where is love now
written by sam phillips , arranged and performed by nickel creek .
charted by richard j . m . fry for courtney lawton
* notes and notation * looks there for fun things! short things , tall things , things that
ride on bikes! and , above all , things to help you interpret the song .
capo 4 :
key signature : E major/C relative to capo
time signature : 4/4
tempo : 69 – 74 adagietto con dolcezza
chords used in order ( relative to the capo ) :
also , kids , seriously , check out notes and notations . everything there is meant to help
you toaa lot .
C : x32010
D/C : x3x232
Em : 022000
Am : x02210
Am7/G : 3×2010 *
F : 133211 or 13321
xf/E : 03321x *
Dm : xx0231
Dm/E : 0xx231 *
D : xx0232
intro :
C D/C C D/C
C Em
if i could wait here for you ,
Am Am7/G F
without hope or knowing what to do .
C Em
watch the light fade away ,
Am Am/G F F/E
without fear or knowing what to say .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D
out here in the dark?
C D/C
C Em
if i should hold all my dreams ,
Am Am/G F
through the night of the way life sometimes seems .
C Em
and if i can’t see which way to go ,
Am Am/G F F/E
i’ll stay lost in silence ’til i know .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
and leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D Em D
out here in the dark?
instrumental solo :
C Em Am F
C Em Am F
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D
out here in the dark?
Em D
Am D
out here in the dark?
outro :
Em D
Em D
C D/C
* notes and notations *
1 . adagietto con dolcezza : slow , but not drudging . donat linger on chords too long or
else the sound will quickly get stale . as well , donat heavy hand any of the
chords – – delicate , like a somber lament .
2 . in regards to picking , sean watkins ( the guitarist for nickel creek ) is fond of
mimicking finger picking with his style . think of a hideous amalgamation of travis picking ,
flatpicking , alternating bass picking , and crosspicking . as such , thereas really no
right way to play this song . you can do delicate picking or finger style; itas really
up to
you . iam biased , as iam learned finger style first , but that is just me .
3 . any chord that is marked with an asterisk is something that is purely optional . as i
mentioned , mr . watkins is keen on alternating bass , considering nickel creek very seldom
runs with a double bassist , something odd for a bluegrass ensemble . as such , it is up to
the guitarist to provide the stepping motion between chords . when you see a chord that
is marked with a slash , it is a compound chord and is used as a stepping chord or A
neighboring chord between tones .
4 . this part is theory babble , so feel free to disregard it . the only exception to the
optional choice is the D/C chord , which is actually a tonic chord with a neighboring step
up to the supertonic ( D ) , while still holding the C . itas not quite a suspended chord ,
as the D/C eventually resolves back to the tonic . as such , the C to D/C to C motion is
an incomplete neighboring chord . as well , youare probably wondering why there is an Em
present . well , a minor is the relative minor of C major , and the song does occasionally
insinuate a modulation . however , seeing as it does not stay in a minor very long , this
is simply a borrowing of chords from the relative minor rather than a full blown key change .
that being said , you seldom ( and i mean , very seldom ) , find a usage of a minor v chord
( Em ) in a minor key . the v7 is much more enticing , as it allows a very quick segue into A
major iv chord in the original key and eventually back to tonic . in the context of this
song , however , a minor v chord does work as a pivot chord from Am to C , cutting out the
need for a bridge between a v7/v to i . again , just theory babble .
5 . i addEd a second way to play the F major chord . this is because in the recording , you
never hear the octave F on the high E string in the recording , so it is , in my opinion ,
unnecessary to play it . iam fond of leaving things out to preserve a good sound rather
than a complete chord that doesnat inherently do anything to enhance the harmony .
again , feel free to disregard this if you arenat interested .
6 . adh mor! ( good luck )
where is love now
written by sam phillips , arranged and performed by nickel creek .
charted by richard j . m . fry for courtney lawton
* notes and notation * looks there for fun things! short things , tall things , things that
ride on bikes! and , above all , things to help you interpret the song .
capo 4 :
key signature : E major/C relative to capo
time signature : 4/4
tempo : 69 – 74 adagietto con dolcezza
chords used in order ( relative to the capo ) :
also , kids , seriously , check out notes and notations . everything there is meant to help
you toaa lot .
C : x32010
D/C : x3x232
Em : 022000
Am : x02210
Am7/G : 3×2010 *
F : 133211 or 13321
xf/E : 03321x *
Dm : xx0231
Dm/E : 0xx231 *
D : xx0232
intro :
C D/C C D/C
C Em
if i could wait here for you ,
Am Am7/G F
without hope or knowing what to do .
C Em
watch the light fade away ,
Am Am/G F F/E
without fear or knowing what to say .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D
out here in the dark?
C D/C
C Em
if i should hold all my dreams ,
Am Am/G F
through the night of the way life sometimes seems .
C Em
and if i can’t see which way to go ,
Am Am/G F F/E
i’ll stay lost in silence ’til i know .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
and leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D Em D
out here in the dark?
instrumental solo :
C Em Am F
C Em Am F
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F F/E
cry the tears from my eyes .
Dm [ ch ] Dm/E [ /Ch ] F
leave me here long enough to realize .
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now?
C Em
where is love now;
Am D
out here in the dark?
Em D
Am D
out here in the dark?
outro :
Em D
Em D
C D/C
* notes and notations *
1 . adagietto con dolcezza : slow , but not drudging . donat linger on chords too long or
else the sound will quickly get stale . as well , donat heavy hand any of the
chords – – delicate , like a somber lament .
2 . in regards to picking , sean watkins ( the guitarist for nickel creek ) is fond of
mimicking finger picking with his style . think of a hideous amalgamation of travis picking ,
flatpicking , alternating bass picking , and crosspicking . as such , thereas really no
right way to play this song . you can do delicate picking or finger style; itas really
up to
you . iam biased , as iam learned finger style first , but that is just me .
3 . any chord that is marked with an asterisk is something that is purely optional . as i
mentioned , mr . watkins is keen on alternating bass , considering nickel creek very seldom
runs with a double bassist , something odd for a bluegrass ensemble . as such , it is up to
the guitarist to provide the stepping motion between chords . when you see a chord that
is marked with a slash , it is a compound chord and is used as a stepping chord or A
neighboring chord between tones .
4 . this part is theory babble , so feel free to disregard it . the only exception to the
optional choice is the D/C chord , which is actually a tonic chord with a neighboring step
up to the supertonic ( D ) , while still holding the C . itas not quite a suspended chord ,
as the D/C eventually resolves back to the tonic . as such , the C to D/C to C motion is
an incomplete neighboring chord . as well , youare probably wondering why there is an Em
present . well , a minor is the relative minor of C major , and the song does occasionally
insinuate a modulation . however , seeing as it does not stay in a minor very long , this
is simply a borrowing of chords from the relative minor rather than a full blown key change .
that being said , you seldom ( and i mean , very seldom ) , find a usage of a minor v chord
( Em ) in a minor key . the v7 is much more enticing , as it allows a very quick segue into A
major iv chord in the original key and eventually back to tonic . in the context of this
song , however , a minor v chord does work as a pivot chord from Am to C , cutting out the
need for a bridge between a v7/v to i . again , just theory babble .
5 . i addEd a second way to play the F major chord . this is because in the recording , you
never hear the octave F on the high E string in the recording , so it is , in my opinion ,
unnecessary to play it . iam fond of leaving things out to preserve a good sound rather
than a complete chord that doesnat inherently do anything to enhance the harmony .
again , feel free to disregard this if you arenat interested .
6 . adh mor! ( good luck )
