Blur – Far Out (Guitar Tab)

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (John Howell) Far Out by Blur, from their triff album "Parklife" This is a (rough) transcription of the cool synth part, not the guitar part of this song, that has more than a passing resemblance to Syd Barrett's style. The main melody is done on the synth, so if you're playing solo this sounds a lot better than the guitar part. Also you need loads of really silly effects to do it well - or better still a guitar synth; sadly I have neither. This transcription was considerably aided by the sleeve insert on the album, which not only gives the lyrics but the chords as well. Nice one. I haven't done the guitar part at the start either; trying to simulate a bongo roll a la Mission Impossible is a bit tricky on one guitar. Anyway, the song's mainly based around a C Eb progression. The chorus is made up of 2 bars, an Ab Bb prog and an F prog (see the lyric section for the order they come in), and there's a little bridge part of Eb D after the first chorus.

(Verse)
                /---\ /---\ /---\ <--triplet rhythm
    C           Eb
e-|-----------|-----------------------|
B-|-----5-5-5-|-------------------8-8-|
G-|-----5-5-5-|-------------------8-8-|
D-|---5-------|---------5-6-7---8-----|
A-|-3---------|-6-7-8-9---------------|
E-|-----------|-----------------------|

(Chorus)
                    /---\ /---\ /---\ <--triplet rhythm
    F               Ab              Bb
e-|---------------|-------------------6-6-|
B-|------10-10-10-|-------------------6-6-|
G-|------10-10-10-|---------5-6-7---8-----|
D-|---10----------|-6-7-8-9---------------|
A-|-8-------------|-----------------------|
E-|---------------|-----------------------|

(Bridge)
    Eb    D
e-|-----|-----|
B-|-----|-----|
G-|-----|-----|
D-|-5---|-4---|
A-|---6-|---5-|
E-|-----|-----|

Here we go: 2 * (Verse) as intro C Eb (Verse) I spy in the night sky don't I Phoepe Io Elara Leda Callisto Sinope Janus Dione Portia so many F (1st bar of chorus) moons Ab Bb F (Chorus) Quiet in the sky at night Hot in the Milky Way Eb D (Bridge) Outside in 1 * (Verse) C Eb (Verse) Vega Capella Ha- gar Rigel Barnard's star Antares Alde-baran Altair Wolf 3 5 9 Betelgeuse F (1st bar of chorus) Sun sun sun sun Ab Bb F (Chorus - fade out) Sun sun sun sun Sun sun sun sun That's your lot for now. Oh - any corrections, improvements etc gratefully received. John Howell, [email protected] --