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Whispers My Heart by Melissa Etheridge

Whispers My Heart chords by Melissa Etheridge

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Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 4:00 PM


/e/etheridge_melissa/whispers_my_heart.crd

>From the "Melissa Madness" demo tape.

If you already know the song, it's.....


[intro]:
| Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb |


[verse]:
| Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm     |
| Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm     |
| Chord diagramBb majorBb    | Chord diagramC minorCm    | Chord diagramBb majorBb    | Chord diagramC minorCm     |
| Chord diagramF minorFm    | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb majorBb |
[chorus]:
|%C  Chord diagramG+G  | Am*   | Chord diagramC majorC  Gx | Chord diagramA minorAm     |
| Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  | Am*   | Chord diagramDmDm    | Chord diagramG+G      |
| Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  | Am*   | Chord diagramC majorC  Gx | Chord diagramA minorAm     |
| Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  | Am*   |%Cm Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm     |


[verse2]

[chorus]


[bridge]:
| Chord diagramEb MajorEb    | Chord diagramAbAb    | Chord diagramG minorGm    | Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramBb majorBb |
| Chord diagramEb MajorEb    | Chord diagramAbAb    | Chord diagramG minorGm    | Chord diagramAbAb  Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC majorC     |....

saxaphone solo
........| Gm(X) | Chord diagramAbAb    | Chord diagramBb majorBb     |


[chorus]


[outro]:
| Chord diagramC minorCm    Chord diagramBb majorBb  | Chord diagramC minorCm     |



If you *don't* know it- its a moody/defiant sounding vocal over a solo
piano. Its 4/4 timing at 80bpm. The verses/bridge are in Chord diagramC majorC minor and the

chorus in Chord diagramC majorC major, which sounds great :>)

The piano part's got loads of twiddly arpeggiated scales and stuff in it,
which sounds a bit too much like like hard work to tab out. It translates
pretty well into to a strummed guitar arrangement though. Here's the
chords, the melody for the vocal and some suggestions for strumming
patterns........

Chords/lyrics.........


[intro]:

| Chord diagramC minorCm  Chord diagramBb majorBb | Chord diagramC minorCm  Chord diagramBb majorBb  |


[verse]:

Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb   Cm(III)   Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb       Cm(III)
I can   hear somebody ...

Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb       Cm(III)    Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramAbAb                Chord diagramBb majorBb     Cm(III)
So you came back to say goodbye   ...

Chord diagramBb majorBb                Cm(III)    Chord diagramBb majorBb                   Cm(III)
If you lost your love for me ...

   Chord diagramF minorFm                            Chord diagramAbAb        Chord diagramBb majorBb
So turn around and go but ...


[chorus]:

   %C(VIII)   G(III) Am*                 C(0)      G(0)$        Chord diagramA minorAm
For you will see no tears ...

C(0)     G(0)       Am*            Chord diagramDmDm                 G(0)
I've got everything under control  ...

C(0) G(0)   Am*            C(0)            G(0)$   Chord diagramA minorAm
I refuse to let you believe ...

    C(0)    G(0)     Am*         %Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb         Cm(VIII)
But as you turn and walk away "so ...


[verse2]:

Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb  Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb            Cm(III)
I have lived long enough to ...

Cm(III)      Chord diagramBb majorBb     Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramAbAb               Chord diagramBb majorBb     Cm(III)
It's nothing new to find myself aching ...

Chord diagramBb majorBb                    Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb                        Cm(III)
I don't care if it's somebody else I ...

          Chord diagramF minorFm                  Chord diagramAbAb             Chord diagramBb majorBb        %
Your love seems to be fine so ...


[chorus]


[bridge]:

db/Eb               Chord diagramAbAb
   It seems so easy ..

 Chord diagramG minorGm                     Chord diagramAbAb           Chord diagramBb majorBb
our long secret ...

Chord diagramEb MajorEb                       Chord diagramAbAb
 but you would believe ...

      Chord diagramG minorGm                        Chord diagramAbAb            Chord diagramBb majorBb        %C(VIII)..
it's something I must do  I'll ...


[short saxaphone solo over] .....|Gm(X) | Chord diagramAbAb    |Chord diagramBb majorBb    |


[chorus]


[outro]:

|Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb  | Cm(VIII)   |




chords and melody for the vocal.........


[verse]:
chord   Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb           Cm(III)  Chord diagramBb majorBb
beats   1     2     3     4      1    2   3  4
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------4-3---1-----3------------4---3-1--3--------------------------
G--------------------------------------------3-----------------------
        I-I  can   hear         ...


chord   Chord diagramAbAb              Chord diagramBb majorBb            Cm(III)
beats   1    2          3   4         1      2     3     4
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------4----4---3--------------1-------------------------------
G-------------------------3--------3----------------------------------
            down this ...


chord   Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb               Cm(III) Chord diagramBb majorBb
beats   1      2    3     4          1    2  3   4
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------4--4---3----------------1-4--3----1--3-----------------------
G-------------------3------------------------------------------------
       so you came back         ...


chord   Chord diagramAbAb                Chord diagramBb majorBb                  Cm(III)
beats   1       2         3      4            1     2    3    4
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------4--4---4---4-----3-------------------1----------------------
G-----------------------------3--------0---0-------------------------
       thinking it would make ...


chord   Chord diagramBb majorBb                            Cm(III)
beats   1    2        3   4           1  2     3      4
e-----------1---1-----3--1-------1----3--1---------------------------
B--------------------------------------------3--4--------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
            if you've lo-ost    ...


chord   Chord diagramBb majorBb                                Cm(III)
beats   1    2                 3   4      1    2   3   4
e-------------------1---1---1--3--1----------------------------------
B--------------------------------------1---1-------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
                  thats all I ...


chord   Chord diagramF minorFm                                  Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb
beats   1    2        3     4               1      2    3     4
e------1----1-1-----------------------------1--1---1----3------------
B---1--------------3---4----------3---4------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
   so turn around and go         but ...


[chorus]:
chord   C(VIII)    G(III)       Am*
beats   1    2     3     4      1      2            3     4
e-------3----3-----3-----3------5------3----5--3---------------------
B---3---%-------------------------------------------5----------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
   for you  will  see   no     ...


chord   C(0)         G(0)$              Chord diagramA minorAm
beats   1    2       3      4           1      2     3     4
e-----------3--3--3--5----3---5--------------------------------------
B---------------------------------5----------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
            as I go back ...


chord   C(0)      G(0)          Am*
beats   1     2   3     4       1     2   3    4
e-------3-----3---3--3---3------5-3---5------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------5--------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
        I've got ev-ry-...


chord   Chord diagramDmDm                    G(0)
beats   1      2   3      4   1      2     3     4
e-------1--1---1-----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------1---3--3--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
       ev-ry-thing    ...


chord   C(0)     G(0)           Am*
beats   1    2   3    4         1      2    3     4
e-------3----3--3------------3--5---3--5-----------------------------
B-------------------------------------------5------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
        I   re-fuse         to let ...


chord   C(0)               G(0)$     Chord diagramA minorAm
beats   1    2             3     4   1      2     3     4
e-------------3--3---3--3--5----3-5----------------------------------
B------------------------------------5-------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
            this is ...


chord   C(0)     G(0)           Am*
beats   1   2    3    4         1      2        3     4
e------3----3----3----------3--5--3----5-----------------------------
B---5--------------------------------------5--3----------------------
G-----------------------------------------------5--------------------
   but as  you  turn       and ...


chord   Cm(III)     Chord diagramBb majorBb                 Cm(VIII)
beats   1     2     3         4        1      2     3     4
e-------%------------------------------------------------------------
B-------4------------3-----------1-----1-----------------------------
G---5-------------------3------3-------------------------------------
   so  long        whispers   ...



[verse2] [same melody as verse 1]


[chorus]


[bridge]:
chord db/Eb                          Chord diagramAbAb
beats    1      2       3     4      1      2       3     4
e-----------------------1-3----------3---1---1-----1------------------
B--------------------4--------------------------4---------------------
G----------3---3------------------------------------------------------
           it seems so easy         ...


chord   Chord diagramG minorGm                            Chord diagramAbAb             Chord diagramBb majorBb
beats   1         2       3     4     1      2       3     4
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------3--3-----3-------------------1------1--4----3---------------
G--------------------3---3-------------------------------------------
        ourlong  secret nights        ...


chord   Chord diagramEb MajorEb                              Chord diagramAbAb
beats   1      2        3       4       1     2      3     4
e------------------------1--3--------1--3--1--1------1---------------
B------------------4----------------------------4--------------------
G----------3---3-----------------------------------------------------
          but you would believe      ...


chord Chord diagramG minorGm                             Chord diagramAbAb            Chord diagramBb majorBb            C(VIII)
beats 1        2      3   4          1     2       3       4       1 234
e-1---3----1---1---------------1-----3-3---3---3---3--1-----1------3-
B-----------------4----1-------------------------------------------%-
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
 its something I must do       I'll never ...

chord            Gm(X)         Chord diagramAbAb            Chord diagramBb majorBb
beats    ........1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
         [................saxaphone...................]


[chorus]


[outro]:

chord            Cm(III)   Chord diagramBb majorBb       | Cm(VIII)
beats            1    2    3    4   | 1   2   3   4


Arrangement..........

the feel is kinda quiet and moody in the early part of the verse,
building up to confident & defiant later on in the verse and in the

chorus (think of Cher getting angsty and expressive.......no , ok,
whatever). (My) arrangement is for strummed guitar. Here's a suggestion
for how much and when......


the early part of the verses, you can *almost* get by with just a single
strum on each chord change, but here's just a bit more.....


   Chord diagramC minorCm      Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramC minorCm      Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramAbAb      Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramC minorCm
e-|3---------------|3-------------66|----------------|3----------------|
B-|4---------------|4-------------66|----------------|4----------------|
G-|4-------7-------|5-------7-----77|5-5-5---7-7-7---|5----------------|
D-|4-------8-------|5-------8-------|6-6-6---8-8-8---|5----------------|
A-|--------8-------|--------8-------|6-6-6---8-8-8---|3----------------|
E-|--------6-------|--------6-------|4-4-4---6-6-6---|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4
   I      hear    somebody              ...

[strum gently and let everything ring, except in the third bar which
kinda chugs]


[...then build it up {louder and faster strumming} til you get to the

chorus {which still isn't *real* loud, maybe two-thirds of the loudest
you could ever strum}. Here's the third line of the chorus....

   Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G        Am*              Chord diagramC majorC       G$        Chord diagramA minorAm
e-|---------------3|-------------000|0---0-0---------|-----------------|
B-|1---1----------0|1---1-1------111|1---1-0-0-0-0---|1-------------111|
G-|0---0----------0|2---0-2------000|0---0-0-2-0-2---|2-------------222|
D-|2---2---0---0---|2---2-2-2-------|2---2---0-0-0---|2-------------222|
A-|3---3---2---2---|--------0-------|3---3---2-2-2---|0----------------|
E-|--------3---3---|----------------|--------3-3-3---|-----------------|
   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4
  you will see    tears ft ...




note the "Am-Am7-Am-Am5" thing in the chorus [marked by a "*" in this
tab]- the guitar follows the melody of the vocal, like this......

        Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramA minorAm      Am5
e-|---------------------------------|
B-|-----1----1----1-----------------|
G-|-----2----0----2-----------------| [guitar]
D-|-----2----2----2-------2---------|
A-|-----------------------0---------|
E-|---------------------------------|

e-|-----5----3----5---3-------------| [vocal]
B-|-----------------------5---------|
      tears from ...
       un - der  ...
       let  you  ....


similarly for (Chord diagramG+G+6)-G-(Chord diagramG+G+6)-Am, [marked "$"]......

      Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG+G+6  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramG+G+6 Chord diagramA minorAm
e-|---------------(3)---------------|
B-|---1--1---1-----0----0--0---1----|
G-|---0--0---0-----2----0--2---2----|
D-|---2--2---2-----0----0--0---2----| [guitar]
A-|---3--3---3----(2)----------0----|
E-|---------------(3)---------------|

e-|---3--3---3--3--5----3--5--------| [vocal]
B-|----------------------------5----|
      as I  go    back ...
    this is gonna ....


"db/Eb" (at the beginning of the bridge) means pick the Chord diagramA augmentedA string at the
4th fret, then slide that up and strum the Chord diagramEb MajorEb at the 6th fret

"%" is a keychange (Chord diagramC majorC major to Chord diagramC majorC minor or vice versa)

EADGBe
x35543 - Cm(III)
688766 - Chord diagramBb majorBb
466544 - Chord diagramAbAb
355333 - Chord diagramG minorGm
xx0231 - Chord diagramDmDm
x6888x - Chord diagramEb MajorEb

355433 - G(III)
x02210 - Chord diagramA minorAm
320003 - G(0)
x32010 - C(0)

Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramBB  e
8 10 10  9  8  8 - C(VIII)
8 10 10  8  8  8 - Cm(VIII)
x  8 10 10  9  8 - Chord diagramF minorFm
x 10 12 12 11 10 - Gm(X)

enjoy


Nic
[email protected]

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