So here are the tabs I use for ‘Whispering.’ Normally, all verses return to
the plucked pattern, but I like to build the song more by strumming my way
through verse 3 & 4. I’ll provide the chord shapes I use for those verses.
前奏：
E-7 A7/E C/E E-9
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e |——-3———|——-5———|——-3———|——-2———|
B |—3————-|—2————-|—1————-|—0————-|
G |—–0———–|—–0———–|—–0———–|—–0———–|
D |-2—————|-2—————|-2—————|-2—————|
A |—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
E |—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
[[Verse 1]]: (Lyrics not written rhythmically.)
E-7 A7/E C/E E-9
Whispering Here the ghosts in the moonlight
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e |——-3———|——-5———|——-3———|——-2———|
B |—3————-|—2————-|—1————-|—0————-|
G |—–0———–|—–0———–|—–0———–|—–0———–|
D |-2—————|-2—————|-2—————|-2—————|
A |—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
E |—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
E-7 A7/E C/E D
Sorrow doing a new dance Through their bone, through their skin
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e |——-3———|——-5———|——-3———|——-0-h2-0—–|
B |—3————-|—2————-|—1————-|—–3——–3—|
G |—–0———–|—–0———–|—–0———–|—2————2-|
D |-2—————|-2—————|-2—————|-0—————-|
A |—————–|—————–|—————–|——————|
E |—————–|—————–|—————–|——————|
[[Verse 2]]: (Same as above)
E-7 A7/E
Listening
C/E E-9
To the souls in the fool’s night
E-7 A7/E
Fumbling mutely with their rude hands
C/E D
And there’s heartache without end
In the musical, there’s a verse of underscore before the refrain, but I think
they just add two more measures of D on the CD.
[[Refrain]]: (I’m just going to give the major beats, strum accordingly)
C (sus) E- (sus) G A11
See the father bent in grief The mother dressed in mourning
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e |(0)————–|(0)————–|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
B |(0)————–|(0)————–|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
G |-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|
D |-2—–3—–4—|-4—–6—–8—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|
A |-3—–5—–7—|-7—–9—-10—|-2—–2—–2—|-4—–4—–4—|
E |—————–|-0—–0—–0—|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
C (sus) E- (sus) G A11
Sister crumbles, and the neighbors… The preacher issues warnings
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e |-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
B |-1—–3—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
G |-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|
D |-2—–3—–4—|-4—–6—–8—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|
A |-3—–5—–7—|-7—–9—-10—|-2—–2—–2—|-4—–4—–4—|
E |—————–|-0—–0—–0—|-3—–3—–3—|-5—–5—–5—|
[[Verse 3 & 4]]: (Strummed version)
Here are the chords, strum away…
E-7 A11/E Cmaj7/E E-9 D
e |-0——0——-0——2—2
B |-3——2——-1——0—3
G |-0——2——-0——0—2
D |-0——0——-2——4—0
A |-2——4——-3——2—-
E |-0——0——-0——0—-
E-7 A11/E
History
Cmaj7/E E-9
Little miss didn’t do right
E-7 A11/E
Went and ruined all the true plans
Cmaj7/E D (sus2/4)
Such a shame. Such a sin.
E-7 A11/E
Mystery
Cmaj7/E E-9
Home alone on a school night
E-7 A11/E
Harvest moon over the blue land
Cmaj7/E D
Summer longing on the wind
[[Refrain]]: (Same as before)
C (sus) E- (sus)
Had a sweetheart on his knees
G A11
So faithful and adoring
C (sus) E- (sus)
And he touched me. And I let him love me.
G A11
So let that be my story
[[Verse 5]]: (Same as Verse 1)
E-7 A7/E
Listening
C/E E-9
For the hope, for the new life
E-7 A7/E
Something beautiful, a new chance
C/E D
Hear its whispering there again
The song resolves to E-, but I like to hang on the D.
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