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Making A Cross by The Desert Sessions

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Hey guys, been trying to find a tab for this for ageeeees, but I suppose it
isn't very well known. Which doesn't make sense because it's such a powerful
song - one of the better songs by the Desert Sessions and ultimately proving
how BAD-ASS Alain Johannes is (he deserves so much more credit...)

The key is slightly ambiguous and unusual chord choices are used, however it
feels like Chord diagramD MajorD major or Chord diagramA augmentedA major in the verses and more modal or ambiguous in
the choruses.

I am unsure on the tuning as it sounds best with drop Chord diagramD MajorD tuning (DADGBe) with
the Chord diagramD MajorD - D/Ab cadence, however this just may be the bass for the song and it
makes the other chords awkward and cumbersome to play, so I have tabbed it
out for standard (EADGBe) also - see how generous I am :).

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 !Standard version!

Intro

Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X4)
 (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-2----2----|
Chord diagramBB|-3----3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------4----|

Verse 1

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
    Salt in my dreams
   Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2---------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm   Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
     I've never been dead this long before  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
     Star on the ground
   Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2-----------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
      To find myself born inside a stone  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------5------5------3---------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------3------3------1---------0----|

Chorus

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramG minorGm        Chord diagramA minorAm
   I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
Chord diagramBB|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Chord diagramA minorAm for the following lyrics!)

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramD MajorD
  I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....

  Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X4)

e|-2----2----|
Chord diagramBB|-3----3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------4----|

Verse 2

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
    Salt in my schemes
     Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2---------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm   Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
     It's never been easy...    to know  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
      Frozen in fate
     Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2-----------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm Gmadd11+  Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
       I heard you say it could be mine  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------5------5--------3---------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------3------3--------1---------0----|

Chorus

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramG minorGm        Chord diagramA minorAm
   I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
Chord diagramBB|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Chord diagramA minorAm for the following lyrics!)

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramD MajorD
  I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....

(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)

Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X25)

e|-2----2----|  or  e|----2-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-3----3----|     Chord diagramBB|----3-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----1----|     Chord diagramG+G|----2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|     Chord diagramD MajorD|----0---6--6--6--7------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|     Chord diagramA augmentedA|----0---6--6--6--7------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------4----|     Chord diagramE MajorE|--------4--4--4--5------|

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 !Drop-D version!

Intro

Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X4)
 (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-5----5----|
Chord diagramBB|-7----7----|
Chord diagramG+G|-7----7----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0----6----|

Verse 1

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
    Salt in my dreams
   Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2---------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm   Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
     I've never been dead this long before  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
     Star on the ground
   Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2-----------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
      To find myself born inside a stone  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------0-----------------------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------5------5------3---------2----|

Chorus

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramG minorGm        Chord diagramA minorAm
   I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
Chord diagramBB|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Chord diagramA minorAm for the following
lyrics!)

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramD MajorD
  I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....

  Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X4)

e|-5----5----|
Chord diagramBB|-7----7----|
Chord diagramG+G|-7----7----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0----6----|

Verse 2

Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
    Salt in my schemes
     Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2---------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm   Gmadd11+ Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
     It's never been easy...    to know  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
      Frozen in fate
     Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-2-----------------3-------3----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------------2-------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------------0-------0----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

Amadd11+        Chord diagramG minorGm Gmadd11+  Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramE MajorE
       I heard you say it could be mine  ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
Chord diagramBB|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-1----------------------0-------------------------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------5------5--------3---------2----|

Chorus

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramG minorGm        Chord diagramA minorAm
   I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
Chord diagramBB|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Chord diagramA minorAm for the following lyrics!)

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramD MajorD
  I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....

(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)

Chord diagramD MajorD  D/Ab (X25)

e|-5----5----|  or  e|----2-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7----7----|     Chord diagramBB|----3-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7----7----|     Chord diagramG+G|----2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0----0----|     Chord diagramD MajorD|----0---6--6--6--7------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---------|     Chord diagramA augmentedA|----0---6--6--6--7------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0----6----|     Chord diagramE MajorE|----0---6--6--6--7------|

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Whew! That was a long one. Was worth it just 'cus the songs so epic :),
enjoy and feel free to rate, comment, add your corrections or just generally
show your appreciation(!).

Thank you Alain for a truly beautiful song,

Gag-Bob
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