Pink Floyd – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Guitar Solo Tab)
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by Pink Floyd
Dificulty: Intermediate
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Shayne Rex has been tabbing for less than a day
and is presently incapable of indicating note lengths etc.
Therefore this is a 'Single-guitar' interpretation
for a bass, drums and guitar live performance
based on 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and 'Ummagumma' recordings.
Timings are from 'A Saucerful of Secrets'
EXCEPT the organ solos from 'Ummagumma' marked {2.34 UMMA}.
Play the bass line on the guitar in octaves similar to
the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Third Stone From The Sun'
Simple vibraphone parts for guitar are occasionally marked.
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From silence
Rising crescendo with mallets on gong
Or rising cresecendo with mallets on cymbals
Drums : Mallets on toms
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[INTRO]
(00.00)
NOT SLOW
E SUBTLE
e|--------------------------| x 4 B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-7---7--8--7---5--5---7---| E|--------------------------|
E MORE FEEL
e|------------------------------------------------| x 4 B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---| E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E ORGAN (Over bass line)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-9---9h10p9---7---7/9---| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
E VIBRAPHONE
Choose your moments
Pluck the strings together
with Pick&index (low) AND Second (high)
e|-------||-------||--12---| B|--10---||--12---||-------| G|-------||-------||---9---| D|---7---||---9---||-------| A|-------||-------||-------| E|-------||-------||-------|
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[Verse 1]
(00.39)
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|Little by little the night turns around
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E VIBRAPHONE
e|------------------|
B|-------------12---|
G|-----12--14-------|
D|-14---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
(00.54)
A
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
A ORGAN
e|---------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10h11p10----10/8-8-8/10---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|Lotuses lean on each other in yearning
(01.01)
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|Under the eaves the swallow is resting
(01.09)
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
e|---------------------------| x 2 B|---------------------------| G|-----9---14---12--10---9---| D|-----x----x----x---x---x---| A|-----7---12---10---8---7---| E|-0-------------------------|
(01.16)
E e|------------------------------------------------| x 2 B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---| E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
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[Verse 2]
(01.31)
E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---7/9---------10--9-------7-------7/9---|
D|----x-----------x--x-------x--------x----|
A|---5/7------7---8--7-------5-------5/7---|
E|--------0-------------0-------0----------|
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|Over the mountain watching the watcher
e|-12------12---13---12-------10------10---12---|
B|--x------------x----x--------x------------x---|
G|--9---9-------10----9---9----7---7--------9---|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine
A B|--------------------------------------------| G|---8/10---------11--10-------8-------8/10---| D|----x------------x---x-------x--------x-----| A|---5/7-------7---8---7-------5-------5/7----| E|---------0---------------0-------0----------| e|--------------------------------------------| A ORGAN e|---------------------------------| B|-10-10-10h11p10----10/8-8-8/10---| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
One inch of love is one inch of shadow
E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---7/9---------10--9-------7-------7/9---|
D|----x-----------x--x-------x--------x----|
A|---5/7------7---8--7-------5-------5/7---|
E|--------0-------------0-------0----------|
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
e|---------------------------| x 2 B|---------------------------| G|-----9---14---12--10---9---| D|-----x----x----x---x---x---| A|-----7---12---10---8---7---| E|-0-------------------------|
E
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun [repeat]
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(02.14)
BASS ALT
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---| E|-----------------------|
SRx BASS ALT
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5/7-----7-----7---| E|------0-----0------|
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Farfisa Organ Solo #1
Loosely transcribed for guitar from 'Ummagumma'
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SCALE
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Rick Wright's 'Esoteric Scale'.
E / F / Ab / A / B / C / E
Use pull-offs to open first and second strings
which include B and E – part of the scale.
e|-------------------------------0--1/4--5p4p0----------------------------------| B|-------------------------0--1-----------------6p5p0---------------------------| G|-------------------1--2------------------------------2--1---------------------| D|-------------2--3------------------------------------------3--2---------------| A|-------2--3------------------------------------------------------3--2---------| E|-0--1------------------------------------------------------------------1--0---| e|----------------------------4--5/7--8p7p0--8p5p0--7p4p0---------------------------| B|----------------------5--6-------------------------------6--5---------------------| G|---------------4--5--------------------------------------------5--4---------------| D|--------6--7---------------------------------------------------------7--6---------| A|-7--8----------------------------------------------------------------------8--7---| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------12h13p12p0--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------9--10--12--13--------------13--12--10--9-----------------------------| G|--------------------9--10--------------------------------------------10--9----------------------| D|-------6--7--9--10----------------------------------------------------------10--9--7--6---------| A|-7--8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--7---| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------12--13--16--17--19--20-----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------12--13--------------------------13--12---------------------------------| G|----------------------13--14------------------------------------------14--13-------------------------| D|---------------14/15----------------------------------------------------------15/14------------------| A|--------14/15-------------------------------------------------------------------------15/14----------| E|-12/13---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13/12---| e|-----------------------------20--19--17--16-------------------------------| B|---------------------17--18------------------18--17-----------------------| G|-----13--14--16--17----------------------------------17--16--14--13-------| D|-14------------------------------------------------------------------14---| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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PHRASES From 'Ummagumma'.
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FOR GUIDANCE ONLY
I am not capable of 100% accuracy,
and every performance was improvised.
Wright includes an occasional 'D'
– which for me lessens the mysterious mood –
your decision.
{02.34 UMMA}
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7/9---9h10p9h10p9h10---9/7---5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5p4---4--5--7---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
{02.43 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h7p5---12---10h12p10/9----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-10-9-10-9-10p9p7-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
{02.49 UMMA} Just guessin'
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12--12tr13--13/15------------------|
G|-----13tr14-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
{02.52 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14--13h14p13h14p13h14p13---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------15p14h15p14---14/10------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
{03.00 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10h12p10h12p10--10/9/10/12/15---13h15p13h15p13h15p13/12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
{03.10 UMMA} Guessin again
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------14--13h14p13------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------15--14h15p14----------------------9h10p9h10p9h10p9--7/6---------|
A|---------------------------------------15--14h15p14h15/11-------------------------7------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
{03.16 UMMA} Improvise round this
e|---------------------16--17p16-------19--17--16-----------------------------------|
B|-12h13/17---18---17--------------17--------------18--17---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------17--16--14--13-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15--14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|MUSIC BECOMING FRANTIC
[03.36 Umma] Improvise around 17th fret e|-19---------19--17--16---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------18--17-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------17--16-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
HEAVY DRUMMING
Cymbal crashes join mallet rhythm
e|-0----0--0----0---0---| B|-0----0--0----0---0---| G|-9---10--9----7---9---| D|-9---10--9----7---9---| A|-7----8--7----5---7---| E|-0----0--0----0---0---|
Octaves (using wah) rise over ONE minute
{03.44 UMMA} to CLIMAX at {04.44 UMMA}
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--5--6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2--3--4---5---6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--5--6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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{04.50 UMMA}
[BASS INTRO]
E e|------------------------------------------------| x 4 B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---| E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
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Farfisa Organ Phrases from 'Ummagumma'
ORGAN Space out the notes
{04.47} {05.01}
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
G|-----16-----------14------13-----16--------13--------------------------|
D|----------14----------12------14---------------14--12------14----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------14--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|Drums and bass drop out
{5.20 UMMA}
BIRDS
'Seagull cries'
improvise with Wah and slide
e|-----------| B|---16b17---| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
{06.04} Use Slide
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{06.20 UMMA}
BASS ALT
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---| E|-----------------------|
SRx BASS ALT
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5/7-----7-----7---| E|------0-----0------|
{06.30}
Gentle TOMS
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{06.42 UMMA}
Farfisa Organ Phrases MEANDER
e|----------------------------------------| B|---------12-----------------------------| G|-----13---------------------------------| D|-14----------15--14---14h15---14/10p9---| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
{07.34}
E ORGAN (Over bass line)
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
BASS ALT
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---| E|-----------------------| SRx BASS ALT e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5/7-----7-----7---| E|------0-----0------|
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[Verse 3]
(03.29 ASOS) {07.52 UMMA}
A
Witness the man who raves at the wall
A
Making the shape of his question to heaven
D
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
A
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
e|---------------------------| x 2 B|---------------------------| G|-----9---14---12--10---9---| D|-----x----x----x---x---x---| A|-----7---12---10---8---7---| E|-0-------------------------|
(04.05) {08.23 UMMA}
A
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
BASS ALT
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---| E|-----------------------|
SRx ALT
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5/7-----7-----7---| E|------0-----0------|
The heart of the sun [Repeat]
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(04.57) {08.36 UMMA}
Farfisa Organ Phrases
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-12--12/13/12---------------------------------------| G|----------------------16------13--------14--13------| D|---------------14----------12-------14---------14---| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
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/ - Slide up OR down (Pick first note only)
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
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ORGAN PEDALS FOR GUITAR
Not a paid endorsement.
Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine
(Farfisa setting)
Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine
(Cathedral and Continental settings)
Electro-Harmonix String9 String Ensemble
(Crumar 'Crewman' using freeze settings)
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FYI
Roger Waters borrowed the lyrics from
'Poems of the late T'ang' translated by A.C. Graham
Check-out Gary Kemp playing
STCFTHOTS in a truly kosmische style
YouTube : Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets : Live in Vienna.
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Shayne Rex Threesome
An electric kosmiq-psyq trio
from the Sydney Delta exploring
the outer limits of sonic healing.
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