Chords for Inductee Insights: Journey

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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ As their [B] name [Abm] suggests, [Bb] Journey's career has been an epic [Abm] adventure since day [Gb] one.
[B] A meteoric [Abm] force in the stadium [Abm] rock scene, _ using a mix [Gb] of musical [Gb] virtuosity, soaring
[B] _ valedictory [E] and undeniable appeal.
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_ _ Hit album after hit album, after humongous success and stadium tours, this band from
San Francisco changed the face of music, radio and live [N] performance around the globe.
It's because they've touched the hearts and souls of every one of us in some way.
Their music has transcended all things that separate us as humans.
Don't stop believing. _ _ _ _
_ _ Well now we won't. _
_ _ Faithfully.
Or how _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ about nah. _ _ _
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_ They didn't even need lyrics.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ At the start, Journey experimented with space and prog rock, but eventually they added vocalist Steve Perry. _ _ _
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[G] Our preference was more [Em] instrumental and all that [B] happened after Next is we decided consciously
to _ look [Bm] towards _ more singing and more song oriented music and in that process [D] _ Steve Perry [A] came along.
His unique [Bm] voice would solidify the band's signature [C] rock anthem sound [D] and make them global icons. _
When the lights [Bm] go down [C] in the city.
The band knew it had to make some musical [D] changes, otherwise [Bm] _ _ we'd [C] dry up and go away
or something, you [Bm] know. _ _ _ _
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He's got a [A] very diversified voice, we're able to like cover a broad spectrum of music with his chords.
I think it probably puts us a notch above [G] a lot of the other bands because [D] of his vocal [E] [A] capability.
_ He is really a very, very interesting singer because he has a [Bm] strong R&B [D] bass _ and to be
in rock and roll and have a strong [D] Motown bass.
I [A] mean I would say he probably [E] knows more about that music than I do.
_ [G] Perry's sound was a perfect blend of soulful crooning and [A] powerful catterwalling and it
[Dm] defined early hits like [Em] separate ways.
The track was one of Journey's first songs to truly make use of Perry's crystal clear natural instrument.
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[Em] From the late 70s and into the 80s, [E] Journey would use this fresh start to completely reinvent
their [G] sound with elements like _ [A] arpeggiated synths, [Em] power chords, piano [C] rock and [Am] stratospheric vocals.
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Influenced by the theatrical pomp of artists like Queen and Led Zeppelin.
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As well as the psychedelic riffs [Db] of Santana [Gb] and Jefferson Airplane.
_ [C] Journey had somehow bridged the colossal [Db] rock of the 70s [A] with the melodic pop of the decades to come.
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_ Don't Stop Believin' is the greatest example of this.
[Gb] _ I wrote the lyrics with Steve and it was about living _ near Sunset Boulevard on [A] Friday night.
I lived up in Laurel Canyon [Gb] and when [Eb] I heard the track I [Em] thought it sounded like somebody
[Eb] wanting to get in the [A] music business.
So I would say [B] Don't Stop Believin' is [E] a permission to dream song.
From Jonathan Cain's galloping [A] keyboard riffs to Neil Shone's [Gb] precise guitar solos [B] and Steve
Smith's thundering percussion to finally the song's [E] unconventional structure.
_ _ [B] All of these elements helped Journey [Db] leave an indelible [A] mark on pop music. _
[E] This influence caught on.
[A] After the release of Journey's [Dm] Escape, _ bands like [Em] Bon Jovi, Def Leppard [G] and Whitesnake
were all producing tracks that [G] followed Journey's [D] playbook.
_ Extremely [C] catchy, _ [Bm] explosive power rock chords, _ [D] anthemic choruses _ and lyric sing-alongs.
_ [C] _ These days, Steve Perry's volcanic stage presence and flair for showmanship can be seen in [G] indie
rock bands like [C] Arcade Fire and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] The Flaming [Em] Lips as well as pop stars like Kelly [Dm] Clarkson
and Adam Lambert.
The artists continue to [F] push against the [G] conformity of stadium rock with their [C] irreputable charm
and rock solid vocal chops.
[Em] This [N] is all about you the fans and about the music we've made together.
_ _ I love all you guys.
Steve Perry, you're one of a kind.
_ You're a one in a million. _ _ _ _
Greg Rawley, if it wasn't for Greg _ and Santana, there would be no Journey.
_ _ _ I want to thank Neil Sean for calling me while I was up in Seattle _ and saving me from the
restaurant business to start Journey.
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[C] _ _ [D] Journey helped open the doors [C] to pop-tinged rock [G] that was as hard-rocking as metal and
[E] classical, but [D] as infectuous and melodic as [G] Top 40 playlists.
_ _ Journey's anthems can still be [Eb] heard today playing regularly during [Ab] sports games, [G] campaign
tours, singing competitions [Eb] and many other big [G] moments in life.
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