Artist-The Verve
Song-Sit And Wonder
Album-Forth
Writer- McCabe, Jones, Salisbury, Ashcroft
Tabbed by S. McNally
There are multiple guitars in the song, so I tried to tab the stuff that was most prominent.
Throughout the song, McCabe uses a lot of effects, but reverb is the most common I believe.
Legend
\ = Slide down
()= Background guitar sounds not very prominent in mix
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release
Intro (screeching effect caused by pick)
(F#m) (0:28)(14)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----10\7--10\7----------10\7--10\7----10\7--10\7----------10\7---------------|-----------------(9p7p6)-----------(7p6)----------(7p6)--------(9p7p6-9-7-6)--|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (0:47)F#m--------------------------------------------------------------------|-3p2-3p2-2-------5b7r5b7---------5b7r5b7------5p3h5---3p2-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|I sit and wonder...
(0:58)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------2-----------------2--------5b7---------2-----------------------|-------------2h4p2-------------2h4p2----------------2h4p2-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------(2h4-4)-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I sit and wonder,I often wonder, I've been waiting for this moment to come
(1:08)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------2--------------------2---------------2---------------------2--|--------------2h4p2----------------2h4p2-----------2h4p2--------------2-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------2h4---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|She's the teacher, and I'm the pupil, but I ain't learning anything at all
(1:18)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------2------------------2-----------2-----------------(2)-----------|-------------2h4p2--------------2h4p2-------2h4p2-------------(2)-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|Now I'm falling into a black hole, and I can barely feel the sun
(1:29)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-2h4---2h4p2-2h4p2----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------5h7p5--5h7p5--4h5p4--4h5p4------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:38)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-(2-feedback)---------------------------------------------------------------|Yea I sit and wonder, I fall to pieces, I've been waiting for her to come
(1:48)----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------10\7-----------------------10\7-----------10\7-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|No bed of roses, with cheeks like peaches, yea I ain't gonna wait no more
Chorus(1:57) Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3----------3------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Break(2:19)-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------|-4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------|-0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---------------|
(2:28)--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----(9-7-6--7-6-4/6)-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(2:38)*During this part move pickup toggle back and forth*-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-4-----------------------------------------------------|-4-----------------------------------------------------|-0h2---------------------------------------------------|The rites of passage we all must take em and some are gonna break n the stone
-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-4-----------------------------------------------------|-4-----------------------------------------------------|-0h2---------------------------------------------------|The door is open, and I'm reaching, yea it looks like the prodigal son
Chorus(2:57) Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3----------3------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge(3:16)----------2-3-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5----------------------------7\5--7\5-|--2-3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| I have been having troubles in my head Lord
-7\5-------------------------------------------------------------|-----8--7-7b8----------------------------------------------------|--------------7-6------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Oh Oh Oh Oh I've been having demons in my mind Lord
--------10/14----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------7/11----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Oh Oh Oh Oh
Instrumental(keep repeating slide from D to F#)(3:38)---(10/14)------------------------------------------------------------|----------------5-5-7-7-8-8----5-7-7-8-10-----5-7-8-10-8-10-7-10-5-10-|---(7/11)---6-7-------------6-7-----------6-7-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:50) lots of reverb-------------------------(12)---------------------------------------|------10--10b11-7---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:08)-10--10--9---9------------------------9---9----------------------------------|----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------|---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10--10--9---9------------------------9---9-----------------------------9--9-|----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------|---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11-----11--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:18-4:35)lots of reverb----14~~~-------------------17~~~-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus(4:37) Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
Bm F#m-----------------------3-------3----------3---------------|-------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------5/7-|Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge(4:57)----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-9-----------------------------12---11----4---2h4-2h5-2h4-|-9-----------------------------12---11----4---------------|-7-----------------------------10---9-----2---------------|I've been having trouble in my head lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|I've been having demons in my mind lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------|-7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
Outro (guitar is just plucked chords with reverb)
(5:37)
Bm F#m
I could be searching all my life, searching all my life
Bm F#m
Keep that candle on tonight, candle on tonight
Bm F#m
Keep that candle on tonight, candle on tonight
Bm F#m
Could be hurting all the while, hurting all the while
Bm
Lord give me the light.
ALL HAIL NICK MCCABE
