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Without You by Rent
Without You
This is the one from the musical. Were there are no chords you play the riff, and it
like this.
e|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
D|-----2-------2-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Intro: Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
MIMI
Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows.
Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, the children play.
Bm7 Gsus2 Bm7 Gsus2
Gsus2 Dsus2 D
The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you.
Bm7 Gsus2 Bm7 Gsus2
The earth turns, the sun burns
F#m Gsus2
but I die
Dsus2 D
without you.
Same as before:
Without you, the stars roar the breeze warms, the girl smiles, the cloud moves.
Without you, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash.
The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without you.
The moon glows, the river flows, but I die, without you.
ROGER
Bbsus2/D Dsus2
The world revives—
MIMI
Bbsus2/D Dsus2
Colors renew—
BOTH
Bbsus2/D A/C# Am/C G/B
D/A Gm/Bb Asus A
But I know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue.
Same as intro
MIMI
Without you.
Without you, the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats.
ROGER
Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walk, the lungs breathe.
ROGER
The mind churns!
MIMI
The mind churns!
ROGER
The heart yearns!
MIMI
The heart yearns!
BOTH
The tears dry, without you.
Life goes on
Bm7 Gsus2
but I’m gone.
F#m Gsus2 Dsus2 D
Cause I die, without you.
MIMI
Without you.
ROGER
Without you.
BOTH
Without you.
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version 2
*Same key as the original musical version. For the movie version, transpose a full-step down.
Aadd4: {x 0 0 2 2 0}
[Verse 1]
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, the children play
Bm G A D
The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you
Bm G A D
The earth turns, the sun burns, but I die, without you
[Verse 2]
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the breeze warms, the girl smiles, the cloud moves
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash
Bm G A D
The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without you
Bm G A D
The moon glows, the river flows, but I die, without you
[Bridge]
F C
The world revives
F C
Colors renew
F A
But I know blue
E A
Only blue
C A
Lonely blue
E
Within me, mlue
Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you
[Verse 3]
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats
Dsus2 Aadd4 Dsus2 Aadd4
Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walk, the lungs breathe
Bm G A D
The mind churns, the heart years, the tears dry, without you
Bm G A D
Life goes on, but I'm gone, 'cause I die, without you
Dsus2
Without you
D
Without you
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version 3
hey this is just the main riff
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--1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1------------------|
----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0--------------|
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or the version from the musical.......
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--3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------------|
----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|
------4-------4-------2-------2-------4-------4-------2-------2--------------|
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version 4
CAPO: 1st Fret
This song is pretty much a C chord for the majority of it.
Just repeat this until you hear the root note change (The stars gleam, the poets dream)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1--------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
D|---------0-------------0--------------2------------2-------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Okay, it starts getting a little tricky here, but if you read my advice, you'll be able
to pick it up with a little practice.
Basically, the way you want your fingers is in the C chord shape, but with the finger
next to your pinkie, off the string.
When it comes to the 2>3, you take the finger next your pinkie and place it on two, and
pluck it once.
Then you slide it to 3 while still playing the arpeggio with your other hand. Then for
the low E string,
you want to bring your thumb over the top of the neck to play the 1st fret of the E string.
This is probably the trickiest part of the song, but with a bit of practice, it becomes
second nature.
(The stars gleam)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1--------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
D|---------2-------------2--------------2------------2-------------------------|
A|---0----------------2->3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1---------------------------------------------|
(The poets dream)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1--------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
D|---------2-------------2--------------2------------2-------------------------|
A|---0----------------2->3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1---------------------------------------------|
(The eagles fly)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1--------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
D|---------2-------------2--------------2------------2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------1------------------------------------------------------------|
(Without you)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1------------1--------------1-------------1-------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-------0-----0--------0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
D|---------0-------------0--------------2------------2-------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You repeat this phrase again until the second time Mimi sings without you.
That right there is pretty much it for most of the song.
I'm not 100% sure on what the key change is for the part where Roger comes in, so I
wouldn't feel right trying to teach you what it is.
But the chords I use that seem to work fine are Am, E, F and G.
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version 5
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|--3-------3-------3-------3------|-------------------------------|
|----2---2---1---1---2---2---1---1|-------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2--|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
This is repeated through the whole song.
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