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This was an intercontinental project. Andreas Lemke in Germany did the
first part (on acoustic guitar) and Bill Thomas did the electric solo at
the end here in Pittsburgh. Love that internet. Frankly, I think Andreas
did the hard part, and his is certainly better developed, with timing
and everything!
We hope this will shake loose some more Steve Hackett fans.
After The Ordeal by Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
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(From Andreas Lemke:)
03/14/93
This is my personal interpretation of the non-drum part of the song.
It is not intended to be an exact transcription of the original
guitar part only. The weakest part of this interpretation is the
beginning of Part C (sorry).
Please send comments to andreas.lemke@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de
Intro:
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1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Dm C Bb
-|10----------------------8-----------------------1-----------------------| -|10----------------------8-----------------------3-----------------------| -|10----------------------9-----------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
C
-|8-----------------------------------------------| -|8-----------------------------------------------| -|9-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------|
Part A:
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1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Am G Fmaj7
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|1-----------------1-----0-----------------------------0-----1-----------| -|------2-----2-----------------2-----0-----------2-----------2-----------| -|---------2--------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
G Am G
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|0-----------------------1-----------------1-----0-----h1----3-----------| -|------------0-----------------2-----2-----------------------------------| -|------0--------------------------2--------------------0-----------------| -|------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| -|3-----------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
C F
-|------------0-----------1-----------0-----------5-----------------3-----| -|1-----3-----1-----------1-----------1-----------4-----------------------| -|2-----------------------0-----------0-----------5-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Bb C Bb(C)
-|1-----------0-----1-----0-----------------------------------------------| -|3-----------------------1-----------1-----------------------3(1)--------| -|3-----------------------------------0-----------3(0)--------3(0)--------| -|------------------------------------------------3(2)--------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat Part A and play notes in parenthesis in last bar
Part B:
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1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Bbmaj7 Cadd12 Bb
-|------------5-----------3-----------------------------------1-----------| -|3-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------3-----------------------| -|3-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------3-----------------3-----| -|3-----------------------5-----------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
C
-|------------0-----------------------3-----1-----0-----------------------| -|3-----------------1-----3-----------------------1-----------1-----------| -|------------------------3-----------------------0-----------0-----------| -|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Bbmaj7 Cadd12
-|0-----------3-----------5-----3-----5-----------3-----------0-----------| -|1-----------1-----------3-----3-----3-----------1-----------1-----------| -|------------------------3-----3-----3-----------0-----------0-----------| -|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Bb
-|------------1-----------------------0-----------------------3-----1-----| -|3-----------------------3-----------------1-----3-----------------------| -|3-----------------3-----------------------------3-----------------------| -|3-----------------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
C A B
-|0-----------------------------------0-----------------------2-----------| -|------------1-----------2-----3-----2-----------4-----------4-----------| -|------0-----------------2-----2-----2-----------4-----------4-----------| -|------------------------2-----------------------------4-----------------| -|3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
G# C#m B
-|------------------------------------0-----------2-----0-----------------| -|------------4-----------2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------| -|5-----6-----5-----------1-----------1-----------4-----------4-----------| -|6-----------------------2-----------------------4-----------4-----------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part C:
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1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
A B
-|0-----------------------------------------------2-----4-----/5----5-----| -|------2-----------------------------------------4-----------------------| -|------------2-----1-----------------------------4-----------------------| -|------------------------4-----2-----1-----2-----------------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
A
-|------4-----------2--p0-0-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------2-----------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------2-----1-----------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------4-----2-----1-----2-----| -|------------------------0-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------0-----------2-----------------------| -|------1-----2-----1-----------------------1-----------------------2-----| -|4-----------------------------------------------------------2-----------| -|------------------------2-----------------------0-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
B
-|------------------0--------0--2-----------------------------2-----p0----| -|------2-----------2-----4-----------------4--------------------------4--| -|------2-----------------------------------------4-----------------------| -|2-----------2-----------------------------------------4-----------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
A B
-|------------------------------------------0--------0--2-----------------| -|2-----------------------------2-----------2-----4-----------------4-----| -|------------------2-----------2-----------------------------------------| -|------------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
C# G
-|------------2-----p0-4--1-----2-----4-----------------------------------| -|------------------------2-----------------------0-----1-----3-----------| -|4-----------------------1-----------------------0-----------------------| -|------4-----------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
B E Dm
-|------------2-----------------------0-----------1-----------------------| -|4--------------------------------------------------------3--------------| -|4-----------------------1-----------------------------------------2-----| -|4-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
E increasing volume Dm
-|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------1-----------------------| -|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------3--------------| -|------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------2-----| -|------------------------------------------------0-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
E increasing volume Dm
-|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------1-----------------------| -|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------3--------------| -|------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----------------------------2-----| -|------------------------------------------------0-----------------------| -|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - -
E
-|------------0-----------| -|------0-----------------| -|1-----------------------| -|------------------------| -|------------------------| -|0-----------------------|
repeat Part A (parenthesis variation), PART B and PART 3
Bridge to drum part:
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1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Am G F
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|1-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------| -|2-----------------------0-----------------------2-----------------------| -|2-----------------------0-----------------------3-----------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------3-----------------------| -|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
G
-|------------------------------------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------| -|0-----------------------------------------------| -|------------------------------------------------| -|3-----------------------------------------------|
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(From Bill Thomas:)
ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO
Note that the main part repeats. Also, the notes in the parentheses are
only played the second time through.
Play LEGATO, as in, very smoothly and with no discernible connection
between notes -- a hallmark of the Steve Hackett guitar style.
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Then there's the ending, when Gabriel plays flute, and the guitar part
becomes very minor.
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Originally transcribed and posted by Bill Thomas, corrected by Andreas Lemke.
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