Treading Water Chords
Treading Water by Newton Faulkner is a guitar song played in the key of B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Okay so this is really simple to play, the drumming on the body is also simple and you
can embellish if you wish, just watch Newton play it on youtube and you'll pick it up :)
When doing harmonics he usually alternates between rolling up and down the notes, but
sometimes he does play them at once so you'll just have to listen to pick it up.
Newton does play it slightly differently to this but I think it sounds pretty good.
Tuning: B F# C# F# G# c#
+ harmonic
u1 tune string up 1 semitone
u2 tune string up 1 tone
d1 tune string down 1 semitone
d2 tune string down 1 tone
c#--------------------12+-----12+-----|
G#----12+-----12+-----12+-----12+-----|
F#----12+-----12+-----12+-----12+-----|
C#----12+-----12+-----12+-----12+-----|
F#----12+-----12+-----12+-----12+-----|
B ------------------------------------|
Hold the line keep it all inside been here before cant afford to lose
your mind now
c#---------------------------------------------12+---------------------------12+----|
G#----12+---------------12+--------------------12+---------------------------12+----|
F#----12+---------------12+--------------------12+---------------------------12+----|
C#----12+---------------12+--------------------12+---------------------------12+----|
F#----12+---------------12+--------------------12+---------------------------12+----|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------12+----|
Treading water cant hold on much longer till my head goes
c#--------0--------------------12+--------0-----------------------------------------------|
G#--------0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
F#--------0-----------------12+-----------0-----------------------------------------------|
C#--------0---0---------------------------0------0----------------------------------------|
F#--------0---0-d1---0u1------------------0------0-d1----------0u1------------------------|
B --------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------0----------------------|
Hold the line even if there's no one on your side
c#--------------------------------------------------------|
G#----12+-------------------------------12+---------------|
F#----12+-------------------------------12+---------------|
C#----12+-------------------------------12+---------------|
F#----12+-------------------------------12+---------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------|
We've come too far to go putting all your cards down
c#----12+----------------------------12+--------------|
G#----12+----------------------------12+--------------|
F#----12+----------------------------12+--------------|
C#----12+----------------------------12+--------------|
F#----12+----------------------------12+--------------|
B ----0------------------------------0----------------|
Treading water cant hold on much longer till my head
goes under
c#--------0--------------------12+--------0-----------------------------------------------|
G#--------0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
F#--------0-----------------12+-----------0-----------------------------------------------|
C#--------0---0---------------------------0------0----------------------------------------|
F#--------0---0-d1---0u1------------------0------0-d1----------0u1------------------------|
B --------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------0----------------------|
c#----12+--------------------------------12+------12+------------------------------12+-|
G#----12+-------------0+u2------------------------12+----------0+u1-d1-----------------|
F#----12+-----------------------------12+---------12+---------------------------12=----|
C#----12+-----------------------------------------12+----------------------------------|
F#----12+------0+d1---------0+u1------------------12+-----0+d1---------0u1-------------|
B ----12+-----------------------0-----------------12+---------------------0------------|
Hold the line keep it all inside keep up the fight now that there's
an end in sight (drum solo)
c#-------------------------12+--------------------12+--------------------------------0------|
G#----12+------------------12+------------d2------12+--------------------------------0------|
F#----12+------------------12+--------------------12+--------------------------------0------|
C#-------------------------12+--------------------12+--------------------------------0------|
F#-------------------------12+--------------------12+--------------------------------0------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
Treading water cant hold on much longer till my head
goes under
c#--------0--------------------12+--------0-----------------------------------------------|
G#--------0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
F#--------0-----------------12+-----------0-----------------------------------------------|
C#--------0---0---------------------------0------0----------------------------------------|
F#--------0---0-d1---0u1------------------0------0-d1----------0u1------------------------|
B --------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------0----------------------|