Song: Adia
Artist: Sarah McLachlan
Album: Appears on "Surfacing", 1997
Standard tuning; capo fret 3
The rhythm line (R|--- ) gives the chord sequence as played by the piano (as
accurately as I could figure it). The other stave gives the guitar part, which
is a combination of guitar, piano and my own little rhythmical variations.
Most of the guitar part is either buried underneath the piano and hence
difficult to hear, or otherwise just straight chords, so I've tried to make it
a little more interesting...
Disclaimer: I am crap at rhythm, so if it sounds a bit off, time-wise, just
fit it to the record, not to my tab...
R|-----------------------------E---|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| |
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
R|-Am------Am------F6------F5------|-C-------C-------C-------C-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------1-------|-1-------1---1---0---------------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0---2---0---2---|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------2-----------2---0---2---|
A|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Adi-a I do be-lieve I've failed you
R|-Am------Am------F6------F5------|-Em------Em------G-------G-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|---------------------3-----------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------1-------|---------------------0-----------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|---------------------0-----x-x-x-|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------------2-0---------x-x-x-|
A|-0-------0-----------------------|-2-------------2-2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------0-3---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Adi-a I know I've let you down
_
/*\
R|-C-------C-------F-------F-------|-C-------E7/B----Am-- |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|---------------------0---5---7---|
B|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------3-------1---------------|
G|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|-0-------1-------2---------------|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------0-------2---------------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------2-------0---------------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
don't you know I tried so hard to love you in my way it's
R|-D5------------------------------|-C-------------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-8-------7-------5---0-----------|-3-------------------------------|
B|-10------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
G|-11------------------------------|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0---|
D|---------------------------------|-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-2---0h2-2---|
A|---------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
ea - sy let it go...
R|-G-------------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| With Fill 1 |
e|-3-------3---3---3---3---3-3-3---|
B|-0-------1-p-0---0-h-1---0h1p0---|
G|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
D|-0-------0-------0---0---0-0-0---|
A|-2-------2-------2---2---2-2-2---|
E|-3-------3-------3---3---3-3-3---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fill 1
e|--------------------------------------|---------
B|------3/5--\--3---1---3b4r3---1-------|---------
G|--------------------------------------|-2-------
D|--------------------------------------|---------
A|--------------------------------------|---------
E|--------------------------------------|---------
... 3 a + b 4 a + b 1 ...
R|-Am------Am------F6------F5------|-C-------C-----------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------1-------|-1-------1---1---0---------------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0---2---0-2-----|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------2-----------2---0-2-----|
A|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1. Adi-a I'm emp-ty since you left me
2. Adi-a I thought we could make it
R|-Am------Am------F6------F5------|-Em------Em----------G-G-G-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|---------0---------------3-------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------1-------|---------0---------------3-------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-------------------------0---x-x-|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2---------------------------x-x-|
A|-0-------0-----------------------|-2-------------------2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------3-3---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
trying to find a way to carry on
but I know I can't change the way you feel
R|-C-------C-------F-------F-------|-C-------C-------G-------G-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------1-------1-------|-0-------0-------3-------3-------|
B|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------0-------0-------|
G|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|
E|-----------------1-------1-------|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
I search myself and everyone to see where we went wrong
I leave you with your misery a friend who won't betray
R|-Dm------Dm------G-------G-------|-C-------C-------F-------F-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|---------0h1-1h3-----------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------3---3-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---------------0---|-------------0---2-----------2---|
D|-0---0-------------------0---0---|-2---2---0h2-2---3-----------3---|
A|-----------------2---2---0h2-----|-3---3-----------3---3-3-3---3---|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|-----------------1---1-1-0h1-1---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
'cause there's no one left to finger there's no one here to blame there's
I pull you from your tower I take a-way your pain and
R|-Dm------Dm------G-------G-------|-C-------C-------Bbsus2--Bbsus2--|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|---------0h1-1h3-----------------|-----------------1-------1---1---|
B|---------3---3-------------------|-1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|
G|-2---2---2---2---------------0---|-0---0-------0---3-------3---3---|
D|-0---0-------------------0---0---|-2---2---0h2-2---3---3-3-3---3---|
A|-----------------2---2---0h2-----|-3---3-----------1---1-1-1---1---|
E|-----------------3---3-----------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
no one left to talk to honey & there ain't no one to buy our inno -
show you all the beauty you possess if you'd only let yourself be -
R|-F-------F-------G-------G-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| |
e|---------1---------------3-------|
B|---------1---------------3-------|
G|---------2---------------4-------|
D|-3-------3---3-3/5-------5---5-5-|
A|-3-------3---3-3/5-------5---5-5-|
E|-1-------1---1-1/3-------3---3-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
cence 'cause we are
lieve that we are
|-CHORUS
R|-C-------C-------C-------C-------|-A7/C#---A7/C#---A7/C#---A7/C#---|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
born in -no - cent believe me
R|-F-------F-------F-------F-------|-Dm------Dm------G5------G5------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|
B|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-----------------2-------2-------|
E|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Adia, we are still in -no -
R|-Em------------------------------|-A7------A7------A7------A7------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------0-------3-------3-------|
B|---------0---------------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-2-------------------2-----------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|-0-----------x-x-x-x-0-----------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
cent it's ea - sy, we all
END CHORUS-| First time:
R|-F6------F6------F5------F5------|-E7---------------------- E--:|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | With Fill 1 |
e|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-1-------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
falter does it matter?
Second time:
R|-E7------ |-Amdim---------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-0-------------------0---5---7---|-8-------7-------5---0-----------|
B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
matter?
R|-C5------------------------------|-G5------------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-3---------------0---1-----------|-3---------------1---0-----------|
B|-1---------------1---1-----------|-0-----------3---3---3-------0---|
G|---------------------------------|-0-----------0---0---0-------0---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
R|-Am--------------D/F#------------|-G5------------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|---------------------0-------3---|---------3-------3-------3-------|
B|-----1-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|
G|-----2-------2---------------0---|-0-------------------------------|
D|----[2]-----[0]------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----[0]-----[0]------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
R|-G7------------------------------|-C-------C-------C-------C-------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|---------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
B|---------3---3---3---3---3---3---|- -|
G|-----0---------------------------|-TO CHORUS... -|
D|-3-------------------------------|- -|
A|---------------------------------|- -|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
we are born in -no -
3rd time (from chorus end)
R|-F-------F-------G-------G-------|-C-------C-------C-------C-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
matter? be lieve me A - di- a, we
R|-Em------Em------Em------Em------|-F-------F-------F-------F-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
are still in - no - cent
R|-Dm------Dm------G-------G-------|-TO CHORUS... -|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
cause we are born in -no -
_
4th time (from chorus end) /*\
R|-F-------F-------G5------G5------|-E7------------------------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| | |
e|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-3-------------------------------|
G|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|-1-------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-0-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
matter?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key:
_
/*\ pause
b half bend; eg. 3b4 means bend up half a tone from 3 to 4.
r release half bend
r release bend
p pull off
h hammer on
x muffled strings
/ or \ slide up or down (direction denoted by slash)
PM---| palm mute
% same note or chord again
R|------ rhythm guitar stave
R|-E5- -- tacet where no "-"s present
Rhythm guitar chords:
E 022XXX E7/B X2013X G5 355033
Am 002210 D5 XX023X A7 X02020
F6 XX3231 Dm XX0231 E7 020130
F5 XX3211 F 133211 Am dim X0421X
C 332010 Bbsus2 X13311 D/F# 20023X
G 320003 A7/C# X42020 G7 320001
Comments, questions, bitching, etc., to amelia.ireland@ukonline.coccyx.uk
[take out the "c c y x"]
**printed**
