Mike Oldfield – To France (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: [email protected]
Date: September 18, 2005
Written by: M. Oldfield
CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records)
and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is inminor/all lead guitar is inminor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 ismandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) iskeyboard part transcribed for guitar
-the chords are included here, although for most parts of the song they
aren't played, but are only implied by the other instruments' parts
[Intro]
Figure 1
(whole intro is Fig. 1)
Bm Gtr1 e|-------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B|----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G|-16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------|----14-15---------------|----14-15-12=h14p12-----------| G|----14-|-16-------16---------14-|-16-----------------14--------| D|-16----|--------------16--16----|------------------------14-16-| A|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm Bm Gtr1 e|----------19--21--------|------------------------| B|-14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G|------------------16----|----------16------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| Gtr2 e|------------------------|------------------------| B|-------14---------------|----14------------------| G|-14-16---------------14-|-16----14---------------| D|----------14--16--16----|----------16------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
1 Taking on water, Sailingrestless sea, Frommemo-ry, fan-ta-
2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're
into white water, islands,
Bm F#m Bm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--|
A|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|[Chorus]
1. Ne - ver going to get to France, Mary
2. Ne - ver going to get to France, Could a
F#m D
e|--------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------|
D|---11---9----9---11-|---7---7---7---7--|
A|-9----7---11---9----|-5---5---5---5----|
E|--------------------|------------------|
Queen of chance, will they find you?
new romance ever bind you?
F#m
e|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-|
A|-7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|[Verse 2 transition]
(mandolin transcribed for guitar)
Bm A Gtr1 e|-------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B|----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G|-16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------|----------7-------------|------------------------------| G|-------|-7------------9---------|-7--------7---9-9-------------| D|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm E Gtr1 e|----------19--21--------|------------------------| B|-14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G|------------------16----|----------16------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| Gtr2 e|------------------------|------------------------| B|--------------7---------|-------------7----------| G|-9--------9-------------|-7-----9----------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 2]
1.Walking on foreign ground,
likeshadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
Bm F#m Bm e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--| A|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o| E|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I see pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker,
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| A|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Is - n't it strange how dreams fade and shim - mer?
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---9---9-| A|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
[Break]
(electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
Bm A Gtr1 e|-------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B|----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G|-16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------|----14-15-(15)/19--17--------|----14-15-15--------14--------| G|----14-|-16-----------------------14-|-16------------------------13-| D|-16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14----| A|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm E Gtr1 e|----------19/21-21-----17-|-19-21-17-------------| B|-14-15-17-----------19----|----------19----------| G|--------------------------|----------------------| D|--------------------------|----------------------| A|--------------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------| Gtr2 e|--------------------------|----------------------| B|-----------------------14-|-15-17-14-------------| G|-14-13-14-----------16----|----------16----------| D|----------14----16--------|----------------------| A|--------------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
(acoustic guitar)
Bm A
e|-2-0-|--------------------2h3-2p0-----|------------2=h3p2p0----0------|
B|-----|-3-0-2--0--0-2--3h5---------3p2-|-3-5p3p2p0-----------3-----2-3-|
G|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#m Bm E
Gtr1
e|---5--------------------------------|----------0-----2--0-2-3-0-|
B|-5---5-3--2h3p2---------------------|----3--2-----3-------------|
G|----------------4-2--4p2\1-1------2-|-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4--4---|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gtr2
e|------------------------------------|----2--0--3--2--5--3-------|
B|----------------------------------2-|-3-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------4---|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------|[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Bm A Gtr1 e|-------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B|----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G|-16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|-------|---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A|-------|-2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm E Gtr1 e|-----------19/21---21-----17-|-19-21-17---------------------| B|-14-15-17--------------19----|----------19--------------14--| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------16-----| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A|-0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E|------------0-------2--------|------------------------------| Bm A Gtr1 e|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A|-2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm Gtr1 e|----------19/21-21-----19-21-|-22-21-17/19------------------| B|-14-15-17--------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Gtr2 e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A|-0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E|------------0-------2--------|------------------------------|
(lyrics go with staff below)
- 1. Never going to
get to France 2. Never going to
- 3. Never going to
Bm F#m Bm E e|------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B|------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|-----------------o| G|----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| 3x D|------------------|-----------------|------------|----------2h4-2---| A|-2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2--4--5---------o| E|------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| get to France Nev-er going to... Bm F#m e|------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B|------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|------------------| G|----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| D|------------------|-----------------|------------|---4---6---7---9--| A|-2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2---4---5---7----| E|------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| e|---0---| B|---0---| G|---0---| D|---x---| (with tremolo) A|---2---| E|---x---|
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h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
= hold note
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