Bruce Cockburn – Closer To The Light (Guitar Tab)
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From [email protected] Tue Apr 11 18:59:50 PDT 1995
Article: 37841 of rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
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From: [email protected] (White, Jared Conway)
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Subject: TAB correction: ***Bruce Cockburn-Closer to the Light***
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I *hate* it when that happens..... I took the tab home last night and
realised I'd made a few mistakes (*big* mistakes!) when typing it up late on
Monday night. If anyone's tried to play the tab they've probably already
noticed ;)
So here's the corrected version.... sorry if I confused anyone......
Happy days
Jared
Closer To The Light - Bruce Cockburn
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Transcribed by Jared White ([email protected]) 1995
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Slow: 4/4, MM=72
Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with
many Cockburn tunes, it's not as easy as it first seems!
Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking.
Bracketed notes are optional.
Full lyrics are at the end.
Feedback appreciated. Enjoy!
Key: 0** in measure 6 = 0h1p0 (trill)
3'** in measure 7 = 3(bend)p1p0
n = downstroke (strum)
v = upstroke (strum)
> = accent (downstrum)
} = arpeggiate chord
Intro: G Am 1 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----| |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------| |-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2-------2---------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 3 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0-|---------------0-------------0---| |-0-----0-------------------------|-----------1-------------1-3-----| |---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|-------2---------------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 5 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------0-----------------| |-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1-|-1---------1-------------0**---0-| |-0-----0-------0-------0---------|-2-----2---------------2-----2---| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am n v 7 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------0-----0-------3'**----|-----1-1-------------------1-----| |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0-|-----2-2---0---2-------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------| There you Verse: G Am 9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |*0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |*----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I re- G Am 11, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| -main Only seeing where you used to be Stared at the cei- G Am 13, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| -ling 'Til my ears filled up with tears Never got to G Am cresc. 15, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0-|-1p0-----------------------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------|-----2-----0---2-------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-----0-x-2-----2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| know you And suddenly you're out of here Chorus: Csus4 C Em % n v v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v 17, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1---1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------3-------2-------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------| Gone from mystery into mystery F G n v n v n v n v n v n v n v > v n 19, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---| |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0-0---| |-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-----0-------0-------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1---------------1---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| Gone from daylight into night Another step Am F 21, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-----------------------1---------|---------------1------(0h1-0)----| |-------2-------------------------|---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| deeper into darkness Csus4/G C 23, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----| |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| Clo - -ser to the light. (Another step) ________ _ _ _ | 1. | Am F | , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-0---------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-------1---------------1---------|---------------1-----------------| |-2-------------------------------|---2---0-------------------------| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| _ _ _ ________ Csus4/G C || 27, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . || |----------------}0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|| |-----------1----}1-------1-------|-1---------1---------------3------|| |-------0--------}0-------0-----0-|-0-----0---------------0------(0)*|| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|(2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---*|| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2--------|| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------|| Verse 2: Walked out- ________ _ _ _ | 2,3. | Am F + 45, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-----------------------1---------|---------------1-------0h1-0-----| |-------2-------------------------|---2---0-------------2-------2---| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| deeper into darkness + Csus4/G C 47, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----| |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| Clo - -ser to the light. Middle 8: G Am 49, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----| |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------| |-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2---2-------------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 51, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1-|---0-----------0-------------0---| |-0-----0-------------------------|-------1-----------------3p1-----| |---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|---2-------2-----------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 53, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------------------0---|---------------0-----------------| |-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0)|-1-0-------1-------------3p1-----| |-0-----0-------0---0-------------|-----2---2-------------0-------0-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------x---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 55, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-0---------0-----0-------3'**----|-------1-------------------1-----|| |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h|-2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-|| |-----0-------0-------0---------0h|(2)--2-------2-------2-------2---|| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|| |-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------|| ds% al coda+ +Coda Csus4/G ritardando...... C 67, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1-------------------------------|| |-------0-------0-------0---0-----|-0-------------------------------|| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|| Clo - -ser to the light.
Closer To The Light
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There you go
Swimming deeper into mystery
Here I remain
Only seeing where you used to be
Stared at the ceiling
'Til my ears filled up with tears
Never got to know you
And suddenly you're out of here
Gone from mystery into mystery
Gone from daylight into light
Another step deeper
Into darkness
Closer to the light
Walked outside
Summer moon was nearly down
Mist on the fields
Holy stillness all around
Death's no stranger
No stranger than the life I've seen
Still I cried
Still I begged to get you back again
Gone from mystery into mystery
Gone from daylight into light
Another step deeper
Into darkness
Closer to the light