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Opel by Syd Barrett




                               Opel 






Notes about the song:

It seems to be in 6/8 (or 3/4, I guess) time

INTRO TAB:
h means hammer on,  / means slide

                                          A

+-----------------------------------------0----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+

VERSES:

     A              E
On a distant shore, miles from land
G                                    D
Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand,
  A                  E
A dream in a mist of grey
B                A
On a far distant shore.


A                          E
The pebble, it stood alone
G                             D
And driftwood lies half buried
A                          E
Warm, shallow water sweeps shells
B              A
So the cockles shine.


A                      E
A bare, winding carcas stalk
G                              D
Shimmers as flies scoop up meat.
A
An empty way,
B          A
Dry Tears.


A                         E
Crisp flax squeaks.  Tall reeds
      G              D
Make a circle of grey
     A
In a summer way, around man
B         A
 so don't drown


BRIDGE:

(This is the long section of strummed chords.  I'll count measures
 in 6/8 in the following way:

  ------  ------ ------
  G       C      D      means A measure of G, one of C and one of D)


unusual chords used:
     Cadd9:  x32030


begin bridge:

  ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  Cadd9  C      Bb            Cadd9  C      Bb     F      Am

  ------ ------
  E


  ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  C7            F          F# G             A      D      G

  ------ ------
 (still G)


  This is then repeated, except that the second time I think that
  the first chord is C7 instead of Cadd9.

CLOSING:

(Note, I am highly uncertain -even moreso than I am about the rest of this
song- about the "accuracy" of the transcription here.  Correct me, please!)

unusual chords used:

      I don't know what to call these things, but they're based on
      the chord x02200 which I think is either A5 or Asus2.

      The chords and my (incorrect) names for them are:

           A:       x02220
           A5:      x02200
           A5addF#: x02202
           A5addG#: x02204

Begin closing:

A      A5addG#
I'm trying

A      A5addG#
I'm trying

A5addF# A5
To find you

A5addF# A5
To find you

A      A5addG#
I'm living

A      A5addG#
I'm giving

A5addF# A5
To find you

A5addF# A5
To find you

The next part I think uses only the A chord:

A
I'm living
I'm living
I'm trying
I'm giving
(Switch at this point to A5 and diddle with it for a while)










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version 2












Chords used:

A : 557655
E : 022100
G : 320003
D : x00232
A : x02220
B : 779877
Cadd9 : x32030
C : x32010
Bb : x1333x
F : 113211
F# : 224322
G : 335433
D(X) : 10-10-12-11-10-10
Esus4 : x22200
C7 : x32310
R : x00235
S : x00234
T : x00230
Asus9 : x02200
[A] : x0222x


+-----------------------------------------0----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+


        A               E
On  a  distant  shore,  miles  from  land
             G                              D
Stands  the  ebony  totem  in  ebony  sand,
      A                      E
A  dream  in  a  mist  of  grey
        B             A
On  a  far  distant  shore.


      A                      E
The  pebble,  it  stood  alone
       G                           D
And  driftwood  lies  half  buried
 A                               E
Warm,  shallow  water  sweeps  shells
          B           A
So  the  cockles  shine.


    A                      E
A  bare,  winding  carcass  stalk
  G                                  D
Shimmers  as  flies  scoop  up  meat.
 A
An  empty  way,
  B    A
Dry  Tears.


     A                         E
A  crisp  flax  squeaks.  Tall  reeds
          G
Make  a  circle  of  grey
        D        A
In  a  summer  way,  around  man
           B    A
so  don’t  drown



Bridge (repeat each chord several times...):
Cadd9     C      Bb      Cadd9      C
Bb      F      Esus4      E   C7
F      F#        G(V)     A      D       G


C7        C      Bb      Cadd9      C
Bb      F      Esus4      E   C7
F      F#       G(V)     A    D    G


      R S
I’m trying
      R S
I’m trying
    D    T
To find you
    D    T
To find you
     R S
I’m living
     R S
I’m giving
     D   T
To find you
     D   T    [A]
To find you


   [A]
I’m living
   [A]
I’m living
   [A]
I’m trying
   [A]         Asus9
I’m giving

Asus9












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