Tom: A
Intro (x1)
Verse (x4)
Arpeggio 1 (x2)
Verse (x3)
Arpeggio 1 (x2)
Arpeggio 2 (x2)
Verse (Play until the end)
Ending Riff (x3)
Optional Last Chords (x1)
Intro. Finger the chord a bit at the beginning of the song before launching into striking the whole chord
(dampened with your fingers, not your palm) and end the 32nd with the undampened chord:
E|--7~-----7~|--x--|-7~-----------------------------------|
B|--7~--7~---|--x--|-7~-----------------------------------|
G|9----------|--x--|-9~-----------------------------------|
D|-----------|--x--|-9~-----------------------------------|
A|-----------|--x--|-7~-----------------------------------|
E|-----------|--x--|-7~-----------------------------------|
(x31)(x1)
Verse. Repeat the x sequence two times and then on the third, strike the undampened chord four times as shown.
E|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-7~|---7-7--7-7---------------------|
B|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-7~|---7-7--7-7---------------------|
G|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9~|---9-9--9-9---------------------|
D|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9~|---9-9--9-9---------------------|
A|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-7~|---7-7--7-7---------------------|
E|x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-7~|---7-7--7-7---------------------|
(x2)
Arpeggio 1. Make the bend on the 12th fret all the way up, then 1/2
E|--------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-12b~-7-9-9-9-9----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------||
Arpeggio 2. Finger the B, G, and D strings of the chord a bit at the end of each arpeggio, dampened or not.
E|--------------------------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
G|--------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
D|7-10-9~---7-10-9~---7-10-9~---10-7~---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|---|
Ending Riff. Most live versions play this at the end, or some minor variation of it. Play after the ending
refrain, "Higher higher higher higher" or after the fourth time Ian and Peter sing it.
E|--------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|5-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-3-5-0-3-3-0-
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Optional Last Chords.
E|7~---5~---7~---------------------------------------------|
B|7~---5~---7~---------------------------------------------|
G|9~---7~---9~---------------------------------------------|
D|9~---7~---9~---------------------------------------------|
A|7~---5~---7~---------------------------------------------|
E|7~---5~---7~---------------------------------------------|
