Marillion – The Great Escape (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by Mike C ([email protected])
Tab Explanation
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s Slide
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
T Tap
B Bend the note to the fret after the B
R Release back to the originally bent note
A.H. Artificial Harmonic
m Palm Muted
// Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)
Here's an improved version of a classic marillion track! I have added the extra
guitar parts over the beginning of the track and improved some of the later parts!
Enjoy!
Guitar 1 - Clean Electric ***CAPO 5TH FRET***
Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric ***CAPO 5TH FRET***
Guitar 3 (2 guitars as one) - Slightly Distorted Electric ***CAPO 5TH FRET***
Guitar 4 - Acoustic Guitar ***CAPO 5TH FRET***
Guitar 1 ***FRET NUMBERS RELATIVE TO CAPO***
Guitar 2 ***FRET NUMBERS INDICATE ACTUAL FRET***
Guitar 3 ***FRET NUMBERS RELATIVE TO CAPO***
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The Great Escape
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Heading for the great escape
Heading for the rave
Heading for the permanent holiday
Heading for the winter trip
Heading for the slide
Heading for the dignified walk away
e|-----------| B|-0~-0--0---| Heading for the open road G|-0~------0-| D|-0~--------| A|-----------| E|-----------| e|-0~-----0~-| B|-2~-2---2~-| G|-0~---0-0~-| Goodbye to all that D|-2~--------| A|-----------| E|-----------| e|-2-------2---| B|-2---0---2---| G|---2---2-4-4-| Heading for the automatic overload D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| e|------------| B|-3~-0---3---| G|-0~---0-4-0-| Standing in the open boat D|-0~---------| A|------------| E|------------| e|-0~-------| B|-2~-2-2-0-| G|-0~-------| Standing in the swing D|-2~-------| A|----------| E|----------| e|------5~-| B|-3~-3-3~-| G|-2~-2-2~-| Waiting for the ringing and the bright light D|-0~---0~-| A|---------| E|---------| e|----------------| B|-3~-------0-----| G|-0~-2-0-----0---| Waiting to be recognised D|-2~-----0-----0-| A|----------------| E|----------------| e|-0~-| B|-2~-| G|-0~-| Quiet applause will do D|-2~-| A|----| E|----| e|-------| B|-------| G|-2~-2~-| They shower you with flowers when they bury you D|-0~-2~-| A|----4~-| E|-------|
The Last of You
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Oooh, Woah, Woah, Aah
You're holding on, you're holding on ...
Gtr. 1 e|-------------| B|-3~-1~-3~-1~-| G|-0~-2~-0~-2~-| D|-0~-3~-0~-3~-| A|-------------| E|-------------| |Gtr. 3 e|----------1~-| B|----------1~-| G|----------2~-| D|----------3~-| A|----------3~-| E|----------1~-| Gtr. 1 E|-2-----2-----0-----3-----2---5---| B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-| G|-----4-----4-----4-----4---------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| |Gtr. 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-4~------------------------------| **First Time Only*** D|-4~------------------------------| A|-2~------------------------------| E|-2~------------------------------|
Just when I thought I'd seen the last of you
You come here scratchin' at my door
Your pain and anger's in the howling dark
Of every corridor I walk
Guitar Solo 1
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Gtr. 1
E|-2-----2-----0-----3-----2---5---|
B|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-|
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4---------| (repeats in background)
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
E|-8h10p8p5h8h10p8h10s12-------------------10-----------|
B|-----------------------10-12--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11s12-11-12----11-12-7-9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------17-19----------------------|
B|---s15s17----17----17s19-------17-15----15h17-17-15-|
G|----------16----16-------------------16-------------|
D|-7--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
// //
E|-----19-19-19-20-19h20p19--------------17-19-20-20b22-|
B|--------------------------20--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------19~-16-19----------------|
D|-16~--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|So tell me more about the love that you rejected
Tell me more about the trust you disrespected
e|-10b12r10--------------10-------------------------|
B|----------10b12~-10b12----(12)r10-8~-7~-----------|
G|----------------------------------------9p7-9~-7~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Hold BendI still don't know, why did you hurt the very one
Why did you hurt the very one
That you should have protected?
Hold Bend e|------14b15r14p12---------14-15-17-17b19-19------| B|-12~~----------------12~--------------------17~~-| G|------------------14-----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Interlude (no guitar)
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Falling From The Moon ===================== Gtr. 1 E|-3---2-------------------| B|---------3---1---3-1-0---| G|---0---0---0---0-------0-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Don't ask me why I'm doing this You wouldn't understand You're asking the wrong questions You couldn't understand
A bridge is not a high place
The fifty-second floor
Icarus would know
A mountain isn't far to fall
When you've fallen
When you've fallen from the moon
Gtr. 1
E|-3---2---3---2---3---5---|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar Solo 2 (Gtr. 5 strums chords |G|Em|G|Em|C|Am|D| (upon 5th fret))
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Gtr. 1
E|-3---2---3---2---3---5---|
B|---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Gtr. 2
e|----------------------------15-13p12------------|
B|-12b13r12-------------12-13----------15~~----13-|
G|----------12~-12~-------------------------14----|
D|------------------10~---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
m m m m
e|-------------------------------------------12-15-|
B|-15b17r15-13-12-------------------------13-------|
G|----------------12-14----------------14----------|
D|----------------------12-------12-14-------------|
A|-------------------------14-15-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Repeat
// // // // // // // // // //
e|----------12-13-15-15p13p12-15s17-15-17s20-17-20-|
B|-12-13-15----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
//
e|-20-20b22-20b22-20b22-17-15-17p15----------------|
B|----------------------------------18-17-15----15-|
G|-------------------------------------------17----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Hold Bend
e|-------17-------------20-22b24~-|
B|-15b17----17r15p13h15-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|There's murder on the street
I'm ashes on the water now, somewhere far away
I have fallen, fallen from the moon