Tabs
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Hydrogen - Natalie Holmes
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I used this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmlKMPR11TU) on Natalie's Youtube channel
to figure this all out. It appears to be mostly the same as the album version except for the intro.
It looks like a lot but it is fairly repetitive, many of the parts repeat themselves in some way
throughout the song. I was just trying to make sure that I got all of the details.
Listen to the song to get a feel for it. Let me know if any corrections need to be made.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Timing: Standard 4/4
intro*:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6/7-7---11--11---11--11---11--11----6/7-7---14--14---14--14---14--14------|
D MajorD|-0-----0--------0--------0--------0--0-----0--------0--------0--------0----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6/7-7---11---6---4--4---4--4---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2--|
D MajorD|-0-----0----0---0-0----0------0-0----0------0------0------0|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6/7-7---11--11---12p11--11---11--11----6/7-7---14--14---16p14--14---14--14---|
D MajorD|-0-----0--------0-----------0--------0--0-----0--------0-----------0--------0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-6/7-7---11---6---4--4---4--4---2~|
D MajorD|-0-----0----0---0------0------0---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
(pickup) Verse pattern (played once and let ring before vocals)
e|----| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----| -----7------7-----7------2------4------4/6----6------6/7--------------|
D MajorD|----| --------0-----0------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
A augmentedA|----| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7--| 7--7------7-----7------2---3--3------3-(/5)-5------5-(/7)-------------|
Pre-chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------7------7\6------6------6\4-------4------4------4------4--|
D MajorD|---------0---------------0----------------0------0------0------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7--7------7-(\5)5--5------5-(\3)-3--3------3------3------3----| (x2)
1st Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------0------0------7------7------7------6------4------4-|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0---------------------------0-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7--7---5--5---3--3------3---|
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------0------0------7------7-----9~-|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7~--9~-| -> Straight into verse pattern
2nd verse (pluck chords and let ring)
e|----------------------|
BB|-0----0----0----0--0--|
G+G|-7----4----7----4--6--|
D MajorD|-0----0----0----0--0--|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|-7----3----7----3--5--|
Pre-chorus (same as previous)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------7------7\6-----6------6\4-----4------4------4------4---|
D MajorD|---------0--------------0--------------0------0------0-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7--7------7-(\5)--5------5-(\3)--3------3------3------3-----| (x2)
2nd Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------0------0------7------7------7------6------4------4----|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0---------------------------0--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7--7---5--5---3--3------3------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------0------0------7------7------7------9------4------4----|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0---------------------------0--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7--7---9--9---3--3------3------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------0------0------7------7------7------6------4------4----|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0---------------------------0------0-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7--7---5--5---3--3------3------|
e|------------------------------------------0--------------0-----|
BB|------------------------------------------0--0-----------0-----|
G+G|------0------0------7------7-----9~---7---7------7---6---6-----|
D MajorD|---------2-------------0------------------0--------------0-----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------x--------------x-----|
E MajorE|-0--0------0---7--7------7---7~--9~-7---7------7---5---5-------|
Bridge (during the first phrase she hits the guitar with the heel of her palm when she strums the chords)
e|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------------|
BB|-------0--0-----------0--0-----------0--0-----------0--0---------|
G+G|---4---4------4---6---6------6---7---7------7---9---9------9\----|
D MajorD|-------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------------|
A augmentedA|-------x--------------x--------------x--------------x------------|
E MajorE|-3---3------3---5---5------5---7---7------7---9---9------9\------|(x2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------4------4/6----6------6/7----7------7/9----9------9\---|
D MajorD|---------0------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3--3------3---5--5-----5----7--7------7---9--9------9------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------4------4/6----6------6/7----7------7\6----6------6\---|
D MajorD|---------0------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3--3------3---5--5-----5----7--7------7---5--5------5------|
(pluck chords and let ring)
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4----6----7----9----4----6----7----9----4----|
D MajorD|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3----5----7----9----3----5----7----9----3----|
* This is the tab for the live version she plays in the video I linked above.
For the album version: play the first half of phrase as in the first repetition but finish it
as in the second repetition.
Lyrics:
(Verse 1)
Pale white hands entwined,
Like we're in a dream,
Ghostly figures dine,
Over candlelight.
(Pre-choruse)
But soon I have to go into the shadows,
I need your arms to keep me safe...
(Chorus 1)
From the fruit filled with whispers and with lies,
One more taste will leave me dry to the bone.
A augmentedA transparent face begins to heal,
I was living like a ghost but you made me real.
(Verse 2)
Summer warmth is gone,
I'm heading back to a place where I apparently belong.
(Pre-chorus)
A augmentedA force pulling me in,
I can't fight it.
Your hands, helping me escape.
(Chorus 2)
From the fruit filled with whispers and with lies,
One more taste will leave me dry to the bone.
A augmentedA transparent face begins to heal,
I was living like a ghost but you made me real.
(Bridge)
If I go back there what will I do,
Like a ghost I'll drift away from you.
I will try to make it right again,
Cos we're entwined like oxygen and hydrogen
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
