Tuning - E A B G B Eb (Both Guitars)
Again its that tuning that is dotted across this album. Chris’ use of quite
difficult chords means that you have to use
your thumb to play the notes on the low E string on most of them.
CHORDS: Strings low to gigh
B = 7978oo | x = string not played
Bsus4 = 7979oo | o = open string
F#6 = 24432o |
Emaj7 = o2o1oo |
G#m = 4644oo |
F#m7 = 2x22o1 |
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INTRO:
Rhythm: B Bsus4, B Bsus4,
The lead joins in on the second B strumming the chords
Then... the main riff (you hold onto the bends, for example in the 1st
sequence you are not playing just 11th fret but
(holding onto the bend from the 9th. Also the emphasis is on the 2nd and
3rd strings and the first
(string should may not come through as loudly as
the other 2 but it is there)
B
|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11r9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
F#6
|-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-13b15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15r13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Emaj7 B
|--3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|--4b6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6r4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--9b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11r9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8--|
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VERSE:
B F#6
Look at the stars, look how the shine for you,
Emaj7 B
And everything you do, yeah they were all Yellow,
(Then the lead enters
and plays the following over their respective chords)
B F#6 Emaj7
|--8-----------|--7-----------|--8-----------|
|--0-----------|--4-----------|--0-----------|
|--8-----------|--6-----------|--4-----------|
|--7-----------|--7-----------|--5-----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B F#6
I came along, I wrote a song for you,
Emaj7
And all the things you
do, and it was called Yellow,
B F#6
So then I took my time,
Emaj7
Oh what a thing to have done, and it was all
yellow,
B Bsus4 B
|------8-------8-------8-------8----|
|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--8-------8-------9-------8--------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Lead plays
Emaj7 G#m F#6
|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15--|
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11--|
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Emaj7 G#m F#6
Your skin, oh yeah
your skin and bones,
Emaj7 G#m F#6
Turn i - in to something beautiful,
Emaj7 G#m F#6 Emaj7