Happy Returns tab by Steven Wilson

Tabs

Tuning: Standard



Chords for the Verse:

   (C majorC)          (Dsus2Dsus2)   (E minorEm)      (C majorC)

e ||---0-----------------------0----------0-------------0----------------||
BB ||---1-----------------------3----------0-------------1----------------||
G+G ||*--0-----------------------2----------0-------------0---------------*||
D MajorD ||---2-----------------------0----------2-------------2----------------||
A augmentedA ||*--3----------------------------------2-------------3---------------*||
E MajorE ||--------------------------------------0------------------------------||
             [fret according to rhythm]

Chords for the chorus and solo:

   (C majorC)    (C7M9/B)(A minorAm)     (D MajorD)

e ||---0-----0-0-0--0--0---0-0-0---x---2--2-2-2-2---2--2-3-2-0------||
BB ||---1-----1-1-1--1--1---1-1-1---x---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3------||
G+G ||*--0-----0-0-0--0--2---2-2-2---x---2--2-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-----*||
D MajorD ||---2-----2-2-2--0--2---2-2-2---x---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0------||
A augmentedA ||*--3-----3-3-3--2--0---0-0-0---x-------------------------------*||
E MajorE ||----------------------------------------------------------------||

last time! -> slow down in the end and play (E minorEm) instead of (D MajorD).

   (C majorC)    (C7M9/B)(A minorAm)     (E minorEm)

e |----0-----0-0-0--0--0---0-0-0---x---0---------|
BB |----1-----1-1-1--1--1---1-1-1---x---0---------|
G+G |----0-----0-0-0--0--2---2-2-2---x---0---------|
D MajorD |----2-----2-2-2--0--2---2-2-2---x---2---------|
A augmentedA |----3-----3-3-3--2--0---0-0-0---x---2---------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------0---------|


SOLO:

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---(17)pbr15----12h13p12~----------------------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------14--12--11-11h12p11--------------------|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------12---12/14\12~----|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------7~----------|
D MajorD |---(12\)7-7--7(~)\5-5~------9h10p9----9h10p9-\7--7---------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------10--------10----------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |----(19)pbr17--15-17-17b-15---14----12---------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------15----13---12-------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------------------14~----12\11~----|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------------12--------12h13p12--12h13-15b-15-13-12(h13p12)-----------|
G+G |--11--12--14-------12h14--------14--------------------------14-12-11---|
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

second part (enters with boost)

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--9b(10)r9b(10)--7~--5-7b(9)r7----5-4~-(5p)4-(5/)7---------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------7---------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-------------------------------------------------------14b(15)r14----------------------|
BB |-----------------------------------tr--------------15--------------15------------------|
G+G |---7---(/)11/12-9--14b(19)-14b(16)-14--12\11~----14--14----------------14\12-11--------|
D MajorD |-----9--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12--|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |--------------------------------------------------------10-------|
BB |--------------------------10b(12)b(13)r10----8-------------------|
G+G |--------9/11~--12\9-(\)7-------------------7---9-(9)/11----------|
D MajorD |---10h12---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |----13\10----8---------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-----------7---9b(11)---7---(qn)---------------------------------| *(quarter note)
D MajorD |---------------------------7-5b-5-4------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------5---------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------5--7--8----------------|

e |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |----------------7h9/11---11h12-9b(11)------------11--11/12\11~-(11)--|
D MajorD |---------7h9-------------------------12-p9---------------------------|
A augmentedA |----5/9------------------------------------12-10---------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| () sustained note

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