Absent Friends

artits : saxon
album : unleash the beast ( 1997 )

tuning : half – step down
time : 6/4

here’s saxon’s wonderful power – ballad called ’absent friends’ . it’s a song you all
should know .

intro :
| – 3 – |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – | | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2h3p2p0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – | | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
A | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E | – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – |
B | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – |
G | – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – |
D | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
A | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – |

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – | | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – | | – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 2 – h3 – – – – – 3 – – 0 – h2 – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – | | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E | – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 1~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 1~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – | | – 2~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | | – 3~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – 3~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – 1~~~~~~~~~ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :

( try to make variations with dsus4! hear the song and find out when to vary . )

D G
you went in the morning
D G
we didn’t say good – bye
D G
the friends that you left here
Em7/B Asus4
wonder why , wonder why

D G
i wish i could see you
D G
just for a day
D G
tell you we missed you
Em7/B Asus4
and ask you to stay , ask you to stay

chorus :
D Cadd4
to absent friends
Em Cmaj7
this one’s for you , this one’s for you
D Cadd4
to absent friends
Em Cmaj7
this one’s for you , this one’s for you

you went without warning
we didn’t even know
just like the good ones
it was your turn to go
your turn to go

solo :

( try variations with Cadd4 / Cadd2 / Cmaj7 or other – it’s impossible to hear it! make
sure that it sounds/Feels good . )

Em C Em C
Em C D D
Em C Em C
Em C D D

Bm D
when we’re together
Bm D
you stand at our side
Bm D
we’ll raise our glasses
Cadd4
and toast you tonight
A
toast you tonight

you went in the morning
we didn’t say good – bye
the friends that you left here
wonder why , wonder why

i wish i could see you
just for a day
tell you we missed you
and ask you to stay
ask you to stay

to absent friends ( to absent friends )
this one’s for you ( this one’s for you )
this one’s for you
to absent friends ( to absent friends )
this one’s for you ( this one’s for you )
this one’s for you
to absent friends ( to absent friends )
this one’s for you ( this one’s for you )
this one’s for you
to absent friends ( to absent friends )
this one’s for you
this one’s for you
this one’s for you

( i’ll try to tab the solo as soon as i get a guitar with more than 21 frets . )

chords :

Em7/B Asus Cadd4 [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] Cmaj7 Dsus4
0 0 3 0 0 3
3 3 1 3 0 3
0 2 0 0 0 2
2 2 2 2 2 0
2 0 3 3 3
x 0 x x x x x