Mr Midnight
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Transcription by BahramK@gmx.de
Comments welcome
Don't get scared when you look at the chords ... they're not as tough as the
look :-)
Intro : | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - | Em - - - |
Verse 1 :
Cmaj7 B7 B Em G7
Rain on the roof 'n time on my hands,it sure seemed quiet out there'n radio land
C Cm
They call me at the all-night station, make their special dedications
G D/F# Em G7/D
And I do my best to play their request, when it's a desperate situation
C D4 D
This was a desperate situation
Refrain :
G/B C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
Fill : | Em - - - | Em - - - |
Verse 2 :
Cmaj7 B7 B
"Caller on the line, could you please hold on?"
Em G7
I recognized her voice the minute I picked up the phone
C Cm
Should I tell her that it's me or leave it at a memory
G D/F# Em G7/D
Haven't been myself since the day she left and I'm never gonna be,
C D4 D
I'm forever gonna be
Refrain :
G/B C D4 D
Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
Fill : | Em - - - | Em - - - |
Bridge :
Cmaj7 B7 B
Imagine my surprise when she spoke my name
Em G7
She said could you tell him that I love him and I wish things could be the same?
C Cm
Then a voice I never knew, said "Honey, who you talking to?" - Pause -
Refrain :
G/B C D4 D
Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
Outro : | Em - - - | Em - - - |Em - - - | Em -> Upstroke |
Comments :
If you play this song on a guitar only, then you should better play a standard
G7 instead of the G7/D chord, because it's easier to play and sounds better this
way, even though in the original recording the bass is playing a D at this part.
Additional Tabulature :
Even though this is a piano song, you can do a nice fingerpicking on the guitar
on it to make it sound like the original recording. This is what I figured out
to make it sound the best for me :
The Em parts can be played like the following. The piano melody is built into
this picking :
e |-0-------0-3-0---5-------7-------|-0-------0-3-0---5-------3-------|
b |-0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---|
g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
Em Em
Play this two times during the Intro and repeat it through the Fills and the
Outro.
The fingerpicking through the rest of the song could be something like this :
e |-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
b |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------4-------4-------|
g |-0-------0---------------0-------|-2-------2-------4-------4-------|
D |-----2-------2---------------2---|-----1---------------4-----------|
A |-3-------------------3-----------|-2-----------2---2-----------2---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Cmaj7 B7 B
Rain on the roof Time on my hands
Continue this type of fingerpicking throughout the rest of the song.
How to play Mr Midnight
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 Em. 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.