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High Hopes Guitar Tablature
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From: spordon@nyx10.cs.du.edu
Subject: ADD: "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd



Play this part with a pitch-transposer. It's one octave higher than written.

  (piano)                                                      (repeat 4X)
E-|-----15--------15--------18--------18--------11--------11--------------|
B-|-----13--------13--------16--------16---------9---------9--------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     ^                 ^                    ^                      ^
  (bells sound on accent marks above)



   (piano) (Lyrics start)                                      (repeat 4X)
E-|------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B-|------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   The low notes in the following are doubled by another guitar and a bass:
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|---4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G-|---5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|---3----------------------------------2----|
E-|-------------4---------3---------3---------|


E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|----4----4----3----3----1----1----0----------|
G-|----5----5----3----3----1----1----0----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-----3--1-------------------------------|
E-|--------------4---------3----------3----3----|


                                                               (repeat 4X)
E-|------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B-|------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Chorus (piano)
   ("The grass was greener....")                      
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G-|*-----------------------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D-|*--------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A-|------------------------3--------------------------6-----6--1-----------|
E-|------------------------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
  |                                                                        |
  | (Gtr doubled by bass)                                                  |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------3--------3--------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------3--------3--4--------4--6--------6--|


   (Piano and Gtr. 1)
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G-|------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3----*|
D-|---------5-----------5-----5--------6--------3-----3-*|
A-|------3--------3-----------------6-----6--1-----------|
E-|------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
  |                                                      |
  |                                                      |
  | (Gtr. 2 and bass)                                    |
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------*|
D-|---------------------------5--5--------5--6----------*|
A-|------3--------3-5-6----------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|



                                                               (repeat 4X)
E-|------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B-|------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



   The bass notes in the following are doubled by another guitar and a bass:
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|---4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G-|---5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|---3----------------------------------2----|
E-|-------------4---------3---------3---------|


E-|--------------------------------------------|
B-|----4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G-|----5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|----3-----3--1------------------------------|
E-|--------------4---------3---------3----3----|


    Bridge:
    (Gtr. 1)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2----2/4-4----4/5-5----5/-9--9--7-----------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |  Gtr 2                                                                    |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------7--9--10--7--9--5--7--7h9p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
A-|------------------------------------------^-----^-----^--------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Gtr 1                                                                      
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2----2/4-4----4-5-5----5/-9--9--9----5--7---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |                   Gtr 2                                                   |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------7--10--9/-12----10p9--7----|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Gtr 1                                                                     
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2----2/4-4----4/5-5----5/-9--9--7-----------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  | Gtr 2                                                                     | 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------7--10--9----5--9--7----5--7--7/9--|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Gtr 1                                                                      
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-2----2/4-4----4-5-5----5/-9--9--9----5--7---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  | Gtr 2                                                                     |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------75--3--2--3--0--2-----------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-----|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|



Play this part with a pitch-transposer. It's one octave higher than written.

  (piano)                                                      
E-|-----15--------15--------18--------18--------11--------11--------------|
B-|-----13--------13--------16--------16---------9---------9--------------|
G-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     ^                 ^                    ^                      ^
  (bells sound on accent marks above)



                                                               (repeat 4X)
E-|------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B-|------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|




   Chorus                       
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G-|------------------------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D-|---------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A-|------------------------3--------------------------6-----6--1-----------|
E-|------------------------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
  |                                                                        |
  | (Gtr. doubled by bass)                                                 |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------3--------3--------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------3--------3--4--------4--6--------6--|



    (Piano)
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G-|------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D-|---------5-----------5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A-|------3--------3-----------------6-----6--1-----------|
E-|------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
  |                                                      |
  |                                                      |
  | (Gtr. and bass)                                      |
E-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------5--5--------5--6-----------|
A-|------3--------3-5-6----------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------|


Solo (slide guitar) -- notes in "" are very quick grace notes:

    slowly
E-|-------8~~~-1110--/8-6~~-----8-6-8~--------|
B-|--4-/-8---------.-----------/8----------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|

the ` means to drop off -- a quick slide down:
                                                    
E-|--------------------------------------------6-/8`-10`-11`-/-13`-
B-|--6----4---/8---6--4-------------8-8~------------------------
G-|---------------------------5--3-5~~--/----------------------------
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------


E-|-/15~~~~-/20--18-/20-18-13--/15~~-----8-10-11--10--/6--|
B-|--------------------------------------------/8.-----------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|------------------------------------------6--6-/-8--------|
B-|-6-/-8~~~--//-----------8-.------.-8-/-11-|
G-|------------------------------8----5/8-.-----------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|


E-|-6-/-8-----/15~~~----|
B-|---------------------|
G-|---------------------|
D-|---------------------|
A-|---------------------|
E-|---------------------|

More to come...

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