--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firth of Fifth - Genesis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Genesis Firth of Fifth (1973) (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford) From: "Selling England by the Pound" Great live versions on: "Genesis Archive, Vol. 1: 1967-1975" and "Seconds Out" Very difficult to pin down. This is an attempt to make the vocal parts playable for folkies like myself. Feel free to comment - I'd be happy to discuss this great song and to amend this tab. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Aadd9/G 3-x-2-2-0-0 Asus4/F# 2-x-2-2-3-0 A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0 Dm/F 1-x-2-3-2-x Dm/E 0-x-3-2-3-x Dm/B x-2-3-2-3-x Asus4 x-0-2-2-4-0 D x-x-0-2-3(2) G/D x-x-0-0-0(3) Am/C x-3-2-2-1-x Asus4/C x-3-2-2-3-x D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x G#dim 4-x-0-4-3-x Db/Eb x-x-1-1-2-1 Bb7sus4 x-x-3-3-4-4 Bbm x-x-3-3-2-1 D6 x-x-0-4-3-2 B/E 0-2-4-4-4-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo 2nd fret VERSE A Aadd9/G The path is clear Asus4/F# A/E Though no eyes can see Dm/F Dm/E Dm/B Asus4 The course laid down long before BRIDGE D G/D And so with gods and men Am/C Asus4/C The sheep remain inside their pen F D/F# G#dim Though many times they've seen the way to leave VERSE A Aadd9/G He rides majestic Asus4/F# A/E Past homes of men Dm/F Dm/E Dm/B Asus4 Who care not or gaze with joy BRIDGE D G/D To see reflected there Am/C Asus4/C The trees, the sky, the lily fair F D/F# G#dim The scene of death is lying just below MIDDLE PART D G/D Dmaj7 G/D The mountain cuts off the town from view Abm Dbm Ab Db Like a cancer growth is removed by skill Db/Eb Eb F Let it be re-vealed Bb7sus4 Bbm A waterfall, his madrigal D6 A An inland sea, his symphony D A Na, na, na, na, na B/E Na, na, na, na VERSE (variation) A Aadd9/G Undinal songs Asus4/F# A/E Urge the sailors on Dm/F Gsus4 G Am/C Till lured by si - rens' cry INSTRUMENTAL PART VERSE A Aadd9/G Now as the river Asus4/F# A/E Dissolves in sea Dm/F Dm/E Dm/B Asus4 So Neptune has claimed another soul D G/D And so with gods and men Am/C Asus4/C The sheep remain inside their pen F D/F# G#dim Until the shepherd leads his flock away VERSE (variation) A Aadd9/G The sands of time Asus4/F# A/E Were eroded by Dm/F Dm/E Dm/B Asus4 The river of con- stant change INSTRUMENTAL CODA