Happy chords by Brandi Carlile

~SHappy~T by Brandi Carlile, as tabbed by BoB Mulkern

Track 5 on the Brandi Carlile CD and written by
Brandi, this is a hauntingly beautiful tune that is
reasonably easy to play. Standard open chords with
single string ~Shammering~T effects are needed, the
chords being G, C, Em, Am, Bm and D with the song
actually performed with a capo on the third fret. Some
experience with hammering the low E string on a G
chord, F# to G (hammering up) and G to F# to open E
(walking down) to land on Em is helpful. Also, within
the structure of the C chord, hammering ~Sup~T from B to
C on the A string and ~Swalking down~T from C to B to A
on the A string, is helpful in replicating the tune.
No fancy right hand finger action is needed but the
tune should not be simply strummed either. Rather,
judicious striking of the strings from the lower to
upper range with a pick does the job. Both the G and
the C chords can, most of the time, be gainfully
played more fully, or ~Ssuspensefully~T, by using the
ring finger to hold down a D note on the B string for
both the G and C chords, but alternate this at will
with the standard fingering of G and C. Pregnant
pauses of a beat or two when resolving the choruses
and bridge bring some nice drama to the tune. The
following tabbing of this tune is of course all my own
work and, despite my best efforts, approximate - so
embellish at will and enjoy! BoB M

G(F#) = half-step hammering up to the G from the F# on
the low E string

C(B) = half-step hammering up to the C from the B on
the A string

G(F#/Em) = walking down from the G to F# to E on E
string landing in Em chord

C(B/A) = walking down from the C to the B to the open
A on the A string


Intro:

G(F#)          G(F#)
C(B)

G(F#)          G(F#)
C(B)

Verse 1:

G(F#)      G(F#        C(B)
I don~Rt hang around that place no more

G(F#)      G(F#)      C(B)
I~Rm tired of wearing circles in the floor

 G(F#)     G(F#)     C(B)
And I don~Rt carry myself very well

G(F#)      G(F#)       C(B)
I~Rve gotten so much braver can you tell?

Chorus 1:

D  C       G(F#/Em)
I~Rm happy, can~Rt you see

Em   C    D     C(B/A)   G(F#)  C(B)
I~Rm allright, but I miss you Amber Lee

G(F#)         G(F#)           C(B)

G(F#)         G(F#)           C(B)


Verse 2:

G(F#)      G(F#)       C(B)
And I line up all my secrets one by one

G(F#)     G(F#)      C(B)
and put~Rem all away when I was done

G(F#)         G(F#)           C(B)
And I would really love to hear your voice sometime

G(F#)      G(F#)      C(B)
To close a little distance in my mind

D  C       G(F#/Em)
I~Rm happy, can~Rt you see

Em C     D      C(B/A)   G(F#)   C(B)
I~Rm allright, but I miss you Amber Lee

G(F#)        G(F#)           C(B)

G(F#)        G(F#)           C(B)



Bridge:
Am       G         C
Where have you been all these years?

 Am        G     C
And how could you just disappear?

  Bm      D    G(F#)  C(B)
And when, did you stop,~E. missing me

G(F#)         G(F#)           C(B)

G(F#)         G(F#)           C(B)

D  C       G(F#/Em)
I~Rm happy, can~Rt you see

Em   C   D  C(B/A) C(B/A) C(B/A)  G(F#) -end
I~Rm allright, but I miss you Amber Lee