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I Ran So Far Away

A Flock of Seagulls
Tab
4.6(27)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

e|--------------13--------------------13----|
B|--10----------13-------10-----------13----|
G|---9----------10--------9-----------10----|
D|---7--------------------7-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(this ones let ring)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--3--------5-----------------|
A|--3--------5------7----------|
E|--1--------3------5----------|

I walked along the avenue...

(try to mute this ones)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-------------------------------5-5-5------------------------------|
G|---------7----------------------------------7----------------------------|
D|------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
A|--------------7---7---7---7---7---7-------------7---7---7---7---7---7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------5---7>9----------------------------|
D|---7-7---7-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
A|-----------------7---7---7---7---7---7----|
E|------------------------------------------|

Now for the chorus: (just follow the voice)

And I r a a n I ran so far away...

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7>9--7--5-----5--7--5--7--7>9--9--7--7--5--7--7-7--5---|
D|----------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

(it's the same thing for "I just ran, I ran all night and day")

Listen to the song to know what parts to repeat (after the chorus

comes the intro again, with the space-age delay and then the verse again).

Here comes the solo:

Play this very fast, muting at first and gradually letting go of the string

so that at the end it's ringing.

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--5-5-5---5-5-3-5----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-3-3---3-3---3--3-3--|
B|-----------------------------------------------5---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5>7--5>7--7--5-5--3-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-3---3-------|
B|--------------------------------------------5---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------2>9--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--10-8-8-----8-8-8----8-10>12-12-10-10-8-10--8-10-10>12-10-8-----|
B|----------10-------10----------------------------------------10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------8-8-8----8-10>12-12-10-10-8-10-|
B|--10--------10-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

When the voice comes again, play the intro chords and also scratch

the strings for the seagull effect again. Then play the normal verse figure

and the chorus, and after the chorus comes the finale:

Play this a couple of times

e|--12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-10-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-10-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Then this

e|--12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

And then this, with the last chord played like the intro.

e|--8-10-10-10-8-10-10>12-12-10-10-8-10---------------|
B|------------------------------------------------10--|
G|-------------------------------------------------9--|
D|-------------------------------------------------7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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