Transcribed by Thatyou This tab is definitely incomplete, but I hope it gives you an idea of how to do it. The intro: this is the acoustic guitar -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------6---5-------------------------------------------------------- -|-4-------------7---5----8-7------------------------------------------------- -|---5-----------8---5--------10-8-------------------------------------------- -|-----6---------8---3-------------8-10--1010--------------------------------- -|-------6-3------------------------------------------------------------------ You might have to listen to the cd to get this part -|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- -|-------------6---5-------------------------------|-------------------------- -|-4-----------7---5----8-7-------------------7-8--|7h8-8-88-88-88-88-7h8----- -|--5----------8---5--------10-8-------8-9-10------|-------------------------- -|----6--------8---3-------------8-10--------------|-------------------------- -|------6-3----------------------------------------|-------------------------- At the same time as the above part, John plays these notes with his other fingers. Its hard to explain how to do it, but it is possible to do. -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-9-8----7-9-8----7-7-7---9-7-8---------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then back to the beginning -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------6--5---------------------- -|-7h8-88-3-5555--000000----1111111----4------------7--5---------------------- -|---------------------------------------5----------8--5---------------------- -|-----------------------------------------6--------8--3---------------------- -|-------------------------------------------6-3------------------------------ The Electric Guitar Solo: I think I'm missing quite a few notes, due to the fact that I can't play that fast. -|---------8-10------------8-10----------------------------------------------- -|-8--11--------11--8-11--------11--8----8--11-8-11-11-8---------------------- -|------------------------------------10------------------10-12-12------------ -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------8-10-8------------------------------------------------------------ -|-11-8-11---------11-8-11---------------------------------------------------- -|-------------------------12-10-12------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------12/13---13-12----------------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------13--------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Verse: this is the acoustic guitar "Blind your head in catastrophies, icicles....." -|-----8------7-------5------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------5--------8-6h5------5------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-7------5------3-------5h7-0------7----------0------------------------------ -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chorus: this is the acoustic guitar "So their smiles pave the way..." -|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----3-----6---------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----4-----7---------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----5-----7---------------------------------------------------------------- -|-3h5-5---5-5---------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Interlude: this is acoustic "To the avenues that seem to meet..." -|-----------5---5------5h7----5----------------5--5---7h9-7------------------ -|---7--7----------5--7----7----8-7----7---7---------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-5--5---0---0----------------------5---5---0---0---------------------------- -|-----------------0-----------------------------------0---------------------- "I walked forever and ever.." -|----7---7----10---10-----12--12--12--12------7---7----10---10--------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----------------------9---9---9---9---------------------------------------- -|-10--10-----------------------------------10--10---------------------------- -|----------10---10----------------------------------10---10------------------ "Head first into a hole..." -|---12---12---12--12----------7----7----5---5-----7-----7-------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------7----7------7---------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-12--12---12---12---------5----5----0----0---------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------0--0---0--0--0--------------- "Dove dancing to a a fable..." -|---7--7----5--5--7h10-7-7-7b-10-7---------7---7-----10---10----------------- -|---------------------------------10----------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-5--5---0---0--------------------------10--10------------------------------- -|-----------------0-------------------------------10---10-------------------- -|-12--12---12---12-10---------7-----7----10---10--12-12-12-12-12---12---12--- -|------------12------12------------------------------------------------------ -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-9------9-------------------------------------------------------14--14------ -|--------------------------10---10----------------12------------------------- -|-------------------------------------10---10-------------------------------- "Sucked from a head that digs into the darkness..." -|---10----10------------------------12----12----12--12----------------------- -|------------12/13-12-13-13-13--------------------------12/13-13-13-13------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-12---12----10-------------------14---14----12--12-----10------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End: After the rest of the verses ("I slide your kind...") and the last chorus John plays a D chord. Then he sings "tell your problems to zero.." Then he improvises on the Ebm and E chord while it fades out. -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-7----------------------7-------9------------------------------------------- -|-7----------------------8-------9------------------------------------------- -|-7----------------------8-------9------------------------------------------- -|-5----------------------6-------7------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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