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Waves Tab by Phish

Waves tab by Phish

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Key: A

Intro:

     G      D      A7
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---4--4-5-4-----------|
A|-------------5-7------|
E|------------------5---|

(Repeat - segue into G-D-A7 jam)

Main Riff into verse:
  A7              G          A7             G
          let ring                 let ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
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Verse:
   A7             G          A7              G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
   How is it I never see      The waves that bring her words to me

    A7             G          A7              G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|

     A7            G           A7             G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
For though unseen they drift around  They catch my breath and knock me down

     A7            G     D+2                Am7  D+2               G
e|-----------------------0--|-------0-------------0-|-------0-----------|
B|-----------------------3--|-----3---3------1-1--2-|-----2---2---------|
G|--------0--------------2--|---2-------2----0-0--3-|---3-------3-------|
D|------0---0------------0--|-0-----------0--3-3--0-|-0-----------0-----|
A|----4-------4----2-2------|-----------------------|---------------2-2-|
E|--5-----------5--3-3------|-----------------------|---------------3-3-|

     A7             G           A7           G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
I feel them quickly swirling by  As they withdraw with my reply

     A7           G      D+2                 Am7  D+2               G
e|-----------------------0--|-------0-------------0-|-------0-----------|
B|-----------------------3--|-----3---3------1-1--2-|-----2---2---------|
G|--------0--------------2--|---2-------2----0-0--3-|---3-------3-------|
D|------0---0------------0--|-0-----------0--3-3--0-|-0-----------0-----|
A|----4-------4----2-2------|-----------------------|---------------2-2-|
E|--5-----------5--3-3------|-----------------------|---------------3-3-|

     A7            G           A7           G     A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
And slip into the dark of night  As I attempt to stay upright

   Fmaj7           G      Fmaj7        G     D+2         G    D+2
e|---0-0-------|----------0-0-------|--------0-0-------|------0-0-------|
B|---1---1-----|--3-3-----1---1-----|--3-3---2---2-----|-3-3--3---3-----|
G|---2-----2---|--4-4-----2-----2---|--4-4---3-----3---|-4-4--2-----2---|
D|---3-------3-|--5-5-----3-------3-|--5-5---0-------0-|-5-5--0-------0-|
A|-------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|

☠☠* RETURN HERE AFTER JAM
PLAY MAIN THEME 2x then:

   Fmaj7                G       Fmaj7
e|---0-0-------------|----------0-0-------|
B|---1---1-----------|--3-3-----1---1-----|
G|---2-----2---------|--4-4-----2-----2---|
D|---3-------3-------|--5-5-----3-------3-|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
Instead I'm stranded on my knees As words depart upon the breeze

  G       D+2              G    E
e|--------0-0------------|------0------0-|
B|--3-3---2---2----------|-3-3--1-----1--|
G|--4-4---3-----3--------|-4-4--2----2---|
D|--5-5---0-------0------|-5-5--3---3----|
A|-----------------------|------3--3-----|
E|-----------------------|------0-0------|
That quickly drifts away from here  And possibly won't reach her ear

   A7              G    A7                   G    A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------0----------------|--------0----------------|
D|------0---0--------------|------0---0--------------|
A|----4-------4----2-2--4--|----4-------4----2-2--4--|
E|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|--5-----------5--3-3--5--|
If we could see these many waves  That flow through clouds and sunken caves
She'd sense at least the words that sought her  On the wind and underwater

Jam:  Starts out with main theme, but segues into an A-D jam - 2 bars (8 beats) D with 4 bars (16 beats)
of A - the "uneven" bars add tension.

Return to main theme  play 2x
Back to ☠☠*, repeat theme, fade out on "on the wind and underwater   "

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