Tabs
Song:Here comes the flood
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Album:Peter Gabriel I
Transcribed by: Andrea Baroncini ([email protected])
Note:This transcription in far from being exact,
it's only my own interpretation for acoustic guitar
of the song.
This work is dedicated to my daughter Laura,
lamb for whom time had not a fold.
Scandicci, March 2006
Intro :
C#min 
B/D#B/D# Aadd9/C#
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B-----------4--5--------4----|-----------0---------------|
G--------6-------------4-----|--------2------------------|
D-----6---------------4------|-----2---------------------|
A--4-----------------6-------|--4------------------------|
e----------------------------|---------------------------|
C#min B/D#B/D# Aadd9/C#
E----------------------------|-----------0000------------|
B-----------4--5--------4----|-----------2222------------|
G--------6-------------4-----|--------2--4444------------|
D-----6---------------4------|-----2---------------------|
A--4-----------------6-------|--4------------------------|
e----------------------------|---------------------------|
Verse 1:
1.When the night ... signal grows ...
2.All the strange ... they come and ...
C#min 
BB 
A augmentedA
E--4-----------------x-------|---------------------------|
B--5-----------------4-------|--2------------------------|
G--6-----------------4-------|--2------------------------| x2
D--6-----------------4-------|--2------------------------|
A--4-----------------6-------|--0------------------------|
e--x-----------------7-------|--x------------------------|
Stranded starfish ... still
BB G#/C A augmentedA
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B-----------4-----------4----|--2------------------------|
G--------4-----------1-------|--2------------------------|
D-----4-----------1----------|--2------------------------|
A--2-----------3-------------|--0------------------------|
e----------------------------|--x------------------------|
waiting for the ... tide.
A augmentedA F#/A# BB G#/C C#min
E----------------------------|--9------------------------|
B-----5-----7-----7-----9----|--9------------------------|
G--6-----6-----8-----8-------|--9------------------------|
D----------------------------|--11-----------------------|
A----------------------------|--11-----------------------|
e--5-----6-----7-----8-------|--9------------------------|
There's no ... we cannot ...
Aadd9/B F#/A# A augmentedA
E--0-------------------------|--2------------------------|
B--0-------------------------|--2------------2--020------|
G--6-------------------------|--3------------2------2----|
D--7-------------------------|--x------------2-----------|
A--0-------------------------|--1------------0------0----|
e--7-------------------------|--x------------------------|
E MajorE
E--0-------|
B--0-------|
G----------|
D----------|
A----------|
e--0-------|
Verse 2:
Lord, here comes ... We'll
E MajorE E/D# C#min
E--4-------------4-------|--4----------------------------|
B--5-------------5-------|--5----------------------------|
G--4-------------4-------|--6----------------------------|
D--6-------------6-------|--6----------------------------|
A--7-------------6-------|--4----------------------------|
e--x---------------------|--x----------------------------|
say goodbye ...
BB G#/C C#min
E--2---------x-----------|--4----------------------------|
B--4---------4-----------|--5----------------------------|
G--4---------1-----------|--6----------------------------|
D--4---------1-----------|--6----------------------------|
A--2---------3-----------|--4----------------------------|
e--x---------x-----------|--x----------------------------|
If again ...
G#/C C#min
E--x---------------------|--4----------------------------|
B--4---------------------|--5----------------------------|
G--1---------------------|--6----------------------------|
D--1------------------1--|--6----------------------------|
A--3---------1-----------|--4----------6---7---4---------|
e--x--------------4------|--x----------------------------|
It'll be those who ...
A augmentedA
E--4----2----0-----------|--x----------------------------|
B-----------------4------|--2----------------------------|
G--5----3----1-----------|--2------------2---------------|
D-----------------4------|--2------------2---------------|
A------------------------|--0----------0-----------------|
e------------------------|--x----------------------------|
Drink up, dreamers...
A augmentedA 
Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
E--x---------------------|-------------------------------|
B--x---------0-----------|-------0-----------------------|
G--2--------------2------|--2----1-----------------------|
D--2--------------0------|--2----2-----------------------|
A--0----2----3-----------|--2----2-----------------------|
e--x---------------------|--0----0-----------------------|
An alternative arpeggio for Verse 1:
1.I took the old track...
2.On the tall cliffs...
C#min BB A augmentedA
E------04---04----04----04---|-----04----04----04----04--|
B----4-----4-----4-----4-----|----4-----4-----4-----4----|
G----------------------------|---------------------------| x2
D----------------------------|---------------------------|
A--4-----4-----4-----2-------|--0-----0-----0-----0------|
e----------------------------|---------------------------|
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