I'm not the original person who transcribed this tab. As stated below it was Jeff Scott.
Thought people would want to people to find this tab on this website as well. Enjoy!
Transcribed by Jeff Scott(jscotts @iinet.net.au)(comments welcome)
Solo transcribed by: Rick Harris
NEAR THE END
David Gilmour
Played with capo on 2nd fret, in 6/8 time
Guitar mirrors melody line as tabbed, as well as playing chords| NC C G/B AmE--------------|------------|---------|------------|B--------------|------------|---------|------------|G--------------|------------|---------|-------H----|D-----------0--|-2-----0----|---------|------0-2---|A-------3------|------------|-3----2--|-0----------|E--3-----------|------------|---------|------------|And when you feel you're near the end
NC C G/B Am EmE-------------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|B-------------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|G-------------------|--------|------------|--------|-------H----|D---------------0---|-2---0--|------------|--------|------0-2---|A-0---------3-------|--------|-3---2------|--0-----|------------|E-------3-----------|--------|------------|------3-|-0----------|Will you just turn it o -ver and start a -gain
NC C G/B Am NCE-----------------|---------|--------|---------|----------------|B-----------------|---------|--------|---------|----------------|G-----------------|---------|--------|------H--|----------------|D---------------0-|-2---0---|--------|-----0-2-|-------------0--|A-----------3-----|---------|-3--2---|-0-------|-0-------3------|E-0-----3---------|---------|--------|---------|------3---------|Is there a stirring in your heart As the time
E-----------|--------|--------|------------|--------------|B-----------|--------|--------|------------|--------------|G-----------|--------|--------|-------H----|-------H------|D--2----0---|--------|--------|------0-2---|------0-2-----|A-----------|-3--2---|-0------|------------|--------------|E-----------|--------|-----3--|-0----------|-0------------|comes when we will have to part?
First time instumental:
|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |
5 times then back for verse 2
Second time:
|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |
Standing in silence Holding my breath Disconnected and dry
|Fmaj7 |G/B |
And though I'm certain that there's nothing left to hold
|Am |G |Fma7/C |
on to to give or to try Some things never change
|G/B |Am |G |
no don't ever change and I'm feeling the cold
|Fmaj7/C |G/B |
Thinking that we're getting older and wiser
|Am |G NC |
When we're just getting old 3.And when you (back for verse 3)
Third time guitar solo (anybody?) over:
|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |
to fade.
2.And when you feel you're near the end
And there's a stranger where once was a friend
And you are left without a word
Only the whispers that you've overheard
3.And when you feel you're near the end
And what once burned so bright is growing dim
And when you see what's been achieved
Is there a feeling that you've been deceived?
ACOUSTIC SOLO: (capo on 2nd fret, fret numbers given are actual fretnumbers, not relative to capo)3:47E ----2-----------------------------------------------|B --------10-10-10^--10--10/12-10--10^-10----10p7-10--|G 2/4-------------------------------------------------|D ----------------------------------------------------|A ----------------------------------------------------|E ----------------------------------------------------|
3:56E ------------------------------------------------------------------|B 10p7-10--^r10--7--10----------------------------------------------|G ---------------------9^--7h9p7-6h7p6\4-2--(h4)-4----4--2-----2----|D ---------------------------------------------------------4----4---|A ------------------------------------------------------------------|E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:02E ------------------------------------------------------------------|B ------------------------------------7h10--10-7-10--^r10p7-10------|G -------2--2---4--2---2-----2h4---7-----------------------9^-------|D 2h4-4------4-------4--4-------------------------------------------|A ------------------------------------------------------------------|E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:11E ------------------------------------------------------------------|B 10 (p7)-10--/12-10--12^-10h12-------------------------------------|G ------------------------------11-11-9---11p9-11-9--7p6-7-6--------|D ------------------------------------------------------------------|A ------------------------------------------------------------------|E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:22E ---------------------------------------------------------------|B ----------------------------------------7-7-7-10--10p7-10/12-7-|G 6-6\4--4-2--2---------2--2-----2-2-----------------------------|D -------------4--4-2-------4--4-----4---------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------------------|E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
E ---------------7--9--10^-10--9p7-9^[10]--12\-9-----|B 8/10\8--7-7-7^--------------------------------10---|G 7/9-\7------------------------------------------9--|D ---------------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------------|E ---------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------12--|B --10-10--10/12--------10-10-12^----|G 9--------------9-9---9-----------9-|D -----------------------------------|A -----------------------------------|E -----------------------------------|
ELECTRIC SOLO:E 17^---17^--r--^---17-17^17^--17^r-p14---17-----------------------|B --------------------------------------17---17^-------------------|G -----------------------------------------------------------------|D -----------------------------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------------------------------|E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:52E -----------------------------------------------------------|B 14^[17]-14^[17]-rp12---------------------------------------|G ---------------------14---\--------------------2--2--------|D -------------------------------------------2/4-------4-----|A ---------------------------------------2-2-----------------|E ------------------------------(2)-2--5^--------------------|
5:01E 19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\--19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\-|B -----------------------------------------------------------|G -----------------------------------------------------------|D -----------------------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------------------------|E -----------------------------------------------------------|
E 17-19-19^--19^--19--\--17-19-19^--19^--19--\-|B ---------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------|D ---------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------|E ---------------------------------------------|
E 19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\--19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\-|B -----------------------------------------------------------|G -----------------------------------------------------------|D -----------------------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------------------------|E -----------------------------------------------------------|
fadeE 19^--19^r--19---17-19-19^--19^--19--\--------|B ---------------------------------------------|G ---------------------------------------------|D ---------------------------------------------|A ---------------------------------------------|E ---------------------------------------------|
SYMBOLS USED:
10^ bend. (all bends are two-fret bends unless stated otherwise in
square brackets)
r release bend
/ \ slide
h , p hammer-on, pull-off
