Safety Chain Blues
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1st Tab
Riff used in verses:
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G# G#7 D# D#7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|6---6-6-4---4---|----------------|
A|----------6---6-|----6-6-4---4---|
E|----------------|----------6-----|
G# G#7 D# D#7
Hanging on like hell to the safety chain
G# G#7 D# D#7
Lifebuoy crash lands in pain
G# G#7 D# D#7
All the lovers are in retreat
G# G#7 D# D#7
Out on the edge of the nervous street
Aching aching
So deaf to the call of the wild
Deaf to the first born's whispering plea
Expanding frame the city is in heat
Burning at the edges of the lonely street
E E
But I want to hold your precious head
E B C#
I will not leave you nor pretend my friend
Fm C
I wanna hold you till the end
Hey mama didn't know we'd end up here
The snapshot is all tiles and red walls
Down at the squatter's camps they cannot compete
The shepherd has been bound up by his hands and his feet
Piano break:
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e|----------------|----------5-4---|------------3---|----------6---4-|
B|--4---7-4---7---|--4---7-4-------|--4---7-4-------|--4---7-4-------|
G|----5-----5-----|5---5-----------|5---5-----5-----|5---5-----------|
E E
But I want to hold your precious head
E B
I will not leave you nor pretend
E E
But I want to hold your precious head
E B C#
We will not seize nor will we bend my friend
Fm C
I'm gonna hold you till the end
D# F# B D# F# B
Make love make peace make haste it's a slow release
D# F# B D# F# B
Great changes gonna carry you
Make love make peace make haste it's a slow release
Great changes gonna carry you
Make love make peace make haste it's a slow release
Great changes gonna carry you
End on G#
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2nd Tab
Bass arranged for guitar:
Riff A:
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--6---6-6-4---4--------------------|
|------------6----6--6-6-4---4------|
|--------------------------7----4---|
Piano arranged for guitar:
Riff B:
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------7-------7-----------7---10-9---|
|-----8-------8-----------8-------8--------|
|--10---10------10-----10---10-------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Guitar part with riff B: (figure out the rythym!!)
Riff C:
Ab Gb Eb Db
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6---4--4-4--8--8-8-8--6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6---4--4-4--8--8-8-8--6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4---2--2-2--6--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-|
Play Riff C through Verse.
Hanging on like hell to the safety chain
Lifebuoy crashlands in a vale of tears
All the lovers are in retreat
Out on the edge of the nervous street
Riff B X2
So deaf to the call of the wild
Deaf to the first born's whispering plea
Expanding frame the city is in heat
Burning at the edges of the lonely street
Chorus:
(Piano arranged for guitar:)
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I want to hold your precious head
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-8---------8-8-------------8-------|
|-9-----9---8-9-8-9--8--8---9-------|
|-11---11---------------9--11-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------9-----11------9--------------|
|-9-11---11------11-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|
I will not leave you nor pretend
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-8---------8-8---------------------|
|-9-----9---8-9-8-9--8--------------|
|-11---11---------------11--9-------|
|---------------------------7-------|
my friend
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------12--------|
|-------8--------------10-10--------|
|-8-9-8---9--11--9--11----11--------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
I'm going to hold you till the end
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-8---------8-8-------------8-------|
|-9-----9---8-9-8-9--8--8---9-------|
|-11---11---------------9--11-------|
|-----------------------------------|
riff BX2
Riff C with Verse.
Hey mama didn't know we'd end up here
The snapshot is all tiles and red walls
Down at the squatter's camp they cannot compete
The shepherd has been bound up by his hand and by his feet
Riff BX2
Chorus
Eb Gb B Eb
Make Love make peace make haste
Gb B
It's a slow release
Eb Gb B
Great changes gonna carry you
Eb Gb B Eb
Make Love make peace make haste
Gb B
It's a slow release
Eb Gb B
Great changes gonna carry you
Riff B.
End
How to play Safety Chain Blues
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 G#. 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.