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I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra
I'm Alive (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)
From: "Xanadu"
The change in the verses between the two diminished chords (at the beginning
"Edim" and "C#dim") is due to the root that is played by the bass on the ELO
recording. It is not necessary to change here as the two chords are
basically the same, just different inversions of the same notes ("Edim":
E-Bb-C#-G and "C#dim": C#-G-Bb-E). I still think the change sounds nice.
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
e-B-G-D-A-E
Edim 3-2-3-2-x-x
C#dim 0-2-3-2-4-x
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2
Ebdim 2-1-2-1-x-x
Cdim x-2-1-2-3-x
E/G# 0-0-1-2-x-4
Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x
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INTRO
F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C | G| (320003@1)G (320003@1)FC| (133211@1)G| (320003@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the world shines for me today
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - suddenly I am here today
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Seems like forever (and a day)
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Thought I could never (feel this way)
Ebdim (2312xx@1) Em (022000@1)D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the dawn breaks across the sky
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim (3423xx@1) Am (x02210@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)a-live - and the sun rises up so high
Am (x02210@1) DLost (xx0232@1)in another world (far away)
Am (x02210@1) DNever (xx0232@1)another word (till today)
Ebdim (2312xx@1) Em (022000@1) D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)Em (022000@1)D (xx0232@1)CBut (x32010@1)what can I say? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm ali------------ ve
SOLO
| G| (320003@1)Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim| (3423xx@1)Am| (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1)F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C | G| (320003@1)Edim (3423xx@1)C#dim| (3423xx@1)Am| (x02210@1)D| (xx0232@1)(synth)
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Suddenly came the dawn (from the night)
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Suddenly I was born (into light)
Ebdim (2312xx@1) Em (022000@1) D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
How can it be real? I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Ebdim (2312xx@1)name="chord_2312xx@1">Cdim Bm (x24432@1) EI'm (022100@1)a-live - and the world shines for me today
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A Ebdim (2312xx@1)name="chord_2312xx@1">Cdim Bm (x24432@1) EI'm (022100@1)a-live - suddenly I am here today
Bm (x24432@1) ESeems (022100@1)like forever (and a day-ay)
Bm (x24432@1) EThought (022100@1)I could never (feel this way)
Ddim (1201xx@1) F#m (244222@1)
Is this really me?
E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A E/G# (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)E/G# (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)E/Ab (143121@4)F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E DI'm (xx0232@1)ali-------ve, I'm ali-------ve, I'm ali--------------ve
ORCHESTRAL BREAK and INTERLUDE
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 E/G# |
| A| (x02220@1)% | Em| (022000@1)% | A| (x02220@1)% | Em| (022000@1)% | A| (x02220@1)% | Bb| (x1333x@1)E| (022100@1)
CODA
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E FI'm (133211@1)alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
