"Shine" - Todd Rundgren
 From the album "Healer" (1981)

Transcribed by Brian Canfield (dontpoll@aol.com) on 6/21/05

WARNING: This one isn't for guitarists! I've tried to break this down
chord-by-chord, capturing all of Todd's subtle changes. I'm sure I went a
bit overboard with this. Below, I've laid out a simpler version without as many rapid
chord changes.

As for keyboard players, it'll *greatly* help to know all major triads,
as well as the first and second inversions for them. I've notated (1st) when
the chord is to be played inverted once (example, a regular C major triad is
played as C-E-G. Inverted once becomes G-E-C. Inverted again becomes E-G-C). And
obviously, (2nd) means invert it twice. No paranthesis means just play the
normal, non-inverted triad.


This one is chock full of "Todd Chords", as well as a few spontaneous key changes.

Oh, and this only covers the brief piano part at the beginning. The lengthy 
techno section is really the same idea, anyway.



     Eb (2nd)
Now as the evening sun


Eb (2nd)    Bb(1st)/Eb      F/Eb
sets         on             you 


C/D      F(1st)/D
healer


C/D      C(2nd)/D   C(1st)/D     C/F    F(1st)
Your      day         is         over, 


C(2nd)/F    C(1st)/F     C/F
your        light         is 


G(2nd)/E    D(1st)/E   D(2nd)/E       D/E     D(2nd)/E
  fa          ding       a           way       at
 

 Eb(2nd)    Bb(1st)/Eb   Bb(2nd)/Eb    Eb(1st)
 last..


(repeat the previous chords again)
And the wolves howl after the healer

Fighting for pieces, bits of his shattered remains

              C/F 
All who could know it


 Bm(2nd)/G         A(2nd)/G
First they curse you then they warn you so


 Bm(2nd)/G     A(2nd)/G          Bm(1st)/G     A(1st)/G
Then they use you and then they go on


     E(1st)/F#                F#(2nd)
'Til they curse you and there's no more


         C#/B     F#(2nd)/B
And they turn        off 


 C#(1st)/B     F#(2nd)/B      C#/B
      all        the          light

	
  F#(2nd)/B     D#m(2nd)/B    C#(1st)/B
    that          you            were


   Eb(1st)    Eb(2nd)
   Giving  away..  


And they burn off but they just don't seem to shine

Is it all gone, is there no one who will shine?

etc..

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Here's an easier version:

 Eb
Now as the evening sun

 Bb/Eb       C/D    F/D
sets on you healer

  C/D        C/F    F
Your day is over, 

                 G/E      D/E    Eb    Bb/Eb
your light is fading away at last

And the wolves howl after the healer
Fighting for pieces, bits of his shattered remains

                C/F
All who could know it

  Bm/G       A/G
First they curse you then they warn you so

   Bm/G          A/G
Then they use you and then they go on

           E/F#          F#
'Til they curse you and there's no more

   C#/B     F#/B      C#/B      F#/B
And they turn off all the light

                      Eb
	that you were giving away


And they burn off but they just don't seem to shine
Is it all gone, is there no one who will shine?