Pink Floyd – Grantchester Meadows (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard
Although the parts are quite simple, there's LOADS of improv going on here,
especially towards the end, mainly on the basic E major scale.
Roger Waters plays most of this; I've tabbed it how he plays it on the record,
so that's mostly sliding up and down the same string when playing the
2nd guitar part.
This is a very rhythmic song, and as standard tab cannot convey rhythm, it is
sometimes hard to read. Here, if the measure for guitar 2 appears longer than
guitar 1 sometimes, it isn't, I just couldn't fit it in! Listen to the song
to get a full sense of rhythm.
Here goes, then...
--INTRO: fade in (bird sounds, which i CANNOT tab). Two acoustics
(0:37)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 A|---------4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| E|-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7---6---4---7---7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------6--4----7--7---6---4---7---7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--| A|------------------------7---------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------6---7--9---7--6---4--7---7---6--4--7--7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--VERSE 1 (1:11):
E Icy wind of night be gone this is not your domain e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7---x---7-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------8---7---| E In the sky a bird was heard to cry. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---4---5---7---9---7---5---5---4---4---2---4---4---4---4---2-| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E Belie the deathly silence that lay all around. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS (1:45)
These parts play under every line of the chorus:
A G F# E e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-| Guitar 1 D|---7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---7---7---7---7---5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-5---5---5---5---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A G F# E
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox, gone to ground.
A G F# E
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water.
A G F# E
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees.
A G F# E
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer, making for the sea.
--VERSE 2 (2:19)
E In the hazy water meadow I lay me down. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E All around me golden sun flakes settle on the ground. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6---7---9---7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7---7---7---6---4---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---4---5---7---9---7---5---5---4---4---2---4---4---4---4---2-| A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6---7---9---11--13--14--16--18--------16-14h16p14-13h14p13-11h13p11-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9h11p9----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------7---6---4---7---7---6---4-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------7-7h9p7-6h7p6-4h6p4-2h4p2-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--CHORUS (2:52): same as before.
--AD LIB ACOUSTIC SOLOS (3:25)
This is all based on one chord: E major. I think that all the improvising
is in the scale of E major, but I can't be sure...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 D|-----6-7---9---7---6---4---7---6------6---4----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------6------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------9h10-9--------9h10-9-------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 D|--------------------------------------9----9--------9----9-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6-7---9---7---6---4---7-----7---6---7---6---6---4-------4---| A|---------------------------------------------------------7-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------9h10-9------9h10-9-----------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------9------------------10---9--| D|------9----9------9----9-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9--------------------------------| D|-6---6---7---9---11--9---11-9/11--9------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----5--4\2----| B|-13/15-15-15-15p14-12--10--9-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-9--------6/7--7-7-7----6--4\2----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 drops out e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | | | e|---0-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1--------------------2-----2----------2---1-----------2---1-----| Guitar 3 D|--------------------2-----2---2------2-------------2-------------| A|------------------2----------------2---2---2-----------2---2-----| E|---------------------------------0---------------0---------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------2---1------------------------------------------------------| D|---2---------------x---0---0---------1/2---2-----------12--9-----| A|------2---2------x---x-2---2---------1/2---2--------2------------| E|-0---------------------------------0--------------0---0----------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | 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A|---------------11\9-7--------------7-7---9/11-9-7----------------| E|-------------------------------7h9-----9-------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--13h14-13--11-9-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------11-9------------7p6---7p6---6h7-9---------------| A|-------------------------------------7-----7---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-13h14-13--13h14-13--13h14-13----| D|---------------------------------| A|-14----14--14----14--14----14----| E|---------------------------------| (4:41): guitar 2 returns e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 D|---------------------------------------7---6----------7---6------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------7--7---7-7-7---7--| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-----------------------------7--7---7-7-7---7--| Guitar 3 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2---4---5---4---2---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---6---7---9---7---6---7---7---6---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------7--7h9p7--6h7p6--4h6p4--2h4p2-| E|-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------| | | e|------------------12---------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------10--9------7-------------------| G|---------------/13-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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--VERSE 3 (repeat of verse 2) (5:06)
Same guitar parts with slight variations.
--CHORUS (5:39):
Parts different from before (but with same chords):
Hear the lark.. to the..of the.. gone to ground.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------| Gtr.1
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------6---6----------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2
D|---------7---7----6/9-9-9---9-------9-------------9---7---6---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------9---7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hear the.. king.. flash.. water
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7--------------7-9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
river.. sliding unseen.. trees
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9-------------------------|
D|-11---9-11-----11-12----11-9---9-7-6-7/9----9---------7---6---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------9---7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Laughing endless..making sea
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------5----5---5----4---4---------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-5------------7----3---3----2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------7---6---4------4---6--7--9-|
A|---------------------------------------7-------------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---Ending: from here until the fade-out, guitar 1 plays this:
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| repeated D|---------------------------------| A|---2---4---2---2---2---4---2---2-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
And guitar 2 plays seemingly random rhythms with these notes:
comes in at (6:18)
e|-----4--| B|---0----| G|-1------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------|
There is another guitar basically repeating the second part from the last
chorus, for about 10 seconds, then it fades out.
Please rate this, or comment! (especially if you find any small mistakes,
which I will correct ASAP).
Enjoy playing this gem of a folk song!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off