This is my guitar transcription of my song, and just happens to be my first tab,
would be nice. I have the time changes and key changes written in.
Song: Music of the Night
from The Phantom of the Opera
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
4/4 time
key of D-flat
Tuning: standard
e||----------------|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|
B||6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
G||6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|
D||----6-------6---|6---------------|----6-------6---|6---------------|
A||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2/4) (4/4)
|6-9-9-9-11---9-8|6-9-9-9-11---9---|6-9-9-9-11-9-------|--------|--------|
|7-------9-------|7-------9--------|7-------12---11----|--------|--------|
|--------10------|--------10-------|--------11------10-|13------|8---10--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------11----|11------|8---10--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|9---11--|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|--------|
|----------------|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|
|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|
|----6-------6---|6---------------|----6-------6---|8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2/4)
|6-9-9-9-11---9-8-|6-9-9-9-11---9-8-|6-9-9-9-11-9-------|---------|
|7-------9--------|7-------9--------|7-------12---11----|---------|
|--------10-------|--------10-------|--------11------10-|13----10-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------11----|11-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------|
(4/4) (key of B)
|---------------------|----------------|11--9-7-6-4-2-4-|4-----------4-7-|
|---------------------|--------6---6-9-|12------4-------|5---7---5---5---|
|10-8-8-10-11-13-10-8-|6---6---6---6---|11------4-------|4-------4-------|
|8---------13----10-10|6---6---6-------|----------------|--------6-------|
|9---------------11-9-|8---8-----------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(key of D-flat) (hold + opt. gva)
|12--10-9-9----------|--------11-11-|11--9-8-6---6---|4-----------8-8-|
|14-------10-12-12-11|11------11----|13------7-9---9-|6---------------|
|14-------9----------|12------12----|13------8-------|6---------------|
|--------------------|13------11----|----------------|6---------------|
|--------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|8---8-8-8-6-8-9-|8---------------|----------------|------------4---|
|9-------8-------|10--------------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
|10------9-------|10--------------|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|
|----------------|----------------|----6-------6---|6---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------4---|6-9-9-9-11--9-8-|6-9-9-9-11--9-8-|
|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|7-------9-------|7-------9-------|
|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|--------10------|--------10------|
|----6-------6---|8---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2/4) (4/4)
|6-9-9-9-11-9-------|--------|---------------------|-----------------911|
|7-------12---11----|--------|10-8-8-10-11-13-10-8-|6------------9--9---|
|--------11------10-|13---10-|8---------13----10-10|6---------810-10----|
|-------------11----|11------|9---------------11-9-|----6---11----------|
|-------------------|--------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------|---------------------|--------------------|
(key of B) (key of D-flat)
|11---9-7-6-4-2-4|4---2------------|12---------------------|--------11-11-|
|12-------4---4--|5-------5---9-12-|14---15-14-14-12-12-11-|11------11----|
|11-------4---4--|4-------4---9----|14---------14----------|12------12----|
|----------------|6-------6--------|14---------14----------|13------11----|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------15----------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
(hold and opt. gva)
|11---9-8-6---6---|4-----------8-8-|8---8---8-6-8-9-|8---------------|
|13-------7-9-7-9-|6---------------|9-------8-------|10--------------|
|13-------8---8---|6---------------|10------9-------|10--------------|
|13---------------|6---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|
|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|6-------5-------|6-8-----5-------|
|----6-------6---|6---------------|----6-------6---|8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2/4)
|6-9-9-9-11--9--8-|6-9-9-9-11--9--8--|6-9-9-9-11-9------|---------|
|7-7-7-7-9---9--9-|7-7-7-7-9---9--9--|7-7-7-7-12---11---|---------|
|--------10--10-10|--------10--10-10-|--------11------10|13----10-|
|-----------------|------------------|-------------11---|---------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|11-------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
(4/4)
|---------------------|----------------|------------4---|
|---------------------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
|10-8-8-10-11-13-10-8-|6-------5-------|6-8-----5---5---|
|8---------13----10-10|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|6---------6---6-|
|9---------------11-9-|--8-8-8---6-6-6-|----------6---6-|
|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------4---|6-9-9-9-11----9-8-|6-9-9-9-11----9-8-|
|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|7-------9---------|7-------9---------|
|6-------5-------|6-8-----5---5---|--------10-10-----|--------10-10-----|
|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|6---------4---4-|------------------|------------------|
|--8-8-8---6-6-6-|----------6---6-|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
(2/4)
|6-9-9-9-11-9-------|--------|
|7-------12---11----|--------|
|--------11------10-|13------|
|-------------11----|11------|
|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------|--------|
note: there are two endings from this point, which one you play is up to you, I put them
up in case you're not playing on a cutaway and can't play up n the 15-18 fret register
or at all.
High ending (hold)
|-----------------|9---11--|13--15--|16------|
|6-4-4-6-7-9------|11--11--|10--17--|16------|
|--------5---10-8-|11--11--|10------|--------|
|8-------7--------|11--13--|----17--|18------|
|9----------------|--------|--------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|
low ending (hold)
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|
|6-4-4-6-7-9------|2---4---|6---8---|9-------|
|--------5---10-8-|3---3---|----9---|10------|
|8-------7--------|4---4---|7-------|--------|
|9----------------|4---6---|8---10--|11------|
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|
Here's the same tab again, only I've put it with the words, so you can sing along if you know the rythym.
E||---------------------|------------------------4----|
A||6----------4---------|------------6----7---4-------|
D||6----------5---------|-6------8------------5-------|
G||------6---------6----|-6---------------------------|
B||---------------------|-----------------------------|
e||---------------------|-----------------------------|
Night time shar-pens, height-ens each sen-sa-tion:
|---------------------|------------------4----|
|6----------4---------|----------6--7--4------|
|6----------5---------|-6-----8--------5------|
|-----6----------6----|-8---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
dark-ness stirs and wakes im-ag-in-a-tion.
|6--9----9--9---11--9---8|6---9---9-----9--11--9--|
|7--------------9--------|7----------------9------|
|---------------10-------|-----------------10-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
Si-lent-ly the sen-ses a-ban-don their de-fen-ces
(instrumental break)(2/4) (4/4)
|6-9-9-9-11-9-------|--------|--------|
|7-------12---11----|--------|--------|
|--------11------10-|13------|8---10--|
|-------------11----|11------|8---10--|
|-------------------|--------|9---11--|
|-------------------|--------|--------|
|----------------|-------------------------4----|
|6-------4-------|---------6-----7---4----------|
|6-------5-------|6-----8------------5----------|
|-----6-------6--|6-----------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
Slow-ly gent-ly, night un-furls its splen-dour;
|------------------|---------------------4---|
|6---------4-------|--------6----7---4-------|
|6---------5-------|-6----8----------5-------|
|------6---------6-|-8-----------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
grasp it, sense it, trem-u-lous and ten-der.
|6----9----9----9-11--9----8--|6---9---9-----9--11---9----8---|
|7----------------9-----------|7----------------9-------------|
|-----------------10----------|-----------------10------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Turn your face a-way from the gar-ish light of day, turn your
(2/4)
|6-------9-9---9----11----9----------|---------|
|7------------------12-------11------|---------|
|-------------------11------------10-|13----10-|
|----------------------------11------|11-------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
thoughts a-way from cold, un-feel-ing light and
(4/4)
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------6----6-----9---|
|10--8---8--10--11-13--10-8--|-6----6----6----6---------|
|8--------------13-----10-10-|-6----6----6--------------|
|9---------------------11-9--|-8----8-------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
lis-ten to the mu-sic of the night. Close your
(key of B)
|11---9---7---6---4---2--4---|4----------------4-----7---|
|12-----------4--------------|5----7---5-------5---------|
|11-----------4--------------|4--------4-----------------|
|----------------------------|---------6-----------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
eyes and sur-ren-der to your dark-est dreams! Purge your
(key of D-flat)
|12-------10-9---9---------------|------11----11--|
|14--------------10---12--12---11|11----11--------|
|14--------------9---------------|12----12--------|
|--------------------------------|13----11--------|
|--------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------|
thoughts of the life you knew be-fore! Close your
(hold + opt. gva)
|11---9---8----6-------6-------|4---------------8---8-----|
|13------------7---9---------9-|6-------------------------|
|13------------8---------------|6-------------------------|
|------------------------------|6-------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
eyes let your spi-rit start to soar and you'll
|8----8--8------8--6---8-----9-|8---|
|9--------------8--------------|10--|
|10-------------9--------------|10--|
|------------------------------|----|
|------------------------------|----|
|------------------------------|----|
live as you've ne-ver lived be-fore.
|-----------------|---------------------4---|
|6--------4-------|-------6-----7--4--------|
|6--------5-------|6--8------------5--------|
|-----6--------6--|6------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
Soft-ly, deft-ly, mu-sic shall ca-ress you.
|-----------------|--------------------4---|
|6--------4-------|--------6--7--4---------|
|6--------5-------|6--8----------5---------|
|-----6--------6--|8-----------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
Hear it, feel it, se-cret-ly po-ssess you.
|6-9---9---9---11----9---8---|6---9--9----9--11---9--8---|
|7-------------9-------------|7--------------9-----------|
|--------------10------------|---------------10----------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
O-pen up your mind, let your fan-ta-sies un-wind in this
(2/4)
|6----9----9-----9---11---9----------|---------|
|7-------------------12-------11-----|---------|
|--------------------11-----------10-|13----10-|
|-----------------------------11-----|11-------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
dark-ness which you know you can-not fight the
(4/4)
|------------------------------|--------------------911-|
|10---8----8--10--11-13--10-8--|6--------------9--9-----|
|8----------------13-----10-10-|6-----------810-10------|
|9-----------------------11-9--|-----6----11------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
dark-ness of the mu-sic of the night. Let your
(key of B)
|11---9-----7-6----4---2-------4|4--------2-------------------|
|12-----------4--------4--------|5------------5------9-----12-|
|11-----------4--------4--------|4------------4------9--------|
|-------------------------------|6------------6---------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
mind start a jour-ney through a strange, new world. Leave all
(key of D-flat)
|12-------------------------------|------11--11--|
|14-------15-14--14----12--12---11|11----11------|
|14--------------14---------------|12----12------|
|14--------------14---------------|13----11------|
|----------------15---------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|
thoughts of the world you knew be-fore. Let your
(hold and opt. gva)
|11---9----8---6---------6------|4------------------8--8-|
|13------------7-----9---7----9-|6-----------------------|
|13------------8---------8------|6-----------------------|
|13-----------------------------|6-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
soul take you where you long to be! On-ly
|8----8---8--6---8----9-|8-------|
|9--------8-------------|10------|
|10-------9-------------|10------|
|-----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|--------|
then can you be-long to me.
|--------------------|------------------4------|
|6----------4--------|---------6---7-4---------|
|6----------5--------|6-----8--------5---------|
|------6---------6---|6------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Float-ing, fall-ing, sweet in-tox-i-ca-tion.
|-------------------|-------------------4----|
|6---------4--------|--------6----7---4------|
|6---------5--------|6--8-------------5------|
|------6---------6--|8-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
Touch me, trust me, sa-vour each sen-sa-tion.
|6---9---9-----9--11---9---8---|6----9--9----9----11-9--8--|
|7---7---7-----7--9----9---9---|7----7--7----7----9--9--9--|
|-----------------10---10--10--|------------------10-10-10-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
Let the dream be-gin, let your dark-er side give in to the
(2/4)
|6---9--9--9---11-9---------|----------|---------------------------|
|7---7--7--7---12-----11----|----------|---------------------------|
|--------------11---------10|13-----10-|10--8--8--10--11-13--10-8--|
|---------------------11----|----------|8-------------13-----10-10-|
|---------------------------|11--------|9--------------------11-9--|
|---------------------------|----------|---------------------------|
pow-er of the mu-sic that I write, the pow-er of the mu-sic of the
(instrumental interlude)
|----------------|------------4---|----------------|------------4---|
|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|6-------4-------|----6-7-4-------|
|6-------5-------|6-8-----5---5---|6-------5-------|6-8-----5---5---|
|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|6---------6---6-|--6-6-6---6-6-6-|6---------4---4-|
|--8-8-8---6-6-6-|----------6---6-|--8-8-8---6-6-6-|----------6---6-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
night.
|6-9-9-9-11----9-8-|6-9-9-9-11----9-8-|
|7-------9---------|7-------9---------|
|--------10-10-----|--------10-10-----|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
(2/4)
|6---9-9----9---11---9-----------|--------|
|7--------------12------11-------|--------|
|---------------11-----------10--|13------|
|-----------------------11-------|11------|
|--------------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------------|--------|
You a-lone can make my song take flight,
note: there are two endings, which one you play is up to you, I put them both up in case
not playing on a cutaway and can't play up n the 15-18 fret register well or at all.
High ending (hold)
|------------------------------|9---11---|13---15---|16-----|
|6----4--4----6---7--9---------|11--11---|10---17---|16-----|
|-----------------5------10-8--|11--11---|10--------|-------|
|8----------------7------------|11--13---|-----17---|18-----|
|9-----------------------------|---------|----------|-------|
|------------------------------|---------|----------|-------|
help me make the mu-sic of the night-----------------------|
low ending (hold)
|------------------------------|--------|--------|------|
|6----4--4----6---7--9---------|2---4---|6---8---|9-----|
|-----------------5------10-8--|3---3---|----9---|10----|
|8----------------7------------|4---4---|7-------|------|
|9-----------------------------|4---6---|8---10--|11----|
|------------------------------|--------|--------|------|
help me make the mu-sic of the night-------------------|
Here's just the lyrics:
Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation:
darkness stirs and wakes imagination.
Silently the senses abandon their defences.
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour;
grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender.
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light
and listen to the music of the night.
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
and you'll live as you've never lived before.
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you.
Hear it, feel it, secretly posseess you.
Open up your mind let your fantasies unwind
in this darkness that you know you cannot fight,
the darkness of the music of the night.
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world,
leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.
Let your soul take you where you long to be!
Only then can you belong to me.
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication.
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation.
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
to the power of the music that I write,
the power of the music of the night.
You alone can make my song take flight,
help me make the music of the night.
And finally I'll give you the lyrics with general chords in case you just want to strum along.
Db Ab/Db Db Ab/Db
Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation:
Db Ab/Db Gb/Db Ab/Db
darkness stirs and wakes imagination.
Gb Db Gb Db
Silently the senses abandon their defences.
[Gb Cb Gb Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Fm/Ab]
Db Ab/Db Db Ab/Db
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour;
Dd Ab/Db Gb Ab
grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender.
Gb Db Gb Db
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
Gb Cb Gb Db/Ab
turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light
Gb/Ab Ab7 Db
and listen to the music of the night.
B E
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
A Eb
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Eb7 Ab Ab7 Db
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
Fm C F
and you'll live as you've never lived before.
Db Ab/Db Db Ab/Db
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you.
Db Ab/Db Gb Ab
Hear it, feel it, secretly posseess you.
Gb Db Gb Db
Open up your mind let your fantasies unwind
Gb Cb Gb Db/Ab
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight,
Gb/Ab Ab7 Db
the darkness of the music of the night.
B E
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world,
A Eb
leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.
Ab Ab7 Db
Let your soul take you where you long to be!
Fm C F
Only then can you belong to me.
Db Ab/Db Db Ab/Db
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication.
Db Ab/Db Gb/Db Ab/Db
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation.
Gb Db Gb Db
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
Gb Cb Gb Db/Ab
to the power of the music that I write,
Gb/Ab Ab7 Db
the power of the music of the night.
[Ab/db Db Ab/Db Db Ab/Db Gb Ab7 Gb Db Gb Db]
Gb Cb Gb Db/Ab
You alone can make my song take flight,
Gb/Ab Ab7 Gb Ebm Dm C Db
help me make the music of the night.
Sorry the chords are so hairy and un-guitar friendly, but that's what Webber wrote. I'd
using a capo on this song so you don't kill your hands. Enjoy!
