The Cat Empire – Song For Elias (Guitar)

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SONG FOR ELIAS - The Cat Empire (from Cities, 2006) CHORDS G7 can be simplified as G where you see fit. How I play the chords used in this song (differ at your will):

   Cm      Fm      Bb      Eb      Ab      G7
e |---3---|---1---|---1---|---6---|---3---|---3---|
B |---4---|---1---|---3---|---8---|---3---|---3---|
G |---5---|---1---|---3---|---8---|---4---|---4---|
D |---5---|---2---|---3---|---8---|---5---|---3---|
A |---3---|---2---|---1---|---6---|---5---|---5---|
E |---x---|---1---|---x---|---x---|---3---|---3---|

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Detailed song structure (according to studio version):
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|INTRO    | keys                                        |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|VERSE 1  | 'Meant to meet you...'                      |
|VERSE 2  | 'A beautiful being...'                      |
|VERSE 3  | 'So one rainy day...', drums & guitar enter |
|VERSE 4  | 'And why did you never arrive...'           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|BRIDGE 1 | keys & 'Estava en otro sitio', drums stop   |
|BRIDGE 2 | trumpet/scat, drums re-enter) x2            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|VERSE 5  | 'To state he was born...'                   |
|VERSE 6  | 'Nothing's sure but that...'                |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|BRIDGE 1 | same as before                              |
|BRIDGE 2 | "                                           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|KEY SOLO | no guitar                                   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|BRIDGE 2 | same as before                              |
|VERSE 1  | "                                           |
|BRIDGE 1 | "                                           |
|BRIDGE 2 | "                                           |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

|fade out |                                             |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|

And now for the tab/chords! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (and verses)

e |-----3---|-----4-3-|---3-----|-----1---|
B |---4---6-|-3-6-----|-4---4---|---3---4-|
G |---------|---------|-------5-|-4-------|
D |---------|-----3-1-|---1-----|---------|
A |-3-6-----|-1-5-----|-3---3---|---2-2-3-|
E |-------4-|---------|-------4-|-3-------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSES

Cm                         Fm
   Meant to meet you but I    couldn't stay

     Bb                      Eb
Till now never knew how life tears you away

      Cm                         Ab
Now I wait for the springtime in Spain

G7     Cm
    My love

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE

(keys)
G7                 Ab     G7     Cm --> into BRIDGE 2
e |-------4-3-----|-----3-------|------|
B |---4-6-----6-4-|---4-----3-6-|-4----|
G |-5-------------|-5-----4-----|------|
D |-------3-1-----|-----1-------|------|
A |---3-5-----5-3-|---3-----2-5-|-3----|
E |-4-------------|-4-----3-----|------|

G7    Ab           G7            Cm -->
         Estaba en    otro sitio

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE 2 Trumpet/scat fill:

  Cm                Ab     G7    Cm                      Ab     G7      Cm
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
B|--------8---------------------------|--------8-------------8------9-- 8---.|| 
G|---8-10----10-8-7-----8--7----------|---8-10----10-8-7-----8--10--10--8----|| (repeat)
D|------------------10--------8--10---|------------------10-----12-----------||
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------.||
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY SOLO Improvise on Cm blues scale (C Eb F Gb G Bb) over the verse chords: Cm Fm Bb Eb Cm Ab G7 Cm Enjoy. Feel free to leave any suggestions/corrections. This is my first tab.