Biography:
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He is known for his melodic compositions combined with swirling choruses. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s and signed to Gabriel's Real World label in 1996. Arthur's first album, Big City Secrets, was released in 1997 to critical acclaim.
In 2006, Arthur's song "In the Sun" was covered by Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.) and Coldplay singer Chris Martin.
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Other songs:
- Black Lexus
- Cinderella Under Glass
- Exhausted
- Honey And The Moon
- In The Sun
- Almost Blue
- Ashes Everywhere
- Chicago
- Cinderella Underglass
- Coast Of High Barbary
- Cockroach
- Crying Like A Man
- Devils Broom
- Dont Tell Your Eyes
- Drive
- Enough To Get Away
- Exhausted Acoustic
- Gipsy Faded
- Gypsy Faded
- Hang Around Here
- I Used To Know How To Walk On Water
- In The Night
- Innocent World
- Leave Us Alone
- Lovely Cost
- Mercedes
- Mexican Army
- My Home Is Your Head
- Nuclear Daydream
- Pretty Good Company
- Say Goodbye
- September Baby
- Slide Away
- Someone To Love
- Space Needle
- Spacemen
- Speed Of Light
- Tattoo
- Temporary People
- Too Much To Hide
- Travel As Equals
- Turn You On
- When I Was Running Out Of Time
- You Are Free
- Youre So True
- Youve Been Loved
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Song: Almost Blue
Artist: Joseph Arthur
Album: The Graduation Ceremony
Tuning: EADGBe
Tabbed by Audiophile267
Another new one, made by a live version, as usual he uses a lot of hammer on's
during the song, check it live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa5MOtBuH28
Capo 3rd Fret, Chords required:
Em7 (022030)
D (xx0232)
Cadd9 (x32030)
Am (x02210)
C (x32010)
G (32003x)
Em (022000)
Verse strumming suggestion (all down strum):
Em7 D Cadd9
e|------------2--2--0-----------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|---------0--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--0--0--0--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
A|--2---2--2-----------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
E|--0---0-----------------------------------|
Am C G
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|--2---2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
A|--0---0--0--3--3--3--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
E|---------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
Chorus/Bridge strumming: D DU UDU 2x each chord
Verse:
Em7 D Cadd9
Playing with your toy soldiers
Em7 D Cadd9
You don't know what they're for
Em7 D Cadd9
So you just make lots of noises
Am C G
Decide who wins the war
...
Chorus:
D C
In your hideaway
G Em
Almost new, almost blue
Bridge:
Am
And you're never going back to them
C
No, you're never going back to them
G Em
Till you're blue
Artist: Joseph Arthur
Album: The Graduation Ceremony
Tuning: EADGBe
Tabbed by Audiophile267
Another new one, made by a live version, as usual he uses a lot of hammer on's
during the song, check it live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa5MOtBuH28
Capo 3rd Fret, Chords required:
Em7 (022030)
D (xx0232)
Cadd9 (x32030)
Am (x02210)
C (x32010)
G (32003x)
Em (022000)
Verse strumming suggestion (all down strum):
Em7 D Cadd9
e|------------2--2--0-----------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|---------0--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--0--0--0--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
A|--2---2--2-----------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
E|--0---0-----------------------------------|
Am C G
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
G|--2---2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|--2---2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
A|--0---0--0--3--3--3--2--2--0--2--0--2-----|
E|---------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
Chorus/Bridge strumming: D DU UDU 2x each chord
Verse:
Em7 D Cadd9
Playing with your toy soldiers
Em7 D Cadd9
You don't know what they're for
Em7 D Cadd9
So you just make lots of noises
Am C G
Decide who wins the war
...
Chorus:
D C
In your hideaway
G Em
Almost new, almost blue
Bridge:
Am
And you're never going back to them
C
No, you're never going back to them
G Em
Till you're blue
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