Daniel Tab

by Elton John
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Mississippi Fingerstyle version: simple acoustic mix with rhythm, melody and harmony in the tradition of Mississippi John Hurt.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author MississippiHans [pro] 33,344. Last edit on Nov 18, 2020
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Title:  Daniel
Artist: Elton John, https://youtu.be/0f0TMfQNRk8
Time:   4/4, Tempo: Q=130, Beats on eighths are marked "+". Let ring. Use thumb-fretting.
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. "!" marks chords with bar/half-bar shape.
Mind the syncopated early chord changes.
 
[Intro]
   D      +     +           +     +     +        G      +     +           +     +     +
E|---------------------|----2-p0---------------|---------------------|----3-p2-p0------------|
B|-3a------------------|----------3----\2------|-2a----p0------------|----------------3------|
G|-2a-----2-----2------|-----------------------|-0a-----------0------|-----------------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|
E|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|-3a------------------|-3---------------------|
 
   A      +     +           +     +     +        D      +     +               +     +
E|---------------------|----5-\3-p2----p0------|-2a-----3------------|p2a-----3------------|
B|-3a-----2------------|-----------------------|-3a------------------|-3a------------------|
G|-2a-----------2------|-----------------------|-2a-----------2------|-2a-----------2------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-------0-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|-0a------------------|-0a------------------|
E|-----------0---------|-------------0---------|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|
 
[Verse]
   D      +     +     +       +     +     +     +    Em     +     +           +     +     +
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-3-\2----p0------------|
B|-----------3-----3--3--|-------3--3----\2--0-----|---------------------|----------------3------|
G|--------2-----2--------|----2-----------------0--|--------0-----0------|-----------------------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
A|-0---------------------|-0-----------------------|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|
E|-----------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------|
             Daniel is travelin' tonight on a plane
 
   A      +     +     +       +     +     +      F#m! +     +     +     +    Bm!    +     +
E|--------------------0--|-----------------------|-2ah3-p2--------2--------|---------------------|
B|-----2--2--2-----2-----|----2----p0------------|-2a-------5--------5--3a-|---------------------|
G|--------------2--------|----------------2------|----------------------4a-|--------4-----4------|
D|-----2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|-------x-----------x-----|-----4-----------4---|
A|-0---------------------|-0---------------------|-------------4-----------|-----------2---------|
E|-----------0-----------|-------------0---------|-2a----------------------|-2-------------------|
       I can see the red      tail lights          heading for Spai-   -in
 
   G      +     +     +   A   +     +     +        Bm!    +     +           +     +     +     +
E|--------------------0--|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------0--|
B|-----------3-----3-----|----2-p0-h2----p0------|---------------------|----------3--------3-----|
G|--------0-----0--------|-------------------2---|-4------4-----4------|----4-----------4--------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2---|-----4-----------4---|-4-----4-----------4-----|
A|-----------2-----------|-0---------------------|-----------2---------|-------------2-----------|
E|-3---------------------|-------------0---------|-2-------------------|-2-----------------------|
             I can see Daniel       waving good-   bye                                  God, it looks 
 
Gmaj7 +     +     +        G  +     +     +     +    A      +     +           +     +     +
E|----2------------------|-3-p2----p0--------------|---------------------|-3-\2-----------0------|
B|----------3----p0------|----------------3-----2--|---------------------|----------3------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------2--|--------2-----2------|-----------------------|
D|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
A|-------------2---------|-------------2-----------|-0-------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-----------0---------|-------------0---------|
      like Daniel,                        m                 ust be the     clouds   in    my         
 
 
[Bridge]
   D      +     +           +     +     +        A      +     +               +     +
E|---------------------|----2-p0---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-3a------------------|----------3----\2-p0---|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-2a-----2-----2------|-----------------------|-2------2-----2------|--------2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-----2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|
E|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|-----------0---------|-----------0---------|
   eyes
 
[Verse]         ... as above ...
They say Spain is pretty though I've never been
And Daniel says it's the best place he's ever seen
He should know, he's been there enough
God, I miss Daniel. Oh I miss him so much.
 
[Chorus]
   D      +     +               +     +        G      +     +     +       +     +     +
E|---------------------|-----2-p0------------|-----------------0-----|-----------------------|
B|-3a------------------|--------------3------|-----0-h3-----------3--|---p0-----------0-h3---|
G|-2a-----2-----2------|---------------------|--------------0--------|----------0------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2-----------|-------------2---------|
E|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
                             Oh  oh   oh,          Daniel      my bro-    ther        you are 
 
   D      +     +               +     +        G      +     +               +     +
E|-----2-p0------------|-----2-p0------------|-----0---------------|---------------------|
B|--------------3------|-3------------3------|-3-----p0------------|--------------0-h3---|
G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------0------|--------0------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0---------------|
A|-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|
E|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|-3-------------------|-3---------------3---|
       older    than     me, do you   still    feel the pain                      of the 
 
   D      +     +     +           +     +        Bm!    +     +           +     +     +
E|-2------------0--------|-----2-p0------------|---------------------|-2--2-----0------------|
B|-----------3--------3--|--------------3------|-3a------------------|----------------3------|
G|--------2--------------|---------------------|-4a-----4-----4------|-----------------------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---|-4a--4-----------4---|-------4-----------4---|
A|-0---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|
E|-----------2-----------|-----------2---------|-2a------------------|-2---------------------|
   scars     that won't heal?  Your eyes have died               but   you see  more  than 
 
   G      +     +                          D      +     +        Em +     +     +
E|---------------------|-10--7---3---0---|-2a------------------|----3--3--3-----3-/5---|
B|-3a------------------|-----------------|-3a------------------|-----------------------|
G|-0a-----0-----0------|-----------------|-2a-----2-----2------|-----------------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----------------|-----0-----------0---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-----------2---------|-------------2---|-0a------------------|-------------2---------|
E|-3a------------------|-10--7---3-------|-----------2---------|-0---------------------|
   I                     Daniel you're a   star                     in the face of the 
 
   D      +     +        A      +     +
E|-2a-----------3-p2---|-0a------------------|
B|-3a-----3------------|-2a------------------|
G|-2a------------------|-2a-----2-----2------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----2-----------2---|
A|-0a------------------|-0a------------------|
E|-----------2---------|-----------0---------|
   sky-                  y.
 
[Instrumental]
   D      +     +               +     +        G      +     +               +     +
E|-2a------------------|--------------2------|-3a----p0------------|---------------------|
B|-3a-----3------------|-----------3---------|-0a------------------|--------------0------|
G|-2a-----------2------|--------2------------|-0a-----------0------|--------0------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0-------------------|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|
E|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|-3a------------------|-3-------------------|
 
          +     +               +     +      F#m! +     +     +     +    Nm!    +     +     +
E|-3a----p0------------|--------------0------|-2ah3-p2--------2--------|-----------------------|
B|-0a------------------|-----------0---------|-2a-------5--------5--3a-|--------------2-h3-p2--|
G|-0a-----------0------|--------0------------|----------------------4a-|--------4--------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-------x-----------x-----|-----4-----------4-----|
A|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|-------------4-----------|-----------2-----------|
E|-3a------------------|-3-------------------|-2a----------------------|-2---------------------|
 
   G      +     +     A-long!   +     +     +    Bm!    +     +               +     +
E|----------/7---------|-5a-----------2-h5-p2--|---------------------|-----------2-----0---|
B|-0a------------------|-2a--------------------|-3a------------------|---------------------|
G|-0a-----0-----0------|-2a-----2--------------|-4a-----4-----4------|--------4-----4------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-----2-----------2-----|-----4-----------4---|-----4-----------4---|
A|---------------------|-0a--------------------|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|
E|-3a-------/7---------|-----------0-----------|-2a------------------|-2-------------------|
 
   G      +     +           +     +     +        A      +     +           +     +     +
E|---------------------|-3-p2----p0------------|---------------------|-3-\2--------------0---|
B|-3a------------------|----------------3------|-2a------------------|----------3------------|
G|-0a-----0-----0------|-----------------------|-2a-----2-----2------|----------------2------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-----2-----------2---|-------2-----------2---|
A|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|
E|-3a------------------|-3---------------------|-----------0---------|-------------0---------|
 
 
[Chorus]        ... as above ...
 
[Verse]         ... as above ...
 
[Outro]
   D      +     +           +     +     +        G      +     +           +     +     +
E|---------------------|----2-p0---------------|---------------------|----3-p2-p0------------|
B|-3a------------------|----------3----\2------|-2a----p0------------|----------------3------|
G|-2a-----2-----2------|-----------------------|-0a-----------0------|-----------------------|
D|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|
E|-----------2---------|-------------2---------|-3a------------------|-3---------------------|
 
   A      +     +           +     +     + slower D     s+     +               +     +
E|---------------------|-7-\5--3-p2-----3-p0---|-2a-----3------------|-2a------------------|
B|-3a-----2------------|-----------------------|-3a------------------|-3a------------------|
G|-2a-----------2------|-----------------------|-2a-----------2------|-2a-----2-----2------|
D|-----2-----------2---|-------0-----------2---|-----0-----------0---|-----0-----------0---|
A|-0a------------------|-0---------------------|-0a------------------|-0a------------------|
E|-----------0---------|-------------0---------|-----------2---------|-----------2---------|
 
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| a   Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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