Long Time Coming
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#Capotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Synth riff
e|----------|17/19~~\17/19\17~~|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|-14~~~~~~~|------------------|-16~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|-14~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| x3
D|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
4th time with guitar rythm:
[Verse]
Ab Bb C#
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|15-15-15-15-|15-15-15-15-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------|------------|------------|------------|9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
Tore it up & walked away, why'd you wanna go do tha------t fo--------r?
Threw your Lego in the lake, why'd you wanna go do tha-----t fo--------r? And you're a
[Pre-chorus]
F# Ab
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|
A|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
long time coming, a long time coming ho------me, Do you see me reeling?
off the lines, I've seen your, I've seen your eye-----s.
[Chorus]
C#9 F#9
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|------------|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
E|-9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
How can you grow older you were my t-----ri------umph
[Verse]
Turn your face into the squall, why'd you wanna go do that for?
You carved your name into the wall, why'd you wanna go do that for?
[Pre-chorus]
F# Ab
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|
A|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
long time coming, a long time coming ho------me, Do you see me reeling?
off the lines, I've seen your, I've seen your eye-----s.
[Chorus]
C#9 F#9
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|------------|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
E|-9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
How can you grow older you were my t-----ri------umph
[Instrumental]
Intro synth riff
e|----------|17/19~~\17/19\17~~|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
B|-14~~~~~~~|------------------|-16~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|-14~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------| x4
D|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
A|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
E|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
Guitar comes in:
Ab C#
e|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
B|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|10~~~9---|-----------|
G|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|-------11|~~11^11^11-|
D|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
A|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
E|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
Ab C#
e|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
B|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
G|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|---13---13|------13-----13---|---13---13|--13---13|---------|---------|10~~~~~b/|~~b/~~~~~~~|
A|-11--11---|--11------11------|11----11--|11---11--|--11---11|--11---11|---------|-----------|
E|----------|------------------|----------|---------|9----9---|9----9---|---------|-----------|
palm mute ................................................strum
Ab Bb C# x2
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|15-15-15-15-|15-15-15-15-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------|------------|------------|------------|9--9---9--8/|--9--9--9--8/|-9--9---9--8/|--9--9--9--9-|
Ooooh but youve been a
[Pre-chorus]
F# Ab
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-|
A|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
long time coming, a long time coming ho------me, Do you see me reeling?
off the lines, I've seen your, I've seen your eye-----s.
[Chorus]
C#9 F#9
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|------------|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
E|-9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
How can you grow older you were my t-----ri------umph
[Outro]
Chorus riff with synth riff over x2
e|----------|17/19~~\17/19\17~~|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|-14~~~~~~~|------------------|-16~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|-14~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|----------|------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
C#9 F#9
e|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------|------------|------------|11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-|9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|-9--9---9--9-|--9--9--9--9-|
E|-9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|9--9---9--9-|-9--9--9--9-|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C# F#
e|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
B|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
G|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-13~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-11~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-13~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-11~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-11~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|--9~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
But you're a long time coming, a long time comi--i-ing ho----me.
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[Legend]
| ~ let note ring
| b/ Bend up
| > Staccato
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| ^ Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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How to play Long Time Coming
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.