------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ships In The Night - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: leave a message on my 'ultimate Guitar' profile or comment here. This tab is based on the Live! In The Air Age version, I think all the information you need is there. Tuning:EADGBe | x mute note |(131211) chord shape | ~ sustain or vibrato | b bend | r release bend | h hammer-on | p pull-off | / slide up | \ slide down | *8* pinch harmonic Intro: Massive keyboard chords, C - F - Am - G, and guitar solo... ___C!__________F____________________Am__________G__________________ e|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ ( Let ring... ) e|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| Riff 1: ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------| A|3/7--10-h12---------------------3/7---10-h12---------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\--| ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ ( bend G string 'down' towards the high e ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------12b14~~r12--12b14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| D|-------------10------10~~~~~~~~--10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---| A|3/7--10-h12------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Repeat riff 1, then... Verse: "like a..." ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ ".......square peg in a round hole..." (etc) e|-8------------------------------|-0-----------3------------------| B|-8-----------10-----------------|-1-----------3------------------| G|-9-----------10-----------------|-2-----------4------------------| D|-10----------10-----------------|-2-----------5------------------| A|-10----------8------------------|-0-----------5------------------| E|-8------------------------------|-------------3------------------| Four times, and then... " Without..." ___C_______________G________________F_______________G______________ "..love I am a desert..." (etc) e|-8---------------3--------------|-1---------------3--------------| B|-8---------------3--------------|-1---------------3--------------| G|-9---------------4--------------|-2---------------4--------------| D|-10--------------5--------------|-3---------------5--------------| A|-10--------------5--------------|-3---------------5--------------| E|-8---------------3--------------|-1---------------3--------------| Four times, and then... Chorus: play with a sort of reggae feel. " Without..." ___Am_(577555)_____________________________________________________ "..love............................we are like ships in the..." e|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| B|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| G|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| D|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--| A|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--| E|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--| ___F7_(131211)_____________________________________________________ " night..." e|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--| B|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--| G|-----2---x---x-------2---x---x--|-----2---x---x-------2---x---x--| D|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--| A|-3-------x---x---3-------x---x--|-3-------x---x---3-------x---x--| E|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--| " Without..." ___Am_(577555)_____________________________________________________ " love............................selling our souls down the..." e|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| B|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| G|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--|-----5---x---x-------5---x---x--| D|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--| A|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--|-7-------x---x---7-------x---x--| E|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--| ___G_(355433)_______________________F_______________G______________ " river..." e|-----3---x---x-------3---x---x--|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--| B|-----3---x---x-------3---x---x--|-6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8--| G|-----4---x---x-------4---x---x--|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--| D|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--|--------------------------------| A|-5-------x---x---5-------x---x--|--------------------------------| E|-3-------x---x---3-------x---x--|--------------------------------| ___Em_(022000)_____________________________________________________ "..................Sailing away.........................and..." e|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--| B|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--| G|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--|-----0---x---x-------0---x---x--| D|-2-------x---x---2-------x---x--|-2-------x---x---2-------x---x--| A|-2-------x---x---2-------x---x--|-2-------x---x---2-------x---x--| E|-0-------x---x---0-------x---x--|-0-------x---x---0-------x---x--| ___F7_(131211)_____________________________________________________ "...forever... our pleasure is..." e|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--|----1----x---x-------1----------| B|-----1---x---x-------1---x---x--|----1----x---x-------1----------| G|-----2---x---x-------2---x---x--|----2----x---x-------2----------| D|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--|-1-------x---x---1--------------| A|-3-------x---x---3-------x---x--|-3-------x---x---3--------------| E|-1-------x---x---1-------x---x--|-1-------x---x---1----------3-3-| - ___G_(355433)______________________________________________________ "..blue..." e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------5--5-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|----------------------------3-3-| ___G_(355433)_______________________F_______G______________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-3-------5----------------------| A|--------------------------------|-3-------5----------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-1-------3----------------------| Then... Guitar solo 1: ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ *( pinch harmonics )* e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-------------10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*8*-*9*-*8*-*9*---------| D|/10-----------------------------|-------------------------10-----| A|/10-----------------------------|-----------------------------10-| E|/8------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___C___________F____________________Am__________G__________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-8---6--h7---------------6--h7--|--------------------------------| E|-------------8---6--h8----------|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\--| Repeat riff 1 and verse, more or less the same... Then, guitar solo 2 ( or sax solo on studio version... ) Guitar solo 2: ___Am_(577555)_____________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-------------7b9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7p5h7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5------------| D|------------------------------------------------------7p5--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------5^3-5p3-| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___F7_(131211)_____________________________________________________ (Tone and a half bend up, from D to F - allow bend to decay slightly...) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---3-5b8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| E|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Am_(577555)_____________________________________________________ (...release bend ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------0h2h5-5p4p2-4h5-| D|--------------------------------------------0h2h5----------------| A|~r-p3h5p3--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0h2h3--------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___G_(355433)______________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7~~~~~~~~--5h7p5p4-4h5p4----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------5--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------5-3p2--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------| ___Em_(022000)_____________________________________________________ ( rake ) e|---------12---------------------|-12-----------------------------| B|--------x----15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~--|----15p12---12------------------| G|-------x------------------------|---------14----15p14p12---------| D|------x-------------------------|------------------------14~~~~--| A|-----x--------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___F7_(131211)_____________________________________________________ ( rake ) e|-------------13--17--13---------|--------------------------------| B|-----------13----------------13----------------------------------| G|---------14---------------------14-------------------------------| D|-------15--------------------------15----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------15--14p13\12~~~~~~~~~\-----| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Riff 2: ___G_(320003________________________G_(355433)_____________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-----------------5-----4-----5--| A|-----------------2-----1-----2--|-5-----4-----5------------------| E|-3-----2-----3------------------|--------------------------------| ___G_(xx5433)______________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|-2-------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| B|-----------------3-----2-----3--|--------------------------------| G|-4-----3-----4------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Piano solo, same rhythm chords... Ending: ___G_______________________________________________________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------5--5-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|----------------------------3-3-| ...a few times then... ___G________________________________F_______G______________________ e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-5---------------5--------------|-3-------5----------------------| A|-------5---------------5--------|-3-------5----------------------| E|-------------3---------------3--|-1-------3----------------------| Lyrics: Like a square peg in a round hole... Like a harp without its strings... Like a sailor who sails no oceans, Like a bird that has no wings... Without love, I am a desert, Without love, my light is dim... Without love, I have no treasures... Without love, I cannot win Without love ... We are like ships in the night Without love ... Selling our souls down the river Sailing away and forever our pleasure is blue.... Like a dream that has no dreamer, Like a cloud without a sky... Like a truth with no believer, Like a mother without a child... Without love, I have no pleasures, Without love, my light is dim... Without love, I have no treasures... Without love, my chance is slim Without love ... We are like ships in the night Without love ... Selling our souls down the river Sailing away and forever our pleasure is blue.... | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================