Echoes Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author NoodlesSE [a] 65.
2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 16, 2017
ECHOES by PINK FLOYD from the album MEDDLE
 
ALBUM VERSION (very different from Live at Pompeii)
 
Tab is original work by Skånskpiraten(NoodlesSE) unless otherwise credited. Version 1 (22-8-14).
 
Bars do not denote timing of beat but are just shown for legibility and dividing small sections for
learning.
 
If any confusion please comment and I'll do my best to clear it up. You really have to listen to the song
and know it well to get the timing right.
 
Enjoy, and good luck!
 
 
[Intro]
 
(begins at 1:08)
 
E|-12b14-12b14----------------|
B|-------------12b14-12-12b14-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
E|-12b14-12-9-12b14-12------------------------------|
B|---------------------12-12b14-12------------------|
G|---------------------------------11b13r11p9-11b13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11b13r11p9------------|---------9-9h11-11b13p9-11-11b13p9-11b13-|
D|------------11-9-------|----9-11---------------------------------|
A|-----------------11-12-|-12--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------12b14-11b13-11b13r11-------------------------|
B|---9-12b14----------------------14r13-------------------|
G|-9------------------------------------13----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------13s11-10----11-|
A|--------------------------------------------------11----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--11b13r11-9-11-11b13-11-9s8---------|
D|-----------------------------11-9-11-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 
E|------------9-------------------------------|
B|--------------9-12-12b14-10p9---------------|
G|----9-11b13-------------------11-9-11s13s11-|
D|-11-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12-12b14---9-12-12b14-|
G|-11b13-9-11-11b13-9----11b13----------9------------|
D|--------------------11-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-12b14-11b13-11b13r11----------------------|
B|----------------------14r13----------------|
G|----------------------------13-------------|
D|-------------------------------13s11-10----|
A|----------------------------------------11-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
(2:57) - Often very faint and hard to make out behind vocals.
 
    Overhead...         air...          waves... caves...
E|------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
B|------------------|---------------|---------|----12----12b14-|
G|----13r11-9-11b13-|-11b13r11-9-11-|-11b13---|-13----13-------|
D|-11---------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
A|------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
E|------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
 
    distant time...  and everything...   and no one...         something stirs...
E|----------------|------------------|-----------11-------------------------------------|
B|-14r12----------|------------------|-12b14=14=====14r13----------------14-16-17-16----|
G|-------13p11h13-|-9h11b13----------|--------------------13-14p13h14h16-------------14-|
D|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
(3:44) - Not really a chorus, just a name for this section.
 
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E|-----------------4-------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------1-2----1-2-4-6-|
A|-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4----2-4----------------|
E|-----------4-----------------------------|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-2-1-2----1-----s6--------|
A|-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4--------------4-2-------2-3-|
E|-----------4--------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
(4:12) - Even harder to make out
 
    do I take you...       lead you...             best I...
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-12b14=14r12----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------13p11h13-|-9h11b13r11-9h11b13r11-|-----------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-9s11-14s11-9h11-|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
 
    no one calls...      no one speaks...
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-10b11=11r10-------|---------9-------|
A|-------------11-9--|-9-11-12---------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
(4:56) - Similar patterns to CHORUS 1 with subtle changes.
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E|-----------------4-------------------------------|
 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E|-----------------4-------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------1-2----1-------6h7p6-------|
A|-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4----2-4----------4-2s7-------7-2-3-|
E|-----------4-----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
(5:26)
E|------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------|-------12-12--------------|
G|-13-11-9-11b13----|-11b13=======r11----------|
D|------------------|-----------------11-14p11-|
A|------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
B|--------12----12b14r13b14----------|-----------------|--------|
G|-11b13-----13-------------13-13-11-|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------------------------|-14-13h14-14-s18-|--14p11-|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
                                                      ^-Slide and flick frill
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------14----12b14-|
G|-------9-9----9-11-11b13r11-9-11-9-11b13==13----13-------|
D|-10s11-----11--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-------12----------------|---------------------|
B|-12b14====b14r12---------|-12b14r13b14r13r12r9-|
G|-------------------13-13-|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
E|--------------------------|-------------------|
B|----9-10------------------|-------------------|
G|-11--------9-11-b13-r11-9-|-11b13-13-12b14-14-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------|
    |_______| - this section played by second guitar but included for completion.
 
 
    Note: some notes in the following sections are picked more times than shown (mostly the really high
    notes)
E|---------------------------------------|-------------s21-21-21-21s19-|--------------24r22----|
B|----14-14-16-17-19b21==21=21=21=b22r21-|-14----14-14-----------------|-17-17--------------17-|
G|---------------------------------------|----13-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-11------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
E|-19-19-19b20=20=20=b21=21=21=r19-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------14=14=14=14=r12-14b16r14-------12-16b17-21b22r21b22-21-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------13-13-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|----------21-21-19-21-19-22b24-24r23r22r21-|
B|-21-21s14----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge 1]
 
(7:24)
 
E|-----------------------------|
B|-11b12===12==12r11-------9s6-|
G|-11b12===----------11----9s6-|
D|-11b12===-------------11-9s6-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
E|--------------12----11---------11----9-------------|
B|-11b12=====------------12--------------10------9s6-|
G|-11b12=====13----13-------11==F---11------9==F-9s6-|
D|-11b12=====------------------------------------9s6-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------16-------18-------18-------16--------------------|
B|-12=====12----17-14----19-------19-------17-----------------|
G|-12=====---------------------------18-------16=F-9===F------|
D|-12=====-----------------------------------------------9h11-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------|
B|-19r16-17-----W--------|
G|--------------A--------|
D|----------14--H--14h16-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
 
E|-18==--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19==----------------------12b14-14---16b17==----------------|
G|-------------12b14-12b14==------------------16=--------------|
D|-------11==------------------------------------14------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------14h16===s4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                |--- lots of vibrato      sliding continues in background
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|----12-------11----|
G|-------------------------------------|-------11-------11-|
D|----------------------------s19s9s21-|-11-------11-------|
A|-16s4s16===s4=====F-4-7s16s7---------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
        ^---fast, almost a frill
 
E|-------------------|---------------|
B|----11-------------|----11-----9s6-|
G|----------13-------|-------11--9s6-|
D|-11----11----14==F-|-11--------9s6-|
A|-------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|
 
 
E|----12---------------14----12-------|----11---------|
B|-------12---------------------12----|-------12--9s6-|
G|-13-------13---13s15----15-------13-|-11--------9s6-|
D|------------------------------------|-----------9s6-|
A|------------------------------------|---------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------|
 
 
E|----16----------18----|----18----16-------|-------18----------|
B|-17----17-17s19----19-|-19----19----17----|-17s19----19-------|
G|----------------------|----------------16-|-------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|-------------14s11-|
A|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15=15=15=15=------------------------------------------|
G|------------------13r12b13-13r11-9h11=F-13r11-9-9==F------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9h11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|----------------------------16-|
B|----------15r13b15-15r12-------|
G|-13r12b13----------------13----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
[SEAGULLS]
 
(10:30)
 
This parts up to you, I don't have a Wah pedal to plug in backwards.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
(Fades in around 16:00)
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|Play until 16:50 then:
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------| Written as 8 groups of triplets
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-| per note but may be incorrect due
E|--------------------------------------------------------| to delay effects employed (may be 6x4).
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------| Repeat pattern 6 times.
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
 
 
BRIDGE 3 (18:14) - difficult due to effects. Guitar 2 continues pattern from BRIDGE 2 without tremolo
picking.
 
E|-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|-----10------10-----10---|
G|-------------------------| Repeat 4 times then:
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
E|-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|------10------10-----10---|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
E|-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|-----10------10-----10---|
G|-------------------------| Repeat 7 times then:
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
E|-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|------10------10-----10---|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
E|-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|-----10------10-----10---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
E|-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|------10------10-----10---|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
E|-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B|-----10------10-----10---|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
(18:44) - similar to BRIDGE 2.
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------| Repeat pattern 2 times.
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
                ^---second time Guitar 2 slides up neck here
 
 
[Verse]
 
(19:12) - no discernable guitar played here.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(19:55)
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-1-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-1-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-------|
E|-----------------------------4-3-2-|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------4--------5---|
G|-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D|---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A|-----------------2--------3--------|
E|-0-------0-------------------------|
 
 
E|--4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E|------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
        ^---note different strumming style
 
E|-----4-------4-----------------------------------|
B|-----5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|-----6-------6-----------------------------------|
D|---6---6---6---6---------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E|-------------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
 
 
E|-----4-------4-------------------------|
B|-----5-------5-------------------------|
G|-----6-------6-------------------------|
D|---6---6---6---6-----------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0---------|
E|-------------------------------4-3-2-0-|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------4--------5---|
G|-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D|---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A|-----------------2--------3--------|
E|-0-------0-------------------------|
 
 
E|--4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E|------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
        ^---note different strumming style
 
E|-----4-------4-----------------------------------|
B|-----5-------5-----------------------------------|
G|-----6-------6-----------------------------------|
D|---6---6---6---6---------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E|-------------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
 
 
E|-----4-------4-------------------------|
B|-----5-------5-------------------------|
G|-----6-------6-------------------------|
D|---6---6---6---6-----------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0---------|
E|-------------------------------4-3-2-0-|
 
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------4--------5---|
G|-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D|---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A|-----------------2--------3--------|
E|-0-------0-------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
(21:18)
                        |--follow the piano
E|------------------|----------|----------16-|
B|------------------|-14-12-14-|-14-16-17----|
G|-13r11-9-11b13----|----------|-------------|
D|------------------|----------|-------------|
A|------------------|----------|-------------|
E|------------------|----------|-------------|
        ^---really faint and slow
 
E|----------|---------------|----------16-|
B|-14-12----|---------------|-14-16-17----|
G|-------13-|-13r11-9-11b13-|-------------|
D|----------|---------------|-------------|
A|----------|---------------|-------------|
E|----------|---------------|-------------|
 
 
E|----------16-|---------------|----------16-|
B|-14-16-17----|---------------|-14-16-17----|
G|-------------|-13r11-9-11b13-|-------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-------------|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------------|---------------|-------------|
 
 
E|-------------|------------------|----------------|
B|-12b14r13b14-|------------------|-------12-------|
G|-------------|-13r11-9-11-11b13-|-11b13====13r11-|
D|-------------|------------------|----------------|
A|-------------|------------------|----------------|
E|-------------|------------------|----------------|
 
 
E|------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|------------|-12b14=14------------|-12b14------------------|
G|-9h11-11b13-|----------9-11-11b13-|-------13r11-9h11-11b13-|
D|------------|---------------------|------------------------|
A|------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|------------|---------------------|------------------------|
 
 
E|------------|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------|------------------|-12b14-12-14r12----------|
G|-6-8b9r8-9--|-13-11p9h11-11b13-|----------------11-11b13-|
D|------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------|------------------|-------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------|---------|--------|
B|-12b14-12-9h12------------|---------|--------|
G|---------------11h13-9h11-|-13r11p9-|-9b11-9-|
D|--------------------------|---------|--------|
A|--------------------------|---------|--------|
E|--------------------------|---------|--------|
                                ^---fading out
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| s  slide
 
************************************
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15 comments
I haven't gone through this entire tab yet, but I just want to say thank you for taking the the time to make this tab. To anybody seeing this comment, please like it if you enjoyed this tab. It's the least we can do. Also, achamp1121 put together an incredible video on YouTube to this song. I highly recommend it. Long Live Floyd!!!
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nice tabbing, i have attempted to play and reord this several times, and its a tricky and long song to play, great job
Gilmourish has a great tutorial on the seagulls part for anyone trying to do that as well - you will need a few things first, though. :)