Hope for Happiness by Soft Machine



Intro:            x?                     x?
G|------------------||---------------------||
D|------------------||---------------------|| The intro is just a lot of E notes,
A|-7------------(7)-||-7----7----7----7----|| During the build-up they get faster 
E|------------------||---------------------||

Intro Fill:                
G|----------------------------||
D|----------------------------||
A|-7----6-7----7-7----6-7-----||        
E|----------------------------||


Verse 1:           x2
G|-------------------|-4-4--5-5--6-6--7-7--|
D|-7---7-7-----5--6--|---------------------|
A|----------7--------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|

G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7---7--5------|
A|----------7--------|-----------------7---|
E|-------------------|---------------------|

                                        x2
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7------5--6--|
E|----------7--------|-----------7--------|

Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------4------4---6-4----|
E|-5---7-5----7-----7---------------|

Chorus           x2
G|-----------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------------------|
A|--5--5--7---5-5--|--5--5--7---5-5--7-5-5--7-5-5---|
E|-----------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 2:                               x3
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7-----5--6--|
E|----------7--------|----------7--------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7--6----------(6)-|
E|----------7--------|-------------------|

                   x2
G|-------------------|-4-4--5-5--6---7----|
D|-7---7-7-----5--6--|--------------------|
A|----------7--------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|

G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7---7--5------|
A|----------7--------|-----------------7---|
E|-------------------|---------------------|

                                        x2
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7------5--6--|
E|----------7--------|-----------7--------|

Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus then...


Organ Solo Intro: (2:40)                   x2
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
E|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0----|

Organ Solo Riff: (lots of improvising)
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----5--6--|-7---7-7------5--6--|
E|----------7--------|-----------7--------|

Fill:
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|----------4--5--4--|--------------------|
A|-7---7-7-----------|-7---7-7------5--6--|
E|-------------------|-----------7--------|

Outro:               x4
G|---------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----|
A|-7----7----7----7----|
E|---------------------|


(Then “Joy of a Toy” starts)



I love Soft Machine
Listen to the intro to get the timing down.
Also theres a lot of improvising during the Organ Solo.
I hope this is helpful.
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