What You Know

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Key: F# minorNo capo4/4~140 BPM

Standard tuning

F#m: low to high 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2iF#mA: low to high muted, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0IIIA×D: low to high muted, muted, 0, 2, 3, 2VID××E: low to high 0, 2, 2, 1, 0, 0VIIEC#m: low to high muted, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4vC#m4×

Intro melody · one complete phrase; rhythm simplified to an eighth-note practice grid

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Intro / ChorusRepeating cycle

Bright, short chord attacks. This four-bar cycle also supports the featured phrase.

4 bars

Figure as above

Progression bars 1–4iF#mIIIAVIDiF#m1234123412341234

VerseRepeating cycle

Keep the pulse light; let the descending roots lead the change. Practice one bar per chord.Suggested eighth-note pulse · release pressure between attacks

4 bars
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Break / ReturnRepeating cycle

Alternate these two bars; return to the chorus cycle. Optional ending: hold C#m.

2 bars
Progression bars 1–2iF#mvC#m12341234

Additional tips

Touch + timing Use a clean, bright tone and a small picking motion. Start below 140 quarter-note BPM. The written attacks and one-bar chord holds are practice simplifications; follow the recording for performance timing.

Scale + targets Try F# natural minor: F# G# A B C# D E. Land on A or C# over F#m, C# or E over A, F# over D, G# over E, and E or G# over C#m. Make a short idea, leave space, then answer it.

Color + exceptions F# minor pentatonic (F# A B C# E) is a useful start; add D for the D chord and G# for E or C#m. C#m is a minor v: keep E natural. Dmaj7 and C#m7 are optional source-chart colors, not required here.

Loop choices The four-bar chorus closes on F#m; the verse offers a contrasting four-chord path. The two-bar break suits sparse melodic replies. With at most two simultaneous layers, use one compatible harmonic cycle and one melody; do not stack unlike cycles.