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TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 18, 2005
Written by: M. Oldfield
CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records)
and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records)
Notes:
h...hammer on
p...pull off
/...slide up
\...slide down
=...hold note
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is in B minor/all lead guitar is in B minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 is a mandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar
-the chords are included here, although for most parts of the song they
aren't played, but are only implied by the other instruments' parts
INTRO:
Figure 1 - (whole intro is Fig. 1)
Bm A Gtr1 E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | |Gtr2 | | | E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----14-15---------------|----14-15-12=h14p12-----------| G ----14-|-16-------16---------14-|-16-----------------14--------| D -16----|--------------16--16----|------------------------14-16-| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A BmGtr1 E ----------19--21--------|------------------------| B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G ------------------16----|----------16------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E ------------------------|------------------------| B -------14---------------|----14------------------| G -14-16---------------14-|-16----14---------------| D ----------14--16--16----|----------16------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------|
1ST VERSE:
1 Taking on water, Sailing a restless sea, From a memo-ry, A fan-ta-2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're into white water, islands, Bm A F#m Bm A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--|A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|
CHORUS:
1. Ne - ver going to get to France, Mary2. Ne - ver going to get to France, Could a F#m E D E --------------------|------------------| B --------------------|------------------| G --------------------|------------------| D ---11---9----9---11-|---7---7---7---7--| A -9----7---11---9----|-5---5---5---5----| E --------------------|------------------|
Queen of chance, will they find you? new romance ever bind you? E F#m E -----------------|---------------------| B -----------------|---------------------| G -----------------|---------------------| D ---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-| A -7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----| E -----------------|---------------------|
Transition to 2nd verse: (mandolin transcribed for guitar)
Bm AGtr1 E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | |Gtr2 | | | E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----------7-------------|------------------------------| G -------|-7------------9---------|-7--------7---9-9-------------| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D EGtr1 E ----------19--21--------|------------------------| B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G ------------------16----|----------16------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E ------------------------|------------------------| B --------------7---------|-------------7----------| G -9--------9-------------|-7-----9----------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------|
2ND VERSE:
1.Walking on foreign ground,
like a shadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
Bm A F#m Bm A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--|A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|
Play CHORUS
BRIDGE:
I see a pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker, D A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Is - n't it strange how dreams fade and shim - mer? D A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---9---9-| A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play CHORUS
BREAK: (electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
Bm D AGtr1 E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | |Gtr2 | | | E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----14-15-(15)/19--17--------|----14-15-15--------14--------| G ----14-|-16-----------------------14-|-16------------------------13-| D -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14----| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D EGtr1 E ----------19/21-21-----17-|-19-21-17-------------| B -14-15-17-----------19----|----------19----------| G --------------------------|----------------------| D --------------------------|----------------------| A --------------------------|----------------------| E --------------------------|----------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E --------------------------|----------------------| B -----------------------14-|-15-17-14-------------| G -14-13-14-----------16----|----------16----------| D ----------14----16--------|----------------------| A --------------------------|----------------------| E --------------------------|----------------------|
GUITAR SOLO: (acoustic guitar)
Bm D A
E -2-0-|--------------------2h3-2p0-----|------------2=h3p2p0----0------| B -----|-3-0-2--0--0-2--3h5---------3p2-|-3-5p3p2p0-----------3-----2-3-| G -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A F#m Bm A D EGtr1 E ---5--------------------------------|----------0-----2--0-2-3-0-| B -5---5-3--2h3p2---------------------|----3--2-----3-------------| G ----------------4-2--4p2\1-1------2-|-4-------------------------| D -----------------------------4--4---|---------------------------| A ------------------------------------|---------------------------| E ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E ------------------------------------|----2--0--3--2--5--3-------| B ----------------------------------2-|-3-------------------------| G --------------------------------4---|---------------------------| D ------------------------------------|---------------------------| A ------------------------------------|---------------------------| E ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Repeat BRIDGE
Play CHORUS
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Bm D AGtr1 E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | |Gtr2 | | | E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D -------|---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A -------|-2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D EGtr1 E -----------19/21---21-----17-|-19-21-17---------------------| B -14-15-17--------------19----|----------19--------------14--| G -----------------------------|-----------------------16-----| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------|
Bm D AGtr1 E -------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B -15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D ---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A -2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E ----------19/21-21-----19-21-|-22-21-17/19------------------| B -14-15-17--------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | |Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------|
(lyrics go with staff below)
- 1. Never going to
get to France 2. Never going to
- 3. Never going to
Bm D A F#m A Bm A D E E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|-----------------o| G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| 3x D ------------------|-----------------|------------|----------2h4-2---| A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2--4--5---------o| E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
get to France Nev-er going to... Bm D A F#m A E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|------------------| G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| D ------------------|-----------------|------------|---4---6---7---9--| A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2---4---5---7----| E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
E ---0---| B ---0---| G ---0---| D ---x---| (with tremolo) A ---2---| E ---x---|
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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
