Live – Wings (Guitar Tab)

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Performed By: LIVE From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain" Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to High (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High Chords Used In Order of Appearence (Low to High): Note: There is a non-standard chord used that I will call "C2". Please refer to chord diagram for fingering. Also, I am aware that not all chords have been given the proper names. This has been done for convenience, mainly mine. D5 | x 0 0 3 2 x *D5 | x 5 7 7 x x C2 | x x 0 0 1 0 *C2 | x 5 5 5 x x C | x 3 2 0 1 0 *C5 | x 3 5 5 x x A5 | 5 7 7 x x x B5 | 7 9 9 x x x C5 | 8 10 10 x x x G5 | 3 5 5 x x x *Can be played as either open or power chords throughout intro/verse Intro: D5 (strum) C2 (strum) C (strum) Then play open D, G, and B strings once and quickly hammer-on to D5 (Indicated in verse by (h)) Guitar 1 plays intro once, then is accompanied a second time by Guitar 2 playing this picking part: Picking Part 1:

eb|----2----3---------2----3---------5----3----2----x----|
Bb|--------------3--------------3-------------------3----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------2----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------0----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------x----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------x----|

Verse 1: D5 C2 C Weighin' on your mind, like a ball and chain (h)D5 Like a destiny to run from C2 C Division in your soul, keeping you from whole (h)D5 I can't bear to see you cryin' (strum D5 and lead into chorus) Chorus 1: (* = strum)

       *                      *                      *
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|----7------------7----9----10---------------------7------------|
Ab|----7------------7----9----10---------------------5------------|
Eb|----5------------5----7----8-----------------------------------|
The weight         that             lays on your shoulders      Could be the

       *                      *                      *(once)
eb|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|----7------------7----9----10---------------------7------------|
Ab|----7------------7----9----10---------------------5------------|
Eb|----5------------5----7----8----------------------5------------|
     Wings         that                   carry you home

Verse 2: D5 C2 C Sometimes you've got to die to be born again (h)D5 Sometimes you've got to fight (Guitar 2 plays Picking Part 1 through second half of verse) C2 C Sometimes you've got to learn, sometimes you've got to burn (h)D5 the old brush out so the new can grow (Chorus 1 is repeated, but instead of ending on D5 barre, end on):

    G5
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--5--|
Ab|--5--|
Eb|--3--|

(G5 is then strummed 5 times and leads into chorus 2) Chorus 2: (Split into 2 parts. Part one is guitar 1 playing a picking part Part two is guitar 2 playing power chords) Part 1 (Picking Part):

                                 1st/3rd        2nd            4th
eb|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Bb|----------------8--7--5----|--8"----7"--|--8"----10"--|--------------|
Gb|----7"----5"---------------|------------|-------------|--5--4--2--0--|
Db|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|

Part 2 (Power chords):

                       *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7----x------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------7----x----10-----------10----9----7----5--------------|
Ab|----------5----x----10-----------10----9----7----5--------------| x4
Eb|--------------------8------------8-----7----5----3--------------|
Could be the wi...i...ngs          (Carry     you home)

Bridge: (Split into 2 different picking parts) Note: This part may not be exactly correct; as it is difficult to interpret from the recording A flange effect is used on picking part 2 Picking Part 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9----6----4----7-------------9----6----4----7------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                         Like two long lost friends

End with:

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----9--10p9--7--7h9--7~~~~----|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

(Intro is then repeated with alternate picking part):

eb|----2----3---------2----3---------5----3----2/11~~~~----|
Bb|--------------3--------------3--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

(Chorus 1 is repeated once with G5 ending) (Chorus 2 is the repeated 8 times) END