Coming Home
View chords used in this chart
Riff 1 Acoustic guitar
---------------------0----------------------------------------------E
------------1---3---------3-----1-----------------------------------B
------\2------------------------------2-----0----2-----0------------G
-------------------------------------------------------------3---0--D
--------------------------------------------------------------------A
-0------------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------------E
--------------------------------------------------------------------B
---------------------0----2---0-------------------------------------G
-2----0----2----3------------------3----2----0--------0-----2----0--D
-------------------------------------------------3------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------------D
Play above 4x
Riff 2: Electric guitar with distortion
--------------------------------------------------------------------E
--------------------------------------------------------------------B
---7---7----5-------------------------------------------------------G
---7---7----5----5---3----2----0------------------------------------D
---5---5----3----------------------3--------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------------D
Play above 3x
Riff 3: Electric with distortion
-----------------E
---7---7----5----B
---7---7----5----G
---5---5----3----D
-----------------A
-----------------D
Riff 4 Start stumming acoustic guitar this is only a basic idea
use improvisation, this is not exact.
--2---2---2--2--2--2--2-----0----------------------------0------E
--3---3---3--3--3--3--3--------3-------------------------3------B
--2---2---2--2--2--2--2------------2---------------------2------G
--0---0---0--0--0--0--0----------------3------0--3-------3------D
--0---0---0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------A
----------------------------------------------------------------D
----------0-----------------------------------2--2--2--2--------E
----------3----------------1--------1---------3--3--3--3--------B
----------2-----------2----2--------2---------2--2--2--2--------G
--0---3---3---0---3--------2--------2---------0--0--0--0--------D
---------------------------3--------3---------0--0--0--0--------A
------------------------0-----3b(4)----3b(4)--------------------D
Riff 4
When frightened by change
serenity clings to my sleep
and wonders remain
Their world will inherit it's meek
and wicked's the taste
you feel when the mysteries arise
I've fallen from grace
because of her treacherous eyes
Riff 5: Acoustic,Theres other ways to strum these chords
-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------E
-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5----6-6-6-----8-8-8-8---------B
-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4----5-5-5-----7-7-7-7---------G
-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------D
-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------A
------------------------------------------------D
Riff 5 & 6
You don't know
so alone
I'm comming home......
Riff 6: Electric with distortion
------------------------------------------------------------E
------------------------------------------------------------B
-7--9---5--4/5\4-2---4------------7--9--5-4/5\4-2-----------G
--------------------------5--7-------------------------5--4-D
-5--7---3--2/3\2-0---2------------5--7--3-2/3\2-0-----------A
--------------------------5--7-------------------------5--4-D
Riff 4
and beauty's disdain
attends to these virtuous lies
she tries to restrain
the ardent and amorous eyes
and wicked's the taste
you feel when mysteries arise
I've fallen from grace
because of her treacherous eyes
Riff 5 & 6
You don't know
so alone
I'm comming home.......
Riff 7: Electric guitar with distortion and effects
--------------------------------------------------------------E
--6b(8)r(6)---------------6b(8)r(6)---------------------------B
--------------7b(9)r(7)----------------7b(9)r(7)--etc...------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
Solo: Electric with distortion
--------------------------------------------------3---0-------E
----5--6--5-----------------------0---0-------------------3---B
-7-----------7---5/7\5---5/7\5----0-------2b(4)~--------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
-1---0------------------------------------------0-------------E
---------3--1--------8---6---5----3-----1/3\1------3---1------B
--------------------------------------------------------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
-----------------10---12-----10\8---5---8----5----8-----------E
-0--0------------------------------------------------8--------B
-0------2b(4)~------------------------------------------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
------------<12>-----------3----0---1---0-------------10---12-E
-8--10--12---------<12>---------------------3-----1-----------B
--------------------------------------------------------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
-10\8-----15----13---12h13p12\10-----------------<12>---------E
-----------------------------------8----10---12---------<12>--B
--------------------------------------------------------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
-3----0-------------------------------------------------------E
-----------3------1-------------------------------------------B
--------------------------------------------------------------G
--------------------------------------------------------------D
--------------------------------------------------------------A
--------------------------------------------------------------D
Riff 5 & 6
so alone
she's so alone
so alone......
Acoustic: As volume of song decreases strum this with improv.
-0--0--0---0-----0---0---0--------2-2-2-2-2--------------------E
-0--0--0---0-----0---0---0----0---3-3-3-3-3--------------------B
-7--9--5---4-H-5-4---2---4----0---2-2-2-2-2--------------------G
-7--9--5---5-----5---2---5----0---0-0-0-0-0--------------------D
-5--7--3-------------0------------0-0-0-0-0--------------------A
---------------------------------------------------------------D
Play Riff 1 4x and then end with this:
--0-------E
--3-------B
--2-------G
--0-------D
--0-------A
--0-------D
How to play Coming Home
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.