In the Evening
View chords used in this chart
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------
^^^Thats a bend down on the whammy bar
The first chorus has something like this:
e---------5--------------------------------------------------------------
b--7--7---5--7---------7--7/8-7----------------5--7-----------7/8--7-----
g--7--7---6--7------7--7--7/9-7---7-7/9-7--7---6--7--------7--7/9--7-----
d--7--7---7--7------7-------------7-7/9-7--7---7--7----7/9-7-------------
a--5--5---7--5--9-9-------------9---------9----7--5--9-------------------
E---------5--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------7-----------7------------------7------------------------
g---------------6--7------7/9--7--------7------6--7------------------------
d----7/9-7---7--7--7----------------7/9-7------7--7------------------------
a--9-------9----7--5----9---------9------------7--5------------------------
E---------------5------------------------------5---------------------------
The second and fourth choruses go with this chord sequence:
e---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5--------------------------------
b---3--3--7------3--3---3----9--5--5---5--5--9-----------------------------
g---4--4--7------4--4---4----9--6--6---6--6--9-----------------------------
d---5--5--7------5--5---5----9--7--7---7--7--9------4-4-4------------------
a---5--5--5------5--5---5----7--7--7---7--7--7--7---2-2-2------------------
E---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----5--------------------------
The fourth chorus has this backing line:
e-------------------7\\6//7------------------------7\\6//7--------------
b---------8-----8---8\\7//8--------------8---8-10--8\\7//8--------------
g-------7---7-7------------------------7---7----------------------------
d--9-9-----------------------------9-9----------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------9\\\8//9--------------------9--11-11-11-11-------
b----------10---10-12--10\\9//10-----------10---10----12-12-12-12-------
g--------9----9-------------------------9-----9-------------------------
d-11-11---------------------------11-11---------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The chorus before the solo goes like this:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b---7-7-----7-7--------------------7----------7/8--7----------------7---
g---7-7-----7-7----------------6---7-----7-7--7/9--7----7--------6--7---
d---7-7-----7-7--------9-7-----7---7-----7-7------------7-7---7--7--7---
a---5-5-----5-5------9-----9---7---5---9--------------9-----9----7--5---
E------------------------------5---------------------------------5------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------7/8-7------------------7--7h8-7------------7-----7---------
g------------7/9-7------------7--6--7--7h9-7------------7---6-7---------
d----7/9--7-----------7/9-7---7--7--7-----------7/9-7---7---7-7---------
a--9----------------9-------9----7--5---------9-------9-----7-5---------
E--------------------------------5--------------------------5-----------
The solo is something like this:
The starting thing is Jimmy holding down the Whammy Bar as hard as he can
and forcefully picking out a E-Chord and letting up on the bar:
e-------0----12----------------12-------------------12---------------12--
b------0--------14----------12----15~------------12----15~---------12----
g-----1---14------14--14^16----------------14^16-------------14^16-------
d----2-------------------------------------------------------------------
a---2--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--0---------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat this^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 times
pretty quickly
e--17^19--17-15-17--15^16--------------------21^22--19-18-17------------
b---------------------------17--15\\14//15--------------------19^20-----
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--17-18-19-------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------19^21--19-17----19-17----19----17---------------------------
g------------------------18-------18----18------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then do the whammy thing again
e------12----------------------12-----------------------------------
b---------14p12-------------12-----15^17^15--12-10-12---------------
g---------------12^13--14^16--------------------------11^12-9-------
d---0---------------------------------------------------------------
a--0----------------------------------------------------------------
E-0-----------------------------------------------------------------
repeat ^^^^^this 4
times quickly
e--12---------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------12--------------------------
g-------12----12--14 14^16--14^16-14^16-14^16------15-14-12-14^15-14-12-14
d----------14-------------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g--12----12-12----------12---------14^15^14--12-15-14-14-12-------------
d-----14--------12--14-----14-------------------------------14-14-------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------12------15^17-(15)^17-(15)^17^15--------------
b-----------------------12----15------------------------------13-13------
g-----------------14^16--------------------------------------------------
d--14-14\\11//14---------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
This slowed part is backed with these arpeggiated chords
using a chorus in this series
e----------3----------------0-----------------0----------------------------
b--------5---5------------3---3-------------0---0-------------------------3-
g------4-------4-4------4-------4---------2-------2---2---------0-------0---
d----5----------------4-----------4-----2-----------2---------4-------4-----
a--3----------------2-----------------0---------------------2-------2-------
E-------------------------------------------------------0-0-------0---------
e----------2--------------3----------------2-------------------------------
b--------0---0----------5---5------------3---3-----------------------------
g------2-------2------4-------4--------4-------4---4-------2---------------
d----2--------------5-----------5----4-----------4---4---2---2-------------
a--0--------------3----------------2-------------------0-------0-----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The solo over it goes like this:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------8-7---7----------------
g--14-14-14^16------(14)^16^14-----14p12h14----------9---9--9-7---------
d-------------------------------14------------------------------9-7\5-7-
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----7-7-9-9-------9^11^9---------------9^11^9--------------------------
d--9-------------------------7-7----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------10-10/12----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The outro solo:
e------15-17-17^19-17-15-17-15~--------------------12\\9//12-----------
b---17---------------------------17-15-17-15-17-17------------12\\8//12
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
How to play In the Evening
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.