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SONG FOR ELIAS - The Cat Empire (from Cities, 2006) CHORDS G7 can be simplified as G where you see fit. How I play the chords used in this song (differ at your will):
e |Cm---3---|Fm---1---|Bb---1---|Eb---6---|Ab---3---|G7---3---| B |---4---|---1---|---3---|---8---|---3---|---3---| G |---5---|---1---|---3---|---8---|---4---|---4---| D |---5---|---2---|---3---|---8---|---5---|---3---| A |---3---|---2---|---1---|---6---|---5---|---5---| E |---x---|---1---|---x---|---x---|---3---|---3---|
--------------------------------- Detailed song structure (according to studio version): |---------|---------------------------------------------| |INTRO | keys | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |VERSE 1 | 'Meant to meet you...' | |VERSE 2 | 'A beautiful being...' | |VERSE 3 | 'So one rainy day...', drums & guitar enter | |VERSE 4 | 'And why did you never arrive...' | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |BRIDGE 1 | keys & 'Estava en otro sitio', drums stop | |BRIDGE 2 | trumpet/scat, drums re-enter) x2 | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |VERSE 5 | 'To state he was born...' | |VERSE 6 | 'Nothing's sure but that...' | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |BRIDGE 1 | same as before | |BRIDGE 2 | " | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |KEY SOLO | no guitar | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |BRIDGE 2 | same as before | |VERSE 1 | " | |BRIDGE 1 | " | |BRIDGE 2 | " | |---------|---------------------------------------------| |fade out | | |---------|---------------------------------------------| And now for the tab/chords! --------------------------------- INTRO (and verses) e |-----3---|-----4-3-|---3-----|-----1---| B |---4---6-|-3-6-----|-4---4---|---3---4-| G |---------|---------|-------5-|-4-------| D |---------|-----3-1-|---1-----|---------| A |-3-6-----|-1-5-----|-3---3---|---2-2-3-| E |-------4-|---------|-------4-|-3-------| --------------------------------- VERSES
Cm Meant to meet you but I Fm couldn't stay Till Bbnow never knew how life Ebtears you away Now I Cmwait for the springtime in AbSpain G7 My Cmlove
--------------------------------- BRIDGE (keys) G7 Ab G7 Cm --> into BRIDGE 2 e |-------4-3-----|-----3-------|------| B |---4-6-----6-4-|---4-----3-6-|-4----| G |-5-------------|-5-----4-----|------| D |-------3-1-----|-----1-------|------| A |---3-5-----5-3-|---3-----2-5-|-3----| E |-4-------------|-4-----3-----|------| G7 Ab G7 Cm --> Estaba en otro sitio --------------------------------- BRIDGE 2 Trumpet/scat fill: Cm Ab G7 Cm Ab G7 Cm e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| B|--------8---------------------------|--------8-------------8------9-- 8---.|| G|---8-10----10-8-7-----8--7----------|---8-10----10-8-7-----8--10--10--8----|| (repeat) D|------------------10--------8--10---|------------------10-----12-----------|| A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------.|| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| --------------------------------- KEY SOLO Improvise on Cm blues scale (C Eb F Gb G Bb) over the verse chords: Cm Fm Bb Eb Cm Ab G7 Cm Enjoy. Feel free to leave any suggestions/corrections. This is my first tab.