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 D4! Hear the song and find out when to vary.) D5 G5 You went in the morning D5 G5 We didn't say good-bye D5 G5 The friends that you left here E5 A5 Wonder why, wonder why D5 G5 I wish I could see you D5 G5 Just for a day D5 G5 Tell you we missed you E5 A5 And ask you to stay, ask you to stay Chorus: D5 Cadd4 To absent friends E5 C5 This one's for you, this one's for you D5 Cadd4 To absent friends E5 C5 This one's for you, this one's for you 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 / C7M or other - it's impossible to hear it! Make sure that it sounds/feels good.) E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 D5 D5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 D5 D5 B5 D5 When we're together B5 D5 You stand at our side B5 D5 We'll raise our glasses Cadd4 And toast you tonight A5 Toast you tonight 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: E5 A5 Cadd4 C5 C5 D5 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