• Song:

    The Invisible Man

  • Artist:

    Marillion

  • Album:

    Size Matters

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Marillion - The Invisible Man
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Tabbed by Mike C (smilock@hotmail.com)

Tab Explanation
===============

s       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

Here's a beast of a track! I have attempted to tab this as best I can but you
will have to improvise through some of the quieter bits with a few random
noises such as scraping down the strings or tapping the pickups! Otherwise the
rest of it should be there! Enjoy!

Guitar 1 - Distorted Guitar
Guitar 2 - Acoustic Guitar
Guitar 3 - Very Slightly Distorted Guitar
Guitar 4 - Quite Distorted Guitar
==============================
Part 1 (just lots of random noises & incdicated parts for gtr. 1)
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e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G|-------|-------|-------|-------| *w/step filter
D|-5~-4~-|-5~-4~-|-5~-4~-|-5~-4~-|
A|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The world's gone mad
And I have lost touch
I shouldn't admit it
But I have.
It slipped away 
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-12~-11~-| *w/step filter
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
while I was distracted
I haven't changed
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-12~-11~-| *w/step filter
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
I swear I haven't changed
e|------|
B|------|
G|------| *w/step filter
D|-7s4~-|
A|------|
E|------|
How did this happen?
e|--|-----|-12s10-|-----|-----|
B|--|-----|-------|-----|-----|
G|--|-7-6-|-------|-7-6-|-7-6-| *w/step filter
D|--|-5-4-|-------|-5-4-|-5-4-|
A|--|-----|-------|-5-4-|-5-4-|
E|--|-----|-------|-----|-----|
I didn't feel myself
e|-------------------|----|
B|---8-8-8-8-8-8s7-7-|----|
G|-7---------7-7s6-6-|-7~-| *w/step filter
D|-5-------------4-4-|-5~-|
A|-5-------------4-4-|-5~-|
E|-------------------|----|
Evaporating...

Part 2 (Guitar 2 strums associated chords)
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e|-----------------------------------|
B|-10-11-11s10s8s6s10-11-10s8s6s1s3~-|
G|-----------------------------------| *w/step filter
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
***A FEW SYNTH PARTS AND RANDOM GUITAR***
Gm
My body has gone
But my eyes remain
Hovering. Witnessing.
Cold as a ghost ..watching the streets
Sheltering in doorways of
Venice, Vienna,
Budapest, Krakow, and Amsterdam

Gtr 2 strums:
|Cm \ \ \|\ \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|Gm \ \ \|\ \ \ \|
|Gm \ \ \|\ \ \ \|Cm \ \ \| \ \ \ \|Gm \ \ \|\ \ \ \|

e||---18-17-15-17----15-|-18-17-15-17-------|
B||-*-------------18----|-------------18----|
G||---------------------|----------------17-| Gtr. 3
D||---------------------|-------------------|
A||-*-------------------|-------------------|
E||---------------------|-------------------|

e|-18-17-15-17----15-|-18-17-15-17-18-20---||
B|-------------18----|-------------------*-|| 
G|-------------------|---------------------|| (Gtr. 3 - play twice)
D|-------------------|---------------------||
A|-------------------|-------------------*-||
E|-------------------|---------------------||

Gtr. 2 strums: 
|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|
|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|F  \ \ \|
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----18----18----18----18----18-------|----18----18----18----18-----|
G|-17----15----15----14----------------|-17----15----15----17----17~-| Gtr. 3
D|-------------------------15----15-17-|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
I have become the invisible man

Interlude
=========
Gtr 2 strums:
|Gm \ \ \| \ \ \ \| \ \ \ \| \ \ \ \|
|Cm \ \ \| \ \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|
|Gm \ \ \| \ \ \ \| \ \ \ \| \ \ \ \|

|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|
|Eb \ \ \|Bb \ \ \|Eb \ \ \|F  \ \ \|
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----18----18----18----18----18-------|----18----18----18----18-----|
G|-17----15----15----14----------------|-17----15----15----17----17~-| Gtr. 3
D|-------------------------15----15-17-|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 ***play random sounds as before***
The invisible heart beating against you
The invisible pulse silently thumping

    \.5/\.5/\.5/
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~-| Gtr. 4
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Part 2 (Gtr. 1 plays random sounds)
======
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-4-------5-4-| Gtr. 3 (repeat all through part 2)
D|---5-5-4-----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
I shout my name
e|-7s0-|
B|-5s0-|
G|-4s0-| Gtr. 4
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
In the public places
No one seems to notice 
No one understands
I stand perfectly still
In the middle of the road
I hold my nerve
I hold my nerve
Hold my nerve
e|-15s0-|
B|-17s0-|
G|-16s0-| Gtr. 4
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
But the cars don't swerve

I will hear your prayers
As you whisper alone
I am the one you felt was close
Close behind you in St.Stephen
You lit a candle 
Blessings in the cold night air
e|-15--14--12--14-s10--------------| Gtr. 1
B|--------------------12-10--------|
G|--------------------------12-11~-| I'll feel your breath as you turn to go
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------| Gtr. 4
B|-------|
G|-12~~~-| I'll watch you leave 
D|-------| From somewhere up high
A|-------|
E|-------|
          \1/
e|------------| Gtr. 4
B|------------|
G|-10b12r10p9-| As you cross the park
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
In the Autumn light
In the Autumn light
In the Autumn light
e|-7s0-|
B|-5s0-|
G|-4s0-| Gtr. 4
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
If I close my eyes
I can see where you live
Climb the winding stairs
Up to your apartment
The scent of you preparing
His evening meal
I must watch in dread
When he's cruel to you
In horrified silence
As you make love
I cannot lift a hand 
Lift a hand to stop him 
I don't exist What can I do?
What can I do?

Part 3 (all parts Gtr. 3 unless indicated)
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e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-----7--7h9-|
D|-7s9--------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
I will scream in your ear
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-14b16-14-12-14~-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
As you're passing by
e|-------15----14------------|
B|-------------------15--17~-|
G|-14s16----14---------------|
D|----------------16---------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
I will wrap my arms around you
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-----7---7s9~-|
D|-7s9---9------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
You won't hear, you won't feel me
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-12s14----|
D|-------14-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
I will walk stride for stride with you
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-12-12-14-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
I will try to help
e|-------15----14------------------------|
B|-------------------15--17~-15h17-15-17-|
G|-14s16----14---------------------------| When you stumble
D|----------------16---------------------| You will stumble through me.
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Guitar Break (Gtr. 4)
============
e|---------------------------------------10---------------|
B|--------------------8~s10-10b12~-10b12----10b12-8-10----|
G|-----------------9~----------------------------------11-|
D|---------5-7b8-5----------------------------------------|
A|-----5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|-5s7----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12p11------9----------------------------------------|
D|-9-------12-9------------------------------------------|
A|----------------12-10s12-13p12s10-12-10----------10s14-|
E|----------------------------------------12-10-12-------|

e|---------------------------------17s19-19-22-22b24-22b24-|
B|------------------------20-17-20-------------------------|
G|----------14~-16s19-19~----------------------------------|
D|----14-17------------------------------------------------|
A|-17------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Part 3 (cont.)
======
I have become the invisible man
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------13s16-------|
G|------15-12-14-15-------15-12-| It?s all I am
D|-8s5~-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Invisible

Outro
=====
I have read all your letters
I know what you contain
I have dreamt your dreams
My head..
My head is haunted
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 3
D|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3s6-6-6---6-6-6-6s1-1-1---1-1-1-1s|
A|-------3---------------6---------------1---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Gtr. 4
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
I will scream again
I am perfectly sane
I am perfectly sane
But I am
The invisible man

Gtr. 1
e|-------------------------------------------------15s18-|
B|-8s11---------------------8s11----------16s18-18-------|
G|------12-10---------10-10------12-10-------------------| I am
D|------------10s8~-8------------------10----------------| The invisible man
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------16s18----------20-------------15s18~-|
B|-20s18-------18s20-------20-18b20----20r18-16-18--------|
G|-------17-15--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------16s18-------------------------------|
B|-20s18-------18s20-------20-18b20~r18-----18b20r18-----|
G|-------17-15--------------------------15~--------------| Talk to me
D|---------------------------------------------------15~-| Acknowledge me
A|-------------------------------------------------------| Confide in me
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b20r18-18------------------------13~--------------| Confess to me ... or
G|-------------17---------------10s12--------------17~-| Leave me be
D|----------------17~s15s13~--------------10s12s15-----| Leave me be.
A|---------------------------13------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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