Artist-The Verve
Song-Sit And Wonder
Album-Forth
Writer- McCabe, Jones, Salisbury, Ashcroft
Tabbed by S. McNally
There are multiple guitars in the song, so I tried to tab the stuff that was most prominent.
Throughout the song, McCabe uses a lot of effects, but reverb is the most common I believe.
Legend
\ = Slide down
()= Background guitar sounds not very prominent in mix
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release
Intro (screeching effect caused by pick)
(F#m) (0:28)
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-----10\7--10\7----------10\7--10\7----10\7--10\7----------10\7---------------|
-----------------(9p7p6)-----------(7p6)----------(7p6)--------(9p7p6-9-7-6)--|
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Verse 1 (0:47)
F#m
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-3p2-3p2-2-------5b7r5b7---------5b7r5b7------5p3h5---3p2-----------|
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I sit and wonder...
(0:58)
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I sit and wonder,I often wonder, I've been waiting for this moment to come
(1:08)
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She's the teacher, and I'm the pupil, but I ain't learning anything at all
(1:18)
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Now I'm falling into a black hole, and I can barely feel the sun
(1:29)
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-2h4---2h4p2-2h4p2----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------5h7p5--5h7p5--4h5p4--4h5p4------------------------------|
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(1:38)
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Yea I sit and wonder, I fall to pieces, I've been waiting for her to come
(1:48)
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No bed of roses, with cheeks like peaches, yea I ain't gonna wait no more
Chorus
(1:57) Bm F#m
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-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|
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Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m
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-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------|
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Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Break
(2:19)
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-4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------|
-4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------|
-0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---------------|
(2:28)
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-----(9-7-6--7-6-4/6)-----------------------------------|
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Verse
(2:38)*During this part move pickup toggle back and forth*
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-4-----------------------------------------------------|
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The rites of passage we all must take em and some are gonna break n the stone
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-4-----------------------------------------------------|
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The door is open, and I'm reaching, yea it looks like the prodigal son
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/v/verve/114179.html ]
Chorus
(2:57) Bm F#m
-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|
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Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m
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-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------|
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Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge
(3:16)
----------2-3-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5----------------------------7\5--7\5-|
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I have been having troubles in my head Lord
-7\5-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Oh Oh Oh Oh I've been having demons in my mind Lord
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Oh Oh Oh Oh
Instrumental(keep repeating slide from D to F#)
(3:38)
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----------------5-5-7-7-8-8----5-7-7-8-10-----5-7-8-10-8-10-7-10-5-10-|
---(7/11)---6-7-------------6-7-----------6-7-------------------------|
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(3:50) lots of reverb
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------10--10b11-7---------------------------------------------------|
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(4:08)
-10--10--9---9------------------------9---9----------------------------------|
----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------|
---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11---------|
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-10--10--9---9------------------------9---9-----------------------------9--9-|
----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------|
---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11-----11--|
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(4:18-4:35)lots of reverb
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Chorus
(4:37) Bm F#m
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-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|
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Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m
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-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3-----------|
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Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge
(4:57)
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-9-----------------------------12---11----4---2h4-2h5-2h4-|
-9-----------------------------12---11----4---------------|
-7-----------------------------10---9-----2---------------|
I've been having trouble in my head lord oh oh oh oh
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----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--|
-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
I've been having demons in my mind lord oh oh oh oh
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-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
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-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|
-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
Outro (guitar is just plucked chords with reverb)
(5:37)
Bm F#m
I could be searching all my life, searching all my life
Bm F#m
Keep that candle on tonight, candle on tonight
Bm F#m
Keep that candle on tonight, candle on tonight
Bm F#m
Could be hurting all the while, hurting all the while
Bm
Lord give me the light.
ALL HAIL NICK MCCABE
