Prime Time


_____________________ / Tim Christensen / I think this is one of his more overlooked songs / Primetime / and a truly beautifully melancholic pearl. / Secrets on Parade / This is also a magnificent example of his minimalistic /____________________/ style of guitar-arrangement. Enjoy! The time signature in the verses is 6/4. I reckon you can count this either as 1-2-3,1-2-3 (slow waltz) or 1-2-3-4,1-2 (extended 4/4). Both ways work for me. Intro: 6/4 G/A Am 4x ||--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------|| ||--9---9---9---9h10---10---10----|| ||o---0---0---0------0----0----0-o|| ||--------------------------------|| Here in the intro there are two guitar fills: (The ":" mean when the second guitar (panned in the right side) takes over.) |---------------------------|----------------:----------| |---------------------------|----------------:----------| |---------------------------|----------------:----------| |---------------------------|----------------:2---------| |-2-------5-2-3---0---------|-2---------2-0--:----------| |---------------------------|---------3------:----------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------2---------|-0---4---0---2-------------| |-3-------0-3-2-------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| 1. Verse: G/A Am 4x ||--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------|| ||--9---9---9---9h10---10---10----|| ||o---0---0---0------0----0----0-o|| ||--------------------------------|| Dm7 Dm6 E E(#5) ||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||--10----10----10----9----9----9----|--9-----9-----9----10----10----10-----|| ||o--8-----8-----8----8----8----8----|-11----11----11----11----11----11----o|| ||-----10----10----10---10---10---10-|----12----12----12----12----12----12--|| 2. Verse: G/A Am 4x ||------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|| ||--9---9---9---10---10---10----|| (quit the hammer-ons) ||o---0---0---0----0----0----0-o|| ||------------------------------|| 1. Dm7 Dm6 E E(#5) ||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------|-------------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| ||--10----10----10----9----9----9----|--9-----9-----9----10----10----10-----|| ||o--8-----8-----8----8----8----8----|-11----11----11----11----11----11----o|| ||-----10----10----10---10---10---10-|----12----12----12----12----12----12--|| 2. (Notice that the 6/4 dissolves to a regular 4/4 up to the chorus.) 4/4 E E(#5) |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--9-----9-----9--9----10-|-------10----9b10-r9-p7-h9-| |-11----11----11-11----11-|-------11------------------| |----12----12-------12----|-12-12----12---------------| Chorus: (The "x" mean to strum those open strings while changing to the next chord.) Am Am/C D7(no3) E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||--------------------------x---5---|---------5---x-x------------------| ||--7-------7-----------7---x---7---|---------7---x-x-9b10r9--p7--h9---| ||o-0-------0---------------x---5---|-----5---5---x-x------------------| ||-----------------/8-------x-------|-------------x-x------------------| F6 F#m7(b5) Gsus4 E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------x--------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------9--10~--|---------10---x---9b10r9--p7--h9---| |-8---8---8-----8-9---9---9--10~--|-----10--10---x--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------x--------------------| F6 Fmaj7 F6(b5) |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------x---| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-10------10---9-----------9---x---| |-8---8---8-----8-8---8---8---8---|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---x---| |---------------------------------|------------------------------x---| 1. Dm E(#5) E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-------------------------x-------|-----------------------------------|| |-7-------7-------7---9---x--10---|----10-----------9b10r9--p7--h9----|| |-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---x---7---|-7---7---7---7--------------------o|| |-------------------------x-------|-0-------0---0---------------------|| 2. E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------9---9---9---9---|-----9---9---9---9---9----------| |------------10---x---------------|--------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-----7---7---7---7---7----------| |-----0---0-------0---0---0---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0----------| Interlude: G/A Am G/A Am |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9---9---9---9h10---10---10---|-9---9---9---9h10---2--/10---| |---0---0---0------0----0----0-|---0---0---0------0---0----0-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| | |--------------------:---------|-----------------------------| |--------------------:---------|-----------------------------| |--------------------:---------|--------------------2--------| |--------------------:2--------|-3-------0-3-2---------------| |-2---------2-0------:---------|-----------------------------| |---------3----------:---------|-----------------------------| 3. Verse: similar to the 2. Verse 2x Chorus, end and fade out on Am LYRICS ********** Rise and shine You lazy diamond Now's the time The time to move on And re-define The sound from the silence I'll shine a light alone Here I am Out of the filter Time to stand With nobodies shelter Yeah I will fine The sound in the silence I'll shine a light alone Blame it on my prime time Blame it on the star shining on me But I hope you will believe me When I say That I am on my way I can't tell Where this one is leading But all is well If I keep believing When faces smile Then I'm on the safe side I'll shine a light alone Blame it on my prime time Blame it on the star shining on me But I hope you will believe me When I say That I am on my way Hope you will believe me When I say That I am on my way On my way +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 5th /November /11 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!