Concrete Face
Progressive Soul, Blues Rock, Funk Rock
Concrete Face
Progressive Soul, Blues Rock, Funk Rock
Lyrics
Title: Concrete Face
Key: G Minor
Tempo: 78 BPM - Laid back Groove
Instrumentation: Electric Guitar (Spring Reverb/Tremolo), Groovy Bass, Drums (Heavy Snare), Deep Male Vocals
Arrangement: Guitar Riff Intro -> Deep Vocal Verse -> Explosive Soul Chorus -> Groovy Outro
Harmony: Minor 7th Chords, 7#9 Tension, Chromatic Bass Lines, Dynamic Swells
Vocal Style: Male Vocals, Deep Baritone, Raspy, Soulful, Dynamic Belting
Intro
Key: G Minor
(Style: Vintage Soul Riff)
(Instrumentation: Clean Electric Guitar with Tremolo playing staccato funk chords)
(Rhythm: Swinging 16th notes)
[Gm7] . . . [Cm7] . . . [Gm7] . . . [D7#9] . . .
(Drums enter with a tight rim-shot groove)
Verse 1
Key: G Minor
(Style: Intimate and Deep)
(Vocals: Very Low Baritone, almost spoken, close proximity)
[Gm7] I swore I’d be a better man
[Cm7] To hold you with [F] a steady hand
Bbmaj7] To keep the cold... [Am7b5] [D7alt
[Gm7] From taking hold...
[Gm7] Our mothers pray for better sons
[Cm7] Not the lost [F] and lonely ones
Bbmaj7] Who drop the gun... [Am7b5] [D7alt
[Gm7] Before it's done...
Pre-Chorus
Key: Eb Major / Modulation Tension
(Style: Building Tension)
(Instrumentation: Guitar intensity increases)
[Ebmaj7] You beg for just [F] a little time
[Gm7] I act like it's [Bb] a heavy crime
[Cm7] I turn my head...
D7sus4] And leave it unsaid... [D7
Chorus
Key: G Minor / High Intensity
(Style: Explosive Soul Power)
(Vocals: Belting, Raspy, High Energy)
(Instrumentation: Full Band, Crash Cymbals)
[Gm7] I need a thousand eyes, [F] a dozen hands!
[Ebmaj7] To do the work that [D7#9] love demands!
[Gm7] A face of concrete, [F] hard and gray!
Ebmaj7] To keep the wolves at bay! [D7alt
[Gm7] And find a way!
Verse 2
Key: G Minor
(Style: Return to Groove)
(Vocals: Deep and Resonant)
[Gm7] I try to walk the narrow line
[Cm7] But lose my way [F] and fall behind
Bbmaj7] I wait in vain... [Am7b5] [D7alt
[Gm7] To break the chain.
[Gm7] I’m firing blindly at the wall
[Cm7] I stumble and [F] I start to crawl
Bbmaj7] I burn it all... [Am7b5] [D7alt
[Gm7] And watch it fall...
Chorus
Key: G Minor / High Intensity
(Style: Explosive Soul Power)
[Gm7] I need a thousand eyes, [F] a dozen hands!
[Ebmaj7] To do the work that [D7#9] love demands!
[Gm7] A face of concrete, [F] hard and gray!
Ebmaj7] To keep the wolves at bay! [D7alt
[Gm7] And find a way!
Guitar Solo
Key: G Minor Blues
(Style: Blues Rock Emotion)
(Instrumentation: Overdriven Guitar with frequent bends and vibrato)
[Cm7] . . . [F] . . . [Bbmaj7] . . . [Gm7] . . .
[Ebmaj7] . . . [Am7b5] . . . [D7alt] . . . [D7] . . .
Outro
Key: G Minor
(Style: Fading Soul Groove)
(Vocals: Ad-libs, falsetto wails)
[Gm7] I swore I'd be a better man...
[Cm7] To keep the cold...
[Gm7] (Vocal Ad-lib: Oh, I'm trying to find a way...)
[D7#9] (Guitar feedback fade)