Biography:
Sparklehorse was an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 and led by Mark Linkous (September 9, 1962 - March 6, 2010), a Richmond, Virginia native and last of a long line of southern coalminers. Linkous recorded much of Sparklehorse's material in his home studio, and his Southern Gothic vision guided Sparklehorse. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor was a frequent collaborator.
Before his suicide in March 2010, Linkous created many albums of beauty and discord and much of Sparklehorse's music has an introspective
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- Happy Place
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- Saturday
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Knives of Summertime by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse
Tabbed by Alaina Musich, piano & vocal instructor in CA.
Beginners: E7add9 (the 9 is the 2 but is outside or on top of the chord shape rather than inside)
can be played as a D/E (D over E), or, drop your major 3rd in E a whole step (from E & G# to D & F#)
over the bass E chord if playing piano. You can create the same effect by using E, D, F# on their own
rather than in a chord if you find it easier. Play with your note voicing, either high or low, to get
the sound you wish from the chord.
Intro: A Am E E7+9
A Am
a flock of knives cut the sky
E E7+9
and buried in my black eyes
A Am
and the clouds they bled in my head
E E7+9
and autumn rain soaked the dry beds
A Am
and the hurricane of her eyes
E E7+9
wailed away the knives
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m Am E (ring out)
the knives of summertime
A Am
and i did swallow stained glass tears
E E7+9
absorbed by the sun for many light years
A Am
and the fire flies in her hair
E E7+9
my red concertinas coming down the stairs
A Am
and the hurricane of her eyes
E E7+9
wailed away the knives
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m Am E (ring out)
the knives of summertime
Tabbed by Alaina Musich, piano & vocal instructor in CA.
Beginners: E7add9 (the 9 is the 2 but is outside or on top of the chord shape rather than inside)
can be played as a D/E (D over E), or, drop your major 3rd in E a whole step (from E & G# to D & F#)
over the bass E chord if playing piano. You can create the same effect by using E, D, F# on their own
rather than in a chord if you find it easier. Play with your note voicing, either high or low, to get
the sound you wish from the chord.
Intro: A Am E E7+9
A Am
a flock of knives cut the sky
E E7+9
and buried in my black eyes
A Am
and the clouds they bled in my head
E E7+9
and autumn rain soaked the dry beds
A Am
and the hurricane of her eyes
E E7+9
wailed away the knives
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m Am E (ring out)
the knives of summertime
A Am
and i did swallow stained glass tears
E E7+9
absorbed by the sun for many light years
A Am
and the fire flies in her hair
E E7+9
my red concertinas coming down the stairs
A Am
and the hurricane of her eyes
E E7+9
wailed away the knives
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m B
the knives of summertime, summertime
F#m Am E (ring out)
the knives of summertime
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