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Surfing the Surface

Tim Christensen
TabTuningDrop D
★4.7(3)

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Song

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/ Tim Christensen / I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Tim Christensen

/ Surfing the Surface / guitar part! This is however also one of the most

/ Honeyburst / sophisticated guitar parts, and I always wanted to be

/______________________/ able to play this since 2003. Here we are - enjoy! :D

tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

capo: 5th fret

time: 6/8

tempo: eighths = 160 bpm

Intro:

G(add4) Bbmaj9(#11)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------0---------|
|-------0-----0-----------|-------0-----------0-----|
|-2h4---4---4-------4-----|-2---------2-2---------2-|
|-0---0---0-------------0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---------------0-------|-3-----------3-----------|

G(add4) Bbmaj9(#11)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------0---------|
|-------0-----0-----------|-------0-----------0-----|
|-4-----4---4-------4-----|-2---------2-2---------2-|
|-0---0---0-------------0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---------------0-------|-3-----------3-----------|

G(add4) G7(add13)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----------|
|-------0-----0-----------|-2---------2-------2-----|
|-4-----4---4-------4-----|-0---------------------0-|
|-0---0---0-------------0-|-3---3-----------3-------|
|-0---------------0-------|-0-------0---------------|

G(add4) G7

|-------------------------|----------0*-------------| (*play with the timing

|-------------------------|----0*-3*----3-----------|  of these melody notes)
|-------0-----0-----------|-2*----------------------|
|-4---------4-------4-----|-0-----------------------|
|-0-------0-------------0-|-3-----------------------|
|-0---------------0-------|-0-----------------------|

Verse:

G Cm/G G G7

||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------0-----0-0-0-|-------------2-----2-2-2-|
||--4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-|-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-|
||o-0-----0-0-0-1-----1-1-1-|-0-----0-0-0-3-----3-3-3-|
||--0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|

Cm/G G A7/G

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
|-0-----0-0-0-------------|-1-----1-----1-----1---1-|
|-0-----0-0-0-4-----4-4-4-|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|
|-1-----1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0---0---0---0---|

1. 2.

A7/G Cm/G A7/G

|---0----------------------||---0---------------------|
|-3-0---3---0-3-----------o||-3-0---3---0-3-----------|
|-1-1---1---1-1-----0-0-0--||-1-1---1---1-1---1-1-1---|
|-0-----------0-----0-0-0--||-0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
|-------------2-----1-1-1-o||-----2---2---2---2-2-2---|
|-----------------0--------||-------------0-------0---|

Cm/G Cm/G

|-------------------------|---0---------------------|
|-------------------0-----|-3-----3---0-3-----------|
|-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|-0-----0-----0---0-0-0---|
|-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
|-1-----1-1---1---1-1-1---|-1---1---1---1---1-1-1---|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|

G G

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------2-----2-----------|
|-4-----------4---4-4-4-4-|-2h4-----4---4-------0---|
|-0-----------0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-------0---|
|-0-------0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-------0-------|

Intro

Verse

Chorus:

G F(add9) F(add9,#11)

|-2h3---2---2-2h3---2---0-|-------3-----2-----2---0-|
|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-|-----3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-|
|-2-----2---2-2-----2---2-|-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0-----------0---0---0---|-----2-2-2-2-x---x-------|
|-0-----------0---0---0---|-3-------3---3---3-------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|

Cmaj7/E Cm/Eb

|-------2-----2-----2-----|-------3-----3---3-3-----|
|-------3-----3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3-|
|-0-----0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
|-0-------0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
|-2-------2---2---2-2-2-2-|-1---1-------1---1-1-1-1-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G7 C(add4,9)

|-------2-----2-----2---3-|-------5-----5-3---------|
|-------1-----1-----1---1-|-------0-----0---5-3-----|
|-------2-----2-----2---2-|-------5---5-5-----5-5-0-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-0---0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-x-----------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|-3s5-5-5-----5-----5-----|

G7 C(add4,9)

|-------2-----2-----2---3-|-------5-----5-3---------|
|-------1-----1-----1---1-|-------0-----0---5-3-----|
|-----2-2-----2-----2---2-|-------5---5-5-----5-5-0-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-----0---0-|-0---0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0---0-----0---0-|-x-----------------------|
|-0-------0---0-----------|-3s5-5-5-----5-----5-----|

(3/8)

G7sus4 F

|-------3-----3-----2---0-|-------0---0-|
|-------1-----1---1-1---1-|-----1-1-1-1-|
|-------2-----2---2-2---2-|-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-0-----0-----0---0-0---0-|-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----0-----0---0-0-----|-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-0-----------------------|-------------|

Eb Eb(add#11)

|-1-----------0-------0-0-|-1-0-------0-------------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----3-1-----3-----------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|---------3---------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
|-x-----------x-----------|-------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|

Intro

Verse

Chorus

Chorus ...then add these 4 bars:

(3/8)

G7sus4 F

|-2h3---2-----2h3---2-----|-0-----0-----|
|-1---1-1-1---1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1---1-|
|-2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---|-0---0-0---0-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|-2---2-2---2-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|-3---3-3---3-|
|-0-----0-----------0-----|-------------|

Eb Eb(add#11)

|-1-----------0-------0-0-|-^1-0-------0-------------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-^3---3-1-----3-----------|
|-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-^3-------3---------------|
|-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-^0-----------------------|
|-x-----------x-----------|--------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------|--------------------------|

Outro:

G(add4) Bbmaj9(#11) G

||--------------------------|--------------------------||-^0h2------:
||o-------------------------|---------------0---------o||-^3--------:
||--------0-----0-----------|-------0-----------0------||-^2--------:
||--4-----4---4-------4-----|-2---------2-2---------2--||-^0--------:
||o-0---0---0-------------0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---o||-^0--------:
||--0---------------0-------|-3-----------3------------||-^0--------:

...and now you're just in position

to begin Lost and Found! :D

LYRICS

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You're on your own

but you're not alone

'cause I wanna be where you are

I cry your name

a million times a day

'cause I wanna be where ever you are tonight

Don't go easy on me now

Don't go easy on me now

I try to see

the simplicity

that's made out of wooden-log comfort

But every time

you run through my mind

I cannot believe the sorrow I feel

Don't go easy on me now

Don't go easy on me now

Surfing the surface without no lights on

I don't wanna be there when they put the lights on

I don't wanna cry your name

I don't wanna be ashamed

Trust and believe me and let it all remain the same

You're on your own

but you're not alone

'cause I wanna be where you are

To my surprise

I've come to realize

that I'll never be wherever you are tonight

If you go easy on me now

Don't go easy on me now

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