Africa Chords
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| Difficulty: | advanced |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author serjYankovic [a] 139. 2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 22, 2018
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LET IT BE CLEAR, I'M NOT BASING THIS TAB OFF ANY KNOWN PERFORMANCE OF THE SONG.
IT IS SIMPLY HOW I'VE PERSONALLY TRANSCRIBED IT AND FIND IT MUSICALLY ACCEPTABLE
IN RESPECTS TO THE ORIGINAL.
THE CAPO WAS MY OWN IDEA. ALL THE CHORD NAMES REFER TO THE FINGERINGS/POSITIONS,
AS IF THEY WERE OPEN. SO WHEN I SAY F#5, ITS 244XXX STARTING AT THE CAPO BEING OPEN.
PLEASE CONSIDER ALL THIS BEFORE RATING/COMMENTING.
Africa - Toto
Standard Tuning (Capo 2nd Fret)
G5- 355xxx
F#5- 244xxx
B5- x244xx
A- x02220
E/C#- x42100
F#m- 244222
E- 022100
G/D- x50003
D/E- 000232
Em- 022003
C- 032013
G- 320003
D- xx0232
Bm7- x24232
[Intro] G5 F#5 B5 x4
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
A E/C# F#m
Shes coming in 12:30 flight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
A E/C# F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, its waiting there for you!"
[Chorus]
Em C G D
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Em C G D
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Bridge] G5 F#5 B5 x2
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
A E/C# F#m
I know that I must do what's right
E G/D E/D A G5 F#5 B5
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
[Chorus]
Em C G D
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Em C G D
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Solo:] G5 F#5 B5 x2
A E/C# F#m E G/D D/E A
G5 F#5 B5
A E/C# F#m
G5 F#5 B5
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you
Em C G D
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Em C G D
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Outro: G5 F#5 B5 x4
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Mkay, to everyone who wants to PERFORM this (meaning, sing it as well) and can't hit the unholy high A note in the chorus, you can harmonize by singing the lower part of the chorus and playing the chords:
Em - 022003
C - 032013
G - 320003
D - xx0232
(note the highest pitch of each chord matches his vocal part)
[now go Die]
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I feel that the chords are right except the E major in the verse. doesnt sound right
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wrong totally wrong beggining chords are....(for the famous bit) Am played open string position but use your little finger on the A note on the low E instead of open string A....then to G#m7 but dont play the third...and then to C#m7...thatway sounds alot better try it :D
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