Piano Tab, Accords 10,000 Maniacs / Because The Night (3.9 from 7 votes) 56,188 Views, Last Update 18 years ago by: bizzle [Guest]

Artist Name: 10000 Maniacs
Song Name  : Because The Night
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Tabbed By  : bizzle

Chords by Ian C.T. vom Saal
Converted from Guitar Tab to Piano by ~~~~~bizzle~~~~

As recorded by the 10,000 Maniacs on their 'MTV Unplugged Album' in 1993.

This is one of my Favorite songs done by 10,000 Maniacs from their MTV
Unplugged Album. Originally written by Bruce Springsteen & Patti Smith, this
version is a bit different, utilizing some different words & emphasizing 
some different changes, chords, & accents.  The Instrumental Solo is the only 
part of the song that I tried to leave open to interpretation because it was done 
on violin, everything else is pretty much dead on.  It is rather difficult to 
emulate the beginning & ending of this song since it's done on piano, but I feel 
that what I have here works well.  I usually use a lot of chord substitutions, so 
this is just a very elemental version of what I play when I play this song out.  
I blend arpeggiated & strummed chords throughout the song for dynamic
purposes - this adds a little more color - please play this song how you 
like, what I have below is just a rough guide . . . but it is rather accurate.
(Questions, comments, suggestions -- ianvomsaal@hotmail.com)
Have Fun . . . Ian C.T. vom Saal
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CHORD DEFINITIONS:
 Bm chord    G chord      Bsus2 chord     D chord 
   3|F#         3|g           3|F#          3|F#   
   3|d          3|d           3|C#          3|d    
   2|b          2|g           2|b           2|a    
   2|F#         2|d           2|F#          2|d    
   1|b          1|b           1|b           1|a    
                1|g           

 A chord     F# chord     C chord     
   3|e         3|F#         3|e         
   3|C#        3|C#         3|C#         
   2|a         2|A#         2|g         
   2|e         2|F#         2|e         
   1|a         2|C#         2|c         
   1|e         1|F#         1|e    


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10,000 Maniacs - Because the night
[Intro]--> [BmBm
] [GG
] [AA
] [BmBm
]-[BmBm
] [GG
] [AA
] [BmBm
]
[VERSE1]
[BmBm
]Take . . . [GG
]now, . . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . . . [BmBm
].
[BmBm
]Hold . . . . . . G]. . . . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . . unders[BmBm
]tand
De[BmBm
]sire . . . . h[GG
]unger, . . . . . . . [AA
]. . . . . . . . b[BmBm
]reathe
[BmBm
]Love . . . . . . . . ban[GG
]quet  [AA
] . . . . . . . . . feed[BmBm
].

[GG
]Come[GG
] . . . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . . . . . . . u[DD
]nders[AA
]tand
the w[BmBm
]ay . . . . . . [GG
] . . . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
]. . . . . 
comm[AA
]and.
[DD
]Take my han[GG
]d, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
]  des[AA
]cends.
They c[CC
]an't hurt you now, [BmBm
]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [F#F#
] . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . .

[CHORUS]
[BmBm
]Because the n[GG
]ight be[AA
]longs to l[BmBm
]overs.
[BmBm
] . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
] . . . .  [AA
] . . . . . . u[BmBm
]s.
[BmBm
] . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
] . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . l[BmBm
]overs.
[BmBm
] . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
] . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . u[BmBm
]s.

[VERSE2]
[BmBm
]Have . . . . . . . dou[GG
]bt . . . . . . . . . . [AA
] . . . . . . . 
a[BmBm
]lone?
[BmBm
]Love . . . . . . . . . . r[GG
]ing, . . . . . . . . t[AA
]elephone  [BmBm
].
[BmBm
]Love . . . . . . . . .. a[GG
]ngel,          dis[AA
]guised . . . . . . 
l[BmBm
]ust,
[BmBm
]Here . . . . . . . . . b[GG
]ed . . . . . . . . m[AA
]orning . . . . . . . 
[BmBm
].

[GG
]Come[GG
]on n[AA
]ow, . . . . . . . . . . . u[DD
]nders[AA
]tand
the . . . . . [BmBm
] . . . . . . f[GG
]eel . . . . . . . .  y[GG
]our . . . . . . 
. [AA
]
[DD
]Take . . . . . . . . . . [GG
]  . . . . . . . . . . . .  s[GG
]un . . . . . . 
. . [AA
]
They c[CC
]an't . . . . . . . . . [BmBm
] . . . . . . . . . . . . [F#F#
] . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . .

[CHORUS]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
  [SOLO] -->    [GG
] [AA
] [DD
] [AA
] [BmBm
] [GG
] [GG
] [AA
] [DD
] [GG
] [GG
] [AA
] [CC
] [BmBm
] 
[F#}

[BRIDGE]
W[DD
]ith l[DD
]ove w[AA
]e s[AA
]leep;
W[DD
]ith d[DD
]oubt the v[AA
]isc[AA
]ious ci[AA
]rcle t[BmBm
]urns and t[AA
]urns.
W[DD
]ith[DD
]out you o[AA
]hh [AA
]I c[AA
]an[AA
]not l[BmBm
]ive,
F[AA
]org[AA
]ive t[DD
]he y[DD
]ear[DD
]ning, [AA
]bur[AA
]ning
I [GG
]be[GG
]lieve [DD
]in ti[DD
]me, t[GG
]oo r[GG
]eal t[AA
]o f[AA
]eel,

So t[BmBm
]take me now,    [DD
] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [GG
] . . . . . . . . 
. . . no[F#F#
]w   [F# Aprox 16x].

[CHORUS REPEAT 2X]

[Instrumental Ending - Try finger-picking the Chords gradually slowing down]
[BmBm
]     [GG
]     [AA
]     [BmBm
] - [BmBm
]     [GG
]     [AA
]     [BmBm
]
[BmBm
]     [GG
]     [AA
]     [BmBm
] - [BmBm
]     [GG
]     [AA
]     [Bsus2Bsus2
]


Arpeggiate notes for Bsus2 SLOWLY


Transcribed By Ian C.T. vom Saal  -- ianvomsaal@hotmail.com
If you'd like this song in it's entirety, just drop me a line.


~ Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life ~

Song Chord Charts:
Bm
G
A
D
C
F#
Bsus2