Window Open
The Marías

🌙 FULL SONG (with timestamps, instruments + lyrics)
Tempo: ~85 BPM
Loop feel: slow, dreamy, slightly hypnotic
🎧 0:00 – 0:20 (INTRO)
Guitar (only instrument at first):
Cmaj7 → G → Am7 → Fmaj7
One slow strum per chord
Let it ring fully
Bass:
Comes in halfway (0:10)
Just root notes (C → G → A → F)
Drums:
None OR super soft hi-hat (optional)
✨ No lyrics yet
🎙️ 0:20 – 0:50 (VERSE 1)
Guitar: same loop
Bass: root notes, very slow
Drums:
Kick on beat 1
Rimshot on beat 3
Light hi-hat
Lyrics: I left the window open just in case
Something quiet changed its mind
The air still moves the same way as before
But it won’t cross the line
I traced the outline of your name
In places I don’t show
It fades before I finish it
Like something I should know
🌫️ 0:50 – 1:10 (PRE-CHORUS)
Guitar:
Fmaj7 → Em7 → Am7 → G
Bass:
Starts moving more (step-down notes)
Drums:
Kick on 1 and 3
Hi-hat steadier
Lyrics: I hear it when the room goes still
Something underneath
Like a word I almost said
But never got to keep
🌊 1:10 – 1:40 (CHORUS)
Guitar:
Am7 → D7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7
Slightly stronger strum
Bass:
Follow roots closely
Add small transitions between notes
Drums:
Kick: 1 + “&” of 2
Snare (or rimshot): 3
Hi-hat steady
Lyrics: You don’t have to say it now
I can feel it slipping
In between the lighter sounds
Something always missing
If I keep the music low
Maybe I won’t notice
How it bends and breaks so slow
Hiding in the focus
🎙️ 1:40 – 2:10 (VERSE 2)
Same as Verse 1 but slightly fuller
Guitar: add tiny fills if you want
Bass: a bit more movement
Drums: same groove
Lyrics: I let the silence sit too long
It started feeling loud
Like every thought I tried to lose
Was waiting in the crowd
You said it’s just the way things go
Nothing stays the same
But something in the way you spoke
Didn’t sound like change
🌫️ 2:10 – 2:30 (PRE-CHORUS 2)
Same as before
Fmaj7 → Em7 → Am7 → G
👉 Add a tiny drum fill at 2:28
Lyrics: I see it in the softer light
Just before it leaves
Like a feeling I can’t hold
But won’t let go of me
🌊 2:30 – 3:00 (CHORUS 2)
Same chords, but bigger sound
Add layered guitar (optional)
Bass more confident
Drums slightly stronger
Lyrics (repeat): You don’t have to say it now
I can feel it slipping
In between the lighter sounds
Something always missing
If I keep the music low
Maybe I won’t notice
How it bends and breaks so slow
Hiding in the focus
🌌 3:00 – 3:30 (BRIDGE)
IMPORTANT: strip it down
Guitar ONLY at first: Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7 → Am7
Then: Fmaj7 → Em7 → Am7 → G
Bass: enters halfway
Drums: come in very softly near end
Lyrics: If I close my eyes, it stays the same
Nothing really moves
Just a quiet shape of something wrong
Dressed up like the truth
I don’t wanna name it yet
I don’t think I can
If I leave it undefined
Maybe it will end
🌊 3:30 – 4:00 (FINAL CHORUS)
Fullest part of the song
Am7 → D7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7
Add harmonies if you want
Drums slightly fuller
Bass steady + emotional
Lyrics (repeat): You don’t have to say it now
I can feel it slipping
In between the lighter sounds
Something always missing
If I keep the music low
Maybe I won’t notice
How it bends and breaks so slow
Hiding in the focus
🌙 4:00 – END (OUTRO)
Guitar only fades out: Cmaj7 → G → Am7 → Fmaj7
Bass: fades out
Drums: stop completely
Lyrics: So I leave the window open wide
Let the night come through
If it takes what I can’t hold
I won’t follow you
✨ Final Tips (this is what makes it sound real)
Play quietly (seriously—this matters more than being “good”)
Don’t rush chord changes
Let notes ring out fully
It’s okay if it sounds a little imperfect—that actually helps

The Marías