Try Once More
Unplugged 70’s rock vibe featuring driving acoustic guitar rhythms and crisp percussive backing, sitting between 95 and 175 BPM. Husky lead vocals ride above tight hand percussion, subtle bass, and warm harmonica accents. Occasional background harmonies color dynamic choruses.
Try Once More
Unplugged 70’s rock vibe featuring driving acoustic guitar rhythms and crisp percussive backing, sitting between 95 and 175 BPM. Husky lead vocals ride above tight hand percussion, subtle bass, and warm harmonica accents. Occasional background harmonies color dynamic choruses.
Lyrics
Intro] [E] [E7] [Arpeggio build-up, piano, crescendo + soft guitar solo in E minor pentatonic
First Part
A ] See, [piano, soft vocals, acoustic guitar only
[ C ] Don’t say the song
G
Is already gone
D
Keep your faith in God,
A
Keep your faith in life
C ] [ G/B ] [ Am ] [ G ] [ Bm ] [ E
Try once more [crescendo, drums enter lightly]
[ A ] Drink, drink
C
For the living water
G
Still flows from the fountain
D
You’ve got two feet
A
To cross the bridge
C ] [ G ] [ Am ] [ G ] [ G7
Nothing is over, no, no, no [mezzo forte, band grows stronger]
Second Part
C ] Try [crescendo, brighter tone
Raise your thirsty hands
Bm
And start to walk again
C
Don’t believe your mind will break
G
If you just stop
No, no, no, no, no, no
D ] [ C
There’s a voice that’s singing
D
There’s a voice that’s dancing
F
A voice that’s turning, turning
G ] [ D ] [ E7
Spinning in the air [forte, short guitar solo in G mixolydian]
Third Part
A ] Wish, wish [mezzo forte, vocals stronger, band full
C
Just be sincere
G
And deeply desire
D
You will be strong enough
A
To shake the world
C ] [ G/B ] [ Am ] [ G
Try once more [crescendo]
[ A ] Try, try
C
And don’t you say
G
That victory’s lost
D
For life is made
A
Of battles fought
C ] [ G ] [ Am ] [ G
Try once more [forte, band prepares modulation]
Modulation up to Bb major – Climax
Bb ] Try, try [fortissimo, energy rises, backing vocals join
Db
And don’t you say
Ab
That victory’s lost
Eb
For life is made
Bb
Of battles fought
Db ] [ Ab ] [ Bbm ] [ Ab
Try once more [forte, guitar solo in Bb major, Hammond organ fills]
Final Modulation to B major – Grand Finale
B ] Try, try [fortissimo, full band, distortion guitar
D
And don’t you say
A
That victory’s lost
E
For life is made
B
Of battles fought
D ] [ A ] [ Bm ] [ A
Try once more [fortissimo, extended guitar solo in B major]
Fade Out – Full Refrain in B major
B ] Try, try [mezzo piano, vocals softer, echo effect
D
And don’t you say
A
That victory’s lost
E
For life is made
B
Of battles fought
D ] [ A ] [ Bm ] [ A
Try once more [diminuendo, gradual fade: guitars with delay, drums reduce, voice echoes until silence]