ISLAND IN THE SUN {NO CAPO} Weezer (Beginner Guitar Chord TAB & Strum Play-Along w/ Lyrics) #shorts

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Guitar Play-Along

This version of the song uses open chords for the main riff instead of the original triad chord for simplification purposes.

This easy to follow, beginner level, play-along video for guitar and vocals is in the key of E minor with no capo required. Scrolling chord chart format. If necessary, slow the tempo in the settings menu for practice purposes.

"Island in the Sun" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It is the second single from the band's second self-titled album Weezer, released in 2001. "Island in the Sun" was not originally planned to be on the album, but producer Ric Ocasek fought for its inclusion. It was a successful radio single and perhaps the band's biggest hit ever outside of the United States, reaching No. 31 in the UK and No. 17 in France. In January 2002, the Australian Triple J Hottest 100 ranked the song 7 in its 2001 countdown.[1] "Island in the Sun" is also the most-licensed track in the Weezer catalog.[2] In 2009, Pitchfork named it the 495th greatest song of the 2000s.[3]

In late 2001, the band reworked the song's solo for their live show. In 2005, lead singer Rivers Cuomo would often open the band's encore by playing "Island in the Sun" alone on an acoustic guitar in the back of the venue they were playing.

The song is much lighter than the album's first single, "Hash Pipe."[citation needed] It is also a bonus track on some versions of Weezer's next album, Maladroit.

Composition
"Island in the Sun" is an alternative rock[4] and power pop song[5] that is about three minutes and twenty seconds.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Music, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute.[6] "Island in the Sun" is composed in the key of G major, while Rivers Cuomo's vocal range spans one and a quarter octaves, from the low note of E4 to the high note of G5.[6] It follows the vi–ii–V–I progression, utilising the chords of E minor, A minor, D major and G major.

Reception
Melissa Bobbitt at About.com ranked "Island in the Sun" as the 12th best Weezer song, saying it "exemplified a relaxed Southern California spirit".[7] It was named as one of the 12 best post-Pinkerton Weezer songs by The A.V. Club, where they refer to it as "...a reminder that Cuomo really does deserve Brian Wilson comparisons for reasons beyond being a hermetic weirdo with a solid grasp of pop songcraft".[8] Emily Tartanella of Magnet considers it the most overrated Weezer song, stating it should be "retired" from commercials and radio stations. Tartanella describes it as "so laid back it's practically catatonic".

Lyrics

Hip-hip
Hip-hip
Hip-hip
Hip-hip

When you're on a holiday
You can't find the words to say
All the things that come to you
And I wanna feel it too

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

Hip-hip
Hip-hip

When you're on a golden sea
You don't need no memory
Just a place to call your own
As we drift into the zone

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad anymore

Hip-hip
Hip-hip
Hip-hip

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad anymore

Hip-hip
(Hip-hip) we'll never feel bad anymore
Hip-hip
No, no (hip-hip)
(Hip-hip) we'll never feel bad anymore
(Hip-hip)
No, no (hip-hip)
No, no (hip-hip)

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: The Capris
Island in the Sun lyrics © Maureen Music Inc., E O Smith Music

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