Notes:
1. On the Aqualung album, a lot of the guitar is covered over
by the strong piano parts. I gleaned most of the guitar
background from a bootleg recording on which this cut
consists pretty much of Ian Anderson and acoustic guitar.
Might be a little different from what's played on the
album.
2. My naming of a couple of the more bizarre chords might be
off; if my ignorance is showing, someone let me know
(gently) where I'm all wet.
3. The lyrics below are different in 2-3 places from the ones
printed in the album liner notes; this happens in spots
where I'm pretty sure the liner notes are off.
e|----------------|--------------------||
B|----------------|--------------------||
G|----------------|--------------------||
D|---7-----------7|----7---7---7--5-h7-||
A|-0--------------|--0---0---0---------||
E|----------------|--------------------||
let ring | repeat several times,
at increasing tempo
LAm SI7/LA
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-5--------------|-4--------------|
G|-5--------------|-4--------------|
D|-7--------------|-7--------------|
A|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E|----------------|----------------| Repeat to this point 2x
finger pick in let ring
this position
for a while...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--------2-s4--------|
D|------------------------0-2-3--------3---s5----5---|
A|-0---0------------0-2-3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
let ring
Verse 1:
Part 1: This part can either be strummed (muting both E and e)
or finger-picked. The Aqualung album version seems to
be mostly strumming, but it's almost overpowered by the
piano part once that starts. On the bootleg, Anderson
finger-picks it, and it sounds really nice. If you do
finger-pick it, throwing in a little of the high 'e'
string sounds good -- play with it and see.
LAm SI7addE/LA REmaddE/LA MI7/LA LAm
e|--0-------------------------4-----0-----| Repeated twice as intro,
B|-10--0------------6---------5----10-----| before piano line begins.
G|--9--8------------7---------4-----9-----| Then repeated throughout
D|-10--7------------7---------0----10-----| first part of each verse.
A|--0--0--------0---0---------0-----0-----| See below for timing.
E|----------------------------------------|
Here's how it lines up with the lyrics:
LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm LAm SI7
People, what have you done
REm MI7 LAm LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAmLocked Him in His golden cage
Made Him bend to your religion
REm MI7 LAm LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7Him resurrected from the grave
Part 2: Chords, all strummed:
RE SOL
He is the God of nothing,
If that's all that you can see
RE SOLYou are the God of everything,
C G D CaddD D ( CaddD = XX0030 )
He's inside you and me.
Verse 2:
So lean upon Him gently
REm MI7 LAmAnd don't call on him to save
e|--------------------------| This riff replaces the Am - B7addE/A etc.
B|--------------------------| chord progression for the remainder of
G|--------------------------| the verse. There are a couple of minor
D|--------------------------| variations here and there, very simple.
A|--7--6------5-3-----------|
E|---------------5-0-3-5----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ <-- rough idea of timing: 6/8, ^ = 1/8
(keep playing Riff #1 here ...) D C
you from your social graces, and the sins you used to waive.
RE SOL
The bloody Church of England,
C G (Riff #1 again)
in chains of history,
RE SOLrequests your earthly presence
DO SOL RE DO REat the vicarage for tea.
Solo section: (sorry for the lack of detail here, but I'm pretty lame at
picking out solos note for note)
Lead-in to flute solo:
Chord progression is: Am E D C G (2x)
Solo riff here is blues scale rooted at fret 5 through Am-E-D,
then up to fret 8 at the change to C, etc.
Flute solo:
Background chord progression is: A E D/F# G
Gregorian chant section:
(No instrumental part here.)
Next, repeat same chord pattern used during flute solo: A E D/F# G
Then return to: Am B7 Dm E to lead in to verse 3
Verse 3
(Same as Verse 2; start quietly, then switch to Riff #1 on "crucifix"):
And the graven image you-know-who,
with His plastic crucifix,
Confuses me as to who and where and why,
and to how He gets His kicks.
Confessing to the endless sin,
the endless whining sounds.
You'll be praying 'til next Thursday,
to all the Gods that you can count.
Repeat lead-in section to flute solo (same chord pattern, different solo)
End with:
LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7Notes:
1. On the Aqualung album,
..a lot of the guitar is covered
..over
by the strong piano
..parts. I gleaned most of the
..guitar
background from a
..bootleg recording on which this
..cut
consists pretty much of
..Ian Anderson and acoustic
..guitar.
Might be a little
..different from what's played on
..the
album.
2. My naming of a couple
..of the more bizarre chords might
..be
off; if my ignorance is
..showing, someone let me know
(gently) where I'm all
..wet.
3. The lyrics below are
..different in 2-3 places from the
..ones
printed in the album
..liner notes; this happens in
..spots
where I'm pretty sure
..the liner notes are off.
Intro
e|----------------|--------------
B|----------------|--------------
G|----------------|--------------
D|---7-----------7|----7---7---7-
A|-0--------------|--0---0---0---
E|----------------|--------------
...
-|------||
-|------||
-|------||
-|-5-h7-||
-|------||
-|------||
let ring | repeat several
..times,
at increasing
..tempo
e|----------------|---------------
B|-5--------------|-4-------------
G|-5--------------|-4-------------
D|-7--------------|-7-------------
A|-0--------------|-0-------------
E|----------------|---------------
...
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-|
-|-| Repeat to this point 2x
finger pick in let ring
this position
for a while...
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|------------------------------2-
D|------------------------0-2-3---
A|-0---0------------0-2-3---------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------2-s4--------|
-|-----3---s5----5---|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
let ring
Verse 1:
Part 1: This part can either be
..strummed (muting both E and e)
or finger-picked. The
..Aqualung album version seems to
be mostly strumming, but
..it's almost overpowered by the
piano part once that
..starts. On the bootleg,
..Anderson
finger-picks it, and it
..sounds really nice. If you do
finger-pick it, throwing
..in a little of the high 'e'
string sounds good -- play
..with it and see.
e|--0-------------------------4---
B|-10--0------------6---------5---
G|--9--8------------7---------4---
D|-10--7------------7---------0---
A|--0--0--------0---0---------0---
E|--------------------------------
...
-|--0----
-|-10----
-|--9----
-|-10----
-|--0----
-|-------
...
-|-| Repeated twice as intro,
-|-| before piano line begins.
-|-| Then repeated throughout
-|-| first part of each verse.
-|-| See below for timing.
-|-|
Here's how it lines up
..with the lyrics:
LAm SI7 REm
People, what have you done
MI7 LAm LAm SI7
Locked Him in His golden
LAm LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm..cage
LAm SI7Made Him bend to your
..religion
REm MI7Him resurrected from the
LAm LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7..grave
Part 2: Chords, all strummed:
He is the God of nothing,
DO SOLIf that's all that you can
LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm LAm SI7 REm MI7..see
You are the God of
..everything,
C G D
..CaddD D ( CaddD =
..XX0030 )
He's inside you and me.
Verse 2:
LAm SI7 REm MI7
So lean upon Him gently
REm MI7
And don't call on him to
LAm..save
Riff #1
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|-------------------------
D|-------------------------
A|--7--6------5-3----------
E|---------------5-0-3-5---
...
-|-| This riff replaces the Am - B7addE/A etc.
-|-| chord progression for the remainder of
-|-| the verse. There are a couple of minor
-|-| variations here and there, very simple.
-|-|
-|-|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ <--
..rough idea of timing: 6/8, ^ =
..1/8
(keep playing Riff #1 here
.....)
.. D C
you from your social
..graces, and the sins you used to
..waive.
RE SOL
The bloody Church of
..England,
C G
.. (Riff #1 again)
in chains of history,
RE SOLrequests your earthly
..presence
DO SOL RE DO REat the vicarage for tea.
Solo section: (sorry for the lack
..of detail here, but I'm pretty
..lame at
picking out solos note for
..note)
Lead-in to flute solo:
Chord progression is: Am
.. E D C G (2x)
Solo riff here is blues
..scale rooted at fret 5 through
..Am-E-D,
then up to fret 8 at the
..change to C, etc.
Flute solo:
Background chord
..progression is: A E D/F# G
Gregorian chant section:
(No instrumental part
..here.)
Next, repeat same chord pattern
..used during flute solo: A E
..D/F# G
Then return to: Am B7 Dm E to
..lead in to verse 3
Verse 3
(Same as Verse 2; start quietly,
..then switch to Riff #1 on
.."crucifix"):
And the graven image
..you-know-who,
with His plastic crucifix,
Confuses me as to who and
..where and why,
and to how He gets His kicks.
Confessing to the endless sin,
the endless whining sounds.
You'll be praying 'til next
..Thursday,
to all the Gods that you can
..count.
Repeat lead-in section to flute
..solo (same chord pattern,
..different solo)
End with:
LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7 REm MI7 LAm SI7Tablature chitarra di JETHRO TULL My God Skitarrate per suonare la tua musica, studiare scale, posizioni per chitarra, cercare, gestire, richiedere e inviare accordi, testi e spartiti