------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nighttime in the Switching Yard - Warren Zevon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ravi Tuning: Standard Intro Although this is a guitar tab, I will mention that the bassline is as follows for the majority of the song (listen and play along for correct timing) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------(5/6)------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--4-6---4-6---4-6-6--6--4-6------------------------------------------------| This song is in the key of Bb minor, and there is a guitar playing Bb minor (688666) behind the chords played by the other guitar during the entirety of the verse. Verse Guitar 2 plays something along the lines of this Nighttime in the switching yard... e|---------------------------------------8----------------8------------------| B|--9---8--9-----9--9---8--9------9---8--9-----9--9---8---9------------------| G|--10--8--10----10-10--8--10-----10--8--10----10-10--8---10-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------11\----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Get it out on the mainline… Listen to the train whistle by e|--6--6-6----------------------6------------------------------------1-------| B|--8--8-8----------------------6------------------------------------1-------| G|--6--6-6----------------------8------------------------------------1-------| D|--8--8-8-----6-6--8--6--------8------------------------------------3-------| A|-------------8-8--10-8--------6------------------------------------3-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------1-------| (Eb7/Bb) (Ebsus2) (F minor) Solo The Bb minor arpeggio is played by a synth, but transposed to guitar it is as follows e|-----6---------------------------------6-----------------------------------| B|----6-6-------------------------------6-6----------------------------------| G|---6---6-----------------6-----------6---6-----5b6-3-----------3---3-------| D|--8-----8---------8---8----8--------8-----8----------6-5-6p5---------------| A|----------------8---8----------------------------------------4---4---------| E|--------6-----6---------------------------6--------------------------6-----| e|-----6---------------------------------6-----------------------------------| B|----6-6-------------------------------6-6----------------------------------| G|---6---6-------------------5-6-5-----6---6---------6-----------------------| D|--8-----8--8---6-5---6-5---------8--8-----8----8-----8---8p6---8------8---6| A|-------------8-----8-----8-------------------8---8-----8-----8------8---8--| E|--------6---------------------------------6----------------------6---------| e|-----6---------------------------------6-----------------------------------| B|----6-6-------------------------------6-6-------------------------11-------| G|---6---6-----------------------------6---6------------------------13b15----| D|--8-----8------8---6-8-----8--------8-----8------8-----6-------------------| A|-------------8---8-------8---8-----------------8----8----------------------| E|--------6---------------------------------6---------------6----------------| e|--------------------------------------------------9p6---6---------6--------| B|--9----9p6-9p6---6--6-9p6-----9-6---------------------6---9-6---6------6---| G|---------------8----------6-8-------8p6-8p6-------------------8-----6h8-6b-| D|--------------------------------------------8p6---------------------------8| A|------------------------------------------------8--------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| After this it's the Bb minor (688666) vamp till the Ebsus2 chord at 3:11, then e|--6----1----6-6--8--8---8--8---8--8---6------------------------------------| B|--6----1----6-6--9--9---9--9---9--9---6------------------------------------| G|--8----1----8-8--10-10--10-10--8--8---6------------------------------------| D|--8----3----8-8--10-10--10-10--10-10--8------------------------------------| A|--6----3----6-6--8--8---8--8---11-11--8------------------------------------| E|-------1----------------8--8----------6------------------------------------| (Ebsus2)(F minor) (Ebsus2) (F minor) (F minor/C) (Ab) (Bb minor) FInally, Eb7/Bb(xx8686)is played during the "listen to the train, listen to the track" part as it fades out.