Isbells - Elation
note: the guitarist plays in an alternate tuning, but I tabbed the song out in standard tuning.
(It's quite possible to play it like this, if you have enough reach.)
CAPO IV
INTRO
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7
Bbm7
- the Abmaj7 is played in two forms, see below for finger placement -
VERSE 1
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6
What is this, it's kinda late
Abmaj7 Bbm7
Oh my body starts to shiver
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6
Worries will no longer have
Abmaj7 Bbm7
Oh I've never felt like this before
Cmadd6
Got to let it go
Dbadd9
I'll shout it out
Ebadd9
I will sing it from the heart
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7
Ooohooohohooo
Bbm7
OOohoooohohoohoo
VERSE 2
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6
This is right, this is good
Abmaj7 Bbm7
Expressions of elation
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6
State of mind of which I'll try
Abmaj7 Bbm7
To re-echo from the start
Cmadd6
Come on
Dbadd9 Ebadd9
Shout it out and release it from the heart
[band kicks in]
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7
x2
Dbadd9 /
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7
Bbm7
VERSE 3
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7 Bbm7
This is what, this is what, this is what it all comes down to
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7 Bbm7 Cmadd6
When you need, when you need, when you need to let it all through
Dbadd9 Ebadd9
Shout it out and release it from the heart
Dbadd9 Ebadd9
Ohooohohoo, oohooh / x2
Bbm Cmadd6 Dbadd9 Ebadd9
Ohooohoohoohoohooh, oohoohooh
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7
x2
Dbadd9 /
OUTRO
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6
What is this, it's kinda late
Abmaj7 Bbm7
It's the echo from the start
end on Ab
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CHORDS
1st 2nd
Ab Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7 Bbm7 Cmadd6 Dbadd9 Ebadd9
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---0-----0----0------2-----0--------2------4-----|
G|-9---8-----6----4------2--------------4------6-----|
D|-6---6-----2----1------2-----2--------2------4-----|
A|-7---7-----4----2------4-----6--------0------2-----|
E|-0---0-----0----0------2-----4---------------------|