Emerson Lake And Palmer — From The Beginning Acoustic Tab
Different Intro, Different Chords & Chord—Fingerings, & Different lyrics.
If you follow the notes I've given throughout this transcription everything
should work out just fine — It was transcribed for a solo acoustic player.
If you want to solo (A—minor) get another player for the chords — have fun.
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— Ian C.T. vom Saal
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]