John Hiatt - Is anybody there
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From: Paul Hutchinson <u9343164@qub.ac.uk>
IS ANYBODY THERE' - John Hiatt
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F Fsus4 Fsus2 F x2
Well I'm Bb/Cout here on my FownBb/C F Cfollowing the Bbstars Am Bb
CAsking A/C#on my Dmknees for some diCrection, Bbplease,
And, Bb/CGod, you know it's Fhard Bb C F
Cause I'm such a stubborn man, Lord, I'm stubborn as a mule
But even though I struggle some, I belive a change will come
Now, here, you love a fool
Am7 I see a road and a flash ofBb lightning
Gm7 Let me tell you it's Bb/Cfrightning
Is anybody Dmthere' COh, I Bbneed somebody toFnight
To Dmcare- I'm Cfeeling aGmlone and it F/Ajust don't Bbseem rightC
Is anybody Dmthere' COh, I Bbneed somebody to Fbe
To know that I'm Eb/Bbgood enough for Dm/Alove
To walk beBb/Cside Fme
<Intro chords>
And as a woman in this world, well you must have felt like this
That a man might come along with another hard luck song
And betray you with a kiss
But would you reconsider me - though I know I've caused you pain
I've taken vows with you, and I believe them to be true
Now can we take a little rain'
We could hit that road in a flash of lightning
Maybe it won't be so frightning
<Chorus> x2
<Intro chords> x7
I'm gonna keep on walking, baby ...
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On the album, the song is carried by electric piano, with electric
guitar and Hammond organ being decorative. If you want to play it by
yourself, and you're not totally confident in the key of F (rolls eyes
condescendingly), you may find it easier to play in D with a capo on
the 3rd fret. In this case, F becomes D, Bb/C becomes G/A (x00033), C
becomes A, Bb becomes G, Am becomes F#m, A/C# becomes F# (244322),
Dm becomes Bm, Gm7 becomes Em7, F/A becomes D/F# (200232), and Eb/Bb
becomes C/G.
Anyway, back to what IS on the album. The guitar, piano and organ are
pretty well mixed together, and so it's quite hard to pick out what
the guitar is doing. Hence the following transcription is approximate,
and any repeating sections will probably be played with different
variations each time - but what's here should give you a fair idea.
Please don't try to play it note-for-note.
Comments and corrections welcome....
Intro riff:
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-10--------------10--|-11--------------11--|
|---------------10----|--12-----------12--12|
|-------------10----10|-------------10------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|----10---13--13------|
|------------------10--|---10----10--10------|
|-10----------10-12--10|-10------12--12------|
|-10-------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
Verse: (Play twice, omitting last 2 chords 2nd time)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|---------------------|---------8-|-6---6-5-|-6---------|
|-10------10---10h11--|-10----8---|-6---6-5-|-6---------|
|-10-----------10h12--|-10--------|---------|-----------|
|-10----10------------|-----10----|---------|-----10-11-|
|---------------------|-----------|---------|-----10-11-|
|---------------------|-----------|---------|-----8--9--|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------11-11-|-10----6--8--|-10----11-11-|
|--------10-9--|-7-----12-12-|-10----7--9--|-10----12-12-|
|-12---12---10-|-8-----------|-10----8--10-|-10----------|
|-12-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-10-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Bridge:
+ + + + + + + + + + . +. + + + + +
|-.-.-0---|---------|----------13-13----------|---------|
|-8-8-----|-6----6--|-11----------13-13-10~~~~|-11------|
|-5-5--5--|-7-------|-10----------------------|-12------|
|-7-7---7-|-8-------|-12----------------------|-12------|
|---------|---------|-------------------------|---------|
|---------|---------|-------------------------|---------|
Chorus:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|---------|---------------------|--/6-5-6---|
|-6---------6---5---|-----6---|-6-----------6-------|--/8-6-6-5-|
|-7------7p5----5---|-----5---|-7-------7p5-7-------|-------7-5-|
|-7------7p5--------|-8---7---|-7-------7p5-7-------|---------5-|
|-------------------|-8-------|---------------------|-----------|
|-------------------|-6-------|---------------------|-----------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|---------|---------|-----|
|-6---------6---5---|-----10--|-11--10--|-11--|
|-7------7p5----5---|-----10--|-12--10--|-12--|
|-7------7p5--------|-8---10--|-13--12--|-----|
|-------------------|-8-------|---------|-----|
|-------------------|-6-------|---------|-----|
Format:
4 bar electric piano introduction
Intro riff
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Intro riff
Verse
Bridge
Chorus x2
Intro riff x7
Notation used:
+ = Marks the beat
p = Pull-off
h = Hammer-on
/ = Slide
~ = Vibrato
. = Staccato