IQ: Common ground From: Nomzamo Written by IQ, Lyrics by Paul Menel Transcribed by marcusenochsson@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: |-------------------------------| |----5-6-5----5-6-5----5-6-5----| |-----------5----------------5--| repeat for verses |--7-----------------8----------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Here we are Alive and free Far away in time from our darkest day That took our young and brave From the cradle to the grave 70 years ago on July one 1916 on the Somme |---------------------------------0-0--------0-0-----| |-.---7------7-----7------7------8---8------8---8--.-| |----9-9--7-9-9---9-9--7-9-9----9--9--9----9--9--9---| |-.-9------------9------------10---------10--------.-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| ______________________________________ |1. |--------------------------------------7---7----7---7---7---7----7---7---| |-.-7-5-----------5-7-5-----------5------------------------------------.-| |-------4-------4-------4-------4--------9--------9-------9--------9-----| |-.-------5-4-5-----------5-4-5------7-------10-------7-------10-------.-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| _______________________ |2. |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-5-----------5-6-5-----------5-6-5-----------5-6-5--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------7-5---5-7-------7-5---5-7-------8-5---5-8-------8-5----| |----------8---------------8---------------8---------------8--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| The enemies had never seen fighting like this before Such a simple plan-- How could any german man survive through that ordeal? |-------------------------------| |----5-6-5----5-6-5----5-6-5----| |-----------5----------------5--| |--7-----------------8----------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Company 'A' to Company 'B' "Morale is high here, sir, but I don't think it's safe to go" Company 'A' from Company 'B' "Mister you have your orders and you must obey" _________________________ |1. |---------------------------------0-0--------0-0-----| |-.---7------7-----7------7------8---8------8---8--.-| |----9-9--7-9-9---9-9--7-9-9----9--9--9----9--9--9---| |-.-9------------9------------10---------10--------.-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| _______________ |2. |-------0-0---------0-0----| |-------------------------------| |-----10---10------8---8---| |----5-6-5----5-6-5----5-6-5----| |----9---9---9----9--9--9--| and then, |-----------5----------------5--| |--10-----------10---------| as usual |--7-----------------8----------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------------------------------| So the first line rose, and the first line fell And a poet who survived later wrote about A "Sunlit vision of Hell" And "Larks singing" Because after all it's just another summer's day in France |--------------------|------0-0--------0--0--------0--0--------0--0-----| |-.---5-6-5---5-6-5--|-----8---8------8----8------8----8------8----8--.-| |-----------5--------|----9--9--9----9--10--9----9--10--9----9--10--9---| |-.-7---------four---|--10---------10----------10----------10---------.-| |-----------times----|--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | | fretless bass (an instrument I have a weakness for) |--7~--5\--------5------------7--5\--------5---------------------| |--------5-7~--7---5~--------------5-7~--7---5~---8-7----10------| |---------------------3\-----------------------------10p8--8~\---| |-----------------------3~------------------------------------1--| And the Tommies on the Somme sang "We are fighting to turn no-man's land |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---6-6-6-6----------------------------------6-6-6-6---9-9--9-9----| |----7---7----10--10--10---10--10--10--10-----7---7-----8----8-----| |--8---8--------10-----------12------12-----8---8----10---10---10--| |-----------12------12---13------13------13------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| into a common ground" |-----------------9-9--9-9-----------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14-------| |----9-9--9-9------9----9---7-7-7-7-7-7--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---etc.--| |-----8----8-----------------8---8---8--------------------------------------| |--10---10---10-11---11----9---9---9---9/-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A common ground Keyboard solo: |----7~--6--9~----7/9\7----7/9-------5----------------------------------------| |---7----------7---------------7~--5---7--------------------7/8~--7--7/10~----| |--8-------------------9~----------------7/9~---6(7)6-----6----------------7--| |-----------------------------------------------------7-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------9---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------8~-----------| |--7/8~--7~--6~-----5~--1/3~--| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Pattern of other keyboard sound, repeat: |-------10-10----------12------13-13-------------13------13-12---------------| |-----10-----10------12------13-----13---------13----13-------13----------13-| |---10---------10--12------14---------14-----14--------14-------12------12---| |-12-------------14------15-------------15-15------15-------------14--14-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------15-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11----11-10----10-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----12-------10--10----10-9----10-9----------------9----10-9----------------| |---12-------10--------10----10------10-----------10--10------10-----------10-| |--------------------12--------10------10-8-7-8-10------10------10-8-7-8-10---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar enters the second time: |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-.-13/15-15--13----------13----11-10------13---------10-----------.-| |---------------12-14--14---12-------12p10---10-10-10---12~--10-9~---| |-.----------------------------------------------------------------.-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Heavily more disted guitar: |----------------------------------------------------| |--10\-------------5-6----10(11)10-8~(10)8-6---------| |------/7-7-5-7-5-7---5-7-------------------5-8-7-5--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------10~\--8-8-------8~--| |-------------5-6----10(11)10-8~(10)8-6----11---------------------| |--7-7-5-7-5-7---5-7-------------------5-8--------------5~--5-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------8-----------8-----------------------8--------------------------------| |-8h10~---8-10--8h10-10-8-------10(11)10-8-----------10-8~(10810)8-6-5(656)~-| |--10--------------------10-9~------------10-10-10-10------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------8-------------------------| |--6----------------------------------10/11-10-8----------10-8~(10810)8-6-5~-| |-5h7~-5-7-7(9)7-5------------------------------10--10-10--------------------| |-----------------7-5~-5h7p5\3-2~\-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------3------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------8~-5---8p5-----13(15)13-12-----------------11--------------| |--------------6-8----6-----6-6-------------13-10-13p10--------11-13(15~)13--| |--7h10~--7p5h7----------------------------------------12-10-----------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------15-13-12------------------| |--11p10p8-------------------------13p10--------------13-11-10----------| |---------10-12p10-----------10-12------10~-------------------10-12p10--| |-----------------12p10-10h12-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (that octave jump 'n' let tones ring that occurs in as well the end of Tales [Enemy], and Nomzamo [Common] -is it a coincidence?) |--11-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----11-13(15)13~~-------13~~------------------------------10---------| |-----------------------------------9(10)9-7-10(11)----9(11--11)9-7~--| |-------------------10~--------12~------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------9(11)9--| |--7(9~)7-6~-h7p6h7p6h7/9~~~(11)9~----6h7h9---------------| |-------------------------------------------7~~-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12-(14)12-------------------------------| |--9h10h12------------12--10h12-----------12--------| |------------------------------11h13--------13--11--| |-----------------------------------12h14-----14----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7~ hold (longer than other notes) 7h9 hammer-on 9p7 pull-off 7(9) bend (9)7 release (9)r release 7/9 slide up 9\7 slide down <7> natural harmonics