Author/Artist: Sam Roberts Title: Words & Fire Album: Love at the End of the World Transcribed by: Bill Lupton Email: [email protected] Gtr. 1 - Capo on 8th. Gtr. 2 – No capo Both in standard tuning in 3/4 time One of Sammy’s best songs. Hope my tab makes sense. Any comments or changes email me. of course, LISTEN TO THE SONG, tabs are not notation. Also, song will not sound complete the Piano. Intro: Gtr.1 play twice Ab -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-| ---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-| -2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---| -3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Intro: Gtr.2 PLAY ONCE Ab -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-11-9v--------| -8v--10------|-8v--10------|-8-----------|-------------|--------------| -------8h10--|-------8h10--|----10--8v---|-8v----------|--------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| -------------|-------------|-------------| -11-9v-------|-------------|-------------| -------------|----8--------|-------------| -------------|-10------10-8|-8v----------| -------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------| Verse: Gtr. 1 ** Gtr. 2 can play the intro riff over the chorus chords. Works just as well. The Gtr.2 also trades off on playing just the basic bar chords over what Sammy (Gtr.1) while he sings. Ab -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-| ---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-| -2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---| -3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Eb/G Fm Ab C# C#/B# Eb ---3---3---3-|-------------|-------------|-------------| ---0---0---0-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---0-| ---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---2---2---0-| -------------|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-3---2---0---| -2---2---2---|-0---0---0---|-3---3---3---|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Eb/G* Ab ---3---3---3-|-------------| ---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-| ---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-| -------------|-2---2---2---| -2---2---2---|-3---3---3---| -------------|-------------| *Variation- Piano, but you can play on gtr 1 or 2 Eb/G Ab ---3---3---3-|-------------| ---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-| ---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-| -------------|-2---2---2---| -2---1---0---|-3---3---3---| -------------|-------------| Verse: (Two bars before chorus) Gtr.1 Stays on the Eb7 chord instead of turning around. Eb7/G -1--| -0--| -0--| -0--| -2--| ----| Gtr.2 played just before chorus during the C#, C#/B#, Eb, Eb, Eb7 part. LISTEN TO SONG FOR THE TIMING ON THIS C# C#/B# Eb Eb7/G ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ------9------9------9-|----------------------|----------------------| -8h10---8h10---8h10---|------8------8------8-|------8------8------8-| ----------------------|-8h10---8h10---8h10---|-8h10---8h10---8h10---| ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Chorus: Gtr.1 Ab C#/Ab Ab Eb7 Ab -------------|--------------|-----------3-|-------------| ---1---1---1-|---1---1---1--|---1---1---0-|---1---1---1-| ---0---0---0-|---0---0---2--|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-| -2---2---2---|-2---2---3----|-2---2-------|-2---2---2---| -3---3---3---|-3---3---3----|-3---3---2---|-3---3---3---| -------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| Chorus: Gtr.2( Look at optional variations for gtr. 2**) Ab C#/Ab Ab Eb7 Ab -------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| -5---5---5---|-5---5---6----|-5---5---8---|-5---5---5---| -6---6---6---|-6---6---6----|-6---6---8---|-6---6---6---| -6---6---6---|-6---6---4----|-6---6---6---|-6---6---6---| -4---4---4---|-4---4---4----|-4---4-------|-4---4---4---| Piano arr. for Guitar (its something like this, listen real carefully) Played over chorus **Piano Left Hand- Variation for Gtr.2 during chorus -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|---4h6-4h6-4-|-------------|---4h6-4h6-4-| -4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------|-4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------| **Piano Right Hand Variation for Gtr. 2 during chorus -------------|--0-------1--|0-0---------0|-0-----------| ---------1---|----------1--|1-1-------3-1|-1-----------| -----0-----0-|----------2--|0-0-------0-0|-0-----------| ---2---2-----|----------3--|2-2-------0-2|-2-----------| -3-----------|----------3--|3-3-------2-3|-3-----------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Bridge: Gtr. 1 *Gtr. 2 plays simple bar chords -1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-| -1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-| -2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-| -3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-| -3-3-3-|-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-| -------|-------|-------|-------|-0-0-0-|-------| Gtr.1 Tremolo strumming, quite fast Cm Eb7 Fm Ab Eb Fm Eb7 Ab -0-----|-1-----|-0-----|-0-----|-3-----|-0--3-|-0-----| -0-----|-0-----|-1-----|-1-----|-0-----|-1--0-|-1-----| -0-----|-0-----|-2-----|-0-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-0-----| -2-----|-0-----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-2-----| -2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-3-----|-2-----|-0--2-|-3-----| -0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------| Gtr. 2 also tremolo picking Cm Eb7 Fm Ab Eb Fm Eb7 Ab -11----|-9-----|-8-----|-11----|-9-----|-8--9-|-8-----| -13----|-11----|-9-----|-13----|-11----|-9--11|-9-----| -------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------| -------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------| -------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------| -------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------| Outro: Gtr.1 plays the same chords as the chorus Outro: Gtr.2 plays something like this over chorus chords LISTEN TO SONG FOR SURE ON THIS RIFF -888888/9-9-9-/111111111111/131313\111111111111\9-9-9-9-\888888-| -999999/111111/131313131313/141414\131313131313\11111111\999999-| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| Enjoy!
