Close Action

From: maule_andy@hotmail.com 
 
From the bands 1983 debut album, what follows is lead guitarist 
Stuart Adamson's guitar part which is pretty much the feel and 
sound of the whole song. I've included the E-bowed guitar 
riff that accompanies the bridge section - it was omitted from 
live performances of the song.The song is in A. 
 
 
PM = palm mute - mute the strings with the palm of your hand 
h  = hammer on 
p  = pull off 
/  = slide up 
\  = slide down 
t  = tap (with strumming hand) 
 
 
INTRO - {Riff 1} x 2 
 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--------7--4-----| 
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0-----5--5--------5--| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
                                                  {PM..............} 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--| 
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
VERSE 1 - {Riff 2} x 2 
 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  A score of years.....this line has run.. 
 
 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  Above the crests.... that drown the sun.. 
 
CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 2* 
 
    A5            D5          F#5           E5 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|--9--9--9-------2--2--2--|--6--6--6---\---4--4--4--| 
D|--7--7--7-------0--0--0--|--4--4--4---\---2--2--2--| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
  I will carry you home     With the gods in my eyes 
 
*Followed by these 2 bars 
   {let ring} 
E|------------|------------| 
B|------------|------------| 
G|--9---------|-(9)--------| 
D|--7---------|-(7)--------| 
A|------------|------------| 
E|------------|------------| 
 
FIRST SOLO - {Riff 4} 
 
  <===============x3================>   {PM...............................} 
E|-12-------12------------------------|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------| 
B|----12-10----12-10---12-9---12-9----|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-| 
G|--------------------------9------9--|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
E|------------------------------------|-12-------12--------14-141414-17-21-| 
B|/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-------------10-12|----12-10----12-10------------------| 
G|-------------------11-9---9h11------|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
E|-12-------12--------14-141414-12----|-12-------12--------17-171717-14-10-| 
B|----12-10----12-10---------------14-|----12-10----12-10------------------| 
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
   {PM...............................} 
E|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|------------------------------------| 
B|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|-/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-----------------| 
G|------------------------------------| -------------------11-9------------| 
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------14\----| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
BRIDGE - {Riff 1} x 2 + {E-bow Riff 5 - below} x 2 
 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
G|--14--\--11\7----|--6-h-7p6-\-2----|-/14--h18h18-\-11--|-p9-h-11/14------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
 
VERSE 2 -  {Riff 2} x 2 
 
CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 2 
 
2ND SOLO - {Riff 6} x 2* 
 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|-----6--9--11-111111-11/14\11--9----| 
D|--7---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|--9-9--6----------------------------| 
D|--7---------------------------------|----------7----4-----4----t16p4-----| 
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
 
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|--------4--6--------7--6--4---------| 
D|--4--7------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 
 
*Replace bar 5 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------4--6--------7--6--------------| 
D|--4--7-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--| 
A|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
E|--------------------------------------| 
VERSE 3 - {Riff 2} x 2 
 
CHORUS - {Riff 3} x 4 
 
OUTRO - x4 
 
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|--------------------------| 
  I will carry you home....