Tabs
There are several versions of this song out there, mainly the 1968 original, from the
"WOW" sessions and then the 1969 version as released on "Moby Grape '69". This tab is
taken from the '69 album version.
If any of the licks sound wrong, let me know [email protected]
And you shuld be able to figure them out, because the song is in the key of C majorC and most
of the lead playing is C majorC pentatonic.
Intro:
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----1-----------1-------------3--------3----------------5--------|
G+G|-------0-----------2-------------4--------4-----4----------5-----|
D MajorD|----------2--3--------3--3/5--------5--------5-----5/7--------7--|
A augmentedA|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5--------------3--------3---------------------------------------|
G+G|----5-----5--------4--------4------------------------------------|Repeat
D MajorD|-------7-----5--------5---------0h2p0----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------3------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm G+G
If you'd seen the naked dream I had of you
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm G+G
Would you care and come through?
G+G FF
Take me far away, my wiles and mind
C majorC G+G
Can't beat a dream of death today
G+G FF C majorC
Hard to get by when what greets my eye
G+G
Takes my breath away
E MajorE|---------------------|
BB|--------5p3p0--------|
G+G|--0--0---------0-----|This lick is played at the end of the second
D MajorD|---------------------|and 4th lines of the chorus
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
BB|--------5p3----------|
G+G|--0--0--------5p4h5--|Note: The last time this is played, it ends
D MajorD|---------------------|slightly different.
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
C majorC FF G+G
In my dream you are around the stars
A minorAm G+G
I watched your walls all fall away
C majorC FF G+G
You were bare of thoughts, we were to part
A minorAm G+G
And we stayed that way
E MajorE|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|This is played right before the chorus
D MajorD|---------5h7/9--|and the lick used above is also used
A augmentedA|---5h7----------|
E MajorE|----------------|
G+G
Some try to hide
FF
Because they lied
C majorC
They were not true
G+G
And they were afraid
G+G
They refuse to see
FF C majorC
Or be free, be one with me
G+G
And to gods, they prayed
E minorEm
Cryin', "Save me, save me"
Save me, save me, save me
G+G C majorC D MajorD FF
I'll save you, can I spend you?
Solo:
G+G played throughout
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--12v-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------10--10--12b14r12--10--10--10--12--10------10/12--12--12--|
D MajorD|-------10--12----------------------------------------12-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12--12--12--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12-12-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12---12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12--12--12--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to intro riff:
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm G+G
And now this naked dream I had of you
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm G+G
Will you care and come through?
G+G FF
Take me far away, my wiles and mind
C majorC G+G
Can't beat a dream of death today
G+G FF C majorC
Hard to get by when what greets my eye
G+G
Takes my breath away
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|--10b12--12r10--8--8h10p8------8--|
G+G|---------------------------10-----|This is at the beginning of that chorus
D MajorD|----------------------------------|Note: may not be accurate
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
E minorEm
Cryin', "Save me, save me, save me"
G+G FF
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------12--12--------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G+G|------12--12--------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--|
D MajorD|------12--12--------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A augmentedA|--10--10--10--3h4h5/10--8h10p8--8---8---8---8---8---8---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
BB|-10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G+G|-10--10--10--10--10--10--|
D MajorD|-10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A augmentedA|-8---8---8---8---8---8---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
From here, it goes to the solo again:
G+G played throughout
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--12v-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------10--10--12b14r12--10--10--10--12--10------10/12--12--12--|
D MajorD|-------10--12----------------------------------------12-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12--12--12--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12-12-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12---12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7/12--12--12--12h14p12--10h12p10--7h9p7--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
BB|-----1-----------1-----------------------1--|
G+G|--------0-----------2--------------------0--|
D MajorD|-----------2--3--------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|--3--------------------------------------3--|
E MajorE|-----------------------1/3--3/4/5--4--1-----|
It sounds like the outro is done on a bass, but what's posted above works