WAVES - "The Dolphin Song" Tablature
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Transcribed by Jared White (whitejc@lincoln.ac.nz)
and John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz) for two guitars.
6/8 timing, standard tuning.
||---7-5-|-7---7---|----5-3-|-5---2---|----3-2-|-3---0---|-0-----|------------|
||---8-7-|-5---5---|----7-5-|-3---3---|----5-3-|-1---1---|-0-----|------------|
||-------|-----5---|--------|-----4---|--------|-----2---|-0-----|------------|
||-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-2-----|------------|
||-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-2-----|------------|
||-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-0-----|------------|
: : : : : : : : :
: : : : harm. : : :harm. : harm. :
||-------|-----7---|--------|---------|--------|-----3---|---|------------|
||-------|-----8---|--------|------|--------|-----1---|---|------------|
||-------|-----9---|--------|------|--------|-----2---|---|--------|
||-------|----10---|--------|------|--------|-----2---|-------|--------|
||-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
||-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
Em(bar7) C(bar3) D(bar5) D7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Bm7/A Cmaj7/G
Now that you've gone I'm searchin' my mind See I've got more time...
|--------||---2----------|--------------|---2----------|--------------||
|--------||----3----3----|--------------|----3----3----|--------------||
|--------||-----2----2---|---0----------|-----2----2---|---0----------||
|--------||-0------------|----0---------|-0------------|----0---------||
|-0-2-3--||-------3---3--|-2---2-0-2-3--|-------3---3--|-2---2-0-2-3--||
|--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
(repeat riff with words...)
Sail-boats on the water Gliding on canvas wings
Cmaj7/G(bar3) Gmaj7/D(bar10)
You know (you know) we really oughta
Bm7 Asus4 A C+2(x3203x)
Take a boat, see what it brings What it br-ings...
-----|---2----------|-------------|-2--------------------|--------------------|
-----|----3----3----|-------------|---3---3----3---------|--------------------|
-----|-----2----2---|---0---------|-----2---2----2---2---|-0------------------|
-----|-0------------|----0--------|-0--------------0---0-|---0---0------------|
-2-3-|-------3---3--|-2---2-0-2-3-|------------3---------|-2---2---2--0--2--3-|
-----|--------------|-------------|----------------------|--------------------|
||----0h2----3p2---|----------------|---0h2----3p2----|------------------||
||-------3------3--|---3------------|------3------3---|---3--------------||
||*-------2--------|----0-----------|-------2------2--|----0------------*||
||*-0--------------|-----0----------|-0---------------|-----0-----------*||
||---------3-------|-2----2-0--2--3-|--------3--------|-2----2-0--2--3---||
||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Still... alone on the ocean : :
Ah... just me and the dolphins : :
: : :
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
Guitar 2 |-7------5--------|-4---------4--5---|
(2nd time) |------5------5---|------5-7---------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
Cmaj7/G(bar3) Em7(022033) Bm7 Asus4(x02230) A C+2(x32030)
Lost on the water Lost, calling for you I need to...
ad lib...
|---------------------------|
|-------------1-/-3---------|
|-------------0-------------|
|-------------2-/-4---------|
|--0h2--------3-/-5---------|
|------0------3-/-5----5h7--|
Em(bar7) C(bar3) D(bar5) C
Em C D C (bass run: B A G)
You, with your dreams like grains of sand
Em C D Em(bar7) slide down...
Em C D Em
Washed by the tide, lying dead in your hand
Em Cmay7 D C
Em Cmaj7 D C
A stone round your ankle dragging you down
Em C D Em(bar7) slide down...
Em C D Em
You're anchored, my lady, drifting aground
Em C D Cmaj7 (bass run: B A G) Em C D Em (to ending)
Ahhh....
Em C+2 D
|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|-2---------2---------|
|------8---------8----|------3---------3----|------3---------3----|
|----9----9----9----9-|----5----5----5----5-|----2----2----2----2-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|
|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Em/G Em/B C+2/G
|-0---------0---------|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|
|------0---------0----|------8---------8----|------3---------3----|
|----0----0----0----0-|----9----9----9----9-|----5----5----5----5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---------3---------|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|
D Em Em
|-2---------2---------|-0---------0---------|-7---------7---------|
|------3---------3----|------0---------0----|------8---------8----|
|----2----2----2----2-|----0----0----0----0-|----9----9----9----9-|
|-0---------0---------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-7---------7---------|
|---------------------|-0---------0---------|---------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-2---------2---------|
|---------------------|-----------------12\-|-0-------------------|
C+2 D Cmaj7
|-3---------3---------|-2---------2---------|-0---------0---------|
|------3---------3----|------3---------3----|------0---------0----|
|----5----5----5----5-|----2----2----2----2-|----0----0----0----0-|
|---------------------|-0---------0---------|---------------------|
|-3---------3---------|---------------------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Em C+2 D
|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|-2---------2---------|
|------8---------8----|------3---------3----|------3---------3----|
|----9----9----9----9-|----5----5----5----5-|----2----2----2----2-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|
|-7---------7---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2---------2---------|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Em Em C+2
|-0---------0---------|-7---------7------------|-3---------3---------|
|------0---------0----|------8-----------8-----|------3---------3----|
|----0----0----0----0-|----9----9------9-----9-|----5----5----5----5-|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-7---------7------------|-3---------3---------|
|-0---------0---------|------------------------|---------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|---------3-3h5-3h5p3p0--|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----3-5----------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---4--------------------|---4p2-0h2-----------|
|---------------------|------------------------|-----------0h2-------|
|-7---------7---------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D Cmaj7 Em
|-2---------2---------|-0---------0---------|-7---------7------------|
|------3---------3----|------0---------0----|------8-----------8-----|
|----2----2----2----2-|----0----0----0----0-|----9----9------9-----9-|
|-0---------0---------|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-3---------3---------|-7---------7------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|-------------------0-|---------3-3h5-3h5p3p0--|
|-3-1-0---------------|-----------0-1-3-5---|-----3-5----------------|
|-------2-0-----------|-----0-2-4-----------|---4--------------------|
|-----------4-2-0---0-|-2-4-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------3---|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
C+2 D Em Cmaj7/G Dsus4+2/A
|-3---------3---------|----2---------0h2----|-0----|-------|-0-------|
|------3---------3----|------3------------3-|-0----|-0-----|-3-------|
|----5----5----5----5-|---------2-----------|-0----|-0-----|-0-------|
|---------------------|-0---------0---------|-2----|-2-----|-4-------|
|-3---------3---------|---------------------|-2----|-3-----|-5-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-0----|-3-----|-5-------|
: : : : : :
: : : : : :
|---------------------|----2---------0h2----|------|-------|---------|
|---------------------|------3------------3-|------|-------|---------|
|---4p2-0h2-----------|---------2-----------|------|-------|---------|
|-----------0h2-------|-----------0---------|------|-------|---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------|-------|---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------|-------|---------|
Em C+2/G D
|-7---------7---------|-3-------3-------|-2-----------2--------------|
|------8---------8----|-----3-------3---|-------3-------------3------|
|----9----9----9----9-|---5---5---5---5-|-----2-----2------2-------2-|
|---------------------|-----------------|-0-----------0--------------|
|-7---------7---------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------3-------|----------------------------|
: : : :
: : : :
|---------------------|-----------------|-10h12-10h12-7h8p7----------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------10-7-----|
|-----------7h9(trill)|-----------------|------------------------9-7-|
|-7h9-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-5h7-------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
C Bm7 Asus4 Cmaj7
|-3-----------3---------|-2-----------2---------|-0------------||
|-------5----------5----|--------3---------3----|-0------------||
|-----5-----5----5----5-|-----2----------2------|-0------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-2------------||
|-3-----------3---------|-2-----------0---------|-3------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3------------||
: : : :
: : : :
|-----------------------|-10b12r10--------------|--------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|-----------7-----------|-----------7-9-7-------|--------------||
|-9\7-5-7/9-------------|-----------------9\7-5-|--------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-7h9p7--------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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