Grantchester Meadows Tabs & Lyrics by Pink Floyd
Grantchester Meadows
guitar tabs lyrics
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| GRANTCHESTER MEADOWS - PINK FLOYD |
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard
Although the parts are quite simple, there's LOADS of improv going on here,
especially towards the end,
mainly on the basic E major scale.
Roger Waters plays most of this; ive tabbed it how he plays it on the record,
so that's mostly sliding up and down the same string when playing the
2nd guitar part.
This is a very rhythmic song, and as standard tab cannot convey rhythm, it is
sometimes hard to read. Here, if the measure for guitar 2 appears longer than
guitar 1 sometimes, it isn't, i just couldn't fit it in! Listen to the song
to get a full sense of rhythm.
Here goes, then...
--INTRO: fade in (bird sounds, which i CANNOT tab). Two acoustics
(0:37)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
A|---------4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---6---4---7---7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------6--4----7--7---6---4---7---7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--|
A|------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------6---7--9---7--6---4--7---7---6--4--7--7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--VERSE 1 (1:11):
E
Icy wind of night be gone this is not your domain
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7---x---7-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------8---7---|
E
In the sky a bird was heard to cry.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---4---5---7---9---7---5---5---4---4---2---4---4---4---4---2-|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E
Belie the deathly silence that lay all around.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS (1:45)
These parts play under every line of the chorus:
A G F# E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|Guitar 1
D|---7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A G F#
Hear the lark harken to the barking of the dog fox
E
Gone to ground.
A G F# E
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water.
A G F# E
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
A G
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer
F# E
Making for the sea.
--VERSE 2 (2:19)
E
In the hazy water meadow I lay me down.
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
All around me golden sun flakes settle on the ground.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7---7---7---6---4---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A
Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---4---5---7---9---7---5---5---4---4---2---4---4---4---4---2-|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---7---9---11--13--14--16--18--------16-14h16p14-13h14p13-11h13p11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9h11p9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS (2:52): same as before.
--AD LIB ACOUSTIC SOLOS (3:25)
This is all based on one chord: E major. I think that all the improvising
is in the scale of E major, but I can't be sure...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 2
D|-----6-7---9---7---6---4---7---6------6---4----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------6------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------9h10-9--------9h10-9-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 3
D|--------------------------------------9----9--------9----9-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-7---9---7---6---4---7-----7---6---7---6---6---4-------4---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9h10-9------9h10-9-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------9------------------10---9--|
D|------9----9------9----9-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9--------------------------------|
D|-6---6---7---9---11--9---11-9/11--9------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----5--4\2----|
B|-13/15-15-15-15p14-12--10--9-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11-9--------6/7--7-7-7----6--4\2----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 drops out
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|---0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--------------------2-----2----------2---1-----------2---1-----|Guitar 3
D|--------------------2-----2---2------2-------------2-------------|
A|------------------2----------------2---2---2-----------2---2-----|
E|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---1------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------------x---0---0---------1/2---2-----------12--9-----|
A|------2---2------x---x-2---2---------1/2---2--------2------------|
E|-0---------------------------------0--------------0---0----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7/9-7-----7\6p4-------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------7------------------------------2----------|
E|-0---0-------------------7/9-7---5p4-4---2---2-0-2h4-------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------/9-9-9---7---7--7p6--4-----------------6---------|
A|----------------------------------------7---------7h9------------|
E|------------------------------------------7/9--7-----------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9/11-9----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------11\9-7--------------7-7---9/11-9-7----------------|
E|-------------------------------7h9-----9-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13h14-13--11-9-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------11-9------------7p6---7p6---6h7-9---------------|
A|-------------------------------------7-----7---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-13h14-13--13h14-13--13h14-13----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-14----14--14----14--14----14----|
E|---------------------------------|
(4:41): guitar 2 returns
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 2
D|---------------------------------------7---6----------7---6------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------7--7---7-7-7---7--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-----------------------------7--7---7-7-7---7--|Guitar 3
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---7---9---7---6---7---7---6---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------7--7h9p7--6h7p6--4h6p4--2h4p2-|
E|-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
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e|------------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10--9------7-------------------|
G|---------------/13-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6---7---9---7---6h7p6-6-7------6--6h7p6-9--9h11p9-7h9p7-6h7p6-|
A|------------------------------7h9--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--VERSE 3 (repeat of verse 2) (5:06)
Same guitar parts with slight variations.
--CHORUS (5:39):
parts different from before (but with same chords):
Hear the lark.. to the..of the.. gone to ground.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|Gtr.1
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------6---6----------------------------------------------------|Gtr.2
D|---------7---7----6/9-9-9---9-------9-------------9---7---6---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------9---7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hear the.. king.. flash.. water
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7--------------7-9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
river.. sliding unseen.. trees
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9-------------------------|
D|-11---9-11-----11-12----11-9---9-7-6-7/9----9---------7---6---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------9---7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Laughing endless..making sea
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------7---6---4------4---6--7--9-|
A|---------------------------------------7-------------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---Ending: from here until the fade-out, guitar 1 plays this:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| repeated
D|---------------------------------|
A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
And guitar 2 plays seemingly random rhythms with these notes:
comes in at (6:18)
e|-----4--|
B|---0----|
G|-1------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
There is another guitar basically repeating the second part from the last
chorus, for about 10 seconds, then it fades out.
Please rate this, or comment! (especially if you find any small mistakes,
which I will correct ASAP).
Enjoy playing this gem of a folk song!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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