Help is Coming

from the 'Afterglow' Album

Chords:

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Gm7: 353333

Dm: 557765

Dm/E: 557755

Ebm: 668876

C7: 335353

Gm/Eb: 355343

[nb: instead of C7, could use Dm/E chord as this is easier on fingers]

Notes:

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It could be useful to use a Capo on the 3rd fret, although not necessary.

The main chord changes go from 'Gm - Dm - C7' throughout the

song for most verses.

When playing solo on the guitar, there are variations on the last third

that could be played to give a livelier feel:

eg. Gm - Dm - 'G7 - Gm7 - Dm' or

Gm - Dm - 'Dm/E - Dm - C7' or even

Gm - Dm - 'Gm - Gm/E - Dm' [etc.etc]

Furthermore, on the Gm chord throughout the song, you could also add a pattern like

Gm - Gm7 - G* - Gm

rather than strumming the one chord at time

G* [just bar the 3rd fret]

In the song, Neil just plays the single chord on the guitar whilst the instruments play

variations giving different harmonics. The above are ideas when playing solo to provide

such harmonic variances.

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INTRO:

Gm Dm C7 Dm C7

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B¦-6----->8---¦--------------6-¦-5--->3---------¦---------------¦
G¦------------¦-----7----------¦----------------¦-----------7---¦

D¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

A¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

E¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

Gm Dm C7(single strum)

e¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

B¦-6----->8---¦--------------6-¦>5--->3---------¦---------------¦

G¦------------¦-----5>7--------¦----------------¦---------------¦

D¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

A¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

E¦------------¦----------------¦----------------¦---------------¦

VERSE:

Help is

Gm Dm C7

Coming............ I heard a whisper..... White caps

Gm Dm C7

turning The breath of summer.... Distant

Gm Dm C7

drumming.....and I hear birds calling.... Es-

CHORUS:

Gm Dm

cape............ The anguish of our past.... and

G

pray.................... Empires...

VERSE:

Gm Dm C7 Dm

crumbling careless winter................. fear is

Gm Dm C7 Dm

running....... along the rivers.............. we

Gm Dm C7 Dm

sail tomorrow for Ellis Island.............

CHORUS:

Gm Gm/Eb Gm Dm

escape.......... the anger of our past.............

Gm G Gm Dm

and praise..... when peace will come at last......... and

Gm G

dream..............

MIDDLE / BRIDGE:

Ebm Dm Dm/E

Ebm Dm C7

re-

CHORUS:

Gm Gm7 Dm

lease..... the anger of our past............

Gm Gm7 Dm

and pray........... that peace will come at last........... and

Gm

stay............. .......help is

VERSE:

Gm Dm Dm/E Dm

coming............... he--

Gm Dm C7 Dm

lp is coming.... we sa-

Gm Dm C7

il tomorrow........ for Ellis Island he-

CLOSING:

Gm

lp is coming

C7

[backing]dreams.....come true.... we sa-

Gm

il tomorrow........

[backing]dreams come true... help is co-

C7 Gm

ming......... [backing]come true..... comes(?)

(finishes solo on high e string, fret 10....B string,fret 10 repeated)

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Transcription by Capri Alba

Enjoy...

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**CapriAlba - 2004**

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