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):
Cm Fm Bb Eb Ab G7
e |---3---|---1---|---1---|---6---|---3---|---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---|
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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!
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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-------|
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VERSES
Cm Fm
Meant to meet you but I couldn't stay
Bb Eb
Till now never knew how life tears you away
Cm Ab
Now I wait for the springtime in Spain
G7 Cm
My love
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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
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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|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
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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.
