"Chain Letter" - Todd Rundgren (Ballad) This is a billion times more complicated than my previous effort (which was the first ever attempt I made at transcribing anything) and perhaps a better guitar player would be able to find easier voicings, but I think it's fairly accurate now and learning it's interesting. It shows how this apparently simple tune is really quite intricate and subtle. Credit goes to Robb Scalise who made the midi here: http://www.cyberramp.net/~chuckw/trmidi.html ***************************************************************** ******** "Chain Letter" - Todd Rundgren (Ballad) ************************************************************************* Intro: (twice) Dsus4/A (x07780) x2 then /A (note) D (x07770) x3 then /A /E (notes) Aadd9/E (077500) x2 then /E (note) E (022100) x3 then /E /E (notes) (202200) (402100) (x02220) (x04430) (x06650) E F#m7 E/G# A Bm7 Amaj7 Don't take yourself too seriously There are (x00232) (x0543x) (x02430) D/A A Gadd9 D precious few things worth hating nowadays and (x02220) (x02200) E A Asus2 none of them are me E E F#m7 E/G# A Bm7 Amaj7 I was only trying to say how things used to be 'Til we D/A A Gadd9 D grew up and we all went our separate ways (077500) (220100) Aadd9 E E7/F# A Looking for our own paths to immortality Repeat intro (It can also be played at the normal place for Dsus4 which is xx0234 to D xx0232, then A x02220 and E 022100) VERSE 2 (Same Chords) This is how I thought I'd start my song, and it seems a little silly when I think of it but now I'm so far along and no one really wants to know that he's wrong, that his ears can't really hear or he's blind a bit, or that he's really weak when he thinks that he is strong BRIDGE (x42220) (x42120) (224442) D A/C# Amaj7/C# B Now I'm in the middle and I just don't know (3x5432) (x0443x) (x02430) Bm Gmaj7 Bm7 A D If I'll make it any further if the words don't flow (799877) (797777) (777777) (466544) B Bbm7 Bbm11 G# When you live in silence any sound is dear (466444) (476444) (022200) G#m Emaj7 B F# Esus2 But for those who don't, take heart because the end is near VERSE III (same as others) This is the ending of my song, it has made me blind and deaf and weak but most of all It shows you that I'm wrong For you see it's really twice this long And if I should die tomorrow it will carry on Then prolonged chords as follows: (004230) (022100) (004232) (006454) (004235) (006457) D/E E D/E E D/E E Then solo over (022100) (242222) (476454) (577655) E F#m7 E/G# A (x24232) (447454) (557775) (577655) Bm7 Amaj9 D A (x05433) (x00232) (022220) Gadd9 D/A B11 E Robert Whyte -- email - mailto:rob@toadshow.com.au snail mail - PO Box 1636 Milton 4065 Australia work phone - 61 7 3236 1811 about me - http://www.toadshow.com.au/people/rob_bio.htm about brisbane - http://brisbane-stories.powerup.com.au more about brisbane - http://brisbane.qld.gov.au about queensland - http://www.greatsoutheast.com.au