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C#minor

90BPM

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1/66

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 66Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
-Intro Guitar Lick (Majorly Simplified)----------------------------------------
e|---0---0-------0----------0---0---------0-------0---0----------------------|
B|--0---0--------0---------0---0----------0------0---0-----------------------|
G|-2---1---------2--------2---1-----------2-----2---1------------------------|
D|---------2-2/4--------------------------2-----------------2-2/4------------|
A|--------------------------------2-2/4--4-------------------------2/4-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-Verse 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C#m  B       A    E            A         E     B
     C#m  BIn the dAark wEhile the obviAous isn't EclearB  
     C#m  BCan't belAieve jEust whAat cEan inBterfere
-Chorus------------------------------------------------------------------------
   E7sus4add6                 E  
Re   -   member what has been achieved
   E7sus4add6                         E  
Keep     tryin' it's the hour of need
-Brief Keyboard Solo-----------------------------------------------------------
C#m-VersBe 2-----A-----E-------------A----------E------B--------------------------------
     C#m  BWhat's the cAost? ECan tAhe end juEstify tBhe means?
     C#m  BThere's a neAed, sEo maAny moutEhs   Bto feed
-Pre-Chorus--------------------------------------------------------------------
   E7sus4add6                 E  
   E7sus4add6                 E  
-Chorus------------------------------------------------------------------------
   E7sus4add6                 E  
Re   -   member what has been achieved
   E7sus4add6                         E  
Keep     tryin' it's the hour of need
   E7sus4add6                   Cmaj7  
Still    hoping we can succeed
In this hour of neeBd.....
-Bridge w/ Intro Guitar Lick Variation-----------------------------------------
Strum quickly and improvise, hitting these basic notes.
e|---0---0-------0----------0---0---------0-------0---0----------------------|
B|--0---0--------0---------0---0----------0------0---0-----------------------|
G|-2---1---------2--------2---1-----------2-----2---1------------------------|
D|---------2-2/4--------------------------2-----------------2-2/4------------|
A|--------------------------------2-2/4--4-------------------------2/4-4/7---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-Post-Chorus-------------------------------------------------------------------
E5     Badd4
E5Mistrust susC#m7picion
E5Stuck in this wF#11ildernessE  
E5     Badd4
E5Water to driC#m7nk
E5Either we F#11sink oAr sEwim
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Hour Of Need

by Yes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E7sus4

Cmaj7

C#m7

F#11

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Tuning: Standard

-Intro Guitar Lick (Majorly Simplified)----------------------------------------

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

B|--0---0--------0---------0---0----------0------0---0-----------------------|

G|-2---1---------2--------2---1-----------2-----2---1------------------------|

D|---------2-2/4--------------------------2-----------------2-2/4------------|

A|--------------------------------2-2/4--4-------------------------2/4-------|

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

-Verse 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------

C#m B A E A E B

In the dark while the obvious isn't clear

C#m B A E A E B

Can't believe just what can interfere

-Chorus------------------------------------------------------------------------

E7sus4 E

add6

Re - member what has been achieved

E7sus4 E

add6

Keep tryin' it's the hour of need

-Brief Keyboard Solo-----------------------------------------------------------

C#m B A E A E B

-Verse 2-----------------------------------------------------------------------

C#m B A E A E B

What's the cost? Can the end justify the means?

C#m B A E A E B

There's a need, so many mouths to feed

-Pre-Chorus--------------------------------------------------------------------

E7sus4 E

add6

E7sus4 E

add6

-Chorus------------------------------------------------------------------------

E7sus4 E

add6

Re - member what has been achieved

E7sus4 E

add6

Keep tryin' it's the hour of need

E7sus4 Cmaj7

add6

Still hoping we can succeed

In this hour of need.....

-Bridge w/ Intro Guitar Lick Variation-----------------------------------------

Strum quickly and improvise, hitting these basic notes.

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

B|--0---0--------0---------0---0----------0------0---0-----------------------|

G|-2---1---------2--------2---1-----------2-----2---1------------------------|

D|---------2-2/4--------------------------2-----------------2-2/4------------|

A|--------------------------------2-2/4--4-------------------------2/4-4/7---|

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

-Post-Chorus-------------------------------------------------------------------

E5 Badd4

E5 C#m7

Mistrust suspicion

E5 F#11 E

Stuck in this wilderness

E5 Badd4

E5 C#m7

Water to drink

E5 F#11 A E

Either we sink or swim

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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