by Jeff Buckley
Dropped-D tuning is CRUCIAL to the correct playing of the song.
*Introduction (Part1):
E-------------1------------------|-------1-----3^1--------
B----------1----3^1--------------|-----1---3^1----3^1--------
G-------1-----------3^1--3^1--3^1|---1----------------3^1-----
D----3---------------------------|-3----------------------
A--------------------------------|------------------------
D--------------------------------|-------------------------------
E-----------3-------------------|--------3-----5^3--------------0-
B--------3----5^3---------------|------3---5^3----5^3-----------0-
G-----3------------5^3--5^3--5^3|---3-----------------5^3-------0--
D--5----------------------------|-5-----------------------------2
A-------------------------------|-------------------------------2--
D-------------------------------|-------------------------------2--
Remember, the ^ denotes a pull-off or hammer-on.
E-----X------X-----X-------X--|--X------17----15----X----X-----
B----14^15--14----14^15---14--|-14^15---15----14---17---14--------
G----14-----14----14------14--|-14------14----14---14---14--
D----14^16--14----14^16---14--|-14^16---16---------14---14------
A-----0------0-----0-------0--|--0-----------------------
D-----0------0-----0-------0--|--0-----------------------
Repeat as above 3 times, then on the final (4th) pass play:
E-----X------X-----X-------X--|---X-------------
B----14^15--14----14^15---14--|--15------------
G----14-----14----14------14--|--14---
D----14^16--14----14^16---14--|--16---
A---- 0------0-----0-------0--|---0-------------
D-----0------0-----0-------0--|---0------------
Use your own discretion about those bottom notes (i.e. how often you wanna hit
them...)
*Verse (Part 1):
This is the tab of the picked guitar line you can hear on the album
version ("There's the moon asking to stay..."). How to play the
appropriate chords should become clear as you work through this.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----------0----
D-------2--2------2--2------3--3------2--2------1--1------1---1----
A-----2------2--2-----2---3------3--2------2--1------1--1------1--
D---2----------2--------3----------2---------1---------1---------
E------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---
D-------3--3------2--2------1--1------1--1------2--2------2--2---
A-----3------3--2------2--1------1--1------1--2------2--2------2--
D---3----------2---------1---------1---------2---------2--------
You can figure out where the bars go....
*Verse (Part 2)
This is the ascending part ("My fading voice sings....")...
E----0-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--0---|---0----------
B----0-----4--|--5-----7---|---7--|--7--|--0---|---0-------
G----0-----2--|--4-----6---|---7--|--6--|--0---|---0-------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2----------
A----2-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--2---|---2---------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2--------
E----0-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--0---|---0----------
B----0-----4--|--5-----7---|--10--|--7--|--0---|---0-------
G----0-----2--|--4-----6---|---7--|--6--|--0---|---0-------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2----------
A----2-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--2---|---2---------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2--------
or....
An alternative version is (without the bars):
E----0------X----X-----X------X-------X-----0---------
B----0------4----0-----0------0-------0-----0--------------
G----0------2----4-----6------7-------6-----0-------------
D----2------4----5-----7------9-------7-----2------------
A----2------X----5-----7------9-------7-----2---------
D----2------4----5-----7------9-------7-----2-------------
*Chorus
...this bit should seem pretty obvious by now......
E----X----X----X----X----X-----X-----X------X-----X------X---
B----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0------0-----0------0----
G----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0------0-----0------0---
D----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2----
A----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2---
D----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2----
..the thing is to bash those open strings now (but avoiding the top E
if you can).....
...and note that each chord here is one bar length.
Then from here, repeat the intro, verse and chorus before proceeding
to.....
*Middle 8 (Instrumental Section):
E---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|----------|---
B---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|----------|---
G------0--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--3--|---2--|--0--|--0--|----------|---
D------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--1--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
A------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--2--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
D------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--2--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
where ">" is a slide (but pick each part).
(You could also play this section like
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------4----6----8-----7-----6------------------------------------
G------3----5----7-----6-----5----0----0---------------------
D------1----3----5-----4-----3----1----2----2>5>7>9-----
A------1----3----5-----4-----3----2----2----2>5>7>9--------
D------1----3----5-----4-----3----2----2----2>5>7>9-------
because it's really pretty hard to tell exactly what the hell the
guitars are doing right at this point.)
Then repeat part 2 of the verse pattern (play 3 times), back into the
full intro, then part 1 of the verse, only now bash the chords like
you do in the chorus, and then go straight to the chorus (still playing
the same chords) and scream your tiny head off.
LYRICS
There's the moon asking to stay Long enough for the clouds to fly me away Well it's my time coming, i'm not afraid to die My fading voice sings of love, But she cries to the clicking of time Of time Wait in the fire... And she weeps on my arm Walking to the bright lights in sorrow Oh drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow Oh my love And the rain is falling and i believe My time has come It reminds me of the pain I might leave Leave behind Wait in the fire... And I feel them drown my name So easy to know and forget with this kiss I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow