Incomplete chords by
Backstreet Boys (Official Version)

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Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F#m

C#m

E

B

F#m

C#m

E

B

Verse 1
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Empty spaces
E E 
 
B B 
 
fill me up with hopes
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Distant faces
E E 
 
B B 
 
with no place left to go
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Without you   within me
E E 
 
B B 
 
I can't find no rest
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Where I'm   going
E E 
 
B B 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
is anybody's guess

Chorus 1

C#m7

E

Badd4

I tried to go on like I never knew you

Asus2

C#m7

Badd4

I'm awake but my world is half asleep

C#m7

E

Badd4

I pray for this heart to be unbroken

Asus2

C#m7

Badd4

But without you all I'm going to be is

Interlude 1

F#m

C#m

E

B

(incomplete)

F#m

C#m

E

B

Verse 2
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Voices tell me
E E 
 
B B 
 
I should carry on
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
But I am    swimming
E E 
 
B B 
 
in an ocean all alone
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Baby, my baby,
E E 
 
B B 
 
it's written on your face
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
You still wonder
E E 
 
B B 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
if we made a big mistake

Chorus 2

C#m7

E

Badd4

I tried to go on like I never knew you

Asus2

C#m7

Badd4

I'm awake but my world is half asleep

C#m7

E

Badd4

I pray for this heart to be unbroken

Asus2

C#m7

Badd4

But without you all I'm going to be is

Bridge 1
Asus2 Asus2 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
(incomplete)   I      don't mean to drag it on
Asus2 Asus2 
 
But I can't seem to let you go
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
I      don't want to make you face     this world
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
alone
E E 
 
B B 
 
I want to let you go
F#m F#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
E E 
 
Badd4 Badd4

Chorus 3
E E 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
I tried to go       on like I never knew you
Asus2 Asus2 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
I'm awake   but my world    is half asleep
C#m7 C#m7 
 
E E 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
I pray for this heart    to be unbroken
Asus2 Asus2 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Badd4 Badd4 
 
But without      you all I'm going  to be       is
Badd4 Badd4 
 
incomplete

Outro 1

F#m

C#m

E

B

F#m

C#m

E

B

In complete

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF#m C#m E B Asus2...

Chords

F#m
C#m
E
B
Asus2
C#m7
Badd4

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Incomplete by Backstreet Boys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Backstreet Boys's performance.

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