The Verve

Slide Away(Tabs)

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	        This song is a bass type of song (were the bass punches most
 of the harmony) and guitar play mostly lead parts. So I have tabbed the bass 
part. It has a rhythm guitar, but they don't pla thru the whole song, holding 
most of the harmony on the bass, keyborad or ebow (wich is my case), so a 
made a arrangement. I hope you all like this - it's my favorite Storm in 
Heaven song.  


Keyboards or ebow lines (w/ a lot of reverb)

G-|---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/16~~~~/16~~~~\14~~~~----
                          (listen to the song to get the timming right)
Bass
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-------------------------10-10-10-10\9-9-9\7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7-----------
E-|---5-5-5-5-5/10-10-10-10-----------------------------------5---------

(I like to use this variation)
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------9h10-10-10-10\9-9-9\7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7-------
E-|---5-5-5-5-5/9h10-10-10-10-------------------------------------5-----

Lead Guitar  
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|---------------------------------------5---7b(1/4)-5-----------------
G-|---------------------------------------5-------------7--------------- 
D-|-----------5---7---------------5---7---7---------------7-------------
A-|-------5-7---7-------------5-7---7-----------------------------------
E-|---5-7-----------------5-7-------------------------------------------

e-|---10--------------------
B-|------10---7h8-8-7-------
G-|---------9---------9-7--- (on the neck pu w/ rolled off tone, blured 
D-|------------------------- by a lot of delay and reverb)
A-|-------------------------
E-|-------------------------

Rhythm Guitar (Fig. 1 - intro/verse)
e-|---5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----------------------------
B-|---5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----------------------------
G-|---6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-x-6-6-6-7-7-x-7-7-x-12-12-12-12-----
D-|---7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-7-5-5-x-5-5-x-12-12-12-12-----
A-|---7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-7-5-5-x-5-5-x-10-10-10-10-----
E-|---5-5-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-5-5-5-----------------------------

The rhythm part of the verse, as well the intro, can be played on 
A and G all the way thru, but i have included this fig. so it don't 
sound so boring if you are playing without a bass player. Just play 
it in some bars, alternating it with the A G pattern. Feel free to add
funky (a la James Brown) rhythm figs., and to deconstruct this patern.  

Lead Guitar                           Riff 1
e-|-----------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------
G-|----------------------------------------- (overdrive w/ delay, normal
D-|---7-------5---4h5-5-5-4h5p4---------7---  pu config.)
A-|---7-----5-------------------7-5-7---7---
E-|---5---5-----------------------------5---

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Lead Guitar   Riff 2 
e-|-----------------
B-|---8-10-7-8-5-7--
G-|-----------------
D-|-----------------
A-|-----------------
E-|-----------------

Lead Guitar               Riff 3
e-|-----------------------------
B-|-----------------------------
G-|----------------------------- (has a funkier kind of feel, so 
D-|-------5---5h7-----5---5h7---  put a lot of groove into it)
A-|---5-7---7-------7---7-------
E-|-----------------------------

Lead Guitar                                     Riff 4
e-|-------------------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------------------
G-|------------------------------------------------------- (also funky)
D-|-----------7-----------7-----------5-----------5-------
A-|---5-5-6-7-----5-5-6-7-----5-5-6-7-----5-5-6-7---7-5---
E-|-------------------------------------------------------

After that theres a quiet part, Mc'Abe plays some single notes w/ a 
lot of delay, and in the outro he plays something high, but too 
much blured for me to tab - just play some improvisation over the intro
theme. In the chorus just play the riff 1.
 
Lyrics:

(riff 1)  

Verse 1: 
G              A
 So take your time 
G (riff 2)                                       A
 I wonder if you're here just one way to use my mind 
                 G
 Don't take it slow
 (riff 2)                     A
 You know I've got a place to go
 
 You always do that
G 
 Something I'm not sure of
A
 But just for today
G
 Let go and slide away

 Chorus:
 A                                      G
 I was thinking maybe we could go outside
                                        D    
 Let the night sky cool you foolish pride
                            G                         A
 Don't you feel alive these are you times and our highs
 (riff 1)

 Verse 2:
 So take your time
 I wonder which cup you drink from I hope it's mine
            (riff 3)
 Because you always do that something
 Sonething I'm not sure of but just for today
 Let go and burn away (riff 4)
 Cause I read you mind
 I need it because it takes me where I can't find
 Because you always do that something
 Something I'm not quite sure of
 but just for today
 Let go and burn away

 Chorus:
  A                                  G  
 I was thinking maybe we could go outside
                                     D
 Let the night sky cool you foolish pride
                             G                         A
 Don't you feel alive these are you times and our highs

 Outro:
 Slide Away burn away
 Slide Away burn away
 I read you mind

 Chorus
	        

Written by Richard Ashcroft/Simon Jones/Nick McCabe/Peter Salisbury

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