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Empty Chairs Tab

by Don McLean
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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4 contributors total, last edit on Sep 6, 2022
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Empty Chairs            Don McLean
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Note: The 1st, 2nd and 3rd chorus and verse are not identical.
 
[Intro]
e|---2p0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-1p0-1s3-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------|
G|-------------2s4-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[1st Verse]
I feel the trembling tingle of the sleepless night...
e|--------------0--------0-----------0------------2------------------------|
B|--0---0---3--------------0---0h1--------------------1---------0-1---0----|
G|--0---0-----0-----2---2----2-----2-----0----------2---------0-0-0---0----|
D|----0---0-----------2----2-----------2----------0-----0---0-------0---0--|
A|----------------0-0----------------3-------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3---------------------------------------------3----------------|
 
e|-3---2---0------------0------------0------------2-------3----------------|
B|-------------3----------0---0h1---------------------1---------0-1---0----|
G|-----------------2---2----2-----2------0----------2---2-----0-0-0---0----|
D|---0---0---0---0---2----2------------2----------0---------0-------0---0--|
A|-----------------0-----------------3-------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3------------------------------------------3----------------|
 
[1st Chorus]
      And I wonder if you know...
e|---------2p0-----0----------------------0-------------------3----------|
B|-------0-----3-1----------0---0h1-----------3---0-----0-------0-----0--|
G|-----0---------------2------2-----2-----------------------0-------0----|
D|---0---------------2---2--2-----------2---2---2---2-----0-------0------|
A|-----------------0------------------0----------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------3-------2--------|
 
 
               Until you did...
e|-0-------------0--------0-------------------------2--------------------|
B|---------1---3----1-------------------------------1--------------------|
G|-------0---0----------0---------0---------------2---2------------------|
D|-----2--------------2---------2---------------0------------------------|
A|---2--------------0---------3------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      would...
e|-3-------2---0---------------0-------2p0------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------1-----1-3---------------3-1p0-1s3-5s7--5s7--5s7------|
G|-------0---0---0-----0-----0---0---2-----------2s4-5s7--5s7--5s7------|
D|---0---------------2-------------0----------------------------------0-|
A|-----------------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[2nd Verse]
Moonlight used to bath the contors of your face...
e|--------------0--------0-----------0------------2------------------------|
B|--0---0---3--------------0---0h1--------------------1---------0-1---0----|
G|--0---0-----0-----2---2----2-----2-----0----------2---------0-0-0---0----|
D|----0---0-----------2----2-----------2----------0-----0---0-------0---0--|
A|----------------0-0----------------3-------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3---------------------------------------------3----------------|
 
e|-3---2---0---------------------------0---------2-3------------------|
B|-------------3---1---0-----------1-----1-----1---------0-1---0------|
G|-------------------------2---0-----0-------2---------0-0-0---0------|
D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0---------0-------0---0----|
A|-----------------0---0---0---0---3----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3------------------|
 
[2nd Chorus]
      And I wonder if you know...
e|---------2p0-----0----------------------0-------------------3----------|
B|-------0-----3-1----------0---0h1-----------3---0-----0-------0-----0--|
G|-----0---------------2------2-----2-----------------------0-------0----|
D|---0---------------2---2--2-----------2---2---2---2-----0-------0------|
A|-----------------0------------------0----------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------3-------2--------|
 
 
                           Until you did...
e|-------------------------------------------------------2--------------------|
B|---------1---3-----1-----1-----------------------------1--------------------|
G|-------0---0-----------0-------------0---------------2---2------------------|
D|-----2---------------2-------------2---------------0------------------------|
A|---2---------------0-------------3------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  would...               Never thought...
e|-3-------2---0-------0----------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------3-------------3----------------------1-------0-----|
G|-------0---0---0---0---0-2---2-------0----------------0-------0-----|
D|---0-----------------------2---------2--------------2---2---2---2---|
A|-------------------------0---------2---------0h2--0-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------3---------------0-----0h2h3--------------3---------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------0------------------|
B|-------0-0h1---1---0-------0-------0-----0-1---3---1-------1------1-|
G|-----2-------2---2-----0-------0-------0-----0-----0----2--0----0---|
D|---0-----------------0-------0-------2-------------2--2----2--2-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------0-------3--------|
E|-2-----------------3-------2-------0--------------------------------|
 
e|-------0-0h2---------3-------2---0---------------0----2-2s0-0-------|
B|-----1---------1---------0-----------1-----1-3--------3-3s1-1-3-3s1-|
G|---2---------2-------------0---0---0-----0-----0--------------4-4s2-|
D|-0-------0-------------0---------------2-----------0----------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-------0----------------------|
E|---------------------3-------3--------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[3rd Verse]
Morning comes and morning goes ...
e|--------------0--------0-----------0------------2------------------------|
B|--0---0---3--------------0---0h1--------------------1---------0-1---0----|
G|--0---0-----0-----2---2----2-----2-----0----------2---------0-0-0---0----|
D|----0---0-----------2----2-----------2----------0-----0---0-------0---0--|
A|----------------0-0----------------3-------------------------------------|
E|--3-------3---------------------------------------------3----------------|
 
 
e|-3---2---0---------------------------0-------0-2--------3----------------|
B|-------------3---1---0-------0---1-----1-----1----------------0-1---0----|
G|-------------------------2---------0-------2-----2----------0-0-0---0----|
D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0----------------0-------0---0--|
A|-----------------0---0---0---0---3---------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3------------------------------------------3----------------|
 
[3rd Chorus]
      And I wonder if you know...
e|---------2p0-----0----------------------0-------------------3----------|
B|-------0-----3-1----------0---0h1-----------3---0-----0-------0-----0--|
G|-----0---------------2------2-----2-----------------------0-------0----|
D|---0---------------2---2--2-----------2---2---2---2-----0-------0------|
A|-----------------0------------------0----------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------------3-------2--------|
 
                           Until you did...
e|-0-------------0---------0---0---------------------2--------------------|
B|---------1---3----1-------------------------------1--------------------|
G|-------0---0----------0---------0---------------2---2------------------|
D|-----2--------------2---------2---------------0------------------------|
A|---2--------------0---------3------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  would...
e|-3-------2---0---------------0-------2p0----------------------------|
B|-----0-----------1-----1-3---------------3-1p0-1s3-5s7--5s7--5s7----|
G|-------0---0---0-----0-----0---0---2-----------2s4-5s7--5s7--5s7----|
D|---0---------------2-------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------3----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------3--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
| s  Slide
 
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Empty Chairs – Don McLean
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5 comments
Mr. Salt
Awesome. Everything is good, except I'm pretty sure the song is supposed to end on a G chord, rather than a G7. (To those of you who don't know chords, it means that the VERY last note of the entire song should be on the third fret of the 1st string.)
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homer26791
Very nice work there thanks it helped cheers mate
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bezza87
nice tab m8
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