Sailing Light Years (Extended Cut)

Published by Greg Peary on August 17, 2026August 17, 2026

Sailing Light Years

Source Material: Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline (Instrumental)
Reference: starsandspit on YouTube
Time Signature: 7/4 Time (Asymmetrical / Complex Meter)
BPM: ~115 Beats Per Minute
Tempo: Moderato | Upbeat / Driving Indie Rock
Key: E (E Major)
Chord Progression: E – A – C#m – B (E Major – A Major – C Sharp Minor – B Major)
Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Capo: None
7/4 Time Count: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
4+3 Grouping: 1-2-3-4 | 5-6-7 (Accents: 1 & 5)
Strumming Pattern: Constant 8th-Note Downstrums (Accenting 1 & 5)

E Major A Major C Sharp Minor B Major

[4-3 Melodic Rhythm Guitar Pattern]

[Old Norse / English]

(0:39)
Í nótt ek sá, [ee] [nOHTe] [ehk] [sah] “Last night I saw, [E]
Stat-ic snow. Static snow.” [A]

(0:41)
Ek féll á mér, [ehk] [fell] [ahh] [mair] “I fell on me, [C#m]
Kǫr-rúm gólf. [kurr] [rooom] [GOOLV] Bed room floor.” [B]

(0:44)
Leif-ða ek óss, [LAYV-tha] [ehk] [oss] “Did I leave us, [E]
Snow Englar? [ENG-lar] Snow Angels?” [A]

(0:47)
Þat sviðinn minn, [thatt] [SVIH-thin] [minn] “It singed my, [C#m]
Allt saman. [Ahlt SAH-man] Everything.” [B]

(0:49)
Un-grún gler sjál, [OONG-roon] [KLER] [SHOWL] “Young secret glass, [E]
Dr lýgra. [dur] [LEEG-rah] Pupil of the eye lies not.” [A]

(0:52)
I Love Lucy, Entendre: “I Love you, see? [C#m]
Sal-tr tár. [SAHL-tr] [towr] Salty tears.” [B]

(0:55)
Sig-la várt Vi, [SIG-lah] [vahrt] [VEE] “To sail our Vi, [E]
King-r skip. [king-er] [SKIP] King ship.” [A]

[Intermission]

(1:22)
Sǫng-r í mér, [SONG-ur] [ee] [mair] “Singing in, [E]
tóm-r gǫng. [toom-r] [göng] Empty tunnels.” [A]

(1:24)
Post-ictal pu, [C#m]
Pils grateful. [B]

(1:27)
Pow-is Road forged, [E]
Wayne-ing stews. [A]

(1:30)
Sta-tioned hooves sta, [C#m]
Ble Nickers. [B]

(1:32)
Swish-ing tails a [E]
Void skeeters. [A]

(1:35)
Rev-olutions, [C#m]
An-thony? [B]

(1:37)
Rook-ie Pinkie, [E]
Pro-mise course. [A]

(1:40)
Luck-y horseshoe, [C#m]
Pitch ringers. [B]

Inscribed By,
Gregory M. Peary

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