Charlie
Transcribed by Steve BorzilleriKey of D major, 3/4 tempo 0:00 (let chords ring for six beats each) E-2------------2------------ B-3------------2------------ G-2------------2------------ D-0------------0------------ A-0------------0------------ E--------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 (from this point on you can assume that the six horizontal lines represent the strings of a guitar tuned to E --> E, A, D, G, B, E in ascending order.) 0:05 (two notes played per beat) -------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------- -----3---3-------2---2-------0---0-------2---2------ -1-2-------2-0-2-------2-1-2-------2-0-2-------2---- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 0:05 (mandolin part) The numbers below the staff count the beats in each measure of this waltz - 1, 2, 3. The spaces between the beat-numbers widen at times to make room for the notes that occur between the beats. -------------------------7--------------------------- -----------------7-9-10--------10-9---9-10-7--------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- -------9-7-6-6---7-----6---6------------------------ ---------------------9---9---7---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 -------------9-----7-------------------------------- -----7-9-10----------10-7-9-----7-9-10-7------------ ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Now..." -------------------------------2-----------2-------- ---------1---------0---------3-----3-----3-----3---- -------2---2-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2------ -----3---------0-----0---0-----------0-------------- ---3-------------------0---------------------------- -1-----------3-------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Sky..." -------------------------------2-----2/3\2---------- ---------1---------0---------3-----3-------3-------- -------2---------0---------2-----2-----------2------ -----3---------0-----0---0---------------------0---- ---3-------------------0---------------------------- -1---------1-3-----------------------------------0-- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Life's..." -------------------------------2-----------2-------- ---------1-----------0-------3-----3-----3-----3---- -------2-----------0---0---2-----2-----2-----2------ -----3-----3-----2-------0-----------0-------------- ---3-----------2------------------------------------ -1-----------0-------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Take..." -------------------------------2-----2---0---------- ---------1-------------------3-----3---------3------ -------2-----------4-------2-----2-----2---2---2---- -----3-----3-----5-----5-0-------------------------- ---3-----------5-----5------------------------------ -1-----------3-------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Listened..." "Closer..." -------------------------------------5---3---1------ -------3-----------3---------1-----1---------------- -----0-----0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---2---0---- ---0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-------------------- -1-----------1-------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Over..." "Shoulder..." (let chord ring) -------------3-----------------------0-------------- -------3-----------3-------------1---1-------------- ---0-3---0-3---0-3---0-3-------2-----0-------------- -0---------------------------3-----3-2-------------- ---------------------------3---------3-------------- -------------------------1-----------X-------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Oh, Charlie..." During this part you can either play the riff from 0:05 or you can strum along likeso: -----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2------- -----3-3-3-------2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2------- -----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2------- -----0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Or you can play it an octave higher: ----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----- ----15-15-15----14-14-14----12-12-12----14-14-14----- ----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14----- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 (spacing changed due to two-digit numbers in the fingering) "I see you..." -------------------2-----------------------2--------- -------2---------3---3---------2---------3---3------- -----2---2-----2-------2-----2---2-----2-------2----- ---2-------2-0-------------2-------2-0--------------- -0-----------------------0--------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 And the strummed version - move this an octave higher if you wish: -----5-5-5-------2-2-2-------5-5-5-------2-2-2-------- -----2-2-2-------3-3-3-------2-2-2-------3-3-3-------- -----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Steel could do..." -------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------- -----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------ ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------- -0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 The second verse and following choruses are basically the same as above, except for this part of the second verse: "Finally win..." -------2-----3\2-------0-2---------------------------- -----3-----3-----3------------------------------------ ---2-----2---------2---------------------------------- -0-------------------0-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 (pull-off from the 3rd fret of the high E string to the 2nd) And this part: "A little closer..." -------5-----5---3------------------------------------ -----6---------------6-------------------------------- ---5-----5-5---2---2---0------------------------------ -0---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 At 2:01 the plucked notes played beneath the solo sound very similar to what was played at 0:05, but there is actually a small difference of one note. Basically the bottom note of each arpeggiated chord is reversed from what it was before. This is hard to explain with words, I advise that you just play along a few times and you'll hear what the difference is. Compare this with what's at 0:05: (play this beneath the solo) -------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------- -----3---3-------2---2-------0---0-------3---3-------- -0-2-------2-1-2-------2-0-2-------2-1-2-------2------ -*-----------*-----------*-----------*---------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 See those bottom notes? I put stars beneath them. They're the exact opposites of what they were during the beginning of the song.) Anyway, then it goes into this: -------------------2-----------------------2---------- -------2---------3---3---------2---------3---3-------- -----2---2-----2-------2-----2---2-----2-------2------ ---2-------2-0-------------2-------2-0---------------- -0-----------------------0---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Which is the same as "I see you lying stiff and cold..." Now for the solo itself: -------------7---------------------------------------- -----7-9-10--------10-9---9-10-7-------------9-10-9--- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ------------------------------------------------------ -7-----------------7-8-7------------------------9----- -----9-------------------9---7---------777-9-11------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ---------9-------------------------------------------- -10--12------9-----------9---10----12-9---7----------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ------------------------------------------------------ ---9-10-9-7---------7-8-----7------------------------- --------------9---------------9---9---9-11-7---------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Reeling..." "Out..." (the guitar AND mandolin are playing here, but this is what I hear for the constantly-plucked guitar part) -------------------------------------2---------------- -------3-----------3---------2-----2---2-3------------ -----4-----4-----4-----4-------2-4---------2-4-------- ---4-----4-----4-----4-------------------------4------ -2-----------2-------------4-------------------------- -------------------------2---------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Or an alternate, easier version for the part under "Out..." -------------------------- -------------------------- -------2-----------2------ -----4-----4-----4-----4-- ---4-----4-----4-----4---- -2-----------2------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Daisy..." "In..." ------------------------------------------------------ -------3-----------3---------------------------------- -----4-----4-----4-----4-------4-2-0-4---2---0-------- ---4-----4-----4-----4-------5---------0---0---0------ -2-----------2-------------5-------------------------- -------------------------3---------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Boat..." "Someone..." -------------------------------1-----5---3---1-------- -------1-1-------1-3---------1---1-------------------- -----0-----0--------3-0----2-------2---2---2---0------ ---3-----------3---------0---------------------------- -1-----------1---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "You..." -------------3---------------------------------------- -------3-------------------------1-5---3---1---------- -----3-----3-----3-------------2-----0---0---0-------- ---5-----5-----5---5---------3------------------------ ---------------------5-----3-------------------------- -3---------------------3-1---------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 "Oh..." -2----------------------------------------------------- -3----------------------------------------------------- -2----------------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 (let chord ring) The next chorus is the same as all the previous ones. Then there's the outro solo: --------------7---------------------------------------- -----7-9-10-------10--9---9-10-7----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ------------------------------------------------------- -------------10---------------------------------------- -------9-7-6-----6-----7------------------------------- -------------------------9-----------------7-6-7------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 -7-----------------------9---7------------------------- -----10----------------7------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 ------------------------------------------------------- -----------7-8---7------------------------------------- ---------------------9---9-11-7------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 End.
