May 1 1990 tab by Adrian Belew

Tabs

You can find it in the awesome album “Here”.


Intro FX + piano (not written)


Riff1 acoustic
I lived inside a tear

time magnified my fear
     B-    F#F#
that the world around me
         A augmentedA   E MajorE
was only getting more severe

C majorC      A augmentedA
On May 1, 1990
F#F#         G+G
something changed inside me
  C majorC         A augmentedA
and I saw the stars align
   F#F#        G+G      E MajorE
and I knew that it was meant to be

riff electric
I didn't know at the time

my heart was on the line
    B-    F#F#
but the world was turning
         A augmentedA    E MajorE
and suddenly the sun was shining

C majorC      A augmentedA
On May 1, 1990
F#F#         G+G
something changed inside me
  C majorC        A augmentedA
and I saw the stars align
   F#F#        G+G       E MajorE
and I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen      Gopen   Aopen   Gopen  Aopen  Dopen
In a city by the sun

riff2......................
Maybe when you saw me then
.......................................
you thought I had the world at my feet
...........................
maybe when you looked again
.......................
you saw how I was empty
....................
in a city by the sun

C majorC      A augmentedA
On May 1, 1990
F#F#         G+G
something changed inside me
  C majorC        A augmentedA
and I saw the stars align
   F#F#        G+G       E MajorE
and I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen      Gopen   Aopen   Gopen  Aopen  Dopen
In a city by the sun

(Outro)

Riff 1
E MajorE|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
BB|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-8-7--|---------|-----|
G+G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7--|----4^---|-(4)-|
D MajorD|-----------|-------------|----5^---|-(5)-|
A augmentedA|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
E MajorE|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|


E MajorE|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
BB|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-|---------|-----|
G+G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7-7-|---7^4^--|-(4)-|
D MajorD|-----------|--------------|-----5^--|-(5)-|
A augmentedA|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
E MajorE|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|


Riff 2 (1st part played with piano, arranged for guitar)

  X16  x4  x4  x8   x4  x4  here play a little solo....
E MajorE|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|----0-|---|
BB|--4--|--5--|--4--|--4--|--5--|--4--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2^3-|-2-|
G+G|--3--|--6--|--4--|--3--|--6--|--4--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0---|---|
D MajorD|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2---|-4-|
A augmentedA|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|
E MajorE|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|


Riff 2 (2nd part played with acoustic guitar)

E MajorE|---------|--2---2--|---0---|
BB|--3---2--|--2---2--|---0---|
G+G|--4---4--|--3---2--|---1---|
D MajorD|--4---4--|---------|---2---|
A augmentedA|---------|---------|---2---|
E MajorE|---------|---------|---0---|


Some chords

  A augmentedA open   G+G open   D MajorD open
E MajorE|----0------|----0----|----0----|
BB|----7^5----|----0----|----5----|
G+G|----6------|----4----|----7----|
D MajorD|----7------|----3----|----7----|
A augmentedA|----0------|----0----|----0----|
E MajorE|----0------|----0----|----0----|


Like always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is a melodic song I love, strange parts but very lovely to play with guitar.
A augmentedA real masterpiece from a real virtuoso.
Thank you Ade.

_Ozzy
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