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In My Time Of Need

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/57

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 57Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords:
       Emx79987
       Bm799777
       Am577555
   Emadd9024000
Em/F#    2x4000 (could be called Emadd9/F#, but using this for simplicity)
    Asus2x02200
 Asus2/Bbx12200
        Cx32010
   C#maj7x4356x
All other chord voicings as shown in tab.
Yes, there is some mixing of sharps and flats, but some chords are out of key anyway, and Bbsus2
for instance in the pre-chorus is better thought of as the bV chord - Bb, C, F rather than A#, B#, E#.
[Intro/Verse/Solo tab]
   Fig. 1 - Em11 (no5no7)
e|---------0-----------------------|
B|-------7---7---------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---7-----------7-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|
   Fig. 2 - Am9
e|---------0---3-------------------|
B|-------0---0---0-----------------|
G|-----5-----------5---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Intro] play Fig. 1 x4
[Verse/Solo] play Fig. 1 x3, Fig. 2 x1 (and repeat)
[Pre-chorus tab]
e|-C#sus24---------------|-Bsus22---------------|-A6/92---------------|-Bbsus21---1---1---1----|-1---1---1---1----|
B|--4--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|
G|---6-------------|---4-------------|---4-------------|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----3---3---3---3-|----3---3---3---3-|
A|-4---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-1----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
[Intro]
Em11(4 bars)
[Verse 1]
Em11I can't see the meaning of this life I'm leading
I try to forAm9get you as you forgEm11ot me
This time there is nothing left for you to take, this is goodbAm9ye
[Pre-chorus]
      C#sus2Summer is miles and miles awBsus2ay
    A6/9And no one would ask me to sBbsus2tay
[Chorus]
   EmAnd I,   Bmshould contemplate this Amchange
To ease the pEmadd9ainEm/F#  Emadd9  
And EmI,     Bmshould step out of the rAmain
Turn aEmadd9wayEm/F#  Emadd9  
[Verse 2]
Em11Close to ending it all, I am drifting through the stages
Of the Am9rapture born within tEm11his loss
Thoughts of death inside, tear me apart from the core of my sAm9oul
[Pre-chorus]
      C#sus2Summer is miles and miles awBsus2ay
    A6/9And no one would ask me to sBbsus2tay
[Chorus]
   EmAnd I,   Bmshould contemplate this Amchange
To ease the pEmadd9ainEm/F#  Emadd9  
And EmI,     Bmshould step out of the rAmain
Turn aEmadd9wayEm/F#  Emadd9  
[Bridge]
      Asus2At Asus2/Bbtimes the       Asus2dark's Asus2/Bbfading slowly
      Asus2But it Asus2/Bbnever    suCstaiC#maj7ns
      Asus2Would Asus2/Bbsomeone         Asus2watch Asus2/Bbover me
      Asus2In my Asus2/Bbtime of   CneeeC#maj7eeeeeeed
[Solo]
           Em11    Am9x2
[Pre-chorus]
      C#sus2Summer is miles and miles awBsus2ay
    A6/9And no one would ask me to sBbsus2tay
[Chorus]
   EmAnd I,   Bmshould contemplate this Amchange
To ease the pEmadd9ainEm/F#  Emadd9  
And EmI,     Bmshould step out of the rAmain
Turn aEmadd9wayEm/F#  Emadd9  
And EmI,     Bmshould contemplate this Amchange
To ease the pEmadd9ainEm/F#  Emadd9  
And EmI,     Bmshould step out of the rAmain
Turn aEmadd9wayEm/F#  Emadd9  
[Outro]
        Em          Bm          Am   Emadd9   Em/F#   Emadd9x4
(fade out)

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In My Time Of Need

by Opeth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emadd9

Asus2

Asus2/Bb

C#maj7

C#sus2

Bsus2

A6/9

Bbsus2

Em11

Am9

Em/F#

Chords:

x79987

799777

577555

Emadd9

024000

Em/F# 2x4000 (could be called Emadd9/F#, but using this for simplicity)

Asus2

x02200

Asus2/Bb

x12200

x32010

C#maj7

x4356x

All other chord voicings as shown in tab.

Yes, there is some mixing of sharps and flats, but some chords are out of key anyway, and Bbsus2

for instance in the pre-chorus is better thought of as the bV chord - Bb, C, F rather than A#, B#, E#.

[Intro/Verse/Solo tab]

Fig. 1 - Em11 (no5no7)

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

B|-------7---7---------------------|

G|-----0-------0-------------------|

D|---7-----------7-----------------|

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

E|-0-------------------------------|

Fig. 2 - Am9

e|---------0---3-------------------|

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

G|-----5-----------5---------------|

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

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

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

[Intro] play Fig. 1 x4

[Verse/Solo] play Fig. 1 x3, Fig. 2 x1 (and repeat)

[Pre-chorus tab]

C#sus2 Bsus2 A6/9 Bbsus2

e|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-1---1---1---1----|-1---1---1---1----|

B|--4--------------|--2--------------|--2--------------|--1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---|

G|---6-------------|---4-------------|---4-------------|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----3---3---3---3-|----3---3---3---3-|

A|-4---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-1----------------|------------------|

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

[Intro]

Em11

(4 bars)

[Verse 1]

Em11

I can't see the meaning of this life I'm leading

Am9 Em11

I try to forget you as you forgot me

Am9

This time there is nothing left for you to take, this is goodbye

[Pre-chorus]

C#sus2 Bsus2

Summer is miles and miles away

A6/9 Bbsus2

And no one would ask me to stay

[Chorus]

Em Bm Am

And I, should contemplate this change

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

To ease the pain

Em Bm Am

And I, should step out of the rain

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

Turn away

[Verse 2]

Em11

Close to ending it all, I am drifting through the stages

Am9 Em11

Of the rapture born within this loss

Am9

Thoughts of death inside, tear me apart from the core of my soul

[Pre-chorus]

C#sus2 Bsus2

Summer is miles and miles away

A6/9 Bbsus2

And no one would ask me to stay

[Chorus]

Em Bm Am

And I, should contemplate this change

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

To ease the pain

Em Bm Am

And I, should step out of the rain

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

Turn away

[Bridge]

Asus2 Asus2/Bb Asus2 Asus2/Bb

At times the dark's fading slowly

Asus2 Asus2/Bb C C#maj7

But it never sustains

Asus2 Asus2/Bb Asus2 Asus2/Bb

Would someone watch over me

Asus2 Asus2/Bb C C#maj7

In my time of neeeeeeeeeed

[Solo]

Em11 Am9

[Pre-chorus]

C#sus2 Bsus2

Summer is miles and miles away

A6/9 Bbsus2

And no one would ask me to stay

[Chorus]

Em Bm Am

And I, should contemplate this change

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

To ease the pain

Em Bm Am

And I, should step out of the rain

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

Turn away

Em Bm Am

And I, should contemplate this change

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

To ease the pain

Em Bm Am

And I, should step out of the rain

Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

Turn away

[Outro]

Em Bm Am Emadd9 Em/F# Emadd9

(fade out)

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