Fan Transcriptions
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Guitar Tablature for Before the Bullfight
Before the Bullfight - David Sylvian 022000 Em 200232 D 3x4432 Gmaij7 032010 C 034030 Cadd9#11 or 032032 x24432 Bm 244222 F#m 002210 Am 032000 Cmaj7 x00231 Dm 113231 Bbmaj7 030000 Cmaij9/E 446654 C#m 002220 A 466444 G#m x33210 Fmaj7 @ Before the Bullfight Intro: lots of bars of Em -verse 1- D G C Cadd9#11 I hear your voice way down inside Bm Gmaij7 Em A whispering sea of towering trees but no reply D G C Cadd9#11 A silence so rare - more than I can stand Bm G Sweeps like a flood through life's flesh and blood Fmaj7 Em Then steals away with its heart -verse 2- D G C Cadd9#11 If I'm losing you then there's nothing more that I can say Bm Gmaij7 Em The fighting is on and battles are won and thrown away D G C Cadd9#11 But if I could live safe and sound Bm G In God-given fields and mountains of steel Fmaj7 Em Then here I'll stay till you're gone -chorus- F#m Am Em Cmaj7 Guilty of stealing every thought I own D Dm Am Bbmaj7 Cmaij9/E I will take my turn to fight the bullfight Am Em Every word's sunk in deep Fmaj7 C Like the blades of a knife through my heart D Dm Am My strength will return Bmaj7 Em To fight the bullfight -Em to solo- C#m | C#m | A | A | G#m | G#m | F#m | Fmaj7 | C#m | C#m | A | F#m | G#m | G#m | F#m | Fmaj7 | Bm -verse 3- D G C As time's come to show Cadd9#11 I'm told nothing more than I should know Bm Gmaij7 Em A ship on the sea that threatens to leave but never goes D G C Cadd9#11 This island of blue where life Bm Gmaij7 Clings to your hands like water and sand Fmaj7 Em Will lose its way when you're gone -chorus- F#m Am Em Cmaj7 When all's forgiven still every fault's my own D Dm Am Bbmaj7 Cmaij9/E I will take my turn to fight the bullfight Am Em Say a prayer for my release Fmaj7 C When every hope in the world is asleep D Dm Am Fmaj7 C My strength will return to fight the bullfight Em to end Guitar solo -intro- Em +-----------------------------------------------10-7- +---------5-7-8-7-5---7-8-7-5------------------------ +---4-6-7-----------------------------0-2---2-------- +-7-------------------------------2-4-----0---------- +---------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------- C#m +-12------14------------------------------------- +------------14----12---14-12-14-12-14----------- +----13---------13------------------------------- +------------------------------------------------ +------------------------------------------------ +------------------------------------------------ A +-------------------9-10-12-9------------------------ +-------------10-12-----------10---12-12-12-12------- +---------6-9--------------------9------------------- +-------7-------------------------------------------- +-----7---------------------------------------------- +-5-9------------------------------------------------ G#m +------------------------------------------------ +------------------------------------------------ +-6/8---4-6-------------------------------------- +-----------6---4-6------------------------------ +-------------------6---4-6---------------------- +---------------------------2-4------------------ F#m F +------------------------------------------------ +-7-10-9-7--------------------------------------- +----------9----------------------0-2-4-5-------- +---------------------------0-2-3---------------- +---------------------0-2-3---------------------- +---------------0-1-3---------------------------- C#m +------------------------------------------------ +-------7---------------------------------------- +-6-8-9---8-9-6-8---6-------4-6------------------ +-----------------9---6-4-6---------------------- +------------------------------------------------ +------------------------------------------------ A F#m +-7/9-------------------------------7-9-10-12-14- +-----10----------------7---10-9-10-------------- +--------9----------------9---------------------- +----------11------------------------------------ +-------------12--------------------------------- +----------------12------------------------------ G#m +------------------------------------------------ +------------------------------------------------ +-6/8-4-6---4------------------------------------ +---------6---4-6---4---------------------------- +-----------------6---4-6-2-4-------------------- +-----------------------------4------------------ F#m F +------------------------------------------------ +-10-9-7------------------------------3---------- +-------8---------------------0-2-4-5------------ +-----------------------0-2-3-------------------- +-----------------0-2-3-------------------------- +-----------0-1-3-------------------------------- Bm +-7-5-7-5-12------------------------------------+ +-7----------10-12------------------------------+ +------------------7/9----11--------------------+ +----------------------12-----------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+
Transcribed by Peter Thompson
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With minimal meddling by Mike Garoghan
Amended by Emanuele - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)