• Song:

    From The Beginning Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Emerson Lake And Palmer

Different Intro, Different Chords/Chord-Fingerings, and Different lyrics.
If you follow the notes I've given throughout this transcription, everything
should work out just fine - I transcribed this version for the SOLO acoustic
player. Because of this please understand that this is not an exact note for
note copy of the original song. I left out the last arpeggiated chord in the
verses for continuity's-sake (it just seems to flow better live without it).
If you'd like to solo over it (key of A-MINOR) just use a loop station, or
get another player for the Verse/Bridge/Chorus chords.
Have fun - Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal
Questions Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com
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Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - From the Beginning

[Intro-1](Harmonics)    h  p         h p p          
 E ||----------[12]-|-10-12-10--7-|-5-7-5-0--|-0-2-3----8-|
 B ||------[12]-----|-------------|--------0-|------------|
 G ||--[12]---------|-------------|----------|------------|
 D ||---------------|-------------|----------|------------|
 A ||---------------|-------------|----------|----------0-|
 E ||-0-------------|-0-----------|-0--------|------------|
                                                            (LICK-1)
 E ||--------0----------0------| ||-----0-------0----| ||----------------|
 B ||-----10--10------12-12----| ||---6---6---6---6--| ||----------------|
 G ||---11------11--11-----11--| ||--5-----5-5-----5-| ||----------------|
 D ||--0----------0----------0-| ||-0-------0-------0| ||------0---------|
 A ||--------------------------| ||------------------| ||-------------0--|
 E ||--------------------------| ||------------------| ||--2/3----2/3----|
                3X                                   4X            [slide][slide]
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[Chords]
Am9  - 005503                       G - 005433
Em11 - 004030                     Dm7 - x57565
C  - x3201x                       Dm6 - 353435
CMaj9 - x2001x           E7sus4(addF) - x23230
F - xx3211                         F9 - xx3213
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[Intro-2]                                         

 [Am9] [Am9]  [Em11] [Em11]     [Am9] [Am9]  [Em11] [Em11]      
    (Play the open "A" bass note first in each chord)  

[C]walk-down[CMaj9]         [F/F9]      
 (arpagiate down)   (arpagiate down on F, up on F9)

  [G]                    (Lick-1)   [Am9] [Am9]  [Em11] [Em11] 
(arpagiate down on "G")
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[Verse]

Am9 Am9                Em11 Em11
It might have been things I missed
C   Cmaj9    F/F9    G        (Lick-1)     Am9 Am9  Em11 Em11                 
But don't be unkind, it don't mean I'm blind
 Am9 Am9        Em11 Em11
Perhaps there's a thing or two
C          Cmaj9   F/F9  G   
I think of lying in bed,   
(Lick-1)    Am9 Am9  Em11 Em11         Am9 Am9  Em11 Em11 
I shouldn't have said,    but there it is
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[Bridge/Chorus]

             Dm7  Dm6 (arpagiate down and up for Dm7, Dm6, E7sus4(addF)
You see it's all clear
         Dm7         E7sus4(addF)  
You were meant to be here   

Trill on D-string 2nd & 3rd fret 8X(E & F) - Hammer-on Low-E 3rd fret(G)
         
 (Fill-1)             (Intro-2)
From the beginning
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[Verse]

Am9 Am9               Em11 Em11
Well maybe I might have changed
C   Cmaj9       F/F9   G (Fill-1)     Am9 Am9  Em11 Em11  
And not been so cruel, not been such a fool
Am9 Am9         Em11 Em11
Whatever was done is done
C Cmaj9       F/F9    G (Fill-1)       Am9 Am9  Em11 Em11  
I just can't recall, it doesn't matter at all
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[Bridge/Chorus]
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Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal (ianvomsaal@yahoo.com)
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