Hope For The Future Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays423

Hope For The Future by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			

s       Slide 
h       Hammer-on 
p       Pull-off 
T       Tap 
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B 
R       Release back to the originally bent note 
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic 
m       Palm Muted 
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) 
>       Accent on the notes 

What a funky track! There's 2 acoustic guitars in this track. Guitar 1 provides 
the main guitar parts for the track and has a  
Capo on the 2nd fret. Guitar 2 
has a small lead part at the beginning over the intro and verse 1 and provides 
a more thickened last Chorus with staccatoed chords.  
Enjoy! 

Guitar 1 - Acoustic Guitar *** 
*** 
Guitar 2 - Acoustic Guitar 

============================== 

Intro 
===== 
Gtr. 1 
   >       >       >     >     > 
e|-----------------------------0~-| 
B|-----------------5-----5-----0~-| 
G|-----------------5-----5-----2~-| x 4 
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-4-4-4-4-4-2~-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-| 
E|--------------------------------| 

Gtr. 2 
e|-----5~-|-------10-12b14~-|----------------------| 
B|-5s7----|----12-----------|-(13b)15r13p10-12-10~-| 
G|--------|-11--------------|----------------------| 
D|--------|-----------------|----------------------| 
A|--------|-----------------|----------------------| 
E|--------|-----------------|----------------------| 

verse 1 
======= 
Gtr. 1 
   >       >       >     >     > 
e|-----------------------------0~-| 
B|-----------------5-----5-----0~-| 
G|-----------------5-----5-----2~-| 
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-4-4-4-4-4-2~-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~-| 
E|--------------------------------| 

I've been feeling kind of down and loose  
Like a Rosicrucian pope  
Head down deep in the womb of time  
Carrying a message of hope 
e|-7---------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|---9b10-7-9------| Gtr. 2 
D|------------9-7~-| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-----------------| 
My hands steady as a hangman's hands  
Surer than the hangman's rope 
e|------------| 
B|-----12-10~-| 
G|-s11--------| Gtr. 2 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 
I could sleep for invisible years 
e|-12b14~-| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| Gtr. 2 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------|  
Carrying a message of hope  

Bridge 
====== 
Gtr. 1 
e|---3~---3~---3~-------3-3-----------------------------1~---1~---1~-| 
B|---3~---3~---3~-------3-3-----------------------------1~---1~---1~-| 
G|---0~---0~---0~-------0-0---2~---2~---2~-------2-2----2~---2~---2~-| 
D|-000~-0-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~---0~---0~-------0-0----3~---3~---3~-| 
A|-222~-2-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-2-2-2-x~---x~---x~-------x-x----3~-3-3~-3-3~-| 
E|-333~-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3-3-3-2~-2-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-2-2-22-1~-1-1~-1-1~-| 

For the future  

verse 2 (Palm Mute throughout) 
======= 
Gtr. 1 
|--------------x3----------------| 
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------|---------------------4-3---4-3-| 
D|-4--4-4-4-4--2--2-2--2-1-------|-4--4-4-4-4--2--2-2------4-----| 
A|-------------------------2-1-2-|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 

I've been feeling kind of down and loose  
Like a Rosicrucian pope  
Head down deep in the womb of time  
Carrying a message of hope  
My hands steady as a hangman's hands  
Surer than the hangman's rope  
I could sleep for invisible years  
Carrying a message of hope  

Chorus 
====== 
Gtr. 1 
e|---------2-----2---------------------| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-----0---1-----0---| 
G|---2---2-------------0---0---0-----0-| 
D|-0-----------0-----------------0-----| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------3-----------------| 

Carrying a message  
Carrying a message  
Message of hope  

verse 3 (Palm Mute throughout) 
======= 
Gtr. 1 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-3--3-3-3-3-1--1-1--1-0-------| 
A|------------------------3-1-3-| 
E|------------------------------| 
I found a power on a dusty shelf  
Hey! the languages I learned 
Now I'm so powerful I hurt myself  
I hurt myself  
I feel kind of limbic brain 
Like the library of an astronaut 
Found hidden in a pyramid  
Shadowing a body of thought  

Chorus (as before x 2) 
====== 

Interlude Part 1 
================ 

Gtr. 1                     m 
e|-----4-0---0---4h5-0-|-----0-----0---2-0-| 
B|---0-----------------|-------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------2-----------| 
D|-2-------2---2-------|-0h2-----0---0-----| 
A|---------------------|-------------------| 
E|---------------------|-------------------| 

e|-----0-----0---0-0-|-----0---------0---| 
B|-------------------|-------------------| 
G|-------2-----------|-------2-----2---2-|  
D|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-2-----| 
A|-0-------0---------|-------------------| 
E|-------------------|-3-------3---------| 
Madam I'm Adam, I'm a palindrome  
Never odd or even any time  
Fishin' and smilin' like a garden gnome 
Twisting tales and spinning lines 

Intelude Part 2 
=============== 
Gtr. 1 (***In time with the drums***) 
e|-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-| 
B|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-| 
G|-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-| 
D|----------------------6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
Twisting tales and spinning lines 
Why don't we twist like we did last year?  

Chorus/Outro 
============ 
Gtr. 1 
e|---------2-----2---------------------| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-----0---1-----0---| 
G|---2---2-------------0---0---0-----0-| 
D|-0-----------0-----------------0-----| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------3-----------------| 

Gtr. 2 
e|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-| 
B|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-| 
G|-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-| 
D|----------------------7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante