- -Guitar Tablature- -
Crowded House - "Help Is Coming" :
[from the 'Afterglow' Album]
Chords:
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Gm7: 353333
Dm: 557765
Dm/E: 557755
Ebm: 668876
C7: 335353
Gm/Eb: 355343
[nb: instead of C7, could use Dm/E chord as this is easier on fingers]
Notes:
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It could be useful to use a Capo on the 3rd fret, although not necessary.
The main chord changes go from 'Gm - Dm - C7' throughout the
song for most verses.
When playing solo on the guitar, there are variations on the last third
that could be played to give a livelier feel:
eg. Gm - Dm - 'G7 - Gm7 - Dm' or
Gm - Dm - 'Dm/E - Dm - C7' or even
Gm - Dm - 'Gm - Gm/E - Dm' [etc.etc]
Furthermore, on the Gm chord throughout the song, you could also add a pattern like
Gm - Gm7 - G* - Gm
rather than strumming the one chord at time
G* [just bar the 3rd fret]
In the song, Neil just plays the single chord on the guitar whilst the instruments play
variations giving different harmonics. The above are ideas when playing solo to provide
such harmonic variances.
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[INTRO:]
Gm Dm C7 Dm C7
e¦------------¦---------5------¦----------------¦-------------5-¦
B¦-6----->8---¦--------------6-¦-5--->3---------¦---------------¦
G¦------------¦-----7----------¦----------------¦-----------7---¦
D¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
A¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
E¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
Gm Dm C7(single strum)
e¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
B¦-6----->8---¦--------------6-¦>5--->3---------¦---------------¦
G¦------------¦-----5>7--------¦----------------¦---------------¦
D¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
A¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
E¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦
[VERSE:]
Help is
Gm Dm C7
Coming............ I heard a whisper..... White caps
Gm Dm C7
turning The breath of summer.... Distant
Gm Dm C7
drumming.....and I hear birds calling.... Es-
[CHORUS:]
Gm Dm
cape............ The anguish of our past.... and
G
pray.................... Empires...
[VERSE:]
Gm Dm C7 Dm
crumbling careless winter................. fear is
Gm Dm C7 Dm
running....... along the rivers.............. we
Gm Dm C7 Dm
sail tomorrow for Ellis Island.............
[CHORUS:]
Gm Gm/Eb Gm Dm
escape.......... the anger of our past.............
Gm G Gm Dm
and praise..... when peace will come at last......... and
Gm G
dream..............
[MIDDLE / BRIDGE:]
Ebm Dm Dm/E
Ebm Dm C7
re-
[CHORUS:]
Gm Gm7 Dm
lease..... the anger of our past............
Gm Gm7 Dm
and pray........... that peace will come at last........... and
Gm
stay............. .......help is
[VERSE:]
Gm Dm Dm/E Dm
coming............... he--
Gm Dm C7 Dm
lp is coming.... we sa-
Gm Dm C7
il tomorrow........ for Ellis Island he-
[CLOSING:]
Gm
lp is coming
C7
[backing]dreams.....come true.... we sa-
Gm
il tomorrow........
[backing]dreams come true... help is co-
C7 Gm
ming......... [backing]come true..... comes(?)
(finishes solo on high e string, fret 10....B string,fret 10 repeated)
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Transcription by Capri Alba
Enjoy...
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**CapriAlba - 2004**
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