Tabs
Tabbed by: John Dixon
Email:[email protected] for any comments/ suggestions.
Tuning:DADADE
This is a tab based mainly on the way that John McGeoch played the song live. The recorded version is very similar but
a bit more fiddly with overdubs and added guitar lines.The harmonics in fig 3 are taken from the live version.
You can see TAS perform this on Youtube.
Chords
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD e
Dsus2(ii) 12 12 12 12 12 12
Csus2Csus2 10 10 10 10 10 10
Gsus2Gsus2 5 5 5 5 5 5
Dsus2(iii) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gsus2(ii) x x 5 5 5 5
Dsus2(ii) x x 12 12 12 12
Fsus2Fsus2 3 3 3 3 3 3
These 3 figures occurr throughout the song with slight variations:
fig 1 fig 2 fig 3
e|----------------------| e|-----------------| e|-+12---------+12---------+12---------+12---------+12-------|
D MajorD|----------------------| D MajorD|------------0----| D MajorD|-----+12---------+12---------+12---------+12--------+12----|
A augmentedA|--------+12-------+12-| A augmentedA|-----0--------0--| A augmentedA|---------+12---------+12---------+12---------+12-------+12-|
D MajorD|-----+12-------+12----| D MajorD|---5------5------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---+12-----+12--------| A augmentedA|-3------3--------| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------| D MajorD|-----------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Intro riff (a) from album version
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0----3--/7---7---7--7---0---3---/7--7--7--7---7--7--5-3--2----2----2--2----2h3p2---7-7-7-7--5--3-2----2----2---2--2h3p2|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------3----3---3---3---------------------------3---3---3---3------|
D MajorD|-0----0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0------0------0--------------------------------0----0--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|repeat bottom section twice
D MajorD|---0--3---7--7---5---3---2---2----2-----2-----2h3p2------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3---3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0----------0--0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
Play figures in the order shown over riff (a):
Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 3; Fig 2
Pre-verse
Gsus2(ii)
e|------1-------------1---------------1-------------5--5-------5------|
D MajorD|--------1---1---------1----1----------1----1------5--5-------5------|
A augmentedA|---3------3------3------3--------3------3---------5--5-------5------|
D MajorD|-3-------------3--------------3-------------------5--5-------5------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Play figure 1
--figure 2--------
He lifted me ahigh
Play fig 3
----fig 2------------
Higher than the World
Play fig 1
-----fig 2------------
Caught me running wild
play fig 3
-----fig 2 -----------
Higher than the World
Then play
e|-----1-------------3--------|
D MajorD|--------1---1--------3---3--|
A augmentedA|---3------3------5-----5----|
D MajorD|-3-------------5------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
Verse 2:
Play Dsus2(ii)
------fig 2--------
Fell on open ground
Play fig 3
------fig 2------------
The sunshine on my side
-------Dsus2(ii)--------
Run, run, run, run away
Fsus2Fsus2 Gsus2Gsus2
---------------------
Run away, run away
Chorus:
Dsus2/ Dsus2(iii)/ Dsus2Dsus2 Gsus2/Csus2 - play twice
Higher than the World
Play pre-verse and then verse 3 is similar to verses 1&2 using same shapes.
Solo: I've slowed this section down with Slowgold, and these are the notes. If you can play it at album speed you are
as good as John McGeoch! I can't!! I think John pulls off to the open strings to create the rythmn.
e|------12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12-------12---------12--------12-------12--------12-----|
D MajorD|-0 10----0-10-----0--10----0 10-----0 10----0 10------0-10------0--10-----0--10----0--10-----0--10--------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----13--------13--------13-------13-------13------13-------13-------13-------13--------13-------13-------13---|
D MajorD|0-12----0---12----0---12----0--12----0--12----0-12----0--12-----0-12----0--12-----0--12----0--12----0--12------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------15--------15--------15----------15-------15-------15--------15-----15-------15-------15--------15-----15-15-|
D MajorD|-0-14-----0---14----0---14----0---14------0--14----0--14----0---14----0-14---0--14----0--14-----0--14----0---14-14-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15--15--15-15-15-15------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14--14--14-14-14-14------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd guitar break
e|-----------------------------------10-10----------------------12-12--------------------10-10--------------------------0|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10----------------------12-12----------------------14-14--------------------12-12-10--12-/14h15p14h15p14~--0|
A augmentedA|--12-12-12-12----------------5~~---10-10---------------7~~----15-15--0--7-0--5-0-8~~---10-10--------------------------0|
D MajorD|--12-12-12-12----5-5/7-7h8---------10-10---2-2/3--3/5----------------------------------10-10--------------------------0|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
-----Dsus2(iii)------------------------------------/Csus2
And on it goes like a fire push it on push it higher
etc...........
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note