From: [email protected] From the bands 1983 debut album, what follows is lead guitarist Stuart Adamson's guitar part which is pretty much the feel and sound of the whole song. I've included the E-bowed guitar riff that accompanies the bridge section - it was omitted from live performances of the song.The song is in A. PM = palm mute - mute the strings with the palm of your hand h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down t = tap (with strumming hand) INTRO - {Riff 1} x 2 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--------7--4-----| A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0-----5--5--------5--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| {PM..............} E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--| A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| VERSE 1 - {Riff 2} x 2 E|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| A score of years.....this line has run.. E|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| Above the crests.... that drown the sun.. CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 2* E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|--9--9--9-------2--2--2--|--6--6--6---\---4--4--4--| D|--7--7--7-------0--0--0--|--4--4--4---\---2--2--2--| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| I will carry you home With the gods in my eyes *Followed by these 2 bars {let ring} E|------------|------------| B|------------|------------| G|--9---------|-(9)--------| D|--7---------|-(7)--------| A|------------|------------| E|------------|------------| FIRST SOLO - {Riff 4} <===============x3================> {PM...............................} E|-12-------12------------------------|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------| B|----12-10----12-10---12-9---12-9----|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-| G|--------------------------9------9--|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-12-------12--------14-141414-17-21-| B|/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-------------10-12|----12-10----12-10------------------| G|-------------------11-9---9h11------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-12-------12--------14-141414-12----|-12-------12--------17-171717-14-10-| B|----12-10----12-10---------------14-|----12-10----12-10------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| {PM...............................} E|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|------------------------------------| B|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|-/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-----------------| G|------------------------------------| -------------------11-9------------| D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------14\----| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| BRIDGE - {Riff 1} x 2 + {E-bow Riff 5 - below} x 2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| G|--14--\--11\7----|--6-h-7p6-\-2----|-/14--h18h18-\-11--|-p9-h-11/14------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| VERSE 2 - {Riff 2} x 2 CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 2 2ND SOLO - {Riff 6} x 2* E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|-----6--9--11-111111-11/14\11--9----| D|--7---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|--9-9--6----------------------------| D|--7---------------------------------|----------7----4-----4----t16p4-----| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--------4--6--------7--6--4---------| D|--4--7------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| *Replace bar 5 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------4--6--------7--6--------------| D|--4--7-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--| A|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--| E|--------------------------------------| VERSE 3 - {Riff 2} x 2 CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 4 OUTRO - x4 E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|--------------------------| I will carry you home....
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