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Wild Night

Van Morrison
Bass Tab
4.6(10)

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

Song

Wild Night - Van Morrison From "Tupelo Honey"

This isn't exactly it, but it works just fine.

(Mapping out the whole thing would take years).

By Nick Key

Pick-up to Intro (During drum fill)

G---------|
D---------|
A---5-6---|
E---------|

Verse:

G--------------------------------------------------------

D----5------------5----------------------5--5------------
A-7----7-5---5-7----7-5--------------5-7------7-5---5----
E----------7------------7-5-3--3-5-7--------------7------

Fourth time (third time on second verse)

G----------------------------------------------------

D----5------------5----------------------------------
A-7----7-5---5-7----7-5--------------5-7-5--7-7-777--
E----------7------------7-5-3--3-5h7-----------------

>pickups to pre-chorus

G----------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------

A-33333333-55555555-----------------5-6--
E-------------------333333333------------

Pre-chorus ("and everything looks")

3x

G------------------------------------------|
D--------------10--10-10-10-10-------------|
A---7--7-7-7-7------------------10-10-10---|
E------------------------------------------|

"Flyin', Cryin'"

G--------------------7-7-5-5-4-4------|
D--------------------------------7-7--|
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

Chorus (play 2x)

Oooooooooooooo - wee

G----------------------------------------------------------------

D-----5----------------------------------------------5-----------
A-7-7---7-5---5--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-/7-5-7----7-5---5--
E-----------7-----------------------------------------------7----

^second time, end here

G----------------------------------------------------------------

D-----5----------------------------------------------------------
A-7-7---7-5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------
E-----------7--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Play verse again 3x (with pickup)

Then play pre-chorus

BRIDGE:

For "The wi--------ld night is calling," play verse 3x(simplify it a little).

G---------------------------------------------------------------

D-----5-------------/12-12-10-----------------------------------
A-7-7---7-5---5-5-5-----------12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----
E-----------7---------------------------------------------------

Solo: verse two times with pickup

Then play bridge again with pick-up and end on G.

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