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Artits: Saxon Album: Unleash the Beast (1997) Tuning: Half-Step Down Time: 6/4 Here's Saxon's wonderful power-ballad called 'Absent Friends'. It's a song you all should know. Intro: |- 3 -| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + || 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|-3--------3-----3--3--------3-----3-||-1--------1-----1--------------------| B|-3--------3-----3--3--------3-----3-||-1--------1-----1--------------------| G|-0--------0-----0--0--------0-----0-||-2-----------2-----2h3p2p0--------0--| D|-0-----------0-----0-----------0----||-3-----------3-----------------3-----| A|-2-----------2-----2-----------2----||-------------------------------------| E|-3-----------3-----3-----------3----||-------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + || 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-||-1--------1-----1--1--------1-----1--| B|-1--------1--1--0--0--------0--0--0-||-1--------1--1--1--1--------1--1--1--| G|-2--------2--2--0--0--------0--0--0-||-2--------2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--| D|-2-----------2-----2-----------2----||-3-----------3-----3-----------3-----| A|-0-----------0-----2----------------||-3-----------3-----3-----------3-----| E|-------------------0----------------||-1-----------1-----1-----------1-----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + || 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|-3--------3-----3--3--------3-----3-||-1--------1-----1--------------------| B|-3--------3-----3--3--------3-----3-||-1--------1--1--1--------1-----------| G|-0--------0-----0--0--------0-----0-||-2--------2--2--2--2-h3-----3--0-h2--| D|-0-----------0-----0-----------0----||-3-----------3-----------------------| A|-2-----------2-----2-----------2----||-------------------------------------| E|-3-----------3-----3-----------3----||-------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + || 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + e|-0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0-||-1~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| B|-1--------1--1--0--0--------0--0--0-||-1~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| G|-2--------2--2--0--0--------0--0--0-||-2~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| D|-2-----------2-----2-----------2----||-3~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| A|-0-----------0-----2----------------||-3~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| E|-------------------0----------------||-1~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| Verse: (Try to make variations with Dsus4! Hear the song and find out when to vary.)
D You went in the mGorning D We didn't say good-bGye D The friends that you lGeft here Em7/B Asus4 Wonder why, wonder why
D I wish I could sGee you D Just for a dGay D Tell you we mGissed you Em7/B Asus4 And ask you to stay, ask you to stay
Chorus:
To absent frDiends Cadd4 This one's for yEmou, this one's for Cmaj7you To absent frDiends Cadd4 This one's for yEmou, this one's for Cmaj7you
You went without warning We didn't even know Just like the good ones It was your turn to go Your turn to go To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you (this one's for you) This one's for you To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you (this one's for you) This one's for you Solo: (Try variations with Cadd4 / Cadd2 / Cmaj7 or other - it's impossible to hear it! Make sure that it sounds/feels good.) Em C Em C Em C D D Em C Em C Em C D D
Bm When we're togDether Bm You stand at our sDide Bm We'll raise our glDasses And toast you Cadd4tonight Toast you tonAight
You went in the morning We didn't say good-bye The friends that you left here Wonder why, wonder why I wish I could see you Just for a day Tell you we missed you And ask you to stay Ask you to stay To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you (this one's for you) This one's for you To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you (this one's for you) This one's for you To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you (this one's for you) This one's for you To absent friends (to absent friends) This one's for you This one's for you This one's for you (I'll try to tab the solo as soon as I get a guitar with more than 21 frets.) Chords: Em7/B Asus Cadd4 Cadd2 Cmaj7 Dsus4 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 X 0 X X X X X