Black Sandy Beaches

The Dear Hunter

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Black Sandy Beaches

Written by Casey Crescenzo/The Dear Hunter
Key: A
Black Sandy Beaches Key EE
Black Sandy Beaches Key FF
Black Sandy Beaches Key F#F#
Black Sandy Beaches Key GG(one step down)
Black Sandy Beaches Key G#G#(half step down)
Black Sandy Beaches Key AA(original key)
Black Sandy Beaches Key A#A#(half step up)
Black Sandy Beaches Key BB(one step up)
Black Sandy Beaches Key CC
Black Sandy Beaches Key C#C#
Black Sandy Beaches Key DD
Black Sandy Beaches Key D#D#
	  		
The strumming/picking pattern is a swing rhythm. 

Section A 
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  Am7                                                      Cadd9               
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------0-----------| 
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|----------1-------| 
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----| 
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

  Fmaj9 (no 3rd) 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-| 
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| 
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| 
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:Messages from broken bottles fall on black sandy beaches. 
2:Further steps lead to yet another broken bottle. Again, the words contained have bled the page. 



  Am7                                                      Cadd9               
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|    
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-| 
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------| 
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------| 
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----| 
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

  Fmaj9 (no 3rd) 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|------0---------0-|------0---------0-| 
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| 
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| 
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:Ink, in vain, across the page now run from morning dew. 
2:Whose tears were these which ran the ink? From who they poured to make this streak? 



  Am7                                                      Cadd9               
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|    
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-| 
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------|------1-----------| 
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------|----------0-------| 
D|------------------|------------------|------------2-----|------------2-----| 
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
   
  Fmaj9 (no 3rd)                        Fsus2 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------3-|----------------3-| 
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| 
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| 
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:Hands which chance upon it lead to eyes which strain to read hearts which pound for love long overdue. 
2:Were they his by chance from telling her? Or hers by chance from reading it?  
  They could have been collective. They could have been from someone else. 



  Am7                                                      Cadd9               
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
B|------1-----------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----1-----| 
G|----------0-------|------------0-----|------------0-----|------0---0-0-----| 
D|------------2-----|------------------|------------------|------2-----2-----| 
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

  Fmaj9 (no 3rd)                                               ->Am 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|------------------| 
B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| 
G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| 
D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------2-----| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:Lips which, pressed together, stifle rhythmic, heavy breaths 
2:Why don't we see what's at the bottom? Why don't we see what comes next? 



Section B 
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  Dm                                                       C                  
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-| 
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-| 
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-| 
D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

  A#maj7 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------1-----1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-| 
B|------3-----3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-| 
G|------2-----2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-| 
D|------0-----0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-| 
A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:Oh how she smiles from vicarious love from the one he writes about. 
2:Oh how she  cries from vicarious pain from the one he writes about. 



  Dm                                                       C                   
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-| 
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-| 
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-| 
D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-| 
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
  
  A#maj7 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-| 
B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-| 
G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-| 
D|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-| 
A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

1:She must have been so glad for him to throw it  out. 
2:She must have been so  sad for him to throw her out. 



Repeat Section A (second set of lyrics) 
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(I'm fairly certain that it's exactly the same as section A, but it is difficult to hear  
the acoustic guitar over the other instruments and vocals. Please leave a correction if  
you notice that the repeated section has any changes.) 



Repeat Section B (second set of lyrics) 
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Section C 
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Strumming Pattern for All Chords 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 
X|x-----x---x-x---x| 


  Am7                                                      Cadd9               
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|    
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 
B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---------1-| 
G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------| 
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----| 
A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 

  Am7->Fmaj9 (no3rd) Fmaj7/A 
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 
  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | 
e|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
B|------1-----------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
G|----------0-------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
D|------------3-----|7-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
A|0-----------------|8-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|
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