Chords for Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts (Album Trailer)

_ _ LAD ladies, A&G gentlemen, _ _ [C] THI [G] this [C] is [D] Jason Becker, [C] _ _
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_ _ [G] THESEXIESTMANALIVE.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] The thing you need to know about Jason is that he was a [A] true musical prodigy.
_ [E] In his teenage years he was playing guitar at a level which [D] was very unique, once in a generation.
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[D] And when he got the gig with David Lee [N] Roth, that was the most coveted job [D] in the guitar world at that time.
[Bm] But then early on he [D] got diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] So he had to make a radical shift [C#] in how he works.
[Em] And because of course he isn't [A] able to speak, so what he does is [Bm] his father invented an I sign language.
I have a training board that's clear [Em] so you can see Jason's face and you can see the alphabet [G] all around him.
But eventually if [G#] you're with him a long time you will have it [Bm] memorized.
_ Would [D] you describe your [F#] working process?
[Bm] I-T-H-I-T-S [Em]-T starts [A] with_
It starts with a little idea.
[Bm] I spell to my caregiver what to put into Logic Pro.
[G] Then I instruct each note and chord of each [Em] instrument.
And then [G] Jason goes through and he will make adjustments [F#] so the expression feels just right.
And when he has a play through [Bm] of the material that he's really happy with, it feels right,
[F#m] then he will decide which parts he wants [F#] to have played by other musicians.
_ [B] I thought it would be fun to write a song where a bunch of my favorite guitarists contributed.
So I started Valley of Fire.
It features [G] 13 guitar players who [F#] all played with love and passion.
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[Bm] It was stressful editing the greatest guitar [D] players ever.
I can see his [F#] personality in every piece of music he makes.
He's [Bm] the kind of musician that plays what's in [Em] his heart.
You can hear his soul [A] and what he thinks is important. _ _
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[G] The song Hold On to Love is me feeling vulnerable.
His [Em] music really is just an expression of that inner heart and that inner love and that [C] inner soul that he [G] needs to get out.
This album in so many ways [D] is really an [Em] expression of that love and that soul that he's got inside of him.
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Love is why I'm here.
It is simple [Am] yet all-encompassing.
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Everyone can [G] relate to feeling sad and scared,
but writing this song [Bm] reminded me that vulnerability is more [F] important than power.
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Some of the sound is orchestral.
Some of the sound is [F] very [Dm] guitar rock oriented.
Some of the sound [A#] is extremely meditative.
So there's songs [C] that are almost like a prayer.
[F] _ _ [Dm] There are many [C#] different kinds of genres on [A#m] this album.
[F] Classical has been a love of mine since [Dm] I was a kid.
[C#] I love spaghetti [A#m] westerns and my middle [F] name is Eli after Eli Wallach in The Good, The Bad and The [D] Ugly.
I guess I am the ugly.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Jason's story is amazing.
[G] This creative force that's found a way to persevere and [D] thrive and survive.
But the real strength is because the album itself is amazing.
And so [A] the music is the story here.
I think there is only a danger of getting comfortable if you are a huge success.
I always did lots of different styles so I don't have a comfort zone.
I love all music and I have passion for what I do.
[B] My danger zone is about staying alive.
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