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Bminor

90BPM

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1/41

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 41Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Main Riff (Repeats over whole song)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---------------|
G|-----4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------3-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
   BmAlAone, Galone,
   Bmwith toAo much geGnerosity
   BmA tAheatre Gmask
   Bmof hosAtility atGtracts
[Bridge]
   F#Assaults ocGcur, AunfBmrequently
And Athose who come, to conGquer
Need Gstrength
   F#The damage Gaccumulates
[Verse 2]
AStill Bmmoving Ahim to Gtears
   BmReAtained a sense oGf humour
ReBmtained Aa sense of Ghumour
The last line repeats a few times then
switches to Colin singing “Ooos.” 
Outro Melody 1
e|-2----------0------------0-2-0-------|
B|-----------------------3-------3-----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Outro Melody 2 (Played overtop Mel. 1 after a few measures)
e|--------------------------5---3---2---| 
B|-0-2-3---2---3---2---3----------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
During the Bridge I think the bass notes of the Main Riff are
changed to reflect the chord progression during the Bridge.

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Alone

by Colin Newman

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Chords in this song · guitar

Main Riff (Repeats over whole song)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---------------|

G|-----4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-2---------------0---------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------3---------------3-------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Bm A G

Alone, alone,

Bm A G

with too much generosity

Bm A G

A theatre mask

Bm A G

of hostility attracts

[Bridge]

F# G A Bm

Assaults occur, unfrequently

A G

And those who come, to conquer

Need strength

F# G

The damage accumulates

[Verse 2]

A Bm A G

Still moving him to tears

Bm A G

Retained a sense of humour

Bm A G

Retained a sense of humour

The last line repeats a few times then

switches to Colin singing “Ooos.”

Outro Melody 1

e|-2----------0------------0-2-0-------|

B|-----------------------3-------3-----|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

Outro Melody 2 (Played overtop Mel. 1 after a few measures)

e|--------------------------5---3---2---|

B|-0-2-3---2---3---2---3----------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

During the Bridge I think the bass notes of the Main Riff are

changed to reflect the chord progression during the Bridge.

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