Chert beside a campfire beneath the orange sky in Outer Wilds

Travelers

Andrew Prahlow

Key: G majorNo capo4/4

Standard tuning

G/C: low to high muted, 3, muted, 4, 3, 3I/4G/C××G/D: low to high muted, muted, 0, 4, 3, 3I/5G/D××G/E: low to high 0, muted, muted, 4, 3, 3I/6G/E××

8-bar banjo theme · one octave lower. Bars 2 & 6 end on G; bars 4 & 8 end D–B.

8-bar banjo theme · one octave lower. Bars 2 & 6 end on G; bars 4 & 8 end D–B.eBGDAE30001&2&3&4&10202001&2&3&4&00001&2&3&4&102020301&2&3&4&8-bar banjo theme · one octave lower. Bars 2 & 6 end on G; bars 4 & 8 end D–B.eBGDAE20001&2&3&4&10202001&2&3&4&00001&2&3&4&102020301&2&3&4&

Shared cycleRepeating cycle

8 bars: C–D–E–D bass, two bars each. All voices start at the same cycle boundary.

8 bars
Progression bars 1–8I/4G/CI/4G/CI/5G/DI/5G/DI/6G/EI/6G/EI/5G/DI/5G/D12341234123412341234123412341234

Opening pulse · 1-bar loop · title-theme figure adapted to G

Alternating G2 and D3 eighth notes, four pairs per 4/4 bar. Low-register transposition of the title-theme opening; not verified as a Travelers soundtrack intro.eBGDAE303030301&2&3&4&

Octave voice · full 8-bar loop · frets 5–10

Same complete theme one octave above the featured tab; standard tuning, no capo. Preserve the same attacks and alternate endings.eBGDAE58781&2&3&4&87585781&2&3&4&78781&2&3&4&8758571071&2&3&4&Same complete theme one octave above the featured tab; standard tuning, no capo. Preserve the same attacks and alternate endings.eBGDAE58781&2&3&4&87585781&2&3&4&78781&2&3&4&8758571071&2&3&4&

Answer voice · 2-bar loop ×4 · suggested counter-melody

Original study line G4–B4 | E4–D4–G4. Hold the first G for three beats; remaining notes last 1, 1, 1 and 2 beats. Four repeats span the theme.eBGDAE8712345781234

Additional tips

Opening G–D pulse: title-theme adaptation, not the changing C–D–E–D bass. Try it alone or as a drone.

Voices Octaves double the tune; the answer adds counterpoint. Answer holds: 3, 1 | 1, 1, 2 beats; repeat ×4.

Improvisation & fill G pentatonic: G A B D E; add C for C–B. F# adds tension over C bass. Optional final-G fill: G–A–B–G eighths (B8, e5, e7, B8).