Song: 10538 overture
Artist: ELO
Composer: Jeff Lynne
Album: The Electric Light Orchestra
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
2nd Dec 2015
TUNING:
De-tune all strings down a full tone to D-G-C-F-A-d
(Song will then sound in the key of C)
2014 Hyde Park live performance video at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsvo2e4tShY
An alternative rare 70's live version, performed a tone higher than the
original track, in the key of D (i.e. in standard tuning) at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LxUKa4kB6o
* In the break riff, Jeff Lynne plays an Am, and the C bass is added by the
cellos, but for a solo performer adding the C bass to the chord does sound
better as a progression.
Chords are named as if in standard tuning:
D = xx0232 A5 = 577xxx E = 022100 Dm9 = xx0560
D/C = x30232 G#5 = 466xxx E4 = 022200 Aadd2 = x07600
G/B = x20033 A#5 = 688xxx Am = x02210 Dm = xx0231
Gm/A# = x10033 G5 = 355xxx Am7 = x02010 Am/C * = x32210
Gm/C = x3xxxx D4 = xx0233 Bm = x24432 A#maj7 = xx3335
Gm/F = xx3xxx Bm7 = x24232
[Picking pattern for the main riff]
(C) (C/Bb) (F/A) (Fm/Ab)
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
d |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|[x2]
A |------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|
F |----2-----2----2--|----2-----2----2--|----0-----0----0--|----0-----0----0--|
C |--0-----0-----0---|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|--3-----3-----3---|--2-----2-----2---|--1-----1-----1---|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
(C) (C/Bb) (F/A) (Fm/Ab) (Fm/Bb)(Fm/Eb)
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
d |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A |------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|-----3-------------|
F |----2-----2----2--|----2-----2----2--|----0-----0----0--|---0---0-----------|
C |--0-----0-----0---|------------------|------------------|----------------3--|
G |------------------|--3-----3-----3---|--2-----2-----2---|--1-------1--3-----|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
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[Intro]
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / /___/ / |
[Verse 1]
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today? | / / /___/ / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
Did you see him run through the streets and far away? Ah-----!
A5 A5 G#5 A5 A#5 A5 G#5 A5
| / / / / | /__/ /__/ /__/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
D D4 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am
Did you see him run, did you see him fall? Ah - ah, ah - ah, ah - ah!
E E4 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door? Ah - ah, ah - ah!
[Break 1]
Dm9 Aadd2 Dm9 Aadd2 Dm9 Aadd2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A5 A#5 A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5
Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!
Dm Am/C * A#maj7
d |--1--1-p0---0---------|--5--5-p3----3-------|
A |--3-----3---1--1------|--3-------6-----6-5--|
F |--2---------2----2----|--3------------------|
C |--0---------2---------|--3------------------|
G |-----------(3)--------|---------------------|
D |----------------------|---------------------|
A5 A#5 A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5
Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!
[Riff]
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / /___/ / |
[Verse 4]
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
Did you hear the news? It came across the air today, | / / /___/ / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay! Ah-----!
A5 A5 G#5 A5 A#5 A5 G#5 A5
| / / / / | /__/ /__/ /__/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 5]
D D4 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am Am7 Am
Did you see him hide, did you see him crawl? Ah - ah, ah - ah, ah - ah!
E E4 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Does his life mean more than it did be - fore? Ah - ah, ah - ah!
[Break 2]
Dm9 Aadd2 Dm9 Aadd2 Dm9 Aadd2
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A5 A#5 A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5
Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!
Dm Am/C A#maj7
d |--1--1-p0---0---------|--5--5-p3----3-------|
A |--3-----3---1--1------|--3-------6-----6-5--|
F |--2---------2----2----|--3------------------|
C |--0---------2---------|--3------------------|
G |-----------(3)--------|---------------------|
D |----------------------|---------------------|
A5 A#5 A5 A#5 G5 A5 G5
Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!
[Riff]
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / /___/ / |
[Verse 6]
D D/C G/B Gm/A# Gm/A# Gm/C Gm/F
Did you see that man running through the streets today? | / / /___/ / |
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
Did you catch his face, was it 1 -0 -5 -3 -8? Ah-----!
[Coda]
D D/C G/B Gm/A#
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[Repeat]
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/electric_light_orchestra/10538_overture_chords_1800529
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