Waiting In The Wings
BBM (Moore/Bruce)
I can’t believe that there’s no tablature available on-line for this great band (BBM:
Baker, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore). ‘Waiting in the Wings’ is the opening track from their
album ‘Around the Next Dream’ and is reminiscent of Cream’s ‘White Room’ and/or ‘Tales
Brave Ulysses’. It’s certainly very creamy and features some wonderful wah-wah guitar by
Moore. I’ve transcribed the opening and middle solos, but the outro solo is perhaps the
impressive. I’ve worked out most of this (30 bars) but haven’t got around to
it. It’s a time-consuming process, but if anyone is interested I can get it written down
posted. There are also a few lead guitar fills in verses 2 & 3.
Intro
D5 D5/F G5
let ring |----riff 1----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)------0---------------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|------0-------0-------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)----------0-----------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|----------0-----------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|------2---------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|
Intro solo [with wah-wah]
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------13-10--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------12b13-----------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|-----------------10----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--13b15r13b15-------13-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12b13---12-10-----|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10---------|
|-------------------------------------12--|-----------------------------12/2----|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-13-10h13p10-----|---------------------------------------|
|--x-12b14-----------------------12--|--10b11--------------------------------|
|--x---------------------------------|--------12-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------12/10-8-10/7----------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Dm F
She was standing in the dark
Gm riff 1
Waiting in the wings
Dm F Gm
Just around the next dream
Dm F
She was holding all the keys
Gm
To set my heart free
Bb C Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Verse 2
Dm F
From the distance I could see
Gm
Her standing alone
Dm F Gm
Shine like a jewel in the night
Dm F
Hidden from the eyes
Gm
A thief of the soul
Bb C Dm7
Behind the shadows of love
Chorus [with wah-wah]
Am C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em Bb
Nothing’s what it seems
Verse 3
Dm F
She was waiting outside
Gm
With arms open wide
Dm F Gm
Ready to break my heart’s fall
Dm F
Oh the lightening in her eyes
Gm
I learned how to fly
Bb C Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Solo [with wah-wah]
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bbm/157993.html ]
Dm Dm F
|--------10-----|-----------10----10-----------------------|
|--------10-10--|--13b15-------13-10-----------------------|
|--12b14--------|--------------------12b13-12—10h12p10-----|
|---------------|--------------------------------------12--|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10-------|--0-(7)-8b12r8-6b8-6b7----------|
|-----------------------------12/0--|--0-(7)----------------7-5b6----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------7--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|---------------------------|----------------10-12—10h12p10--------|
|---------------------------|----13-13b15-------------------13b14--|
|------------5-7----5-7/13--|--------------------------------------|
|--6-5-3—7h7----------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gm Bb C
|--10--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----13-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------12b13-12-10h12p10-9---------|------------10-12h14--12-10h12p10p9------------|
|-----------------------------12-10--|--12-10h12---------------------------12-10-----|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12--|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm F
|-----------------------13-15--|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|--------------------15--------|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|---------------0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|--10-12—(12)/7-0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|--13b15---13b15---(15)-13p10-13-13--|--10------------10----10-12-10-------10-----|
|--13b15---13b15---(15)--------------|--------13b15------13-10-------13b14----10--|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|-----------------------------10----10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--13p10-------10-13-------10-10-13-10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--------12b14-------12b14-------------12b14----12b14--|--10-------12-10h12p10-----10-12h14--|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------12-------------12------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gm Bb C
|--10----------10---12b13r12-10h12p10-----|--------13-15-17-15h17p15-13---15-----|
|--10-10-13b14------------------------13--|--13/15---------------------------15--|
|-----------------0-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Dm
|------20b22-(22)-20b22-20b22-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
Am C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em Bb
Nothing’s what it seems
Intro (D5/ D5/F/ G5) x2
Outro solo [with wah-wah] over (Dm/ F/ Gm) x7
Bb/ C/ Dm
(Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
Bb/ C/ Dm
(Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
Bb/ C/ Dm
Transcribed by Dave Hughes (dm_hughes1@hotmail.com)
29 July 2007
There is no official BBM website since the band was a short-lived enterprise in 1994,
refer to individual band member websites:
www.ginger-baker.com
www.jackbruce.com
www.gary-moore.com
