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Jethro+Tull - Aqualung

From: kinzel@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Jens Kinzel)
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca" 
Subject: j/jethro_tull/aqualung.tab
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:47:25
>
>Jethro Tull: Aqualung
> >From the album 
>Copyright 1971
>Music by Ian Anderson
>Lyrics by Jennie Anderson
>
>Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca 
>
>Note: You'll need a CAPO on 3rd fret to play the accoustic parts of the
>song. The CAPO is not used by Martin Barre, BUT if you want to play this
>song alone (I guess some of you will!), you can easyly figure out that
>this is possible, even in the solo (remember to play the first few notes
>on the B string, then).
>
>I tryed to contact the previous persons who made efforts and contributions
>to this song, but got an error from their mail servers... Let me know what
>you thing you guys!!!
>
>Intro:
>
>Some of these notes are power chords, but I'll leave this up to you :)
>
>e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
>B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
>G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
>D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
>A||-5-----3-4~--3---|-4-----4-4-----\-|-6-6-6---6-------|-8-----8-8---6-8--|
>E||---3-6-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
>
>e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
>B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
>G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
>D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
>A||-6-8-9-----------|---6-6-6-6---9---|-9-7-----5-------|
>E||---------9-------|-----------9-----|-----7-----------|
>
>Verse on Accoustic:
>
>(Remember, CAPO on 3rd fret!)
>
>Em            D                         A
>Sun ......... cold an ................. lonely
>Am              Em          D
>taking ........ only ...... knows
>Em           D                         A
>Legs ....... bad as .................. dog-end
>     Am              Em                D
>He goes ........... bog ............. feet
>
>Em      D                       A
>Feeling alone ................. road
>Am             Em                D
>salvation à la mode ............ tea
>
>Em          D                             A
>Aqualung my friend, .................... uneasy
>     Am           Em                D
>You poor ....... you see ......... me
>
>(Faster and heavier, with some palm muting)
>
>Em                D      D                    Em
>Do ......... remember, december's ..... freeze
>	 Em		     D
>when the ice .............. to your beard
>     D              Em
>was screaming agony
>
>          Em                       D                           A
>And you snatch .................. breaths ................... sounds,
>	Am                 Em             D
>and the flowers .......... madness ...... spring
>
>Solo:
>
>e||---------1---h---3---/---5---------|------------------------------------|
>B||-3---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||----------h-p----------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-6-------5-6-5---------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4---------------5-------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------5-----------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------h-----------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4---h-----3---5-/-7-----------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-3---5-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-------------------------5.--------|-3----------------------------------|
>D|4---------------------5-------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-3-------3---5-/-7-----------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-3---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||---------4-------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------------5-----------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-3---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||---------3-------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------------3-----------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4---------------------5---5---5-----|-5---------------5-------5---5------|
>D|4---h-----3---5-/-7-----------------|---------7-----------7--------------|
>A||-3---5-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||---------------------------------b-|------r-----------------------------|
>B||--p----------------------6---(8)---|-(10)----8--------------------------|
>G|4-7-5-----5-------5---7-------------|-----------------5-------7----------|
>D|4-----7-------7---------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------------3-------5---------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-5---------------------------------|---------3---------------3----------|
>A||-----------------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||------------------p----------------|---------------------------b--------|
>G|4-----------------5-3-----3---------|---------------------3---5----------|
>D|4---------3---5-------5-------------|-5----------------------------------|
>A||-----5-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4(7)---------------slowly release---|-(5)-----3--------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4---------3-------------------------|-------------3---3-------3----------|
>A||-------------5-\-3---1---1---------|-1---3-/-5-----------5-------5------|
>E||-----------------------------3-----|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|--------------------------p---------|
>G|4-3---3-3-3-------3-------5---/-----|-7-------------------5---5-3--------|
>D|4-------------5-------5-------------|-----------------------------5------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|---p--------------------------------|
>G|4-3-----------------h-----3---------|-5---3---------------------h--------|
>D|4-----------------3---5-------------|---------3---------------3---5------|
>A||---------5-------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-------------------------6---------|-----------------8------------------|
>G|4-3---5-/-7-------------------------|-5-----------------------7----------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|----------------------h--p----------|
>B||-----------------------------------|---h-----6-------6---6-8-6----------|
>G|4---------------------5---5---5-----|-5---7-------7---------------5------|
>D|4---h-----3---5-/-7-----------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-3---5-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|--p---------------------------------|
>B||------------------p----------------|-8-6-----------------------h--------|
>G|4-7-------5-------7-5-----5---------|-----5---7-------5-------5---7------|
>D|4---------------------7-------7-----|---------------------7--------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||---------------------------b---r---|--------------------------------r---|
>G|4-----------------3-------5--(7)----|-5-----------------------3----7-(5)-|
>D|4-5---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>G|4-5---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4---------3---3---5-------3---------|-----------------------------5------|
>A||-----------------------------------|-5-----------------------5----------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------6------|
>G|4-3---------------------------------|-5---5-/-7--------------------------|
>D|4---------5-------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-8---------------------------------|-6-------8-------------------6------|
>G|4-----------------7-----------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-10--------------------------------|---------8-----h--------------------|
>B||-----------------8-----------------|-------------6---8------------------|
>G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>              p       p
>e||---------8-6-----8-6-----6---------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----8-------8-------8-------------|-8-------6--------------------------|
>G|4-----------------------------------|-------------7-\-5---3---3----------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------5------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||--p-------p------------------------|---h--------------------------------|
>G|4-5-3-----5-3-----3---------h-------|-3---5------------------------------|
>D|4-----5-------5-----------3---5-----|------------------------------------|
>A||---------------------5-------------|---------5--------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>B||-----------------------------------|---h-------------6-------8---/------|
>G|4---------------------5---5---5-----|-5---7------------------------------|
>D|4---h-----3---5-/-7-----------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-3---5-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>e||-----------h----13-----h-13-----h--|-13---------------------------------|
>B||-10----1313-15-----1313-15--1313-15|-----15-----------------------------|
>G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
>
>Tablature Explanation:
>NT   = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G strings are replaced
>with
>        lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal.
>|    = bar separating measures
>~    = vibrato
>x    = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
>.    = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
>h    = hammer
>p    = pull
>s    = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
>^    = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
>r    = release bend (string/fret may be indicated)
>t    = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
>/    = slide up
>\    = slide down
>x/   = pick slide up
>x\   = pick slide down
><5>  = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
>[5]  = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
>(5)  = note sustained from previous measure
>o    =\ repeat sign
>o    =/
>DC   = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials
>         you go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
>DS   = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
>         only as far as the (%) sign.
>Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
>        it to a formal close.
>Al
>Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
>           section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
>RF   = repeat and fade
>rit  = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
>
>Other pertinent information:
>   Tuning:  Standard [EADGBe].
>   Key signature:
>   Effects:
>   Chord Chart Below for major chords
>
>Tablature Format:
>
>This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.
>
>   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     <--Quarter note beat locations
>   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   <--Eighth note beat locations
>                                       <--Effects/Misc Line
>   D                 C     G/B         <--Chord Line
>   e e e q   q   e   e e e q   e e e   <--Note Duration Line (table below)
>|-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string
>|-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string
>|---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string
>|-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string
>|-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string
>|-----------------|-----------------| <--E string
>
>Effects/Misc Line:  Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc.
>
>Chord Line:  Provides the chord name for the chords used in the
>              tab below.
>
>Note Duration Line:  Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole,
>                      half, quarter, etc.
>
>Note Duration Designator Table:
>   w = Whole note                   h = Half note
>   q = Quarter note                 H = Dotted half note
>   Q = Dotted Quarter note          s = Sixteenth note
>   e = Eighth note                  S = Dotted sixteenth note
>   E = Dotted eighth note           + = Duration exceeds 2 measures
>   t = Thirty-second note
>   T = Dotted thirty-second note
>
>   Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other
>   have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.)
>
>String lines:  Represent the strings of a guitar.  The tab is laid
>                out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your
>                lap, string side up.  A vertical line character "|"
>                represents a bar between measures.  A dash "-" represents
>                each string.  The numbers indicate which fret should
>                be fingered to sound the note.  The first space after
>                every bar is a blank space that is almost never used.
>                Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes
>                are separated by 1 dash.  In an effort to make the
>                ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the
>                notes are spaced out as accurately as possible.  In the
>                event the notes will not fit into the format shown above,
>                the tab will be expanded (usually only required for
>                solos).
>