Echoes Tab

ECHOES
Pink Floyd
"Meddle"
 
(Waters)
 
This is from the first part of the Live In Pompeii video but it works
with the CD version. Listen to either for the timing. I'm not sure how
David Gilmour produces the sound he does on the intro for the Pompeii
version. I know he right-hand slides in the very beginning and just regularly
plays on the guitar intro, but you got me how he makes the sound he does.
Maybe he just turns the amp up REAL loud.  Only thing I can think of....
Any problems or corrections with it please e-mail me.
 
(Both the album version and Pompeii are in standard tuning (E A D G B E) but the
soundtrack on Pompeii is pitched, making it sound as if they’ve tuned differently,
somewhere between standard and half a step up.
The chords are (verse) C#m G#m F#m G#, (chorus) C# G# F#m G# A, (run down) C#m A... E B C C#m)
 
 
[Intro]
(this is just the CD intro)
 
e|--12(14)--12(14)---------------------|
B|------------------12(14)--12-12(14)--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
e|--12(14)--12-9-12(14)--12----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12-12(14)--12--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------11(13)11p9-11(13)--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11(13)11p9-------------------------9-9h11-11(13)p9-11-11(13)p9-11(13)--|
D|-------------11-9---------------9-11-------------------------------------|
A|------------------11-12------12------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------12(14)--11(13)-11(13)11------------------------|
B|----9-12(14)---------------------------(14)13-----------------|
G|--9------------------------------------------13---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------13\11-10---11--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------11----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11(13)-11-9-11-11(13)~~---11-9\8----------|
D|--11-------------------------------------11-9-11--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------9------------------------------------|
B|----------------9-12-12(14)-----10p9---------------|
G|-----9-11(13)-----------------------11-9-11/13\11--|
D|--11-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------12-12(14)---9-12-12(14)--|
G|--11(13)-9-11-11(13)-9----11(13)-----------9--------------|
D|-----------------------11---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--12(14)--11(13)-11(13)11-------------------------|
B|---------------------------(14)13-----------------|
G|---------------------------------13---------------|
D|-----------------------------------13\11-10---11--|
A|--------------------------------------------11----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
(Note, the chords are the way they are formed in standard tuning, they
in actuality sound somewhat sharp from what is written)
 
C#m
Overhead the albatross
G#m
Hangs motionless upon the air
F#m
and deep beneath the rolling waves
G#
In labyrinth's of coral caves
C#m
The echo of a distant time
G#m
Comes willowing across the sand
F#m
And everything is green and
G#
Submarine.
 
C#
And no one showed us to the land
G#
And no one knows the where or whys
F#m
But something stirs and something tries
 
                                                      (Right to Coda A)
                               --4--4--4-4--4-4--4----------|
                               --5--5--5-5--5-5--5----------|
                               --6--6--6-6--6-6--6----------|
                               --6--6--6-6--6-6--6----------|
                               --4--4--4-4--4-4--4----------|
G#            A                -----------------------------|
And starts to climb towards the light
 
 
Coda A
(guitar chorus)                                 Repeat once more
 
e|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4--4--4--|
B|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5--5--5--|
G|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6--6--6--|
D|-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-------6-6-6--6--6--|
A|-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4-----------------------4---4-4-4--4--4--|
E|-----------4--------------------------------------------------|
 
On third time                                           (con't)
e|----------------------------------------------0--------0----|
B|------------------------------------------------0--------0--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-2-1-2-1-----------2--------2-------|
A|-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4-----------4-3-2-0--------------------|
E|-----------4-----------------------------0--------0---------|
 
(continue here)
e|-----0-------0----|
B|---0---0---1---1--|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-2-------3--------|
E|------------------|
 
Repeat all above for next verse.
After second verse and guitar chorus go right into solo.
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---4\2-------------2-4-3~--3 / 4-3-3-4-6-7~--|
E|----------4---2--4-5----------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9~-11-11(12)11(13)/ 19(21)--9~-------------|
D|--9~-11~--------------------------------11~-9~------|
A|-----------------------------------------------11~--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------9-11(13)-(13)11-11~--|
B|--/9~----------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9----9-9h10p9----9-10-12-12(14)12-12(16)12-9~---|
G|---11----------11--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------12-------|
B|--------9---------------12(14)(14)--|
G|------9---11(12)11(13)--------------|
D|--/11-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
e|--12-12(14)12-12-12-11----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12-12(14)12-12(14)(16)12-12(14)--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--12p11----9-11-12-12/16-16-16-16/19-19-19-19/21-21-21-21-21(23)--|
B|--------12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--21--21-21-18-17~--17\16--------16-17-17p16------------------|
B|--------------------------17~~~~-------------17~~~~16~~~~17~--|
G|-----------------------------16~----------------16~~~~/17~~~--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                    Repeat 2x more for a total of 3
e|----x-4-4----------------------------|
B|----x-5-5--------------2-2-----------|
G|----x-6-6--------------2-2-----------|
D|----x-6-6--------------2-2-----------|
A|--4-x-4-4--4-3-2-1-0**-0-0-0-1-2-3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
  On fourth time (Coda B)
e|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
B|--------0-------0---0---0---1---1--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----2-------2----------------------|
A|------------------2-------3--------|
E|--0-------0------------------------|
 
Repeat 2x more for a total of 3 then go to Coda B above.
 
e|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-------------------------------------|
B|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------|
G|--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------|
D|--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------|
A|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-3-2-1-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-1-2-3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Now the 'jam' part.
 
  Rhythm                            etc...
e|----------4-4-x-x---------4-4-x-x--|
B|--4-4-x-x-5-5-x-x-4-4-x-x-5-5-x-x--|
G|--4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x--|
D|--4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x--|
A|--2-2-x-x-4-4-x-x-2-2-x-x-4-4-x-x--|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
  Lead Number 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--12(13)12--12--12-12-11-----------------|
G|--12(13)12---------------11------x-9--6--|
D|--12(13)12------------------11---x-9--6--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
  Lead Number 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12(13)12-12(13)12-12/17-17-17-17-16-----16h17p16-16-16-16-14--------------|
G|--12(13)12-12(13)12------------------16-----------------------14----x-9--6--|
D|--12(13)12-12(13)12--------------------16-----------------------14--x-9--6--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Lead Number 3
e|-----16--------16-----18--------18--------16---------16-16--/9~~--|
B|--/17--17--------17/19--19--------19-19\17--17-------17-17--/9~~--|
G|---------16****-----------18****--------------16****-16-16--/9~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------/9~~--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = hand vibrato
X = scratch
xx(xx) = bend to the number
xx(xx)xx = bend to number and release
(xx)xx = prebend and release
* = tremelo
 
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NOTE: The tablature throughout this is rough but workable.  I don't play
exactly like David Gilmour but it's all very, very close. Work with it,
and make your own interpretations.  The reason I love this song so much
is that you can take it anywhere you feel like going.  This is a great
song to just improvise on.  Also, I play the solo and "lead" parts with
a blues-like distortion, while the rest with chorus and compression.
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