Les Misérables - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
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Tablatura interativa
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 1st traste
Note: This is the Eddie Redmayne version
[Verse 1] - The first part is A Capella, but I put the chords in for reference:
Am
There's a grief that can't be spoken.
C
There's a pain goes on and on.
Dm
Empty chairs at empty tables
E
Now my friends are dead and
_gone. Here they talked of _revolution
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0h1--------0h1-----------------------------0h1-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----------2-------------------------------2---------|
A|-0-----------0-------------------------------0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
_here it was they lit the _flame _here they sang about
e|--------------------------------------0----------0-----------------|
B|-----0h1----------------------------3----------3-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------------------2----------2---------------------|
A|-0------------------------------3----------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
_tomorrow _and tomorrow never _came
e|-----0h1----------4-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------1----------1-----|
G|---2------------1---------------------------------------|
D|-0------------2---------------------2-----------2-------|
A|----------------------------------0-----------0---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
From the _table in the _corner They could _see a _world _reborn
e|------------------------------1---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------1------1-----1---1-------------------------------1-------3---|
G|-------------0------3-----2-----------------------------3-----2-------3-----|
D|------------------2-----3---------3-------------------1-----1-------3-------|
A|-----------3----3-----------------------------------1-----3-------1---------|
E|---------3----------------------------------------3-------------------------|
and they _rose with voices ringing and I can _hear them now
e|--------------------------------------------------------------6----13--|
B|-------3---3---3-----3-5-----5------------------------3-----6----13----|
G|---------0---------0-------5------------------------3-----7----15------|
D|-----------------0-------5------------------------3-----8--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------1----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
the very words that they have sung became their last _communion
e|---------------8---------------------------------6-----------------5---|
B|-------------10--10----11p10----10-------------6-----------------6-----|
G|-----------10------10-------10----10---------7-----------------7-------|
D|---------12----------12-------12----12--12-8---------------5h8---------|
A|--------------------------------------13-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
On this lonely baricade at dawn.
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1----------0h1---------0h1-|
G|-------2----------------2---2----------------------------|
D|-3---3--------------------2------------2-----------2-----|
A|---3---------------------------------0-----------0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Oh my friends, my friends, forgive me
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0h1---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-------|
A|------------------------0---------|
E|----------------------------------|
_that I live and you are gone _there's a grief that can't be
e|--------------------------------------0----------0-----------------|
B|-----0h1----------------------------3----------3-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------------------2----------2---------------------|
A|-0------------------------------3----------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
_spoken. There's a pain goes on and on
e|-----0h1-----------------4-------------4-|
B|---------------------------------------5-|
G|---2-------------------1---------------6-|
D|-0-------------------2-----------------6-|
A|---------------------------------------4-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[It's probably best not to follow the actual guitar part for this part.
play emotionally and freely; here are the chords you can use as a guide].
C#m
Phantom faces at the window.
E
Phantom shadows on the floor.
F#m
Empty chairs at empty tables
G# C#m
Where my friends will meet no more.
C#m
Oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me
E
What your sacrifice was for
F#m
Empty chairs at empty tables
e|---------------------2-----------|
B|---------------------2-----------|
G|---------------------2-----------|
D|---------------------4-----------|
A|---------------------4-----------|
E|---------------------2-----------|
G#
Where my friends will sing no _more. C#
e|-------------4--------------------------0---------------0-----------------0-4-|
B|----------------------------2-------4-------2-------4-----------2---4-------5-|
G|-----------5--------------------1-----1---1-----1-----1---1---1---------1---6-|
D|---------6--------------------2---2-----------2---2---------2-----2---2-----6-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Les Misérables - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
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.