ADRIAN BELEW - MAY 1, 1990
You can find it in the awesome album "Here".
Intro FX + piano (not written)
Riff1 acoustic
I lived inside a tear
time magnified my fear
B- F#that (244322@1)the world around me
A (x02220@1) Ewas (022100@1)only getting more severe
C (x32010@1) AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1) Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
C (x32010@1) Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be
riff electric
I didn't know at the time
my heart was on the line
B- F#but (244322@1)the world was turning
A (x02220@1) Eand (022100@1)suddenly the sun was shining
C (x32010@1) AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1) Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
C (x32010@1) Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen Gopen Aopen Gopen Aopen Dopen
In a city by the sun
riff2......................
Maybe when you saw me then
.......................................
you thought I had the world at my feet
...........................
maybe when you looked again
.......................
you saw how I was empty
....................
in a city by the sun
C (x32010@1) AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1) Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
C (x32010@1) Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen Gopen Aopen Gopen Aopen Dopen
In a city by the sun
(Outro)
Riff 1
E|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-8-7--|---------|-----|
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7--|----4^---|-(4)-|
D|-----------|-------------|----5^---|-(5)-|
A|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
E|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
E|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-|---------|-----|
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7-7-|---7^4^--|-(4)-|
D|-----------|--------------|-----5^--|-(5)-|
A|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
E|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
Riff 2 (1st part played with piano, arranged for guitar)
X16 x4 x4 x8 x4 x4 here play alittle (x02210@1)solo....
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|----0-|---|
B|--4--|--5--|--4--|--4--|--5--|--4--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2^3-|-2-|
G|--3--|--6--|--4--|--3--|--6--|--4--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0---|---|
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2---|-4-|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|
Riff 2 (2nd part played with acoustic guitar)
E|---------|--2---2--|---0---|
B|--3---2--|--2---2--|---0---|
G|--4---4--|--3---2--|---1---|
D|--4---4--|---------|---2---|
A|---------|---------|---2---|
E|---------|---------|---0---|
Some chords
Aopen (x02220@1) Gopen (320003@1) Dopen (xx0232@1)E|----0------|----0----|----0----|
B|----7^5----|----0----|----5----|
G|----6------|----4----|----7----|
D|----7------|----3----|----7----|
A|----0------|----0----|----0----|
E|----0------|----0----|----0----|
Like always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is a melodic song I love, strange parts but very lovely to play with guitar.
A real masterpiece from a real virtuoso.
Thank you Ade.
_Ozzy
geomscortichini@interfree.it
