Seagull

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SEAGULL - Bad Company

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from the album "Bad Co." released in 1974

Tabbed by: Kevin Buzby for http://www.ultimate-guitar.com

E-mail: kjlee@bu.edu

AIM: kjlee2112

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

*corrected 9 Feb 05*: In the outro at the Bb, I had B notes notated instead of Bb. My apologies! :)

Notes: I saw the previous tabs didn't have the picking progressions or the

correct ending, so I've decided to do that because without the correct picking

or strumming for the verses, it just doesn't sound right. Any questions, just

email me or send me an instant message and I'll be happy to talk to ya or clear

something up. Thanks!

Directly above the tab there are "d"'s and "u"'s. The "d"'s mean downstroke,

and the "u"'s mean upstroke. Play the hammered C note on the A string with

your pinky, but hold the D chord at the same time, and use your index finger

to hammer the B, and let the open G string ring, instead of fretting the A note.

**A note on the strumming-- the down down, up up pattern stays pretty constant

throughout the song--save the refrains--and it is key if you want to give this

song some justice. Yes, it's an easy song, but if you don't strum it right,

it'll sound all mushy and crappy. It's a pretty song, so keep it that way! ;)

Intro

(and verses, really):

(D) (D) (D/C) (D/B)

d d u u d d u u d d u u d d u u

e|--2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2--------2---2---2--------2---2---2---|
B|--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3--------3---3---3--------3---3---3---|
G|.-0h2-2---2---2----0h2-2---2---2--------2---2---2--------0---0---0--.|
D|.-0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0--.|
A|------------------------------------0h3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0h2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

The guitar follows the above format, for the most part. Listen to the song, and

you will hear where the D chord is extended and shortened in the beginning of the

intro/verse progression above. Sorry if that sounds confusing, but just listen

to the song, and you'll understand what I mean.

Intro

Above progression goes six times before verses start(vocal adlibs over guitar

progression)

Verse 1

D D/C D/B

Seagull you fly, across the horizon

D D/C D/B

Into the misty mornin' sun

D D/C D/B D

Nobody asks you where you are going

D/C D/B D

And nobody knows where you're from

Verse 2

D D/C D/B

There is a man asking a question

D D/C D/B D

Is this really the end of the world?

D D/C D/B D

Seagull you must have known for a long time

D/C D/B

The shape of things to come

Chorus 1

(Chords below are just strummed, no picking progression until the end)

D D

Now you fly

D A

Through the sky

C G D

Never asking why

D D

And you fly

D A Asus4 A

All around

Till somebody

G D

Shoots you down

(vocal adlib over intro progression x4)

Verse 3

D D/C D/B

Seagull you fly, across the horizon

D D/C D/B

Into the misty mornin' sun

D D/C D/B

Nobody asks you where you are going

D/C D/B D

Nobody knows where you're from

Chorus 2

D D

Now you fly

D A

Through the sky

C G D

Never asking why

D D

And you fly

D A

All around

C G

Till somebody, yeah

G D C G D

Shoots you down

C G D

Mmmmmhmmmm yeah

Verse 4/Outro

(intro progression w/variation played over all words until outro chordal progression)

Intro w/variation

(D)

e|--2---2---3p2-3p2------2---2---2--------2---2---2---|
B|--3---3---3---3--------3---3---3--------3---3---3---|
G|.-0h2-2---2---2--------2---2---2--------0---0---0--.|
D|.-0---0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0--.|
A|-------------------0h3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0h2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

(this progression is played once for every line of lyric below, and there are 12

lines of lyric, so it is played 12 times.)

Seagull you fly

Seagull you fly away

And you fly away today

And you fly away tomorrow

And you fly away

Leave me to my sorrow

Mmmm hmmm mmmmmmm

Seagull go on and fly

Mmmm hmmm mmmmmmm

Fly to your tomorrow

Leave me to my sorrow

Haaa aahhh ahhh yaaaahaaa

(After this last line, the following is played, then directly segues into the outro)

e|--2---2---2p3-3p2------2---2---2--------2---2---2---|
B|--3---3---3---3--------3---3---3--------3---3---3---|
G|--0h2-2---2---2--------2---2---2--------2---2---2---|
D|--0---0---0---0--------0---0---0--------0---0---0---|
A|-------------------0h3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--3~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---2---2--------2---2---2--|
B|------3---3---3--------3---3---3--|
G|------0---0---0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0---0---0--------0---0---0--|
A|-0h2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--2~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|----------------------------------|

Outro

D F G Bb C D

e|-2-2--2//5-5--5//7-7-7-7-7--7//10-10--10//12-12--12//14-14-14-^14~~-|
B|-3-3--3//6-6--6//8-8-8-8-8--8//11-11--11//13-13--13//15-15-15-\15~~-|
G|-2-2--2//5-5--5//7-7-7-7-7--7//10-10--10//12-12--12//14-14-14-/14~~-|
D|-0-0--0//0-0--0//0-0-0-0-0--0//-0--0---0//-0--0---0//-0--0--0-\-0~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| . repeat

| ^ bend up

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