Wish You Were Here Tab

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WISH YOU WERE HERE
As recorded by Incubus
(From the 2001 Album MORNING VIEW)
 
 
Transcribed by Donald
 
 
F#sus4
2 2 4 x x x Asus4
5 5 7 x x x Asus2
x 0 2 4 0 0 E5
0 2 2 4 0 0
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dirty Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Heavy Distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Echo Effect Guitar'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=86
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#sus4 Asus4     Esus4
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E. S S S E +S  E S E S S   E. S S S E +S  S S S E. S
|------0-0-----------------|---------------------------|
|----0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|---------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-(4)-4---4-4-4-|---------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-----2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2---2--2-|
|-0--------2-(2)---2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)---2-2-2--2-|
|----------0-(0)-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-0-0--0-|
 
 
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#5    A5        E5
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S S S  S  S S
|------0-0-----------------|--------------------------------|
|----0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|--------------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-(4)-4---4-4-4-|--------------------9-9s11-11---|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-----2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2-x-x--x--x---|
|-0--------2-(2)---2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2-7-7s=9--9---|
|----------0-(0)-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-------------|
 
 
   Pre-Verse
    Gtr II
    E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------------|
||--4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||o-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
 
 
                             Gtrs II, III
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---||
|-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--o||
|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---||
 
 
   1st Verse
    Gtr IV
    S S S S S S  E  +H       S  E  S S +S   E  +H
||------0------------------|------12------------------|
||o---7---7---7------------|---------9-(9)h10-(10)----|
||--9-------9--------------|--------------------------|
||--------------11-(11)----|-9h11---------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
                                             <
  S S S S S S  E  +H       S  S S S S  S  E. S S S S S S S   3x
|-----0------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---7---7---7------------|--------9----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o||
|-9-------9--------------|------9---9----11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-------------11-(11)----|-9h11-------11---------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|------------------------|-----------------------------------||
 
 
   1st Chorus
    Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#sus4 Asus4   E5
    Gtr II
    E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------------|
||--4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||o-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
 
 
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#5    A5      E5
                             Gtrs II, III
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---||
|-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--o||
|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---||
 
 
   2nd Verse
    Gtr IV
    S S S S S S  E  +H       S  E  S S +S   E  +H
||------0------------------|------12------------------|
||o---7---7---7------------|---------9-(9)h10-(10)----|
||--9-------9--------------|--------------------------|
||--------------11-(11)----|-9h11---------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
                                             <
  S S S S S S  E  +H       S  S S S S  S  E. S S S S S S S   3x
|-----0------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---7---7---7------------|--------9----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o||
|-9-------9--------------|------9---9----11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---||
|-------------11-(11)----|-9h11-------11---------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|------------------------|-----------------------------------||
 
 
   2nd Chorus
    Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#sus4 Asus4   E5
    Gtr II
    E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------------|
||--4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||o-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
 
 
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#5    A5      E5
                             Gtrs II, III
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---||
|-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--o||
|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---||
 
 
   Bridge
    Gtr I
    E. S S S S +E  E S S S S S   E. S S S S +E  E S S S S S
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||--6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s9-9-|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
||--x--x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||o-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
||-----------------------------|------------------------------||
 
 
  E. S S S S +E  E S S S S S   E. S S S S S +S  S S S S  S  S  S
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s9-9-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7s12-12-12--|
|-x--x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5s10-10-10--|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 
  E. S S S S +E  E S S S S S   E. S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-6s9-9-|-7--7-7-7-7s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-x--x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4s7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5s10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 Pre-Chorus
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#sus4 Asus4     Esus4
  Gtr I
  E. S S S E +S  E S E S S   E. S S S E +S  S S S E. S
|------0-0-----------------|---------------------------|
|----0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|---------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-(4)-4---4-4-4-|---------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-----2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2---2--2-|
|-0--------2-(2)---2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)---2-2-2--2-|
|----------0-(0)-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-0-0--0-|
 
 
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#5    A5        E5
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S S S  S  S  S
|------0-0-----------------|---------------------------------|
|----0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
|----4-4-4-4-(4)-4---4-4-4-|--------------------9-9s11-11----|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-----2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2-x-x--x--x----|
|-0--------2-(2)---2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)---2-7-7s=9--9----|
|----------0-(0)-----0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0--------------|
 
 
   Out-Chorus
    Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#sus4 Asus4   E5
    Gtr II
    E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------------|
||--4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
||--2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||o-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||-----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
 
 
  Asus2    Bsus4/E           F#5    A5      E5
                             Gtrs II, III
  E. S S S S +E  E S E S S   E. S S S S +E  S S +S  E S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---||
|-0--0-0-0-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4s7-7-(7)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--o||
|----------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2s5-5-(5)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---||
 
 
  A5
  Gtr II
  W          +W
|----------|--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|----------|--------*|
 
 
 
 
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
X
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narly tab
u spelled gnarly wrong dumbass. (good tab by the way)
perfect tab, the bass throws most people off and they are idiots