The Idol
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Intro pt. 1
Rhythm
eb|------------------------7-------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----8---7h8---10---8-7---7h8---|-8------7-----------10-----8-----7---|
Gb|---9---9----------9-----------9-|----------------9------7-----7-----7-|2x
Db|--------------------------------|---10------10------------------------|
Ab|-7-----------7--------7-------7-|------7-------7---7------7-----7-----|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Lead (start on 2nd time)
eb|-5+-----------------------------|-24b25r24----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Intro pt. 2
eb|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-8-----|-7-----|-8-------------|-10-----10-----8-------|
Gb|-9-----|-7-----|-9-------------|-7---------7-----7---7-|
Db|-9-----|-7-----|-10------------|-7---------------------|
Ab|-7---7-|-7---7-|-7-----------7-|-7--7-7------7-----7---|
Eb|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
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eb|-------|-------|--17brp15h17---|------------22---------|
Bb|-------|--15b--|---------------|-----19h20------20-19--|
Gb|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
Db|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
Verse
eb|-------|-------|-------|-----------------------|
Bb|-8-----|-7-----|-8-----|-10-----10-----8-------|
Gb|-9-----|-7-----|-9-----|-7---------7-----7---7-|2x
Db|-9-----|-7-----|-10----|-7---------------------|
Ab|-7---7-|-7---7-|-7---7-|-7--7-7------7-----7---|
Eb|-------|-------|-------|-----------------------|
(first time only)
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-21----|
Db|-------|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
interlude
Em D Dsus2 D Dsus4
eb|-----------------0---------0-----|-----2-----0-----0h2-------2-----|
Bb|-----------0-------0---3-----0---|-------3-----3-------3-------3---|
Gb|-----0-------0-----------0-----0-|---2-----------2-------2-------0-|
Db|-------2-------2-----------------|-0-------0---------------0-------|
Ab|---2-----2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
Am Em9
eb|-----7-----7-----5-----3---------|-----2---------------------------|
Bb|-------5-----5-----5-------7-----|-------0---3-----0---------0-----|
Gb|-------------------------5-------|-------------0-----0-----0---0---|
Db|---7-------------------------7-0-|-----------------------2-------2-|
Ab|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|---2-----------2-----2-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-0-------2-----------------------|
Em D Dsus2
eb|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------0---------------|---3-------3---------------3-----|
Gb|-----------0-------0-------0-----|-----2-------2---------------2---|
Db|-----2-------2-------2---2---2---|---------0-------0---2---------0-|
Ab|-------2-------2-------2-------0-|-------0-------0-------0---------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Am Em Em
eb|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---1-------1-------1-------------|-----------------0---------------|
Gb|-----2-------2-------------2-----|-----0-----0-------0-------------|
Db|-------2---------------0h2---2---|-------2-----2-------2-----2-----|
Ab|---------0-----0-----0---------0-|---2---------------------2-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-0-------0-----0-------0-----0---|
(strum chords)
Em
If I could only stand,
Dsus2
and stare in the mirror would I see
Am Dsus2 Em
One fallen hero with a face like me
Em Dsus2
And if I scream , could anybody hear me
Am Dsus2 Em
If I smash the silence you'll see what fame has done to me
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
Kiss away the pain and leave me lonely
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
I'll never know if loves a lie.. being..
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
crazy in paradise is easy
Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Am
do you see the prisoners in my eye
Em Dsus2
Where is the love to shelter me?
Cadd9 Dsus2
Give me love, love, love come set me free
Em Dsus2
where's the love.. to shelter me
Cadd9 Dsus2
only love, love, love, love set me free
Em
set me
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free
eb|----5+----|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|
1st guitar solo
Rhythm: Em Dsus2 Am Em 4x
Em Dsus2
eb|---------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-20------------|-----------------------17b-|
Gb|-21---14-12h14-|(14)-12-12-------12--------|
Db|---------------|-----------14-14-----------|
Ab|---------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------------------|
triplet
Am /---\ Em
eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|(17b)r17---15-----------------------------|-----------------|
Gb|---------16--16--15-14--12--14-12---------|-----------------|
Db|--------------------------14-----14p12----|-14~~~-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------14-|-----------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------10b/--|
triplet triplet triplet
Em /-----\ /----\ /------\
eb|---------12-----------------------|
Bb|-1----------15-12----12------------|
Gb|-12--14b----------15--15--14-12---|
Db|-12----------------------------14-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
triplet triplet triplet triplet
Dsus2 /-----\ /-------\ /-----\ /-------\
eb|-------------------------------------14-15-17-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-(12)--------------------------------------|
Db|-------14-12----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------13-12-10--12--10----------------|
Eb|--------------------------12----12------------|
triplet triplet
Am /------\ /-----\
eb|-17b--17-15-14-------------------------------|
Bb|----------------15---------------------------|
Gb|------------------16-14/12-14--12h14p12---12-|
Db|----------------------------------------14---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Em
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-14---------------12h14p12---12-|
Ab|----12-12-10---------------14---|
Eb|-------------12-12--------------|
triplet triplet triplet
Em /--------\ /-------\ /----\
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------15--------------|
Gb|--------12-14---14b-14-12------12----12---12-|
Db|-14-(14)-------------------14-----14---14----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
triplet
Dsus2 /----\ Am
eb|-----------------------------|------15----17b-17b------|
Bb|-12b-12-11-10--10--10----15b-|-(15b)--15---------17-15-|
Gb|-------------12--------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
triplet triplet triplet triplet
Em /----\ /------\ /------\ /------\
eb|---15----15-----14--14--15-14-15--17-15-17--19-17-19-|
Bb|-17--17-----17----17---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
triplet triplet
Em Dsus2 /------\ /----\
eb|-24-24-24-24-22b-|(22b)r22--19-22-19----19-------------22------|
Bb|-----------------|--------------------22--22--22br22-20--20----|
Gb|-----------------|------------------------------------------21-|
Db|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
septuplet
Am /-----------------\
eb|-17b-17-15--14-15-14-15-14--14-------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------17----17---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------16/14/12h14--12--12--------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------14--14---14-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Em
eb|-------24b-|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|-12--------|
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
Kiss away the pain and leave me lonely
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
I'll never know if loves a lie.. being..
Cadd9 Dsus2 Em
crazy in paradise is easy
Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Am
do you see the prisoners in my eye
Em Dsus2
Where is the love to shelter me?
Cadd9 Dsus2
Give me love, love, love come set me free
Em Dsus2
where's the love.. to shelter me
Cadd9 Dsus2
only love, love, love, love set me free
Em
set me
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free
Em
eb|-----------------17---------17--------17--------17------------------|
Bb|-20b-20-19--17-19---20p19p17--20p19p17--20p19p17--20p19p17-------17-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------16h18----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
triplet triplet
Dsus2 /-----\ /------\
eb|----------12-------------------|
Bb|---17br17---15-12--------------|
Gb|-------------------15-14-12/11-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
triplet
Am /-----\
eb|---------------------------------------15----|
Bb|--------------------------15-17--17b------17-|
Gb|-14p12h14p12--14p12h14--16-------------------|
Db|------------14-------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eleven-tuplet
Em /--------------------------\
eb|----14h15p14--14h15p14--14h15h17-14h15h17--15-14-15-14-|
Bb|(17)--------17--------17-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
triplet triplet triplet sixtuplet
Em /-------\ /-----\ /------\ /---------------\
eb|----------------12----------------------------------|
Bb|-15b15b15b--15b---15----12-15p15--------------------|
Gb|--------------------14b-----------14p12----12h14/12-|
Db|----------------------------------------14----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Dsus2
triplet eleven tuplet
/-------\ /----------------------------------\
eb|-----------------14h15----14h15p14--14h15h17-14h15h17----15p14-|
Bb|-17b17b17b-17b----------17--------17---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
triplet triplet triplet triplet triplet
Am /-------\ /--------\ /----\ /-----\/-------\ Em
eb|-17b17b17b-17b(17b)17p15p14-----------------------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------------------15---------------------------|---------------|
Gb|-----------------------------16--14---------------------|---------------|
Db|-----------------------------------17-16----------------|---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------17-14----------|---------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------15--12-10-|-12---12---5ph-|
just jam from here
How to play The Idol
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. 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.