On an Island Tabs & Lyrics by David Gilmour

On an Island

guitar tabs lyrics

David Gilmour

Tuning: Standard

First solo:
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E:-----------7--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10p7h10----10b12--------10p7--------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------9\-------7-7-------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------7/9-------7h9--------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|


*
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------0-----------------------3---7--7--7----0-------|
G:----------0-------0-------2b3r2p-2----2/4-----7--7--7----0-------|
D:------0-2---2/4---2--------------------------------------2-------|
A:--0/2-------------3--------------------------------------3-------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* strum these notes a few times - difficult to write down in tab form!


*
E:---------------------------12--(14)b15r14-14b15--13--------------|
B:--/7-h8-10b12-----15p12-15--------------------------13-----------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------14--------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* pre-bend on 14 to 15.

E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------0-2p0-2b4-----2b4r-2p0-2-b3r-p0-2p0-------------------------|
D:--0/2-------------------------------------2p0-2---------2---------|
A:----------------------------------------------------0/2---2p0-----|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------3-0-|


*
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--7--7--7---10b12-10b12r10-p8-10b12-10b12r10-p8-10--10b12--(12)--|
G:--7--7--7--------------------------------------------------------|
D:--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* Strum as above

*
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--(12)b13r11b12-r10-8h10p8-------15b17----(17)r16b17---15b17-----|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* 10th fret still bent up to 12

E:--12--15p12--------12-15p12--17b19-15----------------------------|
B:------------15b17------------------------15b17p15----------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------14-12-11-------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:--14b15r14--14b15-(15)-(15)-17-17b19-(19)-r18b19-(19)---r--------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_gilmour/on_an_island_tab_ver_5.html ]
E:--14b15--r14-----------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------17b18r17p15-17---15b16r15p13-11---8b10~~~~~~--------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Solo:
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*
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----8-10-10b12-(12)-(12)-(12)b13r10---8b10-10b12-8--------------|
G:--/9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

* It sounds like Gilmour bends up from the 8th fret to 12th at this
point, but I can't do that, so I move up to the 10th fret to bend up
instead.

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--7b8r7------------------8-12-15b17-(17)r16b17-(17)-15b17r15p12--|
G:--------7-------7-9---/9-----------------------------------------|
D:----------7-7-9--------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------12-14-14b15-14b15r14----------------|
B:-----15-15b16--12\11-12-----12--------------------12-13----------|
G:--14-----------------------12------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:----12-14-14b15r14-12-14-14-14b15---14b15r14---------------------|
B:---12----------------------------------------15----------15-16---|
G:--12--------------------------------------------14-14/16---------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--8br---10---10b12-r10p8-----------------------------------------|
G:------9------------------9-7-------------7---7b------------------|
D:-----------------------------9\7-5-7-7/9---9----9\7-7-5----------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10b12r10-8-10b13--r----10b12r-8---8b10r-7----------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
E:----------------------------------------------3-2-3-3\0----------|

E:---------------------------------------------------12p10-12------|
B:------------------3-3-3-5--8--(10)b12r10-8-10b12-----------------|
G:----------0h2-2/4------------------------------------------------|
D:------0h2--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--0h2------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:----12-14-14b15-r14----------------------------------------------|
B:---12---------------12---17b19-r17-------------------------------|
G:--12-------------------------------14---14b16-12-----------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------14--------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|


*
E:----------------------12-14-(14)b15r14p12-14----12----------------|
B:--(10)b12r10p8-10----12----------------------15----12-15----12----|
G:--------------------12-----------------------------------14----12-|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|


Key:
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b = bend up
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
(NN) before a bend = pre-bend from this fret.
(NN) after a bend = play the note still bent rather than move to actual fret.
/ = slide up
\ = slide down