Kula Shaker – Tattva (Guitar)

Capo 1

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==================== ==================== (NOTE: This transcription is based on the version from the album "K" - the Tattva single is substantially different... the third verse is gone, etc...) By Crispian Mills/Kula Shaker Track 9 of "K" - Columbia CK 67822 Also found on "Tattva" - Columbia KULA CD3K (Capo on 1st fret) Chords Used: ------------ Em7 = 022030 Em = xx2000 Em6 = 022020 C = xx2010 G = xx0003 B = xx4442 Bsus4 = xx4452 Here is the little arpeggiated riff used throughout different places in the song:

   Em7         Em6
   1   2   3   4

e|-----------------|
B|-----3-------2---|
G|---0-------------| (repeat as necessary)
D|-2---------2-----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Intro: (with tabla and choir of Crispians) ------------------------------------------

Em7    Em  Em7    Em  Em7    Em
Tatt - va, tatt - va, tatt - va    etc...

(begin arpeggiated riff)

Em7                      Em6
Acintya bheda bheda tattva

Em7                      Em6
Acintya bheda bheda tattva

Chorus (with arpeggiated riff) ------------------------------

 Em7                   Em6
Acintya Bhedabheda tattva   (repeat 4 times)

First Verse: (chords on each beat and halves) ---------------------------------------------

C         G              B        Em
 Like the flower and the scent of summer,

C         G           B
 like the sun and the shine

C           G               B           Em
 Well the truth may come in strange disguises

C                         B
 Send the message to your mind

(repeat chorus) Second Verse: (same strumming pattern as first) -----------------------------------------------

C       G               B         Em
 At the moment that you wake from sleeping

C        G               B
 and you know it's all a dream

C         G                 B       Em
 Well the truth may come in strange disguises

C                      B
 Never knowing what it means

(repeat chorus 1/2 time) Guitar Solo: (with Leslie rotating speaker) -------------------------------------------

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2--/7----------/9/7-6--/2-------2---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|---------7-7-7---0-----4/6-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|/7---------------------------2--/7----------/9/7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--/2-------5-7-2-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------0-----------------------|

Third Verse: (with choir of Crispians and sycopation) -----------------------------------------------------

C    G         B     Em
 For you shall be tomorrow

C    G         B    Bsus4 B
 like you have been to -  day

C   G        B     Em
 If this was never ending,

C                  B
 what more can you say?

(repeat chorus without vocals, play thise riff over it)

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----3---------------2-----------|
G|---0---------------0-------------| (repeat)
D|-2---------------2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

(repeat chorus 1/2 time) (HUGE KEY CHANGE) Second Guitar Solo: (without Leslie speaker) -------------------------------------------- (Note: this is played over Fm7/Fm6 instead of Em7/Em6)

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e -------------2--/7----------/9/7-6--/2-------2---

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e /7-----------9-7-6---3---2---2--/7----------/9/7-

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e -6---2-------2--/7------------

Fm7
Acintya bheda bheda tattva!

(finger cymbal crash) (tabla chord with delay) ---------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Chris Roddy - [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------