#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Hello folks! Here I am again. This time I have tabbed one song that I mean is one of the most beautiful Christian songs ever written. And I've also bin lookin' all over the Internet for this song and haven't found at least one version, so I thought, why not tab it myself. And that's what I've done! Enjoy! ABIDE WITH ME Arranged for guitar by Dag Henning Sorbo Email: daggi1@online.no **************************************** If you wander about my last name (Sorbo), it looks kinda' odd, but it has a simple explanation. I'm from Norway and here we have 3 different letters from English. The 2 "o"'s stands for a Norwegian letter, which I can not write here 'cuz you wouldn't understand it. And now over to what we're really here for! The tab may look difficult in the beginning, but it's not! It's based on the chords and with a little bit of training you'll see that it's not that difficult as it were in the beginning. Tab explanation: h = hammer on Whaoo, that the only symbol I use. Well, then you can stop worrying about that! Chords used: D = 000232 A = 002220 A7 = 002020 Asus = 002230 G = 320003 Em/e = 022000 (these are the same chords) E = 022100 Bm/b = 224432 (these are the same chords) B7 = 021202 <--Start fragment--> D A7 D G A7 D D G A e A D e|------2--------0----2----------5-5--3----0----------2-|-2--2-3-5-7-5-------- B|------3------2--------3--------7-3--0----2--------3---|-3--3-0-3-8-3--0----- G|-------------0----------2----5-5------2----0----2-----|---------------0----- D|-0-4h------4------0--------7------------------4-------|-0----0---9------2-4- A|---------0--------------------------------------------|--------0---0-------- E|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------0-2- E Asus A7 D A7 Bm D G B7 Em A7 D b e----------|------2--------0---------------2--------------------|-0-2-3-2-0--- B----------|------3------2--------3--------3----3-8-8-7-5-------|-2-3-0-3-2-3- G----------|-------------0---------------3------4---7---6-------|-----------2- D-6-7--5---|-0-4h------4--------4-4-------------5---9---7-----2-|---0-5-0----- A----------|---------0--------5---5-5---------------------4-5h--|-0-------0--- E-4-5--3-0-|---------------------------2-----5------------------|-----------2- G D A7 G D e-3--2-----------------3----2--| B-0--3-------------------2--3--| G-0--2---------------0------2--| D------0-4h-----------------0--| A-----------0---------------0--| E-------------0-5--3-----------| Verses: Abide with me, fast forth the eventide The darkness deepens, Lord abide with me When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, O abide with me I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness Where is death's sting, where, grave, that victory I triumph still if Thou abide with me Hold Thou thy cross before my closen eyes Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee In life, in death, O Lord abide with me <--End fragment--> In the last verse, just repeat the last line one time. There are a few more verses but I can't figure them out. If you know some of them, I'll be happy if you sent them to me. Like I've said, I have made this version of Abide With Me and I think it sounds right, but if there are something that are wrong or you think is wrong, please let me know. You can also mail me if there is something you don't understand. I'm just one mail away. In the end I'll come with a suggestion. Bring your guitar to church and play this song. I can promise you that not many will think it wasted time. Good luck! Transcribed by: Dag Henning Sorbo Email: daggi1@online.no ****************************