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Nick Drake : Pink Moon
1972

  1. Pink Moon
  2. Place To Be
  3. Road
  4. Which Will
  5. Horn
  6. Things Behind The Sun

  7. Know
  8. Parasite
  9. Free Ride
  10. Harvest Breed
  11. From The Morning

Pink Moon

Tuning: CGCFCE
Capo:
II
VERSE (keep top string quietest)
|--7--7----7--7--7-5--5----5--5--5-|
|--7--9----7--9--7-5--7----5--7--5-|
|--9--7----9--7--9-7--5----7--5--7-|
|--7--7----7--7--7-5--5----5--5--5-|
|--7--7----7--7--7-5--5----5--5--5-|
|--7--7----7--7--7-5--5----5--5--5-|
"Pink Pink Pink Pink, Pink Moon"
|-------------------------------0---------------------0----|
|--0---------------0------------0----0----------------0-0--|
|--0---------------0--------0h2-2----0-0-0--------0h2-2-2--|
|--2---------------0--------0---0----2-0-0--------0---0-0--|
|--2---------------0h2------0---0----0-2-0--------0---0-0--|
|--2---------------0--------0---0----0-0-2--------0---0-0--|
PIANO BIT (guitar part of)
|--0--0-0-0-0--------------------------0---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0-----------------------0---|
|--7--6-4-2-0--0---------0-0-0---0-0-0-0h2-|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0h2-------0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0h2-------5-5-4h5-2-0---0---|
|--0--0-0-0-0--0h2-------0-0-0---0-0-5-0---|
 Saw it written and I saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon gonna get ye all And it's a pink moon I saw it written and I saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon gonna get ye all And it's a pink moon Yes, a pink moon

Place To Be

Tuning: CGCFGE
Capo:
V
Or DADGAF# and Capo III
Here are the chord shapes. By the way, don't take a six-note
chord to mean all of the notes are strummed all of the time -
if you listen to the track it's fairly easy to duplicate.
Intro shapes (all the 02s and 04s are hammered on):
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0----|
|--0h2---0-----0h2---0-----0---------0----|
|--0-----0h4---0-----0h4---0h2-------0----|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0h2-------0h2--|
|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0h2-------0----|
Verse shapes:
|--0----------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
|--0----------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
|--0----------------0h2---0-----0h2---0----|
|--0h2--------------0-----0h4---0-----0h4--| (and repeat)
|--0h2--------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
|--0h2--------------0-----0-----0-----0----|
("I was young... before")
|--0------0------0------0----0------------------0----|
|--0------0------0------0----0------------------0----|
|--0h2----4------2------4----0------------------0----|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------2----|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------2----|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------0h2--|
("now I'm older... see it face to face
|--0------0------0------0----0------------------0----|
|--0------0------0------0----0------------------0----|
|--0h2----4------2------4----0------------------0----|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------0----|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------0h2--|
|--4------4------4------4----2------------------0----|
("now I'm older... gotta get up clean the place")
Instrumental bit:
--|--0---0-----------0-0-0-0--| |--0-0-0---|
--|--0---0-----------0-0-0-0--| x3 |--0-0-0---| and main riff
--|--0h2-2h4-(slide)-0-0-0-0--| then... |--0-0-0---|
--|--0---0-----------4-2-0-0--| |--0-0-0---|
--|--0---0-----------0-0-0-2--| |--5-4-2---|
--|--0---0-----------0-0-0-0--| |--0-0-0---|
 When I was young, younger than before I never saw the truth hanging from the door And now I'm older see it face to face And now I'm older gotta get up, clean the place And I was green, greener than the hill Where flowers grew and sun shone still Now I'm darker than the deepest sea Just hand me down, give me a place to be And I was strong, strong in the sun I thought I'd see when day was done Now I'm weaker than the palest blue Oh, so weak in this need for you

Road

Tuning: EADEBE
Capo:
II
Main pattern
---|-------0-----------|----------(0)-------|
---|----0---0----------|------0-------------|
---|---0-0------0----0-|----0--0------0--0--|
---|--2---2--2-2----2--|---2----0h2--2--2---|
---|-5--------4--0h2---|--0--0-----0--------|
-0-|-------------------|-5----------4--0--0-|
2nd bit
---|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
---|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
---|----0----0---0----|----0------------|----0----0-----0--|----0---------|
-0-|--0----0---0---0--|--0----0-0-0-2---|--0----0---0-0----|--0----0-0-0--|
---|---0--2-0-----2---|---0--2-0-----2--|---0--2-0-----2---|---0--2-0-----|
---|-2---0----2-0---0-|-2---0----2-0--0-|-2---0----2-0---0-|-2---0----2-0-|
3rd bit
|------------------|--------0---------|
|------0-------0---|-----0---0--------|
|---0---0---0---0--|----0-0--------0--|
|----0---0---0---0-|---2---2--2-2-2-2-|
|--2--2----2--2----|--0---------------|
|-5-------5--------|-5---------4-0----|
There are lots of variations in the pattern of notes on the middle two
strings in the 2nd bit, and also variations in the top strings.
The verse is a little simpler:
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----0----0-------|------0-----------|-----0------------|------0-----------|
|---0--0---------0-|----0--0----0-----|---0--0-0---0---0-|----0--0----0--0--|
|--2-2--2-2--2--2--|---2----2--2------|--2-2--2--2----2--|---2----2--2--2-2-|
|-5------5--4-02---|--0--0---0--------|-5-------5-4-02---|--0--0---0--------|
|------------------|-5--------4--0----|------------------|-5--------4--0----|
 You can say the sun is shining if you really want to I can see the moon and it seems so clear You can take the road that takes you to the stars now I can take a road that'll see me through

Which Will

Tuning: CGCFCE
Capo:
-I
This is an update of the original tab - I think it's correct now!
Note: the top string is generally very quiet
Intro:
*
|-----0-------0----0|----0---0---0---|-----0-------0----0|---------0---0---|
|-----0-------0----0|----0---0---0---|-----0-------0----0|---------0---0---|
|-----0-------0----0|----2-2-2---2---|-----0-------0----0|0h2------2-2-2---|
|---0---0----0----0-|----------0-----|---0---0----0----0-|---0-----------0-|
|0h2------0h2--0h2--|0-------------0-|0h2------0h2--0h2--|-----0-----------|
|-------------------|--0-------------|-------------------|-------0---------|
|-----0-------0----0|----0---0---0---|-----1------1------|-----------0-----|
|-----0-------0----0|----0---0---0---|-----0------0------|----7------7-----|
|-----0-------0----0|----2-2-2---2---|-----0------0------|----0------0-----|
|---0---0----0----0-|----------0-----|-----2---2--2---2--|----7---7--7--0--|
|0h2------0h2--0h2--|0-------------0-|---2---2------2--0-|--7---7--------0-|
|-------------------|--0-------------|0h2-------2--------|7--------7---7---|
|?--------0---------|0-----------------|
|-5--------0--------|-5--------0-------|
|---0---------0-----|---0--------------| and repeat
|-----5---------5---|-----0-------2-2--| bars 3, 4
|--5----5---5-----5-|--5----0---2----2-|
|5--------5---------|5--------2--------|
the ? could be a mishit - sounds like it might be caused by the finger
fretting the string below accidentally resting against the top string? but
then when this figure appears later in the song, he produces the very same
bonus high note again with extra harmonics... if it's deliberate, I certainly
can't reproduce it accurately.
* - at this point in the riff there is often an open E, or occasionally open top
three strings, brushed incredibly quietly. if you can do this without it dominating,
it improves the feel of the track. personally I can't so I leave it out...
Verse:
Play bars 1 and 2 three times then bars 7 and 8 (omit the open top string in bar 8).
Repeat.
"I don't know, which will you love...."
|----------------|----------------|
|----5-----5-----|0-----5-----5---|
|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
|----5--5--5--5--|---5--5--5--5--0|
|--5---5-----5---|--5-----5-----5-|
|5-------5-----5-|5---5-----5-----|
 Which will you go for? Which will you love? Which will you choose from? From the stars above Which will you answer? Which will you call? Which will you take for For your one and all? And tell me now Which will you love the best? Which do you dance for? Which makes you shine? Which will you choose now? If you won't choose mine Which will you hope for? Which can it be? Which will you take now? If you won't take me And tell me now Which will you love the best?

Horn

Capo:
-I
|-------------|----------|-------|----------|
|--(14)--(15)-|--(10)----|--8--7-|--(10)----| x2
|-------------|----------|-------|----------|
|-0-----------|-0--------|-0-----|-0--------|
|-------------|----------|-------|----------|
|-------------|----------|-------|----------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|--8--7-|--3----|--2--3-|-------| The last two bars are
|-------|-------|-------|--2----| only played in the intro
|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|--2--3-|-------|-2-----|-3-----|
|-------|--2----|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say? Look around you find the ground Is not so far from where you are But don't be too wise For down below they never grow They're always tired and charms are hired From out of their eyes Never surprise Take your time and you'll be fine And say a prayer for people there Who live on the floor And if you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say It happened before Don't be shy you learn to fly And see the sun when day is done If only you see Just what you are beneath a star That came to stay one rainy day In autumn for free Yes, be what you'll be Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say Open up the broken cup Let goodly sin and sunshine in Yes that's today And open wide the hymns you hide You'll find renown while people frown At things that you say But say what you'll say About the farmers and the fun And the things behind the sun And the people round your head Who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain Sends you out into the rain

Things Behind The Sun

Capo:
IV
Intro:
|---(0)--|---(0)--|---(0)--|--------|
|----0---|----0---|----0---|-0------|
|----2---|----2---|----2---|---2-2--|
|----2-22|----2-22|----2-22|--2-----|
|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0---0---|
|--------|--------|--------|------0-|
|---(0)--|---(0)--|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----1---|----1---|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----2--2|-2--2---|----1---|----1---|----0-0-|-0---0--|
|----2-2-|----2---|----2--2|-2--2--2|----0--0|-0-00--0|
|0-0-----|0-0---02|----2-2-|----2-2-|----3-3-|--3---3-|
|--------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-1-----|1-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|
|----2---|----2---|----1---|----1---|
|----0--0|-0--0--0|----0--0|-0--0--0|
|----2-2-|----2-2-|----2-2-|----2-2-|
|1-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|
Verse (simplified version of intro):
|---(0)--|---(0)--|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----1---|----1---|--------|--------|---(0)--|---(0)--|----0---|----0---|
|----2--2|----2--2|----1---|----1---|----0---|----0---|----2---|----1---|
|----2-2-|----2-2-|----2--2|----2--2|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|
|0-0-----|0-0-----|----2-2-|----2-2-|----3-3-|----3-3-|02--2-2-|----2-2-|
|--------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-1-----|1-1-----|--0-----|0-0-----|
Second bit:
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----2---|----3---|----2---|----3---|----1---|--1-----|----1---|--0--1--| x2
|----2---|----4---|----2---|----2---|----0---|--0-----|----2---|--2--2--|
|----2---|----2---|----2---|----4---|----2---|--2-----|----0---|--0--0--|
|0-0---00|0-0---00|0-0---00|0-0---00|------33|----33--|------00|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-3-----|3-----3-|3-2-----|2---2-2-|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----0---|--0-----|----0---|--0-----|----0---|--0-----|
|----0---|--0-----|----2---|--2-----|----1---|--1-----|
|----0---|--0-----|----0---|--0-----|----0---|--0-----|
|----3-33|--3-333-|02--2-22|--2-222-|----2-22|--2-22--|
|0-1-----|1-------|--0-----|0-------|0-0-----|0-----0-|
Instrumental bit:
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|----2---|--3-----|2-----3-|--3-----|----1---|--0--1--|----1---|--0--1--| x2
|----2---|--4-----|2-----2-|--2-----|----0---|--0--0--|----2---|--2--2--|
|----2---|--2-----|2-----4-|--4-----|----2---|--0--2--|----0---|--0--0--|
|0-0---00|0---000-|--000---|0---00--|------33|----3-3-|------00|----0---|
|--------|--------|--------|------0-|3-3-----|3-------|3-2-----|2-----2-|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|
|----0---|-0---0--|----2---|----2---|----1---|----1---|
|----0--0|---00--0|----0--0|-0--0--0|----0--0|-0--0--0|
|----3-3-|--3---3-|----2-2-|----2-2-|----2-2-|----2-2-|
|0-1-----|1-------|1-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|
The end of the last verse repeats its last 4 bars a bit, ending
|--------|--------|--------|
|----2---|--3-----|7-----5-|
|----2---|--4-----|7-----6-|
|----2---|--2-----|7-----7-|
|0-0---00|0---000-|0-000-0-|
|--------|--------|--------|

Know

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------7h8/9-|
A|7--7-7--7-------|
E|----------------|
You have to lift off the left hand on the low notes to match
the record - listen for that fret buzz.
 You know that I love you You know I don't care You know that I see you You know I'm not there

Parasite

Tuning: CGCFCE
Capo:
III
This is mainly lots of small variations on one riff:
|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|--------0-----|--------0-----|
|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
|-5-----5-----|-4-----4-----|-3-----3-----|-0h2----2-----|-0h2----2-----|
|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
|---0---0-0-0-|---0---0-0-0-|---0---0-0-0-|----0---0-0-0-|----0---0-0-0-|
|-0---0-------|-0---0-------|-0---0-------|-0----0-------|-0----0-------|
Main variations:
the 4 and 3 are hammered on from 0 in intro
the top string 0 in the last 2 bars can be 10 or 30
the first note of the bar is often open G
"Take a look..." End
|-------------| |----0--------|
|----0-----0--| |-------0-----|
|-0-----0-----| |-02-2--2-----|
|-------------| |-------------|
|---1-1---1-1-| |-0-0---------|
|-1-----1-----| |-----0-------|
 Lifting the mask from a local clown Feeling down like him Seeing the light in a station bar And travelling far in sin Sailing downstairs to the Northern Line Watching the shine of the shoes Hearing the trials of the people there Who's to care if they lose Take a look you may see me on the ground For I am the parasite of this town Dancing a jig in a church with chimes A sign of the times today Hearing no bell from the steeple tall People all in dismay Falling so far on a silver spoon Making the moon for fun Changing a rope for a size too small People all get hung Take a look you may see me coming through For I am the parasite who travels two by two When lifting the mask from a local clown And feeling down like him And I'm seeing the light in a station bar And travelling far in sin And I'm sailing downstairs to the Northern Line Watching the shine of the shoes And hearing the trials of the people there Who's to care if they lose Take a look you may see me on the ground For I am the parasite of this town And take a look you may see me in the dirt For I am the parasite who hangs from your skirt

Free Ride

Tuning: AADEBE
Capo:
III
MAIN BITS:
|----------------|
|--2--5--3--0--0-|
|-----------0--0-| x3
|--2--5--4--0--0-|
|-0-0--0--0--0--0|
|0---0--0--0--0--|
r
ttitt ("A")
|---------------0|----------------|
|-32032023202----|-32032023202----|
|----------------|----------------|
|-32032023202----|-32032023202----|
|-0--0---0--0-0-0|-0-0--0---0--0-0|
|0-------------0-|0---0---0--0--0-|
("B")
|-----7-------5--|--------------(0)
|--979-----757---|--3-2---30-2----|
|-----7-------5--|----------------|
|--979-(0)-757-(0|)-3-2---30-2----|
|-7---(7)-5---(5)|-0---0----0--0-0|
|7-------5-------|0--0--00----0-0-|
("C") ("D")
notes:
1. the octave bass picking varies a bit and is difficult to make
out at times, so don't take the above too rigidly. the
different versions in the two bars of "B" are alternatives.
2. in section "B", the 3's are quick slides up from the 2nd fret,
and the 2's that follow each 3 are slid down to, not plucked.
3. as with most of the pink moon album, the top two strings are
pretty quiet. In "C", they're not even always played.
4. the open top string in "D" occurs when the bar is repeated.
5. the bracketed notes in "C" are somewhat arbitrary notes
produced during left hand moves.
6. the notes on the middle E string (end of "A") are quiet.
VARIATIONS:
INTRO
|----------------|--------------------------------|
|--2--5--3--0-0-0|----2-----5-----3-----0---0-----|
|-----------0-0-0|----------------------0---0-----| (then repeat
|--2--5--4--0-0-0|----2-----5-----4-----0---0-----| bar 1)
|-0-0--0--0------|--0----0-----0----0-----------0-|
|0---0--0--0-0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-----0---0---0---|
notes:
1. the second bar has been expanded to double width to fit in the
shorter notes.
2. on the first beat of bars 2 and 3 you can hear the left hand
hammering back on to the second fret (002020), although these
notes are not plucked.
section "C" is different in the intro too:
|-----7-----5----|
|--979---757--7--|
|-----7-----5----|
|--979--0757--7--|
|-7----7---5---5-|
|7-------5---5--5|
INSTRUMENTAL BIT:
|----------------|----------------|
|--5777--53-2----|--57-7--5--2----|
|----55----------|----------------| (repeat first bar
|--57----53-2---0|--57-7--5--2----| then section "B")
|-5--------0--0--|-5-------0---000|
|5-----033---0-0-|5---5-03--0-----|
 I know you I care too I see through All of the pictures that you keep on the wall All of the people that will come to the ball But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride I know too What you do When you're through Counting the cattle as they go by the door Keeping a carpet that's so thick on the floor But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride I know you I care too I see through All of the pictures that you keep on the wall All of the people that will come to the ball But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride

Harvest Breed

Tuning: BEBEBE
Capo:
IV
Main Riff (and verse):
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|
|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|
|3--3-3--|4--4-4--|5--5-4--|2--2-2--|
|1--1-1--|2--2-2--|4--4-2--|0--0-0--|
0|-------0|-------0|-------0|-------0|
(*)
Note: during the verse, at (*) the 54 becomes 42 instead
End of intro: End of verse:
|---0----|--------| |--------|--------|
|--0--0--|----0---| |--------|--------|
|-0-0---0|---0----| |---0----|-0--0-0-|
|2-2-----|-2----0-| |2-2--2--|2--2-2--|
|-2---2--|---22---| |-2-----0|--2---2-|
|2------0|-------0| |2---2-2-|2---2---|
End of outro:
|---0----|----0---|--------|---
|--0--0--|---0--0-|--0-----|---
|-0-----0|-0---0--|---0-0--|---
|2--2--2-|2-2-2--0|-3----3-|4--
|--2--2--|-2-2--2-|--1--1--|2--
|2------2|--------|0---0--0|---
imrr rim imirrir
t tt t t t tt t
 Falling fast and falling free You look to find a friend Falling fast and falling free This could just be the end Falling fast you stoop to touch And kiss the flowers that bend And you're ready now For the harvest breed

From The Morning

Tuning: BEBEBE
Capo:
I
A lot of people seem to think this is in BF#BEBE or CGCFCF (same thing).
It's not. There are several ends of lines (e.g. line 2 of the first three verses)
where you can hear the low open E as Nick takes his fingers off.
Intro (just play the verse pattern if you're feeling lazy)
|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|
|--------0-------|---------0------|-------0--------|--------0-------|
|--0----------0--|--0----------0--|--0--------0---0|--0----------0--|
|-----4-----4---4|-----5-----5---5|-----4---4---4--|-----5-----5---5|
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
Slide up from x24xxx to x45xxx - the slide adds extra unplucked notes
Main Verse Pattern:
|----------------|-------(0)------| (the notes in brackets occur
|--------0-------|--------0-(0)---| now and again, replacing
|--0----------0--|--0----------0--| the notes directly below
|-----4-----4---4|-----5-----5---5| them on the tab)
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
(slide as before)
Last Line Of Verse:
|----------------|0---------------|
|--------0-------|--------0-------|
|--0----------0--|-----0-------0--|
|-----2-----2----|---2-------2----|
|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|
|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|
Variation (occurs in 1st line of middle instr, 1st and 3rd of end):
|----------------|-----0----------|
|--------0-------|----------------|
|--0----------0--|-0-------0---0--|
|-----4-----4---4|---5---5---5---5|
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 A day once dawned And it was beautiful A day once dawned from the ground Then the night she fell And the air was beautiful The night she fell all around So look see the days The endless coloured ways And go play the game that you learnt From the morning And now we rise And we are everywhere And now we rise from the ground And see she flies And she is everywhere See she flies all around So look see the sights The endless summer nights And go play the game that you learnt From the morning