Biography:
Soft Machine was a pioneering psychedelic, progressive rock and jazz band from Canterbury, United Kingdom, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury Scene.
The band originally consisted of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge, most of whom were former members of The Wilde Flowers in 1966. Later members have included Hugh Hopper, Roy Babbington, Elton Dean, John Etheridge, Karl Jenkins, John Marshall, and Allan Holdsworth.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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MEMORIES - Soft Machine
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Tabbed by: Cristóbal Catalán
E-mail: cristobalcat@gmail.com
Based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69k03G21ftw
Tuning: EADGBe Standard
Chords used:
Bm (x24432)
Em (022000)
Dm (xx0231)
G (355433)
F# (244322)
--
Intro - (0:00)
e|------------|-----11-----
B|-----10-----|-7-8----7~--|
G|-6-7----7~--|------------|
D|------------|------------| (x2)
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------/
--
Verse 1 - (0:10)
Bm Em Bm
I know I cannot leave this place
Em Dm
Full of memories
Am Bm
Things like the way they knew us
G F#
All over town
Bm Em Bm
We used to walk the streets together
Em Dm
We could be seen
Am Bm
Past shops where people knew us
G F# [Pick these from the 6th string to the 3rd and then back to the 5th]
Yeah, people knew
--
Bridge - (0:42)
F C (x2) - G F# (x3)
--
Chorus - (0:58)
Bm Em Bm
Memories can hang you up and haunt you
Em Dm
all your life, you know
Am Bm
Get so you cannot stay
G F#
and yet cannot go
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Riff 2 - (1:14)
e|---7---7----------|---7-------|----------------------------3-2--------------|
B|-7b--7b--7b5-3-5-|-7b--7b-5/6-|--------------------4-3-3-3-----2-----------|
G|------------------|------------|-6b-4-0-2-2-2-3-3-3---------------(3)-------|
D|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
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Bridge - (1:31)
F C (x2) - G F# (x3)
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Verse 2 - (1:45)
Bm Em
I could find out where she's gone
Bm Em Dm
Today I feel so unhappy
Am Bm
Streets seem so empty now
G F#
I want you with me
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Break (2:02)
Bm Em (x2) Dm Am Bm G F# [Play this the same way as you could play one of the verses]
--
Chorus - (2:18)
Bm Em Bm
Memories can hang you up and haunt you
Em Dm
all your life, you know
Am Bm
Get so you cannot stay
G F#
and yet cannot go
--
Outro - (2:23)
e|------------|-----11-----
B|-----10-----|-7-8----7~--|
G|-6-7----7~--|------------|
D|------------|------------| (x3)
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------/
(G) (F#)
e|-3---2---------------------------
B|-4---3----7h8-5-3-2--------------|
G|-5---4---------------(4)-3-------|
D|-5---4----------------------5-4--| [I personally play a Bm chord to finish here]
A|-3---2---------------------------|
E|-3---2---------------------------/
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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MEMORIES - Soft Machine
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Cristóbal Catalán
E-mail: cristobalcat@gmail.com
Based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69k03G21ftw
Tuning: EADGBe Standard
Chords used:
Bm (x24432)
Em (022000)
Dm (xx0231)
G (355433)
F# (244322)
--
Intro - (0:00)
e|------------|-----11-----
B|-----10-----|-7-8----7~--|
G|-6-7----7~--|------------|
D|------------|------------| (x2)
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------/
--
Verse 1 - (0:10)
Bm Em Bm
I know I cannot leave this place
Em Dm
Full of memories
Am Bm
Things like the way they knew us
G F#
All over town
Bm Em Bm
We used to walk the streets together
Em Dm
We could be seen
Am Bm
Past shops where people knew us
G F# [Pick these from the 6th string to the 3rd and then back to the 5th]
Yeah, people knew
--
Bridge - (0:42)
F C (x2) - G F# (x3)
--
Chorus - (0:58)
Bm Em Bm
Memories can hang you up and haunt you
Em Dm
all your life, you know
Am Bm
Get so you cannot stay
G F#
and yet cannot go
--
Riff 2 - (1:14)
e|---7---7----------|---7-------|----------------------------3-2--------------|
B|-7b--7b--7b5-3-5-|-7b--7b-5/6-|--------------------4-3-3-3-----2-----------|
G|------------------|------------|-6b-4-0-2-2-2-3-3-3---------------(3)-------|
D|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
--
Bridge - (1:31)
F C (x2) - G F# (x3)
--
Verse 2 - (1:45)
Bm Em
I could find out where she's gone
Bm Em Dm
Today I feel so unhappy
Am Bm
Streets seem so empty now
G F#
I want you with me
--
Break (2:02)
Bm Em (x2) Dm Am Bm G F# [Play this the same way as you could play one of the verses]
--
Chorus - (2:18)
Bm Em Bm
Memories can hang you up and haunt you
Em Dm
all your life, you know
Am Bm
Get so you cannot stay
G F#
and yet cannot go
--
Outro - (2:23)
e|------------|-----11-----
B|-----10-----|-7-8----7~--|
G|-6-7----7~--|------------|
D|------------|------------| (x3)
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------/
(G) (F#)
e|-3---2---------------------------
B|-4---3----7h8-5-3-2--------------|
G|-5---4---------------(4)-3-------|
D|-5---4----------------------5-4--| [I personally play a Bm chord to finish here]
A|-3---2---------------------------|
E|-3---2---------------------------/
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
************************************
