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On the Ceiling

Whitmore
Tab

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

Song

Whitmore- On the ceiling

Tabbed by james pendle @ www.tabs4idiots.2ya.com

Standard Tuning

Intro

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------5--------------4-5--------------^v^-^v^---------|
|-5--6--5--5--------------4-5--------------555-555---------|
|-3--6--5--3-333333333333-2-3-333333333333-555-555---------|
|----4--3----------------------------------333-333---------|

“I need you more now” (strumming)

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-555555555------------------------------------|

|-555555555-222222222-333333333-555555555------|

|-333333333-222222222-333333333-555555555------|

|-----------000000000-111111111-333333333------|

“Answers I found” (strumming)

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-77777-55555-77777-55555-77777-55555-33333-5--|

|-77777-55555-77777-55555-77777-55555-33333-5--|

|-55555-33333-55555-33333-55555-33333-11111-3--|

Interlude

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5----5----5----5/7-8----8----8----8/7-5-------|
|-5-**-5-**-5-**-5/7-8-**-8-**-8-**-8/7-5-------|
|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-6-66-6-66-6-66-6/5-3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

After the interlude the “I need you more now” bit gets higher and is played like this:

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-77777------------------------|
|-77777--44444--55555--77777---|
|-55555--44444--55555--77777---|
|--------22222—-33333--55555---|

This goes on to the end and then there’s this solo:

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-6-7-9-2-6-7-9-2-6-7-9-11-9-7-6-7----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

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