Jesus Christ Superstar

Pilate and Christ(Chords)

Jesus Christ Superstar

Key: Gm

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  (Play it here or an octave higher) 
(chords)  Gm                  Gm                     Gm             Gm         
          1   2   3   4   5 | 1   2     3   4   5  | 1  2  3  4  5 |1 2 3 4 5| 
        e|------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------| 
        B|3---1-1-3---3---1-|-3---3--3--3---1---4--|-4-----3-------|---------| 
        G|3---2-2-3---3---2-|-3---3--3--3---2---5--|-5-----3-------|---------| 
(horns)   D   C C D   D   C | D   D  D  D   C   Eb | Eb    D  
          Bb  A A Bb  Bb  A | Bb  Bb Bb Bb  A   C  | C     Bb 
           
          {repeat above once (Gm w/horns)} 
 
(chords)  D7/aug5/9               D7/aug5/9              Gm            
          1   2   3   4   5    1   2   3   4   5 | 1  2  3 4 5 | 
        e|8--(8)------8--(8)-|-8--(8)------8--(8)|-------3-3-3-| 
        B|6--(6)------6--(6)-|-6--(6)------------|-------------| 
        G|5---7-7-7-------7--|-5---7-7-7---5-----|-0-----------| 
        D|0------------------|-0---------------8-|-------------| 
(horns)   C__________ C_____ | C__________ C_____| G     G G G | 
          F   D D D   F   D  | F   D D D   C   Bb| G           | 
           
(chords)  D7/aug5/9               D7/aug5/9                 Gm            
          1   2   3   4   5    1   2   3   4   5   6 |1 
        e|8--(8)------8--(8)-|-8--(8)------8--(8)----| 
        B|6--(6)------6--(6)-|-6--(6)------7--(7)----|to Gm below 
        G|5---7-7-7-------7--|-5---7-7-7-------7---7-| 
        D|0------------------|-0---------------------| 
(horns)   C__________ C_____ | C_________  C____      
          F   D D D   F   D  | F   D D D   F#  D   D  
           
  
          Gm  F#7/C#   | Gm     F#7/C#  
                        (2nd Gm with dissonant melody below) 
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{dissonant melody played by horns at 2nd Gm (above)  } 
{best played on 2 guitars, or on keyboards (or horns)}     
{tab}  Gm                   F#7/C#                        
       1   2     3   4      1     2     3     4     | 
     e|----15-15-15--15-15-|15-14-13-12-11-10-9--9--|  
     B|--------------------|------------------------| 
     G|--------------------|------------------------| 
     D|----16-16-16--16-16-|16-15-14-13-12-11-11-11-|  
        
{notes}    G  G  G    G  G |G  F# F  E  D# D  C# C#   
           F# F# F#   F# F# F# F  E  D# D  C# C# C# 
        (Yes, this IS correct. It is VERY dissonant!) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gm F#7/C# Gm F#7/C# Gm Gm/D Ab D7/aug5/9 Pilate: Who is this broken man cluttering up my hallway? Gm F#7/C# Gm F#7/C# Who is this unfortunate? Gm F#/C# D Gm Gm/D Soldier: Someone Christ - King of the Jews Cm B7/F# Cm B7/F# Pilate: Oh! So this is Jesus Christ! I'm really quite surprised Bb7/F B7/F# Bb7/F G7 You look so small - not a king at all Cm B7/F# Cm B7/F# We all know that you are news - but are you king? King of the Jews? Bb7/F B7/F# Bb7/F G7 Jesus: That's what you say Cm B7/F# Cm B7/F# Pilate: What do you mean by that? ------- Cm Cm/G Db G7 That is not an an- swer Cm B7/F# Cm B7/F# You're deep in trouble, friend - Cm B/F# G Cm Someone Christ - King of the Jews --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
misc. chord hints: 
     Fm      E7/B    Eb7/Bb  Cm7add9  E7/aug5/9/B   
    8th      7th      6th      8th     6th 
   |o|||o   oo|o|o   oo|o|o  ||ooo|   ||o||| 
   ||||o|   ||||||   ||||||  ||||||   o||o|| 
   ||oo||   ||o|o|   ||o|o|  |o|||o   ||||o| 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fm E7/B Fm E7/B How can someone in your state be so cool about your fate Eb7/Bb E7/B Eb7/Bb Cm7add9(Bb D Eb G on piano) An amazing thing - this silent king Fm7 E7/aug5/9/B Fm7 E7/B Since you come from Galilee then you need not come to me Eb7/Bb E7/B Eb7/Bb C7 You're Herod's race! You're Herod's case! F C F Crowd: Hosanna Hey Sanna Sanna Sanna Ho ------ Ab Db Sanna Hey Sanna Ho Sanna Dbm Dm Hey JC, JC please explain to me? Bbm F# C7 F You had everything where is it now?

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