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From the Beginning

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Chords & TabKeyAmintermediate
★4.6(162)

Chords in this song9

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]

Chords

Am9 - 005503 G - 005433
Em11 - 004030 Dm7 - x57565
C - x3201x Dm6 - 353435
Cmaj9 - x2001x E7sus4(addF) - x23230
F - xx3211 F9 - xx3213

Intro 2

(Play the open "A" bass note first in each chord)
C walk-down Cmaj9 F F9
(arpeggiate down) (arpeggiate down on F, up on F9)
G (Lick-1) Am9 Am9 Em11 Em11
(arpeggiate down on "G")

Verse

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
Perhaps there's a thing or two
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

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

Verse

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
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

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
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Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal (ianvomsaal@yahoo.com)
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