Updated by Andrew Gordnier on 6/3/2018.
Chords used:
E A D G B e
Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3
D x x 0 2 3 2
D* x 5 7 7 7 5
C x 3 2 0 1 0
C* x 3 5 5 5 3
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 3
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
G* 3 5 5 4 3 3
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em* x 7 9 9 8 7
Eb x 6 8 8 8 x
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0
Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0
A x 0 2 2 2 0
Asus2 x 0 2 2 0 0
D/F# 2 x 0 2 3 2
[Intro/Verse]
Use this riff if you're using a 12 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-------0----------0----------------|
D|---0-----------0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Use this riff if you're using a 6 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-------------3---------3-----------------|
B|------3--------3-----3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-----------------------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
I looked out this morning and the sun was gone,
Turned on some music to start my day,
Then lost myself in a familiar song.
I closed my eyes and I
e|------0--------0--------------------------3-----------------|
B|---------3--------3-----3----------3---------3-----0--------|
G|------------0--------0----------0-----0---------0-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------2------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
slipped away...
[Pre-chorus]
Am Am/G D
e|------------------------------------------2-----------------|
B|----------1-------------1-------------3-----3---3-----------|
G|-------------2-------------0--------2---2-----2-------------|
D|-------2-------------2------------0-------------------------|
A|----0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|---12b13-12-12b13r12-10---12b13-12-10h12p10-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------12v---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G* C* Em* D* x2
G* C* Em* D*
IT'S MORE THAN A FEELING (MORE THAN A FEEL-ING)
G* C* Em* D*
WHEN I HEAR THAT OLD SONG THEY USED TO PLAY.
G* C* Em* D*
AND I BEGIN DREAMING (MORE THAN A FEELING)
G* C* Eb
'Til I see Marianne walk a-way,
Em7 Asus4 A A2 A G D/F# Em D
e|---0--------0----0---0--------3-----2----0----2-------------|
B|---3--------3----2---0---2----3-----3----0----3-------------|
G|---0--------2----2---2---2----0-----2----0----2-------------|
D|---2--------2----2---2---2----0-----0----2----0-------------|
A|---2--------0-----------------2----------2------------------|
E|---0--------------------------3-----2----0------------------|
I see my Marianne walking away.
G D/F# Em D
[Verse]
Use this riff if you're using a 12 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-------0----------0----------------|
D|---0-----------0--------------------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Use this riff if you're using a 6 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-------------3---------3-----------------|
B|------3--------3-----3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-----------------------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
So many people have come and gone,
Their faces fade as the years go by;
Yet I still recall as I wonder on, as clear as the sun
e|------0--------0--------------------------3-----------------|
B|---------3--------3-----3----------3---------3-----0--------|
G|------------0--------0----------0-----0---------0-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------2------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
In the summer sky.
[Pre-chorus]
Am Am/G D
e|------------------------------------------2-----------------|
B|----------1-------------1-------------3-----3---3-----------|
G|-------------2-------------0--------2---2-----2-------------|
D|-------2-------------2------------0-------------------------|
A|----0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|---12b13-12-12b13r12-10---12b13-12-10h12p10-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------12v---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G* C* Em* D* x2
G* C* Em* D*
IT'S MORE THAN A FEELING (MORE THAN A FEEL-ING)
G* C* Em* D*
WHEN I HEAR THAT OLD SONG THEY USED TO PLAY.
G* C* Em* D*
AND I BEGIN DREAMING (MORE THAN A FEELING)
G* C* Eb
'Til I see Marianne walk a-way,
Em7 Asus4 A Bm Bm/A G D/F# Asus4 A
I see my Marianne walking away.
[Solo]
*see notes about this vibrato
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7v--7-8-7h8p7-----8b10v---8-7-5h7p5---5h7-7---8-7h8p7-------------------|
G|--6-7-9---------------9-7-------7-----------7-------7---------9-7-9b11r9-7-6----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-7v---7-8-7h8p7--10b12v--10-8-7h8p7---7v----8-7-5h7p5---5---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9-----7-----------7----7s11-9h11p9-7-6-7--|
D|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The last line is harmonized, and I've included both so you can choose which one you want to use.
e|----------------14b15v----| e|----------------15b17v----|
B|---10h12p10---------------| B|---14h15p14---------------|
G|-------------12-----------| G|------------16------------|
D|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
[Intro/Verse]
Use this riff if you're using a 12 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-------0----------0----------------|
D|---0-----------0--------------------------------------------| x5
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Use this riff if you're using a 6 string.
Dsus4 D C G
e|------------3-----2-------------3---------3-----------------|
B|------3--------3-----3-------------3---------3--------3-----|
G|---------2--------------0-----------------------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------------------------| x5
A|-----------------------------3----------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-------|
When I'm tired I'm thinking cold,
I hide in my music, forget the day and
Dream of a girl I used to know
Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 D
I closed my eyes and she slipped away.
D Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 D D Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 D D Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 D Cadd9 G/B
She slipped away
[Pre-chorus]
Am Am/G D
e|------------------------------------------2----------------2---------|
B|----------1-------------1-------------3-----3---3------3-----3---3---|
G|-------------2-------------0--------2---2-----2------2---2-----2-----|
D|-------2-------------2------------0----------------0-----------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---12b13-12-12b13r12-10--10h12p10--12b13-12-10h12p10-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------12v---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G* C* Em* D* x2
G* C* Em* D*
IT'S MORE THAN A FEELING (MORE THAN A FEEL-ING)
G* C* Em* D*
WHEN I HEAR THAT OLD SONG THEY USED TO PLAY.
G* C* Em* D*
AND I BEGIN DREAMING (MORE THAN A FEELING)
G* C* Em* D*
'Til I see Marianne walk a-way,
G* C* Em* D* (fade)
Notes:
Use your ears! There's a lot going on that's hard to tab out, especially in the solo.
On the pre-chorus, you can probably get away with just strumming a D.
For the chorus bar chords sound nice on an acoustic, power chords sound
better on electrics.
For the vibrato on 10 in the solo, he releases to slightly above the 8th fret
(approximately a quarter tone above) 3 times if you want to be super specific about it.
The chord changes for the solo are as follows:
|D G | D/F# A |D G | D/F# A |D G |Bm A/C# |D Bm |Em A |G | G D/F# G D|
(not entirely sure of the last G, possibly Em)
with | | representing 1 measure. The A in the 4th bar is pushed an eighth note.
Additional Notes by Oliver K. Reichl:
There are at least five "guitars" in this tune. The electric is
definitely some sort of Les Paul (of vintage stock with Scholzian
modifications, no doubt).
Guitar #1: 12-string acoustic
Guitar #2: 6-string electric (rhythm, power chords)
Guitar #3: 6-string electric (leads-melody)
Guitar #4: 6-string electric (leads-harmony)
Guitar #5: bass guitar
Tab for pre-chorus riff and main solo by Oliver K. Reichl.
Mallorytown, Ontario - April, 1998.