'Empty Chairs' by Don Mclean - Guitar Tutorial

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Subject: TAB: Empty Chairs - Don McLean

>From [email protected] (Wilhelmsen, Lee F.     8-95 )
Subject: TAB: Don McLean
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 11:41:41 GMT


Empty chairs		Don McLean
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Note: The 1st, 2nd and 3rd chorus and verse are not identical.

Intro:
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b|-------3-1p0-1s3-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------|
g|-------------2s4-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st verse:
I feel the trembling tingle of the sleepless night...
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D|---0---0---0---0---2------------------2----0---------0-------0------|
A|-----------------0------------------3-------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3----------------|

1st Chorus:
      And I wonder if you know...
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b|-------0-----3-1-------0-0h1---3-------1-------1---0-------0-----0--|
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D|---0---------------2---------------0-------0---------0-------0------|
A|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
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                           Until you did...
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  would...
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E|-3-------3----------------------------------------------------------|

2nd verse
Moonlight used to bath the contors of your face...
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D|----0---0---------2----------------2-----0---------0-------0--------|
A|----------------0----------------3----------------------------------|
E|--3-------3--------------------------------------3------------------|

e|-3---2---0---------------------------0---------2--------------------|
b|-------------3---1---0-----------1-----1-----1---------0-1---0------|
g|-------------------------2---0-----0-------2---------0-0-0---0------|
D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0---------0-------0--------|
A|-----------------0---0---0---0---3----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3------------------|

2nd Chorus:
      And I wonder if you know...
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g|-----0---------------2-------2-------2---2---2---2-----0-------0----|
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A|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
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                           Until you did...
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D|-----2-----------2---------2---------------0------------------------|
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E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
  would...               Never thought...
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E|-3-------3-------3-------2-------0-----0h2h3--------------3---------|

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D|---0-----------------0---0---0---0---2-------------2--2----2--2-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------0-------3--------|
E|-2-----------------3-------2-------0--------------------------------|

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b|-----1---------1---------0-----------1-----1-3--------3-3s1-1-3-3s1-|
g|---2---------2---0---------0---0---0-----0-----0--------------4-4s2-|
D|-0-------0-------------0---------------2-----------0----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-------0----------------------|
E|---------------------3-------3--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-1-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-2-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

3rd verse.
Morning comes and morning goes ...
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b|--0---0---3-------------0--0h1---------------1---------0-1---0------|
g|--0---0-----0-------2-----2----2-----0-----2---------0-0-0---0------|
D|----0---0---------2----------------2-----0---------0-------0--------|
A|----------------0----------------3----------------------------------|
E|--3-------2--------------------------------------3------------------|

e|-3---2---0---------------------------0-------0-2--------------------|
b|-------------3---1---0-------0---1-----1-----1-----------0-1---0----|
g|-------------------------2---------0-------2-----2-----0-0-0---0----|
D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0-----------0-------0------|
A|-----------------0---0---0---0---3----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3----------------|

3rd Chorus:
      And I wonder if you know...
e|---------2p0-----0---------------0-2---2---2---2---------3----------|
b|-------0-----3-1-------0-0h1---3-------1-------1---0-------0-----0--|
g|-----0---------------2-------2-------2---2---2---2-----0-------0----|
D|---0---------------2---------------0-------0---------0-------0------|
A|-----------------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------3-------2--------|
                           Until you did...
e|-0-------------------0-------------------------2--------------------|
b|---------1---3-1-------------------------------1--------------------|
g|-------0---0-------0---------0---------------2---2------------------|
D|-----2-----------2---------2---------------0------------------------|
A|---2-----------0---------3------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
  would...
e|-3-------2---0---------------0-----2p0------------------------------|
b|-----0-----------1-----1-3-------------3-1p0-1s3-5s7--5s7--5s7------|
g|-------0---0---0-----0-----0-----2-----------2s4-5s7--5s7--5s7------|
D|---0---------------2-----------0------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------3----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------1--------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------0----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------|

transcribed by:

Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
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Tags: adult standards, classic rock, classic uk pop, folk, folk rock, mellow gold, singer-songwriter, soft rock
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