Under The Sun

Marillion

s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Gtr. 1 - Distorted Electric Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric (w/Wah - around the bass freq. region) Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric (w/Wah) Gtr. 4 - Distorted Electric This one is quite complex in terms of the riffs played with the last part varying each time. Not the easiest to tab or to read but a good track nonetheless! Enjoy. ============================== Intro ===== Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0----------------------| | Gtr. 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 1 e|----------------------------------10----10-10-10---------| B|------------------8-8-8-----------10b12-12-12-12r10p8----| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7---------------------9~-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0------------------------------| | Gtr. 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Verse ===== Gtr. 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| It used to rain Dreary and grey Most every day but not any more We come out of our homes We lie down Under the cloud that never comes e|---------------| B|-x-x-12-10-----| G|-x-x-9--9--12--| Gtr. 1 D|-x-x-----------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Gtr. 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-x-x-x------------------x-x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-| D|-x-x-x------------------x-x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-| A|-x-x-x-5h7--5-----5-----x-x-x-x-x-5h7--5-----5----5h7-x-x-| E|---------------5-----5--------------------5-----5---------| We roll in the radiation And we make love e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-x-x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-| D|-x-x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-x-x-x-5h7--5------5--x-x-x-x-x-5h7-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|---------------5----------------------------------| Under the sun Under the sun Chorus ====== Gtrs. 1 & 2 e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~-| B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---0~-| G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~-| D|-0--------------0----0-------------------| A|------3-------------------0--------------| E|-----------0-------------------0----0----| Under the sun Under the sun Interlude ========= Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0----------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8---------------10-8t10--| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7-x-x--9-------| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7-x-x----------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0--------------------| verse 2 ======= Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0----------------------| The polar ice is melting 'Suits me fine Gtr. 1 |-gradual bend to 11-| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8-----------------------------------10b10b10b10b11-| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-----9----9----7----x----x--------9--9--9--9--9-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7-----9----9----7----x----x----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0----------------------------------------------| | Gtr. 2 e|---------------------------------------s15----------12-------------------| B|------------------------------9-10-8-8--------15b17----12----------------| G|-----------------x-x-9-9--x-9-9--9-9-9-----12-------------14b16r14p12----| D|-----------------x-x-9-9--x-9-9--9------------------------------------14-| A|-----------------x-x------x----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| We go to the beach On the Northern Line Gtr. 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| | Gtr. 2 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-12~--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| We watch the sea Comin' up the street Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0----------------------| | Gtr. 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Under the sun Under the sun Chorus ====== Gtrs. 1 & 2 e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~-------3-3-3-3-3-| B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---1~---2~--2-2-2-2-2-| G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~---2~--2-2-2-2-2-| D|-0--------------0----0---------------------2~--2-2-2-2-2-| A|------3-------------------0---------3----0---------------| E|-----------0-------------------0-------------------------| Under the sun Under the sun Guitar Solo =========== The first part of the solo is in 7/8 for 7 bars before switching back to a 4/4 time Gtr. 3 e|----------------2-------------------------------------------| B|-7------------2---5b7~--------------------10~----10h12b14r12| G|-6------2-4b6------------4-2-4-2-2~--9h11-----11------------| D|-4-4~-4-----------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| |Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4~--------------------4~------------------------------------| A|-x---------------------x-------------------------------------| E|-2~--------------------2~------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 e|------------------12-------------------------------------| B|-b14-12p10-12b14~----12b14-10-12b14r12b14-12-10----------| G|------------------------------------------------11~-9----| D|------------------------------------------------------11-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |Gtr. 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-4~------------------------------------------------------| A|-x-------------------------------------------------------| E|-2~------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 e|----------14-17b19~-19r17p14-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------17s19-----------------------------------------| G|----14-16--------------------------18-16-----------14----------------------| D|-16--------------------------------17----19-16-19~----16-15-14-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------16-14-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-| |Gtr. 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4~---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-2~---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------14-17------------------------------------| G|-----------14-16b17-------16b17-14-16----------16~b17b16-----| D|--------16----------------------------16-14~-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------13~-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| |Gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~--1~----------0~------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------4~----------3~-----------2~--| Interlude ========= Gtr. 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| | Gtr. 2 (Hits mutes in rythmic pattern) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| D|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| A|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| E|------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7b9~r7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9-7r9r7p5--------| A|------------------------------7-7-7~-| E|-------------------------------------| verse 3 ======= Gtr. 1 * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| It used to rain Dreary and grey e|----------------------------------10----10-10-10---------| B|------------------8-8-8-----------10b12-12-12-12r10p8----| G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7---------------------9~-| D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------0------------------------------| Most every day but not any more We take off our clothes And have some fun Under the sun Under the sun (Repeat above parts with 2nd time random guitar sounds on Gtr. 2 begin at *) Chorus ====== Gtrs. 1 & 2 e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~---------0~-| B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---1~---3~----1~-| G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~---2~----0~-| D|-0--------------0----0-------------------0----------| A|------3-------------------0---------3----------3----| E|-----------0-------------------0--------------------| Under the sun Under the sun Under the sun Outro ===== Gtr. 1 & 4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2~-1~-0~----0~----------| A|----------4~----4~-2~-1~-| E|-------------------------| Gtr. 3 e|-10h12-10h12p10---------------------------------------------| B|----------------12-10h12----10------------------------------| G|-------------------------12----9-12~-9----------------------| D|---------------------------------------12-9-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------13-12-10----12~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------12-----| Gtr. 3 e|-17b19r17-15-14-15-----| B|-------------------17~-| G|-----------------------| Under the sun D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Gtr. 2 e|----------------------------------------12-15----------12-| B|----------------------------------------------------12----| G|-s14~-14b16-14-14-12-12-----------14b16-------14b16-------| D|------------------------14p12-14~-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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