The Blue Nile - Downside-Up guitar tab
Downside-Up
-----------
Written by Peter Gabriel
From the album "OVO", 2000.
Transcribed by Hisao Chida
(mailto:hchida@be.mbn.or.jp for comments or corrections.
For the latest update and the other songs, visit:
http://plaza20.mbn.or.jp/~hisao_chida/pg/chords.html)
Key: C-sharp minor/E major, Time: 4/4, Tempo: 98
Intro: {Acoustic guitars}
-----
|C#m | | | | ||
|C#m |E | |C#m | ||
Verse A: {Female vocal} (0:28-)
-------
|A(9) |E/G# C#m7 |
I looked up at the tallest building.
|A |E/G# Bsus4 |
Felt it falling down.
|E |E/D# C#m7 |
I could feel my balance shifting.
|B |Bsus4 B ||E
Every-thing was mov-ing a - round.
{Enter percussions}
|E/D# C#m7 |
These streets so fixed and solid.
|E |A Bsus4 |
Ah shimmering haze.
|E |E/D# C#m7 |
And everything that I re-lied on
|Bsus4 | B ||
disappeared.
Chorus 1: {Male vocal, Time: 12/8, Tempo: 94} (1:09-)
--------
|:A E/G# |E :|
Down-side up, upside down.
Take my weight from the ground.
Falling deep in the sky. Slipping in the
|E ||4/4
unknown.
Verse B-1: {Male vocal, Time: 4/4, Tempo: 95} (1:36-)
---------
|E |E/D# |
All the strangers look like family.
|E |B |
All the family look so strange.
|E |E/D# |
The only constant I am sure of.
|Bsus4 | ||
Is this accelerating rate of change.
(Chorus) {Duet} (1:56-)
[Verse B-2] {Female vocal} (2:23-)
I stand here, watch you spinning.
Until I am drawn in.
{Duet}
A centripetal force.
You pull me in. Pull me
Bridge: (2:44-)
------
{Bass only}
|N.C/A /B |/C# /D |/E ||
in. Pull me in. Pull me in.
{Enter electric guitar and drums, Tempo: 93} (2:52-)
|F#5 ||F#m |Bm7 |E |F#m ||
Pull me in. Pull me in.
{Duet, Enters bass} (3:05-)
|:F#m |Bm7 |E |F# :|
ovo ovo ov-o. (x 3)
{Guitar/Synth solo} (3:35-)
|:F#m |Bm7 |E |F# :| (x 4)
{Duet} (4:17-)
|:F#m |Bm7 |E |F# :|
ovo ovo ov-o. (x 2)
|F#m |Bm7/F# |E/F# |F# ||
ovo ovo ov-o.
{Instrumental, additional drums} (4:45-)
|F# | | | |
|E | | | ||
(Chorus) {Instrumenatal} (5:06-)
(Chorus) {Male/Female vocal} (5:33-6:04)
Note:
1. N.C. = No Chord.
2. E/D# or E/G# means that you play the chord given by the
first letter (E major), with the bass note given by the second
letter (D# or G#). Unlike E/G#, E/D# can be regarded as an
inverted Emajor7.
3. F#5 = F#(no 3rd) (you play only F# and C# notes)
***************************************
***************************************
THE BLUE NILE LYRIC AND CHORD PAGE
http://www.psiron.demon.co.uk/
***************************************
***************************************
