Salina

The Avett Brothers

Salina

Artist- The Avett Brothers

Album- Emotionalism

Released- 5/15/07 by Ramseur Records

Members and
Instrumentation

Scott Avett- banjo, vocals

Seth Avett- acoustic guitar, vocals, piano

Bob Crawford- acoustic bass

Joe Kwon- cello

Form/Sound/Rhythm

Homophonic Texture- guitar, piano, and banjo play

and arpeggiate chords. Bass follows chord
progression and cello typically holds a single note of a
chord. In the coda the piano takes the melody over
the cello and bass which play in two part harmony.

Mixed Meter: Triple meter in verses 3/4 (A), quadruple

in chorus 4/4 (B), compound duple in coda 6/8

Standard song form with a instrumental break over a

B section and with a coda.
A A (B) B A A coda

Harmony

Chord Progression:

A- Db Gb Ab Db Gb Ab Db Bbm Gb Ab Db
I

IV V

IV V I

vi

IV V

B- Ab Db Ab Db Bbm Db Bbm Db Ab
IV I
Coda-

IV I

vi

vi

Lyrics
A

Salina, Im as nowhere as I can be

Could you add some somewhere to me
Ah Kansas Im kneeling,
ah Kansas please
Cleveland, I aint never felt nothing so strong
Been believing the words to my songs
Ohio Im leaving,
Ohio Im gone

(B)
B

From town to town and state to state

Theres people everywhere that try to capture us
We stole the cash and left our names
And almost slipped in Indianapolis
The rain it fell, the story went on
The rain it fell, and we got gone

Poughkeepsie, hang up the telephone

Wont answer your phone calls no more
New York quit callin,
New York leave me be

Changing the plans that Ive been setting on

Im scared by the way that my life is getting gone
Carolina one day Ill,
someday Ill come home

Coda