Brand New Day - Kodaline
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
They are two guitars playing in this song :

-An electric guitar that plays the riff (use only the bridge pickup, a single coil.
Guitar tone : 10
Guitar volume : 10
with a smooth overdrive effect)

-A rythm acoustic guitar that plays the chords : A, B, E and C#m

A B E C#m
e-x---x---0---4-|
B-2---4---0---5-|
G-2---4---1---6-|
D-2---4---2---6-|
A-0---2---2---4-|
E-x---x---0---x-|


Intro riff with the electric guitar :

I)

e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9---9-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

II)

e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -9/14---14---14-12---7---7---5---5---5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

III)

e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0-------|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9-7-5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

Play the I, than the II than the III for the intro, when the electric guitar plays alone.
The whole song goes with the I and the II.

The rythm acoustic guitar plays chords all along with the riff, like this :

I)

A E B E

e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -5/14---14---14-12---7---7---9---9---9-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

II)

A E B E

e ------0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---|
B -9/14---14---14-12---7---7---5---5---5-|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

Then Play the chords normally :
(The solo guitar plays the riff in the chorus)

A
Well it’s your hometown

E
I think I’ve outgrown

A E
I wanna travel the world but I, I just can’t do it alone

A
So I’m just waiting on fate to come.

E
Wrap around me

A B
Think about all the foreign places we could be


*CHORUS :

A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window

A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go

A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me

A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be

A E B E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day

Then play this little riff :

e-------------------------|
B-5/10--10-10-10-9--9\5-5-|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

Continue with the I and II riffs, after that play the chords normally with the acoustic
guitar :

A E
Riding on waves, walking on sand

A E
Digging in caves to find the treasures of the land

A E
And if we find gold, we’ll just throw it away

A B
We can write stories bout the journeys that we made


*CHORUS :

A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window

A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go

A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me

A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be

A E B E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day


Waiting on a brand new

C#m A
They said they’ll keep me here

C#m
But I couldn’t do another year

A
I said I’ll see you soon

B
Because I whistle to a different tune


*CHORUS :

A E B E
||only the riff||

A E B E
Think of all the places we could be

A E B E
||only the riff||

A E B E
Think of all the people we could meet


A E B E
I’ll be flicking stones at your window

A E B E
I’ll be waiting outside 'til you’re ready to go

A E B E
Won’t you come down? Come away with me

A E B E
Just think of all the places we could be

E
I’ll be waiting, waiting on a brand new day
Song info
Brand New Day
Kodaline
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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