Summerland
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As recorded by Everclear on "Sparkle and Fade"
Lengend- "b" after a note means flat, not bend; and all chords
are bar chords. \ means slide down
Drum Intro
Main Riff:
FACBAb
e|-1---4---8---8--8--6--6--4--4-|
B|-1---4---8---8--8--6--6--4--4-|
G|-2---5---9---9--9--7--7--5--5-|
D|-3---6---10--10-10-8--8--6--6-|
A|-3---6---10--10-10-8--8--6--6-| On the third time through
E|-1---4---8---8--8--6--6--4--4-| slide up to the next chord
Riff 2:
BAb
e|-6-6-6-6-4-4-|
B|-6-6-6-6-4-4-|
G|-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-6-6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-4-4-|
Let's Just Drive your car...
BAb
e|-6---6--4-4-|
B|-6---6--4-4-|
G|-7---7--5-5-|
D|-8---8--6-6-|
A|-8---8--6-6-|
E|-6---6--4-4-|
We could drive all day...
AFFAb
e|-4---4--1-1----------------------1-1-4-4-|
B|-4---4--1-1----------------------1-1-4-4-|
G|-5---5--2-2----------------------2-2-5-5-|
D|-5---5--3-3----------------------3-3-5-5-|
A|-6---6--3-3----------------------3-3-6-6-|
E|-4---4--1-1----------------------1-1-4-4-|
Let's just get the hell away from here
Repeat riff 2 for the next verse starting with "for
I am sick again"
Play the Main Riff for "we could do the things, all
the things you wanted to..."
Riff 2 for "think I lost my smile..."
Main Riff for "we could find a town, be just how we want to be..."
Riff 3
BAb
e|-6-6-6-6-4-4-|
B|-6-6-6-6-4-4-|
G|-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-8-8-8-8-6-6-|
A|-8-8-8-8-6-6-| Play 4 times, each when Art says
E|-6-6-6-6-4-4-| Sparkle and fade
...Sparkle and fade
Riff 4 Guitar 2 (play with riff 3)
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-----------------------|
Mini Solo with tremolo
e|-----------------------|
B|-6--6\4---4\1--1-------|
G|----------------3--5\--|
Bass line, Then...
Play the main riff with distortion and sraight eight notes
during "FADE! FADE! FADE! FADE!..."
Riff 4 comes in at about 3min, 08sec
Riff 3 at "Yeah, Sparkle and fade.."
ending riff
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1---------|
D|-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
This is just the chord pro. You'll need a reference for chords and you'll
need to listen for the strum pattern. It's a similar song to Strawberry.
Intro
FACBAbmaj7
(play through chords twice)
verse
Eb5 Bb
Lets just drive your car
Ab G
we could drive all day
F Ab F5
lets just get the hell away from here
Eb5 Bb6
for I am sick again
Abmaj7 G
just plain sick to death
F Abmaj7 F
of the sounds of my own voice
Eb Bb
we could leave behind
Ab G
another wasted year
F
Just get some cheap red wine
Ab
and just go flying
F
We could do the things
Ab
all the things you wanted to
C Bb Ab
No one cares about us anyway
chorus
Eb F
the fall glimmer sparkle and fade
Eb F
Fall glimmer sparkle and fade
Eb F
Fall glimmer sparkle and fade
Eb F
Fall glimmer sparkle and fade...
chorus fill
e|--------------------------------------------------------
b|--------11-------11------11------11---------------------
g|---12------12-------12------12--------------------------
d|--------------------------------------------------------
a|--------------------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------------------
pre-chorus
F
forget about
Ab
our jobs at the record store
C
forget about
B C
all the losers that we know
F
forget about
Ab
all the memories that keep you down
C Ab F
forget about them we could lose them in the sparkle and fade
comments?
sesmith3@eos.ncsu.edu
JASON'S EVERCLEAR TABS - http://members.tripod.com/~panec/