Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Tab

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
 
by Pink Floyd
 
Dificulty: Intermediate
 
Tuning: Standard
 
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Shayne Rex has been tabbing for less than a day
and is presently incapable of indicating note lengths etc.
 
Therefore this is a 'Single-guitar' interpretation
for a bass, drums and guitar live performance
based on 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and 'Ummagumma' recordings.
 
Timings are from 'A Saucerful of Secrets'
EXCEPT the organ solos from 'Ummagumma' marked {2.34 UMMA}.
 
Play the bass line on the guitar in octaves similar to
the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Third Stone From The Sun'
 
Simple vibraphone parts for guitar are occasionally marked.
 
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From silence
 
Rising crescendo with mallets on gong
 
Or rising cresecendo with mallets on cymbals
 
Drums : Mallets on toms
 
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[INTRO]
 
(00.00)
 
NOT SLOW
 
 
E SUBTLE
 
e|--------------------------| x 4
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7---7--8--7---5--5---7---|
E|--------------------------|
 
E MORE FEEL
 
e|------------------------------------------------| x 4
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
E ORGAN (Over bass line)
 
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-9---9h10p9---7---7/9---|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
 
E VIBRAPHONE
 
Choose your moments
Pluck the strings together
with Pick&index (low) AND Second (high)
 
e|-------||-------||--12---|
B|--10---||--12---||-------|
G|-------||-------||---9---|
D|---7---||---9---||-------|
A|-------||-------||-------|
E|-------||-------||-------|
 
 
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[Verse 1]
 
(00.39)
 
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Little by little the night turns around
 
 
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
E VIBRAPHONE
e|------------------|
B|-------------12---|
G|-----12--14-------|
D|-14---------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
 
 
 
(00.54)
 
A
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
A ORGAN
e|---------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10h11p10----10/8-8-8/10---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning
 
 
 
(01.01)
 
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Under the eaves the swallow is resting
 
 
 
(01.09)
 
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
 
e|---------------------------| x 2
B|---------------------------|
G|-----9---14---12--10---9---|
D|-----x----x----x---x---x---|
A|-----7---12---10---8---7---|
E|-0-------------------------|
 
 
(01.16)
 
E
e|------------------------------------------------| x 2
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
 
 
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[Verse 2]
 
(01.31)
 
E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---7/9---------10--9-------7-------7/9---|
D|----x-----------x--x-------x--------x----|
A|---5/7------7---8--7-------5-------5/7---|
E|--------0-------------0-------0----------|
 
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Over the mountain watching the watcher
 
 
 
e|-12------12---13---12-------10------10---12---|
B|--x------------x----x--------x------------x---|
G|--9---9-------10----9---9----7---7--------9---|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Breaking the darkness waking the grapevine
 
 
 
A
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---8/10---------11--10-------8-------8/10---|
D|----x------------x---x-------x--------x-----|
A|---5/7-------7---8---7-------5-------5/7----|
E|---------0---------------0-------0----------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
 
A ORGAN
e|---------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10h11p10----10/8-8-8/10---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
One inch of love is one inch of shadow
 
 
 
E
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---7/9---------10--9-------7-------7/9---|
D|----x-----------x--x-------x--------x----|
A|---5/7------7---8--7-------5-------5/7---|
E|--------0-------------0-------0----------|
 
E ORGAN
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
 
 
 
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
 
e|---------------------------| x 2
B|---------------------------|
G|-----9---14---12--10---9---|
D|-----x----x----x---x---x---|
A|-----7---12---10---8---7---|
E|-0-------------------------|
 
 
E
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
 
The heart of the sun [repeat]
 
 
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(02.14)
 
BASS ALT
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---|
E|-----------------------|
 
SRx BASS ALT
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5/7-----7-----7---|
E|------0-----0------|
 
 
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Farfisa Organ Solo #1
 
Loosely transcribed for guitar from 'Ummagumma'
 
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SCALE
*****
 
Rick Wright's 'Esoteric Scale'.
 
E / F / Ab / A / B / C / E
 
Use pull-offs to open first and second strings
which include B and E – part of the scale.
 
 
e|-------------------------------0--1/4--5p4p0----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0--1-----------------6p5p0---------------------------|
G|-------------------1--2------------------------------2--1---------------------|
D|-------------2--3------------------------------------------3--2---------------|
A|-------2--3------------------------------------------------------3--2---------|
E|-0--1------------------------------------------------------------------1--0---|
 
 
e|----------------------------4--5/7--8p7p0--8p5p0--7p4p0---------------------------|
B|----------------------5--6-------------------------------6--5---------------------|
G|---------------4--5--------------------------------------------5--4---------------|
D|--------6--7---------------------------------------------------------7--6---------|
A|-7--8----------------------------------------------------------------------8--7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------12h13p12p0--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------9--10--12--13--------------13--12--10--9-----------------------------|
G|--------------------9--10--------------------------------------------10--9----------------------|
D|-------6--7--9--10----------------------------------------------------------10--9--7--6---------|
A|-7--8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--7---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------------------------------------12--13--16--17--19--20-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12--13--------------------------13--12---------------------------------|
G|----------------------13--14------------------------------------------14--13-------------------------|
D|---------------14/15----------------------------------------------------------15/14------------------|
A|--------14/15-------------------------------------------------------------------------15/14----------|
E|-12/13---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13/12---|
 
 
e|-----------------------------20--19--17--16-------------------------------|
B|---------------------17--18------------------18--17-----------------------|
G|-----13--14--16--17----------------------------------17--16--14--13-------|
D|-14------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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PHRASES From 'Ummagumma'.
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FOR GUIDANCE ONLY
I am not capable of 100% accuracy,
and every performance was improvised.
 
Wright includes an occasional 'D'
– which for me lessens the mysterious mood –
your decision.
 
 
{02.34 UMMA}
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7/9---9h10p9h10p9h10---9/7---5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5p4---4--5--7---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                {02.43 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h7p5---12---10h12p10/9----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-10-9-10-9-10p9p7-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
{02.49 UMMA}  Just guessin'
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12--12tr13--13/15------------------|
G|-----13tr14-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
{02.52 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14--13h14p13h14p13h14p13---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------15p14h15p14---14/10------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                        {03.00 UMMA}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10h12p10h12p10--10/9/10/12/15---13h15p13h15p13h15p13/12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
{03.10 UMMA}  Guessin again
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------14--13h14p13------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------15--14h15p14----------------------9h10p9h10p9h10p9--7/6---------|
A|---------------------------------------15--14h15p14h15/11-------------------------7------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
 
 
{03.16 UMMA}                           Improvise round this
e|---------------------16--17p16-------19--17--16-----------------------------------|
B|-12h13/17---18---17--------------17--------------18--17---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------17--16--14--13-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15--14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
MUSIC BECOMING FRANTIC
 
[03.36 Umma] Improvise around 17th fret
e|-19---------19--17--16---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------18--17-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------17--16-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
HEAVY DRUMMING
Cymbal crashes join mallet rhythm
 
e|-0----0--0----0---0---|
B|-0----0--0----0---0---|
G|-9---10--9----7---9---|
D|-9---10--9----7---9---|
A|-7----8--7----5---7---|
E|-0----0--0----0---0---|
 
 
Octaves (using wah) rise over ONE minute
{03.44 UMMA} to CLIMAX at {04.44 UMMA}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5--6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--3--4---5---6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--5--6---7---8---9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16--17--18--19--20--21-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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{04.50 UMMA}
 
[BASS INTRO]
 
E
e|------------------------------------------------| x 4
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7h8p7--------5-------5/7-------7---|
E|-0-------0------------0-------0---------0-------|
 
 
 
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Farfisa Organ Phrases from 'Ummagumma'
 
ORGAN Space out the notes
 
{04.47}                                    {05.01}
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
G|-----16-----------14------13-----16--------13--------------------------|
D|----------14----------12------14---------------14--12------14----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------14--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Drums and bass drop out
 
 
 
{5.20 UMMA}
 
BIRDS
 
'Seagull cries'
improvise with Wah and slide
 
e|-----------|
B|---16b17---|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
 
{06.04} Use Slide
 
 
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{06.20 UMMA}
 
 
BASS ALT
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---|
E|-----------------------|
 
SRx BASS ALT
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5/7-----7-----7---|
E|------0-----0------|
 
 
{06.30}
Gentle TOMS
 
 
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{06.42 UMMA}
 
Farfisa Organ Phrases MEANDER
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------12-----------------------------|
G|-----13---------------------------------|
D|-14----------15--14---14h15---14/10p9---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
{07.34}
 
E ORGAN (Over bass line)
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---9/10/9---9/7---7/9---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
BASS ALT
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---|
E|-----------------------|
 
SRx BASS ALT
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5/7-----7-----7---|
E|------0-----0------|
 
 
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[Verse 3]
 
(03.29 ASOS) {07.52 UMMA}
 
A
Witness the man who raves at the wall
 
A
Making the shape of his question to heaven
 
D
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
 
A
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
 
 
 
E / A / G / F
Damp fourth string with index.
 
e|---------------------------| x 2
B|---------------------------|
G|-----9---14---12--10---9---|
D|-----x----x----x---x---x---|
A|-----7---12---10---8---7---|
E|-0-------------------------|
 
 
(04.05) {08.23 UMMA}
 
 
A
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
 
BASS ALT
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5---7---7-7---7---7---|
E|-----------------------|
 
SRx ALT
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5/7-----7-----7---|
E|------0-----0------|
 
The heart of the sun [Repeat]
 
 
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(04.57) {08.36 UMMA}
 
Farfisa Organ Phrases
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12/13/12---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------16------13--------14--13------|
D|---------------14----------12-------14---------14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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/ - Slide up OR down (Pick first note only)
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
 
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ORGAN PEDALS FOR GUITAR
Not a paid endorsement.
 
Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine
(Farfisa  setting)
 
Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine
(Cathedral and Continental settings)
 
Electro-Harmonix String9 String Ensemble
(Crumar 'Crewman' using freeze settings)
 
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FYI
 
Roger Waters borrowed the lyrics from
'Poems of the late T'ang' translated by A.C. Graham
 
Check-out Gary Kemp playing
STCFTHOTS in a truly kosmische style
YouTube : Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets : Live in Vienna.
 
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Shayne Rex Threesome
An electric kosmiq-psyq trio
from the Sydney Delta exploring
the outer limits of sonic healing.
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