>>18990974>I'm way off, aren't I?So you're actually weirdly off and on.
Now, the dissonance thing is wrong, but you're right about it being a slow healing.
I'll explain, let's strip the song back down. I was in the car when I figured this out, and found that I can't find another way to look at it anymore. This song is not a tribute, it's a funeral. The band is saying goodbye to a friend. Every band member plays one style, and one style only. Normally they'll change it, not this time.
It starts with a guitar. The key is D minor. D minor is said to be the saddest key. Personally, I think D minor is the jazziest key, but most people disagree with me.
The guitar is slow, sad, and full of regret. This is NOT how dave grohl normally plays, but the style is unmistakable. He wrote that riff. Suddenly, he speaks
>waking up...this is where I think it hits most people. The vocal tone matches the guitar just perfect. This is dave trying to express how much he's going to miss his friend.
Then, the lead guitar. That sort of bassy riff that plays. It's almost a copy of a riff from a song called 'Congregation' but flipped to a minor key, and slowed down. It's almost gives a tone of peace in the storm. A sort of respectful voicing. This is Chris Shiflett's contribution. He does nothing else.
Then the bass guitar joins in. The bass guitar reinforces the lead guitar. As if one were placing a hand on someone's shoulder. This is Mendel's Contribution.
Suddenly the band picks up, and you're blasted by a wall of sound, to show you that even though it's dark there is still light. This is Smear's contribution, unmistakably.
Then the drums kick in, but they aren't complex, they feel rather soulless and downbeat. Like they are just a ghost. This is dave grohl emphasizing that taylor hawkins will always be a member of the band.
Finally, the keyboardist comes to change the tone of the lead guitar riff into a happier one.
They come in one by one, to say goodbye.
