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Across the Great Divide

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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 15:12:00 -0500

From: Brandon Wolfe <brandonw@greennet.net>

Subject: TAB: 'Across The Great Divide' by Semisonic

Semisonic- "Across the Great Divide"

Transcribed by Brandon Wolfe

brandonw@greennet.net

Intro/Verse:

B A E B

E]------7-7---------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---------------------------------
B]------7-7---------7-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---------------------------------
G]--8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-----9-9-----8-8-8-8---------------------------------
D]--9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-----9-9-----9-9-9-9---------------------------------
A]--9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-----9-9-9-9---------------------------------
E]--7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---------------------------------

C# G# A E

E]------4-4---------4-4-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---------------------------------
B]------4-4---------4-4-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---------------------------------
G]--6-6-6-6-----5-5-5-5-----6-6-----9-9-9-9---------------------------------
D]--6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-----7-7-----9-9-9-9---------------------------------
A]--4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-----7-7-----7---------------------------------------
E]--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----5-5-----7---------------------------------------

Chorus:

B A E B

E]--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
B]--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
G]--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----
D]--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----
A]--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----
E]--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----

Outro:

(Outro appears twice in the song :)

B A E B

E]--7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-----7-----
B]--7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-----7-----
G]--8-8-----6-6-6-6-----9-9-----8-----
D]--9-9-----7-7-7-7-----9-9-----9-----
A]--9-9-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-----9-----
E]--7-7-----5-5-5-5-----7-7-----7-----

Bass Line (2:07 on cd):

(not sure which strings- don't have a bass)

?]-----------7777-2222---4444-----77777----
?]-7777-5555------------------444----------

(guitar plays)

-7-7-7----

-7-7-7----

-9-9-9----

-9-9-9----

-7-7-7----

-7-7-7----

Solo: ?

(Any Ideas?)

Song:

Intro

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Chorus

Chorus (mid distortion)

Outro

Bass Line

Solo (over Verse)

Chorus

Outro

Lyrics:

Over Mountains

That's where my love lives

A long, long ride to sunland

Here where I did this

Across the great divide

Alone (wondering open afraid and)

Arriving alive unknown (unknown unwise and unaided)

If I could I might

Send my love on a plane ride

A black cross high in a blue sky

A green cross gliding on a million pines

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NOTES:

I'm not positive on the verse, but the rest is probably right. (send me any corrections)

Any ideas on the solo?

Any one want to help tab out the whole album?

If you have ANY other Semisonic tab, please email it to me.

brandonw@greennet.net

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