©2000 Jonathan Bouldin The JP Musical Guide to Chrono Cross Questions? Get in touch at lunchboxs@hotmail.com Contents: FORWORD \/ RESOURCES \/ LAYOUT \/ UPDATES \/ THE MUSIC Disk One - Chrono Cross ~Time’s Scar~ - Edge of Death - Home Aruni Village - Plains of Time – Home World - Dancing the Tokage - Reminiscence ~Thought not Extinguished~ - Dream of the Shore Near Another World - Another Aruni - Singing Emotions - Lost Pieces - Drowning Valley - Another Termina _-_-_-_-_-_-_-FORWORD-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The idea to make a FAQ dedicated to the incredible soundtrack of Chrono Cross came to me a while ago I guess. This will include, tabs, chords, and lyrics to the wonderful final song, Radical Dreamers, hopefully in English AND Japanese. Seeing how I’ve just explained what it is, read on to get the goods. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-RESOURCES-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ I will make some of the tabs here. I’ll also be e-mailing others to get tabs for the game. The awesome Chrono Cross music book provides the chords. To order the book (or the soundtrack itself), check out www.gamemusic.com for your shopping needs. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-LAYOUT -_-_-_-_-_-_-_ At first glance below, the songs may look very complex and unorganized. However, there’s a specific layout for the songs so that they can be learned as quickly and accurately as possible. Below is an example. ***Here between the little stars is the title of the song*** Em7////////////////Em7////////C////////Em7////////Fmaj7////////Em7| Here we have the song’s chords. The backbone of a guitar part in the case of this soundtrack. Strange chord tab: C(bass E) - - - - 032010 D(bass E) - - - Unknown I’m not gonna tab every chord, only the ones that might give people a little trouble. Such as these slash chords here. If a chord is “Unknown”, I simply wasn’t able to figure the chord out. Help would be welcomed. Even though you have the chords to a song, frankly, most of Chrono Cross’s guitar parts are done with finger picking and have leads by another guitar or another instrument over it. This being the case, the only way to learn a song exactly the way you here it in the game is to have a tab. If a song here has a tab to it, the tab will go right here below the Strange Chord Tabs. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-UPDATES-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 0.1 Very first post. Busy worrying myself sick that CJayC wont put this on the site due to the heavy amount of Chrono Cross stuff there already. First songs: I’ve done the first 12 songs on disk one, thanks to Mr. Spiffy for the tab of Dream of the Shore. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-THE MUSIC-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Here you go. Tabs will be added as received (or made), chords will be added as I type them out. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-Disk One-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ ***Chrono Cross ~Time’s Scar~*** Em7////////////////Em7////////C////////Em7////////Fmaj7////////Em7////////////G//D//Em// C//G//D//C////| Em//C(bass E)//D(bass E)//C(bass E)| x4 Cmaj7//D//Em| x4 C//D//Em| Repeat to End of Song Strange chord tab: C(bass E) - - - - 032010 D(bass E) - - - - 000323 ***Edge of Death*** *Note: For guitar players, this song doesn’t start until the chorus. Dm////////////////Dm////////////////Gm////////////////Fm////////Gm////////Fm////////| End ***Home Aruni Village*** Eb///Ebsus4(bass Ab)///Eb///Ebsus4///Eb///Ebsus4(bass Ab)///Bb7///Eb| Eb///Bbm7///Cm7///Ab///Eb///Dm7///Cm7///Eb(bass Ab)/// Fm(bass Bb)///Ebsus4(bass Db)///Eb| Cb////////////Gb////////////Cb////////////Gb///Dbm(bass E)///Esus4///Eb/// Abm///Bbm///Cb///Db///Eb//////| Ab///Db///Ebsus4///Eb///Ab///Db///Ebsus4///Eb| Fm///Db///Ebsus4///Eb///Db//////Ab(bass C)//////Cb///Bbsus4//////Bb//////| End Strange chord tab: Ebsus4(bass Ab) - -Unknown Fm(bass Bb) - - - - -Unknown Ebsus4(bass Db) - -Unknown Ab(bass C) - - - - - - 8x6544 ***Plains of Time - Home World*** Gb////Ab////Bbm////////Gb////Fm////Bbsus4////Bb////| x3 Abm7///////Fm7////////Abm7////Abm////Fm7////////Fbmaj7//////////////// Ebm7////////////Cb////Fb////Ebsus4////////| End ***Dancing the Tokage*** This song actually has no guitar chords, but there is a guitar track (an outstandingly simple one, I might add). So here’s the tab. Don’t hurt yourself trying to learn it! Song tab (provided by me): -10----------10---------------------- ----10-12-13----10-12-13-12h13p12-10- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ***Reminiscence ~Thoughts not Extinguished~*** Bb////C7(bass Bb)////Bb////Dm7////Bb////F(bass A)//Dm7//Eb////C////////| F////C7(bass F)////F////////F////C7(bass F)////F////C(bass E)//Dm//G//Csus4//C////| F////C7(bass F)////F///////F////Bb(bass D)////C////Dm//Dmmaj7(bass C#)//F(bass C)//| Bm7////Bbmaj7////C////////Fsus4////////F////////| End Strange chord tab: C7(bass Bb) - - - - 7(10)89xx F(bass A) - - - - x13211 C7(bass F) - - - - 13211x C(bass E) - - - - 032010 Bb (bass D) - - - - x5333x Dmmaj7(bass C#) - - - - Unknown F(bass C) - - - - x33211 ***Dreams of the Shore Near Another World*** ////Dm////////Bb////////F////////C////////| Dm////Bb////F////C////D////Bb////F////C////Bbmaj7////Am////Dsus4////Bbmaj7////Am7//// G////A////////| Song tab (provided by MrSpiffy l33thax0rd00d@yahoo.com): Intro: e |--------1---0h1-----1---0h1-|-----1---0h1-----0-----| B |----------------------------|---------------------3-| G |------2---2-------2---2-----|-------2---------------| D |----0-----------0-----------|---3-----------3---3---| A |-(0)------------------------|-1-----------1---------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------| e |-----5---3h5-----6---5-|-----3---1h3-----1---0-| B |-----------------------|-----------------------| G |---2---5-------5---5---|---0---0-------0---0---| D |-----------------------|-----------------------| A |-3-----------3---------|-3-----------3---------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| Verse: e |-----1---0h1-----1---0h1-|-----1---0h1-----0-----| B |-------------------------|---------------------3-| G |---2---2-------2---2-----|-------2---------------| D |-0-----------0-----------|---3-----------3---3---| A |-------------------------|-1-----------1---------| E |-------------------------|-----------------------| e |-----5---3h5-----6---5-|-----3---1h3-----1---0-| B |-------5---------------|-----------------------| G |---2-----------5---5---|---0---0-------0---0---| D |-----------------------|-----------------------| A |-3-----------3---------|-3-----------3---------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| e |-----1---0h1-----1---0h1-|-----1---0h1-----0-----| B |-------------------------|---------------------3-| G |---2---2-------2---2-----|-------2---------------| D |-0-----------0-----------|---3-----------3---3---| A |-------------------------|-1-----------1---------| E |-------------------------|-----------------------| e |-----5---3h5-----6---5-|-----3---1h3-----1---0-| B |-----------------------|-----------------------| G |---2---5-------5---5---|---0---0-------0---0---| D |-----------------------|-----------------------| A |-3-----------3---------|-3-----------3---------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| e |-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3---1h3-----3---1h3-|-----1---0h1-----1---0h1-| G |-------------------------|-------------------------| D |---0---3-------0---3-----|-------2-----------2-----| A |-1-----------1-----------|-0-3---------0-3---------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| e |-----0-----------0-------|------0-----------0-------| B |---------1h3---------1h3-|----------1h3---------1h3-| G |---2---2-------2---2-----|----2---2-------2---2-----| D |-0-----------0-----------|-0------------0-----------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| e |-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-----3---1h3-----3---1h3-|-----1---0h1-----1---0h1-| G |-------------------------|-------------------------| D |---0---3-------0---3-----|-------2-----------2-----| A |-1-----------1-----------|-0-3---------0-3---------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| e |-------------------------|-------------------0---1--0--| B |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----2---0h2----3------------| G |---------2-----------2---|-----------------------------| D |-------0-----------0-----|-------2---------------------| A |---2-----------2---------|-0-4-------------------------| E |-3-----------3-----------|-----------------------------| e |-5-----------------------| B |-------------------------| G |-------------------------| D |-------------------------| A |-------------------------| E |-------------------------| Guitar Part 2: e |-------------10~---------|-----------------------| B |-------------------------|-6~-----------------6--| G |-7~----------------------|-----------------7-----| D |-------------------------|-----------------------| A |-------------------------|-----------------------| E |-------------------------|-----------------------| e |-5~------------6---5---|-----------------------| B |-----------------------|-8~--------------6--5--| G |-----------------------|-----------------------| D |-----------------------|-----------------------| A |-----------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| e |-------------10~---------|-----------------------| B |-------------------------|-6~-----------------6--| G |-7~----------------------|-----------------7-----| D |-------------------------|-----------------------| A |-------------------------|-----------------------| E |-------------------------|-----------------------| e |-5~------------6---5---|-3~--------------1--0--| B |-----------------------|-----------------------| G |-----------------------|-----------------------| D |-----------------------|-----------------------| A |-----------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| e |-------------1~----------|-0h1p0~------------------| B |-3~----------------------|-------------1~----------| G |-------------------------|---------------------2---| D |-------------------------|-------------------------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| e |-------------------------|--------------------------| B |-1--3--3~----------------|--------------------------| G |-------------------------|--------------------------| D |-------------------------|--------------------------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| e |----------1~-------------|-0h1p0~------3~----------| B |------3------------------|-------------------------| G |-------------------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-------------------------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| e |---3~--------------------|-0h1p0~----------------------| B |-------------3~----------|-----------------------------| G |-------------------------|-----------------------------| D |-------------------------|-----------------------------| A |-------------------------|-----------------------------| E |-------------------------|-----------------------------| ***Another Aruni*** Eb///Ebsus4///Eb///Ebsus4///Eb///Ebsus4///Eb///Ebsus4///| Eb///Ab6///Eb///Ab6///Cm///Ab///Bb///Eb///| Eb///Bbm7///Cm7///Ab///Eb///Bdim/Cm7///Abmaj7///Bb///Eb//////| Ab///Db///Ebsus4///Eb///| x2 Fm///Db///Ebsus4///Eb///Db///Ab(bass C)///Abm(bass Cb)///Bbsus4///Bb//////| End Strange chord tab: Ab(bass C) - - - - x36544 Abm(bass Cb) - - - - 766444 ***Singing Emotions*** Dadd9////G////Dadd9////G////D////Bm////G////A////| Dadd9////G////D////G////D////Bm//E7//Asus4////A////| G////A////D//A(bass C#)//Bm////G////////| G////A////D//A(bass C#)//Bm////G////E7////A////////| End Strange chord tab: Dadd9 - - - - x00230 A(bass C#) - - - - x43330 ***Lost Pieces*** Am////D(bass F#)////F//C//Bsus4//B//| Em////////C////////Em////////F////////Em////////| G//D//Em//C//G//D//C//D//Esus4//E//| Am//Bm7//C//D//Am//Bm7//Em//D//Cmaj7//D//Em//D//Cmaj//D//Bsus4//B//| End Strange chord tab: D(bass F#) - - - - 2x0032 ***Drowning Valley*** *Note: The D7sus4 chord in here just keeps going and going like the Energizer Bunny. The other chords don’t start to be played till the chorus. D7sus4/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////| Ebm////Cm////Dbm////Cm////B////E////Gm////Am//A//| D7sus4////////////////////////////////| End ***Another Termina*** A/////////D///| Repeat to chorus E////A(bass C#)////D////A////E////F#m////G////Esus4////////E//////// A////////D//E//A////////D//E// A////////G////////F#m7//////F////C(bass E)////A////////| End Strange chord tab: A(bass C#) - - - - x42220 C(bass E) - - - - - 032010 Song tab (provided by me): Intro: ------12-12-12----12-12-12------12-12-12------14-12-10-12- --10-----------10------------10------------10------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -----12-12-12----12-12-12------12-12-12--10-9-10-9-7-- --10-----------10------------10----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Verse: -12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--14-12-10-12---- -------------------------------------------10- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Bridge: ------------ -10-7-8-7--- ----------9- x4 ------------ ------------ -9-10-9-8-5-7-8-7-5- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Guitar #2 (listen close. It's there in the bridge)