Peter Gabriel-Solsbury Hill
[Capo 2 - Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 104 - time sig 7/4]Pickup - downstrokes for first figure then alternating strums to bring out the melody
[E/A] [Esus4/A] [E/A](emphasise high B)
[Main Riff]
[D5/A] [Dsus2/A] [A] - [D/A] [A] [E/A] - [E/A] [Esus4/A] [E/A] - repeat x 4
(E/A - mute low E with thumb when playing)
[Verse - Just bass drum]
[A] [E/A] [A] [A] Climbing up on Solsbury
[A]Hill [E/A] [A] [A] I could see the city
[F#m]light [E/F#-222452-think Dsus2]
[F#m] Wind was blowing, time stood
[F#m]still [E/F#] [F#m] Eagle flew out of the
[A]night [E/A] [A] [A] He was something to ob....
[A]serve [E/A] [A] [A] Came in close, I heard a
[F#m]voice [E/F#] [F#m] Standing stretching every
(pattern for D bit is Dmaj7 x x E/D - x Dmaj7 Dmaj7 x)
[F#m]nerve [E/F#] [F#m] I had to listen had no
[Dmaj7]choice [E/D]I did [Dmaj7]not be lieve the informa
[Dmaj7]tion [E/D] Just [Dmaj7]had to trust imagina
[Dmaj7/B]tion [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom
[Dmaj7/B]Son [E/B]he said, [Dmaj7/B]
[Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D5]come to [E]take you home
[Interlude - Still just bass drum]
[D5/A] [Dsus2/A] [A] - [D/A] [A] [E/A] - [E/A] [Esus4/A] [E/A] X 2
[Verse - Full drums - pattern B S B S B S B - B S B S B S B ]
[A] [E/A] [A] [A] To keep in silence I re
[A] signed [E/A] [A] [A] My friends would think I was a
[F#m] nut [E/F#] [F#m] Turning water into wine
[F#m] wine [E/F#] [F#m] Open doors would soon be
[A] Shut [E/A] [A] [A] So I went from day to
[A] day [E/A] [A] [A] Tho' my life was in a rut
[F#m] rut [E/F#] [F#m] 'Till I thought of what I'd say
[F#m] say [E/F#] [F#m] Which connection I should
[Dmaj7]cut [E/D] I was [Dmaj7]fee ling part of the scene
[Dmaj7]ry [E/D]I walked [Dmaj7]right out of the machine
[Dmaj7/B]ry [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom
[Dmaj7/B]Hey [E/B]he said, [Dmaj7/B]
[Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D5]come to [E]take you home
[Interlude]
[D5/A] [Dsus2/A] [A] - [D/A] [A] [E/A] - [E/A] [Esus4/A] [E/A] X 4
Yeah back home
[Verse]
[A] [E/A] [A] [A] When illusion spin her
[A]net [E/A] [A] [A] I'm never where I want to
[F#m]be [E/F#] [F#m] And liberty she pirou
[F#m]ette [E/F#] [F#m] When I think that I am
[A]free [E/A] [A] [A] Watched by empty silhou
[A]ettes [E/A] [A] [A] Who close their eyes, but still can
[F#m]see [E/F#] [F#m] No one taught them eti
[F#m]quette [E/F#] [F#m] I will show another
[Dmaj7]me [E/D]To day [Dmaj7]I don't need a replace
[Dmaj7]ment [E/D]I'll tell [Dmaj7]them what the smile on my face
[Dmaj7/B]meant [E/B]My heart [Dmaj7/B]going boom boom, boom
[Dmaj7/B]Hey [E/B]I said, [Dmaj7/B] You can
[Bm7]keep my [A/C#]things, they've [D5]come to [E]take me home
[Outro]
[D5/A] [Dsus2/A] [A] - [D/A] [A] [E/A] - [E/A] [Esus4/A] [E/A]
(repeat and fade)
[End]
[Extra Notes]
[Intro Riff]
D/A A D/A A E/A
+ x + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
e|------|2-0---------2---------------
B|----0-|3-----2-----3--2--0-------0-
G|1-2---|2-----2-----2--2--1---1-2---
D|2-----|0-----2-----0--2--2---2-----
A|0-----|0-----0--------0--0---------
E|------|----------------------------