IS ANYBODY THERE? - John Hiatt ------------------------------ F Fsus4 Fsus2 F x2 Bb/C F Bb/C F C Bb Am Bb Well I'm out here ... C A/C# Dm C Bb Asking on my knees for some ... Bb/C F Bb C F And, God, you know it's ha.... Am7 Bb I see a road and a ... Gm7 Bb/C Let me tell you ... Dm C Bb F Is anybody there? Oh, I ... Dm C Gm F/A Bb C To care- I'm feeling alone and it ... Dm C Bb F Is anybody there? Oh, I ... Eb/Bb Dm/A To know that I'm good ... Bb/C F To walk .... And as a woman in this world, well .... We could hit that road in a .... x2 x7 I'm gonna keep on walking, baby ... ------------- On the album, the song is carried by electric piano, with electric guitar and Hammond organ being decorative. If you want to play it by yourself, and you're not totally confident in the key of F (rolls eyes condescendingly), you may find it easier to play in D with a capo on the 3rd fret. In this case, F becomes D, Bb/C becomes G/A (x00033), C becomes A, Bb becomes G, Am becomes F#m, A/C# becomes F# (244322), Dm becomes Bm, Gm7 becomes Em7, F/A becomes D/F# (200232), and Eb/Bb becomes C/G. Anyway, back to what IS on the album. The guitar, piano and organ are pretty well mixed together, and so it's quite hard to pick out what the guitar is doing. Hence the following transcription is approximate, and any repeating sections will probably be played with different variations each time - but what's here should give you a fair idea. Please don't try to play it note-for-note. Comments and corrections welcome.... Intro riff: + + + + + + + + |---------------------|---------------------| |-10--------------10--|-11--------------11--| |---------------10----|--12-----------12--12| |-------------10----10|-------------10------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| + + + + + + + + |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|----10---13--13------| |------------------10--|---10----10--10------| |-10----------10-12--10|-10------12--12------| |-10-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| Verse: (Play twice, omitting last 2 chords 2nd time) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |---------------------|---------8-|-6---6-5-|-6---------| |-10------10---10h11--|-10----8---|-6---6-5-|-6---------| |-10-----------10h12--|-10--------|---------|-----------| |-10----10------------|-----10----|---------|-----10-11-| |---------------------|-----------|---------|-----10-11-| |---------------------|-----------|---------|-----8--9--| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|-------11-11-|-10----6--8--|-10----11-11-| |--------10-9--|-7-----12-12-|-10----7--9--|-10----12-12-| |-12---12---10-|-8-----------|-10----8--10-|-10----------| |-12-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-10-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Bridge: + + + + + + + + + + . +. + + + + + |-.-.-0---|---------|----------13-13----------|---------| |-8-8-----|-6----6--|-11----------13-13-10~~~~|-11------| |-5-5--5--|-7-------|-10----------------------|-12------| |-7-7---7-|-8-------|-12----------------------|-12------| |---------|---------|-------------------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------------------|---------| Chorus: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-------------------|---------|---------------------|--/6-5-6---| |-6---------6---5---|-----6---|-6-----------6-------|--/8-6-6-5-| |-7------7p5----5---|-----5---|-7-------7p5-7-------|-------7-5-| |-7------7p5--------|-8---7---|-7-------7p5-7-------|---------5-| |-------------------|-8-------|---------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-6-------|---------------------|-----------| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-------------------|---------|---------|-----| |-6---------6---5---|-----10--|-11--10--|-11--| |-7------7p5----5---|-----10--|-12--10--|-12--| |-7------7p5--------|-8---10--|-13--12--|-----| |-------------------|-8-------|---------|-----| |-------------------|-6-------|---------|-----| Format: 4 bar electric piano introduction Intro riff Verse Bridge Chorus Intro riff Verse Bridge Chorus x2 Intro riff x7 Notation used: + = Marks the beat p = Pull-off h = Hammer-on / = Slide ~ = Vibrato . = Staccato
Is Anybody There by John Hiatt guitar playing instructions.