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Title : WAITING ON AN ANGEL
Author : Ben Harper
Transcriber : Patrick Goegan (thebooge@igs.net)
Ben Harper plays this song one step down (d,F,A,C,G,D),
but it works perfectly with the usual tuning.
The rhythm is very important to respect on that song.
Work the song at slow tempo at first !
Intro:
e|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1---1-1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1---1-1-|---1-1p0---------|
G|---0-0---0-0-|---2-2p0---0-0---|---0-0---0-0-|---2-2p0---------|
D|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-3-----2-----|-0---------------|-3-----2-----|-0---------------|
E|-------------|---------3-------|-------------|---------3-------|
Verse:
3 Times... ...¬
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------1----1-------1----1--------|-------1---1p0------0---0h1-|
G|-------0----0-------0----0--------|-------2---2--------0---0---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---3------------2-----------------|---0------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------3-----------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1p0---------0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|---0-0-----------0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|-0---------------|
E|-1-------------3-------|---------0-------|
Repeat x2 ... ...¬
e|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1p0--------0-0h1-|---1-1---1-1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|---0-0----------0-0---|---0-0---0-0-|---2-2p0---0-0---|
D|----------------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------|-3-----2-----|-0---------------|
E|-1------------3-------|-------------|---------3-------|
Verse 2:
end verse 2 with
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|----1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|----0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-0---------------|
E|--1-------3-------|---------0-------|
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|----1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|----0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-3---------------|
E|--1-------3-------|---------0-------|
Chorus:
Repeat 2 Times... ...¬
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-------3-------|---------0-------|-1-------3-------|---------0-------|
Repeat 2 Times... ...¬
e|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1---1-1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|---0-0-----0-0---|---0-0---0-0-|---2-2p0---0-0---|
D|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3-----2-----|-0---------------|
E|-1-------3-------|-------------|---------3-------|
Verse 3:
Chorus:
Verse 4:
end verse 4 with
e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|----1-1p0---------0-0h1-|---1-1p0---0-0h1-|
G|----0-0-----------0-0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
D|------------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------------|-3---------------|
E|--1-------------3-------|---------0-------|
e|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------1-1p0---0-0h1-|---1-1p0---------0-0h1-|
G|-------0-0-----0-0---|---0-0-----------0-0---|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-----1-------3-------|---------------0-------|
e|------------------------|---------|
B|----1-1p0---------0-0h1-|---1-----|
G|----0-0-----------0-0---|---0-----|
D|------------------------|---------|
A|------------------------|---3-----|
E|--1-------------3-------|---------|
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Last Updated: February 6, 2026