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One Fine Day  Tab by Marillion

One Fine Day tab by Marillion (Ver. 2)

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  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
.                                         Artist - Marillion
                                         ********************
                                         Song - One Fine Day
                                         ********************
                                     Album - This Strange Engine
                                    *****************************
                                         Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                        **********************


INTRO - Mini Solo
******                               b    rbp
[-----7----------|------------------12-|-12--10----12-----b-r-]
[-b-----brp------|--s---10----12-------|--------12----12-12---]
[-9-----9--7-9-7-|-9\11----11----11----|----------------------]
[----------------|---------------------|----------------------]
[----------------|---------------------|----------------------]
[----------------|---------------------|----------------------]
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[--------------------------]
[-brp----------------------]
[-9--7-9--7----------------]
[-----------9---7---7---s--]
[-----------------9----7\5-]
[--------------------------]


-----------------------------------------------------
GUITAR 1 PICKING - Play this through the Verses
*****************
SECTION 1
**********
 Bm        F#m       G#m       G         E         F#m       G
[---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------]
[-----3---|-----2---|-----3---|-----2-3-|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---]
[-------4-|-------4-|-------4-|---------|-------1-|---------|---------]
[---4-----|---4-----|---4-----|---4-----|---2-----|---4---4-|---4---4-]
[-2-------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------]
[---------|---------|-4-------|-3-------|-0-------|-2-------|-3-------]

 A                               Do this for the E in the verses
[---------]                             [-----0---]
[-----2-3-]                             [-------0-]
[---------]                             [---------]
[---2-----]                             [---2-----]
[-0-------]                             [---------]
[---------]                             [-0-------]

VERSE 1
********
When we were young we used to say
Things would be different
One fine day
                              Harmonics
VERSE 2                       [-7---5-]
********                      [-- 7---]
The walls would crumble       [-------]
Nations sing as one           [-------]
We live in hope, cause so far [-------]
It hasn`t come                [-------]

Harmonics
[---7---]
[-7---7-]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]
[-------]

-----------------------------------------------------
GUITAR 1 PICKING - Play this through the Chorus
*****************
 Bm        A         G#m       G
[---------|---------|---------|---------]
[-----3---|-----2---|-----3---|-----2---]
[-------4-|-------4-|-------4-|-------4-]
[---4-----|---2-----|---4-----|---4-----]
[-2-------|-0-------|---------|---------]
[---------|---------|-4-------|-3-------]

 Bm        A         G#m       G
[---------|---------|---------|---------]
[-----3---|-----2---|-----3---|-----2---]
[-------4-|-------4-|-------4-|-------4-]
[---4-----|---2-----|---4-----|---4-----]
[-2-------|-0-------|---------|---------]
[---------|---------|-4-------|-3-------]

 D         C#m       Bm        E
[-----2---|----2----|-----2---|-----0---]
[-------3-|------3--|-------3-|-------0-]
[---2-----|---------|---------|---------]
[-0-------|---------|---4-----|---2-----]
[---------|---------|-2-------|---------]
[---------|---------|---------|-0-------]

 Bm        A         G
[---------|---------|-----3-------3---]
[-----3---|-----2---|-----------------]
[-------4-|-------4-|-------4-------4-]
[---4-----|---2-----|---5-------5-----]
[-2-------|-0-------|-----------------]
[---------|---------|-3-------3-------]

CHORUS
*******
Listening to the pouring rain

Rake Harmonics
[---7-]
[--7--]
[-7---]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]

Waiting for the world to change
Beginning to wonder if we`ll wait in vain
For one fine day

Harmonics
[-----7--------]
[-7---------7--]
[---7-----7----]
[-------7------]
[--------------]
[--------------]
-----------------------------------------------------
Play
SECTION 1 X1
-----------------------------------------------------

GUITAR 1 PICKING - Play this through the Verses
*****************
VERSE 3
********
Oh, how years change the things for which we strive
A better world.. or just a quiet life

VERSE 4
********
What seemed so simple
Is still so far away

Rake Harmonics
[---7-]
[--7--]
[-7---]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]

Don`t hold you breath waitin
For one fine day

-----------------------------------------------------
Repeat
CHORUS
*******
[-----|-------------------]
[-----|------------brp----]
[--h--|---------7-9---7-7-]
[-7-9-|--s--7-9-----------]
[-----|-7\9---------------]
[-----|-------------------]


-----------------------------------------------------
Orchestral type sound
BRIDGE
*******
C          G
   Life is strange
       A                    Bm
It can seem you`re high and dry
C       G
   Turn around
                 C                     D
You find there`s nothing in this world you recognize
F              C
   Did we fall asleep babe?
              D
Dreaming that dream babe?

-----------------------------------------------------
03:15
MINI SOLO
**********

[--------------------9-------------|--------------------------]
[--b----brp--------b----brp--------|--------------------------]
[-11---11--9-11-9-11---11--9--11-9-|--------------------------]
[----------------------------------|-9----9----p-s---s---9-11-]
[----------------------------------|---11----11-9\7-9\11------]
[----------------------------------|--------------------------]

           h                                   brp          b
[---9-11-11-12-11-------------9-12----------|-14--12-14-12-14----]
[-9---------------12-----h--b--------brp----|-----------------12-]
[--------------------11-9-11-------11---9-9-|--------------------]
[-------------------------------------------|--------------------]
[-------------------------------------------|--------------------]
[-------------------------------------------|--------------------]

      p                 h      brp
[---12-11-------9-9----9-11-|-14--12-14-12-14-12-------]
[-9-------12---------9------|--------------------14-14-]
[------------11-------------|--------------------------]
[---------------------------|--------------------------]
[---------------------------|--------------------------]
[---------------------------|--------------------------]

  19 24 frets
                                                         b  b  rb
[-1919191919191919191919191919191919191919191919191919--19-19-19----]
[-2424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424-----------17-]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]

         brp
[----12-14--12----]
[-14-----------14-]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]


-----------------------------------------------------
GUITAR 1 PICKING - Play this through the Chorus - key change
*****************
 C#m       B         Bb        A
[---------|---------|---------|---------]
[-----5---|-----4-2-|-----4-2-|-----4-2-]
[-------6-|---------|---------|---------]
[---6-----|---4-----|---4-----|---2-----]
[-4-------|-2-------|-1-------|-0-------]
[---------|---------|---------|---------]

 C#m       G#m       A
[---------|---------|-----------------]
[-----5---|-4-------|-----------------]
[-------6-|---4-----|-----6-------6---]
[---6-----|-----4-6-|-------7-------7-]
[-4-------|---------|---7-------7-----]
[---------|---------|-5-------5-------]

 E         G#m        C#m
[---------|------4---|------4---|-----2---]just keep
[-----9---|--------4-|--------5-|-------2-]picking this
[-------9-|----------|----------|---------]throughout
[---9-----|---6------|----6-----|---4-----]the last solo
[-7-------|-6--------|--4-------|-1-------]and fade out
[---------|----------|----------|---------]to the end

Listening to the pouring rain

 MINI SOLOS
 **********
[-------------------------]
[---12--brp----b-9--b-r---]
[-9----11--9--11---11-----]
[----------------------11-]
[-------------------------]
[-------------------------]

Waiting for the world to change

 MINI SOLOS - slight whammy shake
 **********
[---p------------]
[-12-9---p-----9-]
[------11-9-11---]
[----------------]
[----------------]
[----------------]

Beginning to wonder if we`ll wait in vain
For one fine day

             Listening to the pouring rain
[--------------|--------------------------------]
[------------b-|-9-12-9--brp--------------------]
[--s---9-11-11-|--------11--9-11-9---p------h---]
[-8\11---------|-------------------11-9----9-11-]
[--------------|------------------------11------]
[--------------|--------------------------------]

Waiting for the world to change
                                 b
[-------------------12----14----14-]
[---s---12----14-------------------]
[-11\13----13----13----13----13----]
[----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------]
[----------------------------------]


Beginning to wonder if we`ll wait in vain, For one fine day

                    Start Fading Out
[-------------|------------------------------------]
[-------------|--brp-------------------------------]
[------9--h---|-11--9-11-9--h----9-11--------------]
[--s-----9-11-|------------9-11---------11--s---11-]
[-9\11--------|----------------------------9\11----]
[-------------|------------------------------------]

For one fine day
                             b         b
[------------------h----12--14--14-12-14---let ring-s---4-------7-b--------]
[-----s---12-----12-14-------------------14~-~-~-~-~\-5---5-4-5---5--h-----]
[-9-11\13-----13----------------------------------------------------4-6-6-6]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]

Beginning to wonder
              one fine day
                       Did we fall asleep
                                       fall asleep babe       Hey
Pinch Harmonic
  P P P P  P P P        P P P             b
[-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-P P P--7-7-7------------14--14-12-11-----------9-----9----]
[----------------5-5-5--carry ------------------------14-14---b-----b---12-]
[------------------------on this-----------------------------11----11------]
[-----------------------for a bit------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------]

Dreaming that dream babe


A Great Song By Marillion. Enjoy...............

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About One Fine Day

"One Fine Day" is a song written by Steve Hogarth and John Helmer for Marillion´s ninth studio album, "This Strange Engine". "One Fine Day" and the album was released in 1997.

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