#7 Bmadd4
night I can cast aside the flame but the
Eadd9 ` Gmaj7 Eadd9
morning brings ob-session and ob-session brings that vigil on a-
REFRAIN:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
gain aah___________
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
__ not too senti-mental__ but I want you to know__
D ` Bm7 `
__ that I drove past your street tonight on my way back from a show__
Dadd9 ` F#7 Bmadd4
and I was less than one hundred footsteps away from you I sup-pose and
Eadd9 `
I could feel your sweet eyes watching headlights roll by
Gmaj7 Eadd9
maybe you noticed one swept by a little too
CHORUS:
G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#
slow and on down that road______
Em7 ` ` `
__ on down that road__ oh
REFRAIN-LONG:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
aah___________
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
__ aah___________
D `
__
VERSE:
D ` Bm7 `
so we ask these questions__ then we cover our ears__
D `
__ but I think a question unanswered's much
Bm7 `
worse than an answer you don't want to hear when your
Dadd9 `
silence grows wings and your doubts start to travel now the
F#7 Bmadd4
seams between the virtual and real they unravel now__
Eadd9 ` Gmaj7 Eadd9
__ what have you done__ don't you know not to stare into the
CHORUS-LONG:
G ` ` 'D 'A6/C#
sun but on down that road______
G ` 'D 'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
G ` 'D 'A6/C#
__ on down that road__
Em7 ` ` `
__ what have you done don't you know not to stare into the
REFRAIN:
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
sun aah___________
D D* E7 'Em/G 'D/G
__ aah___________
D
__
================================================================================
CHORDS:
D Bm7 Dadd9 F#7 Bmadd4 Eadd9 Gmaj7 D* E7 Em/G D/G G A6/C#
E|--2---2-----0-----0-----0-------2------2----2---0----0-----2---3----2--|
B|--3---3-----3-----2-----3-------0------0----3---0----0-----3---0----2--|
G|--2---2-----2-----3-----4-------1------0----2---1----0-----2---0----2--|
D|--4---4-----4-----4-----4-------2------0----0---0----2-----0---0----2--|
A|--5---2-----5-----4-----2-------2------2--------2-------------------4--|
E|-----------------.2-------------0------3--------0----3----.3---3-------|
. thumb plays 6th-string
Passing Gm-chord between two D-chord voicings:
D Gm D*
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E|-2--------2-----3--|-2-------(2h3p2)---| sus4-lick timing varies
B|-3--------3-----3--|-3-----------------| h = hammer-on
G|-2--------2-----3--|-2-----------------| p = pull-off
D|-4--------4-------|-0-----------------| = position-shift slide
A|-5--------5--------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
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