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No Way – David Gilmour
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
David Gilmour
No Way (1978)
(Gilmour)
From: "David Gilmour"
The recording is a little sharp, somewhere between D and Eb.
I tabbed out the main riff running through the whole song. The chords
I put above the lyrics include distinctive notes from the harmonies.
Version 1 – capo 5th fret
Version 2 – no capo
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VERSION 1
capo: 5th fret
play: Am
key: Dm
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INTRO /main riff
Am Am7 Am Am7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
G|0h2-----2-------|0-------0h2-----|0h2-----2-------|0-------0h2-----|
D|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am Am7 Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
B|----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
G|0h2-----2-------|0-------0h2-----|0h2-----2---0h2-|2---------------|
D|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|0h2-----2---0h2-|----------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D7sus4/A x-0-0-0-1-x
D7(add11)/A x-0-0-0-1-2 (add11)
G/A x-0-0-0-0-x
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INTRO
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
(break)
VERSE
| Am | Am7 |
There's no way
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
I'm going to let go
| D7sus4/A | % |
There's no way
| D7sus4/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
Because it's my show
| D7/A | % |
I'm hanging on
| D7/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
For a little while
| G/A | % |
I won't go down easy
| G/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
That’s not my style (break)
VERSE
| Am | Am7 |
I'm all tied up
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
Tied up in a knot
| Am | Am7 |
And I can't decide
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
Just what it is I've got
| D7/A | % |
Did I get out of touch?
| D7/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
Did I lose my way?
| G/A | % |
I've not forgot,
| G/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
No, not a single day (break)
SOLO
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| D7/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| G/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
INTERLUDE
| G | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
(break)
INTERLUDE
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
(break)
VERSE
| Am | Am7 |
Now you might believe
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
I'm not a happy man
| Am | Am7 |
Putting myself apart
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
From the common clan
| D7/A | % |
Well, the boat we're sailing
| D7/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
We have a leak or two
| G/A | % |
But I know it's sound
| G/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
like me and you (break)
VERSE
| Am | Am7 |
There's no way
| Am | Am7 | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
I'm going to let go
| D7sus4/A | % |
There's no way
| D7sus4/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
Because it's my show
| D7/A | % |
I'm hanging on
| D7/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
For a little while
| G/A | % |
I won't go down easy
| G/A | % | | Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
That’s not my style (break)
SOLO
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| D7/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| G/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| D7/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am7 |
| G/A | % | % | % |
| Am | Am7 | Am | Am |
(fade out)
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VERSION 2
capo: -
play: Dm
key: Dm
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INTRO /main riff
Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
B|1h3-----3-------|3-------1h3-----|1h3-----3-------|3-------1h3-----|
G|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Dm Dm7 Dm Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
B|1h3-----3-------|3-------1h3-----|1h3-----3---1h3-|3---------------|
G|0h2-----2-------|--------0h2-----|0h2-----2---0h2-|2---------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G7sus4/D x-x-0-0-1-1
G7/D x-x-0-0-0-1
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
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INTRO
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
(break)
VERSE
| Dm | Dm7 |
There's no way
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
I'm going to let go
| G7sus4/D | % |
There's no way
| G7sus4/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
Because it's my show
| G7/D | % |
I'm hanging on
| G7/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
For a little while
| C/D | % |
I won't go down easy
| C/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
That’s not my style (break)
VERSE
| Dm | Dm7 |
I'm all tied up
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
Tied up in a knot
| Dm | Dm7 |
And I can't decide
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
Just what it is I've got
| G7/D | % |
Did I get out of touch?
| G7/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
Did I lose my way?
| C/D | % |
I've not forgot,
| C/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
No, not a single day (break)
SOLO
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| G7/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| C/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
INTERLUDE
| C | % | % | % |
| Dm | % | % | % |
| C | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
(break)
INTERLUDE
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
(break)
VERSE
| Dm | Dm7 |
Now you might believe
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
I'm not a happy man
| Dm | Dm7 |
Putting myself apart
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
From the common clan
| G7/D | % |
Well, the boat we're sailing
| G7/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
We have a leak or two
| C/D | % |
But I know it's sound
| C/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
like me and you (break)
VERSE
| Dm | Dm7 |
There's no way
| Dm | Dm7 | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
I'm going to let go
| G7sus4/D | % |
There's no way
| G7sus4/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
Because it's my show
| G7/D | % |
I'm hanging on
| G7/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
For a little while
| C/D | % |
I won't go down easy
| C/D | % | | Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
That’s not my style (break)
SOLO
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| G7/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| C/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| G7/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm7 |
| C/D | % | % | % |
| Dm | Dm7 | Dm | Dm |
(fade out)
