Gathering Tide

{slow rolling steel-string acoustic

guitar arpeggios, natural harmonics,

establishing

the tide motif} {gentle melodic progression,

warm nylon-string answering

the

steel-string arpeggios} {subtle

key shift

to C

major, 12-string guitar

adds shimmering upper register layers} {plaintive clean electric guitar swells,

soft

fingerstyle body taps

as subtle heartbeat rhythm} {reprise of main

tide motif, rich layered acoustic chords,

joyful resolved return} {slowing tempo,

delicate natural harmonics, final warm

ringing

G major chord}