Jethro Tull – North Sea Oil (Guitar Tab)
Capo 1
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
5/4 Time Signature
[Intro]
e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5--------------------------------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-p5-/3-h5----------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------------------2-(2)---(5)---(5)--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-(7)-7--(7)-5-h9-p7--7-(7)-7--5-4--------------| A|-0-----0---------------0-----0------7-7----------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Am G Am G
Black and viscous, bound to cure blue...
e|-----0----7--7---/12--------------------------------| B|-----0----7--7---/12--------------------------------| G|-1------------------------2-0-----------------------| D|-2----------------------------4-0-------------------| A|-2--------------------------------0-----------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------|
...Lethargy (repeat for next line)
[Chorus]
F# C# F#
Tightrope-balanced payments need...
e|---4----------------7-11---6---------------6-11----------------------------| B|---4--------------9--------7-------------7---------------------------------| G|---4------------8----------8-----------8-----------------------------------| D|---6-----------------------8-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------6-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...a small reprieve... oh please believe
e|--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9-------| B|--2---------2-/4--------------------2---------2-/4-------------------------| G|--3---------------------------------3--------------------------------------| D|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| A|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| E|--2---------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
We want to be... In north sea... In north sea...
[Repeat Intro] e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5--------------------------------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-p5-/3-h5----------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------------------2-(2)---(5)---(5)--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...Oil
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-(7)-7--(7)-5-h9-p7--7-(7)-7--5-4--------------| A|-0-----0---------------0-----0------7-7----------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----5\---------3-------5-----3---3----0------0-----7--7---/12----------------| B|----5\---------3-------5-----3---3----0------0-----7--7---/12----------------| G|--------------------------------------1------1----------------------0--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-0----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A new-found wealth sits on the shelf of yesterday
Hot-air balloon, inflation soon will make you pay
[Chorus 2]
e|----2-----2------2-------2---------------------| B|----2-----2---6--2-------2--6------------------| G|----3-----3---6--3---3---3--6------------------| D|----4-----4---6--4---4---4--6------------------| A|---------------------4-------------------------| E|-2-------------------2-------------------------|
Riggers rig and diggers dig their...
e|---4----------------7-11---6---------------6-11-------| B|---4--------------9--------7-------------7------------| G|---4------------8----------8-----------8--------------| D|---6-----------------------8--------------------------| A|---------------------------6--------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
...shallow grave ...But we'll be saved
e|--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9-------| B|--2---------2-/4--------------------2---------2-/4-------------------------| G|--3---------------------------------3--------------------------------------| D|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| A|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| E|--2---------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
...what we crave ...In north sea
[Repeat Intro] e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5--------------------------------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-p5-/3-h5----------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------------------2-(2)---(5)---(5)--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Instrumental break]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------9--7-5-7--5---5--------------------------------| G|--------------6--8--9-------------8----8-6-8--6-4-6--(6h8p8)---------| D|---------6h8h9-------------------------------------------------------| A|----6h7h9------------------------------------------------------------| E|-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------12-9h12p12------------------------------------------------------------| B|-b12---b12-----------12--9h12p9--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------11--9h11p9----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------11--9h11p9------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------11--9h11p9--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------12--9h12p9/7/9------| e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5-------------------------------| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-p5-/3-h5---------| G|---------------------------------------------2-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|----5\---------3-------5-----3---3----0------0-----7--7---/12----------------| B|----5\---------3-------5-----3---3----0------0-----7--7---/12----------------| G|--------------------------------------1------1--------------------2-0--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-0----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Prices boom in Aber - deen and London Town
(Ten more years to lay the fears, erase the frown)
[Chorus 3]
e|----2-----2------2-------2---------------------| B|----2-----2---6--2-------2--6------------------| G|----3-----3---6--3---3---3--6------------------| D|----4-----4---6--4---4---4--6------------------| A|---------------------4-------------------------| E|-2-------------------2-------------------------|
Before we are all nuclear, the...
e|---4----------------7-11---6---------------6-11-------| B|---4--------------9--------7-------------7------------| G|---4------------8----------8-----------8--------------| D|---6-----------------------8--------------------------| A|---------------------------6--------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
...better way! ...Oh, let us pray:
e|--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9--2--------------2-/4--/6----4h6h9-------| B|--2---------2-/4--------------------2---------2-/4-------------------------| G|--3---------------------------------3--------------------------------------| D|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| A|--4---------------------------------4--------------------------------------| E|--2---------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
we want to stay... ...In north sea (One extra repeat on this last chorus)
[Repeat Intro] e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5--------------------------------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-p5-/3-h5----------5-----5-----5---5-5-5-| G|---------------------------------------------2-(2)---(5)---(5)--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 (Double Kick!) [Outro] e|-8-p7-p5-5-(5)---5h7p5--------------| B|---------------8---------5h7h8-8--7-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-------| A|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--------------------5------| (Fast)
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| b Bend
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