Waterhole Expresso Bongo Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays478

Waterhole Expresso Bongo 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) 

Only one guitar in this one! Enjoy! 

Guitar 1 - Distorted Guitar 
============================== 
Intro 
===== 
e|-12~s15s11~s12s7~b8r7s5~-| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| Gtr. 1 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------12-11-12s15~-| 
B|----------------10~----------------10--------------| 
G|----8s9~----8s9--------8s9~----8s9-----------------| Gtr. 1 
D|-7~------7~---------7~------7~---------------------| 
A|-0~------0~---------0~------0~---------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

Verse 
===== 
e|--------------------------------------12-11-----------------------| 
B|----------------10~----------------10-------12~---------------10~-| 
G|----8s9~----8s9--------8s9~----8s9----------------8s9~----8s9-----| Gtr. 1 
D|-7~------7~---------7~------7~------------------7------7~---------| 
A|-0~------0~---------0~------0~------------------0------0~---------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
When the taxis gather in mock Solemnity 
Funeral hearses court the death of virginity 
Was it paradise lost or paradise found? 
Did we gain respect or were we holding ground?  
You had found true love, or so you believed 
And the wideboys tattooed your hearts upon their sleeves  

e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|----8s9---8s9----8s9---8s9-| 
D|-7~-----7-----7~-----7-----| 
A|-0~-----0-----0~-----0-----| 
E|---------------------------| 

Chorus 
====== 
  Gtr. 1 
e|----12s0-| 
B|----xs0--| 
G|----9s0--| x12 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|-0~------| 
So when you think it's time to go 
When you think it's time to go 
Don't be surprised, the heroes never show 

Interlude 
========= 
e|--------------------------------------12-11-12s15~-| 
B|----------------10~----------------10--------------| 
G|----8s9~----8s9--------8s9~----8s9-----------------| Gtr. 1 
D|-7~------7~---------7~------7~---------------------| 
A|-0~------0~---------0~------0~---------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

Verse (as before) 
===== 
And the patter merchants selling false impressions 
Tipping eyes at the waitress with American expressions 
Tie angels to the bar with sweet Martini's and their charms 
They're lying on every word and every arm  
They're turning down their noses to the best lines 
And the cheap wines 
And the wideboys 
They wear their lovebites for their crimes 

Chorus (as before) 
====== 
So when you think it's time to go 
When you think it's time to go 
Don't be surprised, the heroes never show 
e|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-7~--| 
D|-0~--| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

Outro/Segue to Lords of the Backstage 
===================================== 
5 bar break here but feel free to play a keyboard part from bar 2 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-----------7---10----8---7-----7-| 
G|---7-9-7-9---7-----7---7---7-9---| Keys (x4) 
D|-7-------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-3-------------3-------------| 
G|-----5---4-5-------5---4-5---| Gtr. 1 (x2) 
D|---5---5-----5---5---5-----5-| 
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