• Song:

    Lucifer Sam

  • Artist:

    Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd
"Lucifer Sam"
from THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (1967)
Written by Syd Barrett
Standard Tuning


Intro

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2---  repeat 4 times

e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A--------7---6---5---4s5
E--5-6-7---7---7---7---- repeat

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2--- repeat

e---------------2
B---------------2
G--2b4(slowly)---
D----------------
A----------------
E----------------



Verse (Use barre chords for all verses)

F#                G        
Lucifer Sam, Siam Cat

B
Always sitting by your side, always

E
By Your Side.

E                            D                      
That cat's something i can't explain.


Bridge

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2---  repeat 4 times

e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A--------7---6---5---4s5
E--5-6-7---7---7---7---- repeat

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2--- repeat

e---------------2
B---------------2
G--2b4(slowly)---
D----------------
A----------------
E----------------



Verse 2 

F#                        G
Jennifer Gentle, you're a witch

B
You're the left side, he's the right side

E
Oh no!

E                            D
That cat's something I can't explain.



Guitar Solo (The "tr"s stand for tremolo picking)

e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------4(tr)--2(tr)------------------
D--4(tr)-------------------4(tr)-2(tr)-4(tr)
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------6(tr)--4(tr)---------------------2(tr)-----------2(tr)-------
D--4s7(tr)--------------------7(tr)---4(tr)-------------4(tr)-----------4(tr)
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------
B------------------
G------0-2--4-2-0--
D--2--------------0
A------------------
E------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------4(tr)----2(tr)--------------------------2(tr)---------2(tr)-------
D--4(tr)-------------------4(tr)--2(tr)--4(tr)------------4(tr)---------4(tr)
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Verse 3

F#             G
Lucifer, go to sea

B
Be a hip cat, Be a ship's cat

E
Somewhere, Anywhere

E                            D
That cat's something I can't explain.



Part played under Keyboard Solo


e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2---  repeat 4 times

e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A--------7---6---5---4s5
E--5-6-7---7---7---7---- repeat

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A------------4---3---2---0-
E--0----0--2---2---2---2--- repeat



Verse 4

F#                      G
Night prowling, sifting sand

B
Padding around on the ground, he'll be found

E
When you're around.

E                            D
That cat's something I can't explain.


Notation:
h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend
s=slide to
tr=tremolo pick
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