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Chord diagramA augmentedA PILLOW OF WINDS
                               (Waters/Gilmour)
                                by Pink Floyd
                         from the album "Meddle" (1971)

Tabbed by: Ernesto
[email protected]

I was surprised not to find a tab of this beautiful song on the net
(just chords but in a not very accurate version) so I decided to post it
like I play it on this standard tuning simplyfied version (there are
more guitars than this on the record, including two diferent ones for
the slide fills). Timing and vibrato are the hardest parts to get
the slide sound, but with a little practice I think this will be good
enought to get started. Here goes the slide fills and the chords.
Sorry for my english I'm from Argentina.

                    _______________Slide fills______________
           (Words and chords only for reference, no timing implied.)

Notation:
/12: slide up to 12
(10 : slide down from 10
7(: slide down to 7
5/7: slide up from 5 to 7
7(5: slide down from 7 to 5
5///8: slow slide up
7(((4: slow slide down
2/slow/7: even slower up slide
Intro
e-----/12----7(5///7--|--10/12-12---11---7(((4-4/5-5(4-----------
B---------------------|---------------------------------5/7------
G---------------------|------------------------------------------

  ..eiderdown..             .. The sound
e---/12-------17------|--10/12-12(11------7(((4-4/5-5(4----------
B---------------------|----------------------------------7-------
G---------------------|------------------------------------------

 .. I lie                   low..
e----------2/7(2------------------2/slow/----5/7-----------------
B------------------7/9(7--5/7----------------------------7///10--
G----------------------------------------------------------------

e--10-10-10/12-12---10-10-10/12-12--10-10/12-12---14-12(10--10(7-
B--10-10-10/12------10-10-10/12-----------------12---------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

When night..                 ..floor
e------------------------------------------7/12--12--10--10(7----
B--7/8----8/10----10/12---12(10---8(7----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

As darkness..            ..warm
e-------------------------7/12---------7/12------12/14---14/15---
B-7/8----8/10----10/12-----------8/10----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

Now wakes..               ..gone
e--15(12--12(10--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------7/9--7--5/7(5----3/5------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

  Green fields...                             ...dawn.
e---5/7---5--5(3----5/slow/---5/7--7----5(3------3/5-------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

e---12--12/10----/7----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

Instrumental part:

 Chord diagramE/F#E/F#        Chord diagramBm/ABm/A      Chord diagramA minorAm
e--7/--------------2/----------------------------8-8(6/8(6--6//8-
B-----(7----------------4/6--6/7(6/7(6--3/6---6/8----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D--------(5------------------------------------------------------

  Chord diagramBm/ABm/A                      Em/F#  (play with your free fingers here)
e--6/8--6/8--6/slow/--12----10--7--------------------------------
B----------------------------------7--8-7-5----5-5---------------
G------------------------------------------7---------------------

  Em/F#                   Em/F#                         Em/F#
e------7/12------10-------5/7-----7/12-------(10-----------------
B--3/5-----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------1/7-----

 Chord diagramE MajorE+7               F#m/E                   Chord diagramE MajorE+7           F#m/E
e------------------------------7--5(4--2/4-----------------------
B--2/9-9--9/10----9--5/7-----------------------4/5--5/7(5-5/7----
G----------------------------------------------------------------
 And deep beneath...        ..down.
e-----------------------------10/12-12-11--7(4--4/5(4------------
B--4/7---4(7-------------------------------------------5/7-------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

 Sleepy time..                    ..low.
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B----4/9--9(4---4/9--9(4-----7/9--7(5/7--7/9--9/11(9--7--7(5-----
G----------------------------------------------------------------

  and I rise...               ...the sky
e---------------------------------------------------2/7(2--------
B----5(4/5(4/5---5/7---5/7-----7/9-7(5/7------5/7---------7///10-
G----------------------------------------------------------------

  And the night winds die.
e--10-10-10/12-12---10-10-10/12-12--10-10/12-12--10-10/12--12----
B--10-10-10/12------10-10-10/12----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

e--12/17---15/17(12---12/17-16(--12----9/12(---7----4/5(4--2-----
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------

e--9--9/12(--9----4/5(4(2/4--4---4/7--7/9---14--14/16--14--12/14-
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Fades...
e--14/16(14---12/14--12/15(9---12(9------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------


                  ______________Chords_____________

Chords must be played repeating this pattern all through the song:

e-0-------------0----
B----------0---------
G-------0------------
D----0--------0------
A-0-------------0----
E---------0----------
                (Start again here)

It's the same pattern used for Beatles songs "Julia",
"Dear Prudence", "Octopus Garden" and the beguining of
"Happiness is a warm gun" and John learned it from folk singer Donovan.

When added notes are indicated for chords (Chord diagramE/F#E/F# for example)
these must be played on 5th and 6th strings.

Intro:
Chord diagramE/F#E/F#     F#m/E      Chord diagramE MajorE+7

F#m/E                                 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7       Chord diagramE MajorE+7
Chord diagramA augmentedA cloud of eiderdown drawns around me softening the sound
         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
sleepy time when I lie with my love my side
                     Chord diagramE/F#E/F#
and she is breathing low.
                  Chord diagramE/F#E/F#
And the candle dies.

Em/F#
When night comes down you lock the door
the book falls to the floor.
As darkness falls and waves roll by,
the season change, the wind is warm.

Now wakes the owl, now sleep the swan
behold the dream, the dream is gone.
Em/F#          Em/F#/A*     Chord diagramEm/GEm/G    Em/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm
Green fields a cold rain is falling in a golden dawn

(Instumental)
Em/F#     Chord diagramBm/ABm/A      Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Em/F#               Em/F#
Chord diagramE MajorE+7       F#m/E     Chord diagramE MajorE+7    F#m/E (verse starts here)


F#m/E
And deep beneath the ground
                             Chord diagramF#m7F#m7   Chord diagramE MajorE+7
the early morning sounds and I go down.
         Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
Sleepy time when I lie with my love by my side
                    Chord diagramE/F#E/F#
and she's breathing low.
       Chord diagramBm/ABm/A
And I rise like a bird in the haze
                    Chord diagramE/F#E/F#
when the first rays touch the sky.
                    Chord diagramE/F#E/F#
And the night winds die.

F#m/E   Chord diagramE MajorE+7   F#m/E   Chord diagramE MajorE+7    Chord diagramBm/ABm/A   ...Fades.


* I play this chord like this:
e------o
B------o
G------o  Em/F#/A
D--2---   (I don´t know the actual name)
A------o
E--2---

I think Chord diagramEm/GEm/G might be actually Chord diagramG6G6
anyway this is the chord:

e------o
B------o
G------o
D--2---
A--2---
E--3---

Enjoy it !

Comments, corrections, or whatever are welcome.
By the way, Anybody out there has a tab of "the Embryo" live at the BBC version ?
bye !!

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