This transcription is not my own work; it was contributed to the site by another Caedmon's Call fan.
I haven't had a lot of time for guitar recently, but this is one of several tabs that various nice people have sent me. I haven't reviewed or editted them, so no guarantees about accuracy, but I'm sure people will find them useful. If you have transcribed a Caedmon's Call or derek webb song that's not already on this site, please feel free to send it in to be shared here.
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"Shifting Sand"
By Caedmon's Call
Off the album "40 Acres"
Written by Aaron Tate
(C) 1999 Cumbee Road Music (admin. by Music Services)/ASCAP
From Myron Marston (guitar_melosh@hotmail.com)
Down tune your guitar a half-step to: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
Chords:
E A2I A2II BsusI BsusII BsusIII C#m7I C#m7II
Eb-0---0-----0------0------0-------7--------0------0-----
Bb-0---0-----0------0------0-------0--------0------0-----
Gb-1---2-----6------4------8-------9--------6------9-----
Db-2---2-----7------4------9-------9--------6------11----
Ab-2---0-----7------2------9-------9--------4------11----
Eb-0-----------------------------------------------------
Intro:
E BsusIII A2II BsusII
E BsusIII A2II BsusII
Verse 1:keep playing intro
Sometimes I believe all the lies
So I can do the things I should despise
And everyday I am swayed
By whatever is on my mind
I hear it all depends on my faith
So I'm feeling precarious
The only problem I have with these mysteries
Is they're so mysterious
C#m7 Bsus E
And like a consumer I've been thinking
A2I
If I could just get a bit more
C#m7 Bsus E
More than my fifteen minutes of faith
A2I
Then I'd be secure
Chorus:
E A2I
My faith is like shifting sand
C#m7I BsusI A2I
Changed by every wave
E A2I
My faith is like shifting sand
C#m7I BsusI A2I
So I stand on grace
Verse 2:play intro again
I've begged you for some proof
For my Thomas eyes to see
A slithering staff, a leprous hand
And lions resting lazily
C#m7 Bsus
A glimpse of your back-side glory
E A2I
And this soaked altar going ablaze
C#m7 Bsus E
But you know I've seen so much
A2I
And I explained it away
Chorus
Bridge:
BsusII
Waters rose as my doubts reigned
A2II
My sand-castle faith it slipped away
BsusII
Found myself standing on your grace
A2II
It'd been there all the time
Chorus 2x
A2
I stand on grace
E
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Title: Shifting Sand
Band: Caedmon's Call
Album: 40 Acres
Transcribed By: Chris Rush
My Email: MrFroste22@aol.com
This is the song using the same tuning as the band. The Chords are all correct on the
other version, but if you want to sound just like the CD, you have to do it this way. I
think most songs sound a lot nicer in open tuning, especially if that's the way they were
written.
The song is in the key of Eb, but rather than tuning your guitar that way it's better if
you just tune it to open D (DADF#AD) and capo the first fret (though it's much easier to
sing without the capo)!
Another nice thing is that the song is much easier to play this way.
Chords:
E B A C#m yeah, it’s that easy.
D |------0----0---0----0--------------------------------------
A |------0----0---0----0--------------------------------------
F#|------0----7---5----0--------------------------------------
D |------0----7---5----0--------------------------------------
A |------0----7---5----2--------------------------------------
D |------0----x---x----x--------------------------------------
All you have to do is learn this little riff for the intro and verses, then bang out the
chorus, and it will sound perfect:
E B A B
D |---7-00---0---0------7-00--0--0--0-------------------------
A |------0---0-0---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------
F#|------0---7-------------5-----7----------------------------
D |------0---7-------------5-----7----------------------------
A |------0---7-------------5-----7----------------------------
D |-0----0---x--------0----x-----x----------------------------
And here’s the rest of the song, courtesy of Myron Martin, who initially tabbed this
song
out
C#m B E
And like a consumer I've been thinking
A
If I could just get a bit more
C#m B E
More than my fifteen minutes of faith
A
Then I'd be secure
Chorus:
E A
My faith is like shifting sand
C#m B A
Changed by every wave
E A
My faith is like shifting sand
C#m B A
So I stand on grace
Verse 2:play intro again
I've begged you for some proof
For my Thomas eyes to see
A slithering staff, a leprous hand
And lions resting lazily
C#m B
A glimpse of your back-side glory
E A
And this soaked altar going ablaze
C#m B E
But you know I've seen so much
A
And I explained it away
Chorus
Bridge:
B
Waters rose as my doubts reigned
A
My sand-castle faith it slipped away
B
Found myself standing on your grace
A
It'd been there all the time
Chorus 2x
A
I stand on grace
E
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