Marillion - This Strange Engine =============================== Tabbed by Mike Cannon (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) Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric (w/Bassy Tone) Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric Gtr. 4 - Slightly Distorted Electric Gtr. 5 - Slightly Distorted Electric ============================== Intro ===== There was a boy who came into this world At the hands of a lady woman in a holy place He wore a red coat and walked a bulldog Saw them reflected in the mirror of the lakes Lived in he shadow of the mountains With the smells of disinfectant, dusty old leather And the polished wood of his bed No more than a baby feeding swans on the river Holding the hand of his mother And the wax paperbag of yesterdays bread Part 1 (Gtr. 1 - all palm muted) ====== |--------------------x12--------------------| E|-------|----------------------------------10-------| B|----10-|-13-12----10-10----10-13-12----10-------10-| G|-12----|-------12-------------------12-------------| D|-------|----------------12-------------------12----| A|-------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------|-------------------------------------------| And his father on the other side of the world On the ships railings and some far away tide With the silent dry tear of home thoughts from abroad In his far away eyes In his far away eyes E||----------------------|| B||-------11-10-------13-|| G||-10-12-------10-12----|| (repeat 'til fade) D||----------------------|| A||----------------------|| E||----------------------|| Part 2 ====== The smell of the wax on the wooden floor Mixture of polish and soap No children to fear or to play with Rows of empty hooks for the coats An upright piano and the boys in the choir Still remind him of just before he was born Remind him of just before he was breathing Strange misty visions of God e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-5s7s10~s7s12s10~-| Gtr. 2 D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Turn the cities into families Into villages of souls Hovering in the air while they're sleeping With their houses invisible Race the moon between the buildings Running as fast as I could run Send to me the ghosts of Christmas Whispering: "You're the only one" Part 3 ====== Gtr. 3 & Gtr. 4 (palm muted) E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-1h3--------1h3-------1-0-----| A|--------------------------3-1-| E|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| |Gtr. 5 e|------------------------------| B|-13~--------------------------| G|-10~-10-----10----10----10----| (Adlib) D|-10~----10-----10----10----10-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| And ever since I was a boy I never felt like I belonged Like everything they did to me Was an experiment to see E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| Play as fill for main riff D|-1h3--------1h3-----------1---| A|----------------------1-3---3-| E|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| How I could cope with the illusion In which direction would I jump Would I do it all the time E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| Play as fill for main riff D|-1h3--------1h3-----------1---| A|----------------------1-3---3-| E|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| As the actors in the game Or would I spit it back at them e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-1h3--------1h3----------1-------|------------------------------| x 2 D|---------------------1-3---3-1---|-1h3--------1h3-----------1---| A|-----1-1--1-----1-1------------3-|----------------------1-3---3-| E|---------------------------------|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| And not get caught up in their rules And live according to my own And not be used, not be used To find the fundamental truths E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| (Back to main riff) D|-1h3--------1h3-------1-0-----| A|--------------------------3-1-| E|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| It was going to takes some time Thirty-five summers down the line The wisdom of each passing year Seems to serve only to confuse Seems to serve only to confuse Synth Solo ========== e|--------------------------------------------1~-----| B|-6~-6-------6----4~-----------3~--------1~--2~--4~-| G|-5~---5---5---5--5~----5---5--5~---3h5--1~--3~--5~-| x2 D|-3~-----3--------3~--3---3----3~-3------3~--3~--6~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 3 & Gtr. 4 (palm muted) E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-1h3--------1h3-------1-0-----| x 6 A|--------------------------3-1-| E|-----1-1--1----1-1--1---------| e|--------------------------------------------1~-------| B|-6~-6-------6----4~-----------3~--------1~--2~--4~-6-| G|-5~---5---5---5--5~----5---5--5~---3h5--1~--3~--5~-5-| D|-3~-----3--------3~--3---3----3~-3------3~--3~--6~-3-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Part 4 ====== Daddy came out of the navy and Took us away to his dirty grey home town e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| Gtr. 2 D|-3s5-| A|-----| E|-----| And he worked down a coal mine for National Service so that he could be around e|-------10-13-10~-| B|-10-11-----------| G|-----------------| Gtr. 2 D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| There was a magical purple in the chrome Of the exhaust of his triumph motor bike e|----10-------------| B|-11----13----------| G|----------10-------| Gtr. 2 D|-------------10----| A|----------------10-| E|-------------------| And a warmth of oil and metal and the Thrill of the hard corner holding tight e|----18-17-------------------| B|-15-------18----------------| G|-------------17-15-14-14s10-| Gtr. 2 D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| From the horizon e|--------| B|--------| G|---5b7~-| D|-3------| A|--------| E|--------| Came home from the navy to the mine e|----------13b15~-| B|-------15--------| G|-14-15-----------| Gtr. 2 D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| From the horizon... To buried alive e|-20-17-18-17-----------| B|-------------18--------| G|----------------17s19~-| Gtr. 2 D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Took his dream underground Buried his treasure in his faraway eyes Part 5 ====== e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1--------1--------1-------------------| G|----2---2----2---2----2---2-----4---5---4-5-| Gtr. 4 D|-0-----------------3--------3s5---5---5-----| A|----------3---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| And one day as the boy lay sleeping in The sunshine of a half remembered afternoon A cloud of bee's with no particular aim, and no brain Found the boy, decided that his time had come Came down from the sky Stung him in the sky Again and again Blue Pain Screaming like baptism Intraveinous, Jesus!, like being chosen Blue pain from something with no brain I can't explain It's happening again It's happening again Saxophone Solo ============== e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1--------1--------1-------------------| G|----2---2----2---2----2---2-----4---5---4-5-| Gtr. 4 D|-0-----------------3--------3s5---5---5-----| A|----------3---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2) =========== Hold |-----sweep-----| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------15----------| B|-15b17~-17r15-15~-12-12b13r12-12h13p12-------------------------12--12--------| G|---------------------------------------12----12----14p12-14~-14------14------| D|------------------------------------------14----14---------------------14----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------17-------20-19-------------| B|----------------------------------------------------20s22-------20----------| G|----------------12-12s10-9--------------17-19b21-------------------17s16----| D|----------12h14------------10-12~-12s19----------------------------------17-| A|-12h14s15-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------12-12----------------------15-------------| B|-17-15~s12-12-13-------13-12-13p12s10----------------------| G|--------------------------------------12s14----12----------| D|--------------------------------------------------12~s5s7~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Part 6 (Gtr. 1) ====== e|-------10------| B|-------8--8-10-| G|-----7-7--7-7--| D|---9------9-9--| A|-7-------------| E|---------------| Oh mummy, daddy, won't you sit a while with me Oh mummy, daddy, will you jog my memory Tell me Tall tales of Montego Bay, Table mountain, Flying Fish Banana Spiders, Pots of Pain And the sun on the equator Setting like an ember thrown into deep water From crimson to black But coming back Tomorrow On the horizon Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2) =========== A.H. E|---------------------------------------------------14----12-----------------| B|-----------------------------------------12s15~s17~---15----12~-10h12s15s12-| G|-9s11s7~--9s11s9s12-11-12s14-12-14s16-14------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10s8s7~-0h3h5-0h3h5s8-7h8p7s5s3~~-0h3h5-0h3h5s8-7h8p7h8s10~-0h3h5-0h3h5s8-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7h8p7s5s3~~-0h3h5-0h3h5s8-7h8p7h8s10s12~-12-0h8h10h12-0h8h10h12-0h8h10h12-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0h7h8h10-0h7h8h10-0h7h8h10-0h7h8h10-0h5h7-h8-0h5h7h8-0h5h7h8-0h5h7h8-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0h7h8h10-0h7h8h10-0h7h8h10-0h7h8s10-10s12s15s10s12-----------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------12s11s7------9~s11s12-| D|------------------------------------------------------------7s9~----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------15-14-----------19-15~-17-14----------------------| B|-12-10-12s15-12-------15~----15--------------15s17s12~s10~s5s3s5~-| G|--------------------------16--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Part 6 (2) ========== The blue pain Fades to a point where it does not fade It stayed... Blue Stirred his red coat heart to this strange engine This love Outro ===== E A/E G6 Dsus2 e|----5--------5-| B|-9--5---8----5-| G|-9--6---7----7-| Gtr. 1 D|-9--7---5----7-| A|-7--7---7----5-| E|---------------| This love This inconvenient, blind, blood-diamond This puzzle, I don't understand That knows no faith And tries and fails |-first time only-| e|--------------------------------| B|----10~-8~----------------------| G|-9~-9~--7~-7~s19-19-19-19-19-19-| Gtr. 3 (repeat 'til end) D|-9~-7~--5~-7~s------------------| A|-7~--------5~s17-17-17-17-17-17-| E|--------------------------------| And tries again Stares at the sea The night's dark deep e|-----------------------| B|-12-------------17s15~-| G|----14-13-14s16--------| Gtr. 2 (repeat 'til end) D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| For one last time And bleeds and bleeds And dies for you And lies And is to blame And is ashamed And is not the same And is true e|----| B|----| G|-9~-| Gtr. 1 & 3 D|-9~-| A|-7~-| E|-0~-|
