IQ: The magic roundabout From: The Wake Copyright Giant Electric Pea Written by IQ Transcribed by marcusenochsson@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This, ladies and gentlemen, is the exclusively best track of the Wake. Or, together with Headlong. And Widow's Peak. On the other hand Outer Limits is quite nice too. And The Wake. Anyway, here it is: 02:30 is the first real guitar part I think I--------------------------------------------------------------------I I--3~~~-3/10~~-10\8~-7b(8)r7~---3/10~-10b(11)r10-8-8-7----5----3-----I I-----------------------------------------------------7----5----4----I I------------------------------------------------------7~---5~---5~--I I--------------------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------------------I At 02:51 commences the great fretless bass sounds, I just had to tab'em I------------------------------------3---3-3---3---------3--3-3-3------------I I-5--5-5--7--------7--5--5-5--7------3---3-3---5---------3--3-3-5------------I I-7--7-7--7--------7--7--7-7--7----------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I I I----------7-7/9\7-6------------------------------5-5h7p5\4---4b(5)4---------I I--4/5\4------------7--4/5\4-------------2/3\2--------------5-------5-3-3\2--I I-5-----5--------------------5-5/7-5--\3-------3---------------------------3-I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------3---3-3---3---------3--3-3-3------------I I-5--5-5--7--------7--5--5-5--7------3---3-3---5---------3--3-3-5------------I I-7--7-7--7--------7--7--7-7--7----------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I I I---------7-7/9\7-6---7-7/9-9-9/11-11--11\9-10-12-10-9---9-9h10p9------------I I--4/5\4-----------7----------------------------------10---------10-10/12-10-I I-5-----5--------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I No guitar here Stop your tears from hiding, See them mesmerise your skin, It's all that I can do to keep away from going in, I fed the ghost of plenty as the perfume turned to grey, If life is still worth living, how come I feel afraid? I----------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------9----------------------------------------------------------I I----9-8---9-8---------------------8---6---------------8--6------6--8--I I--11----11-------------------9---------------------9------------------I I------------------------9-----------------------9---------------------I I-9--------------------------------------------------------------------I One day, some day, I will take from the air, The only way out, I------------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------9---------------------------------------I I---9--9--8--------9---8---------8--6------------------8--6--I I---------------11-------------9---------------------9-------I I----------------------------9---------------------9---------I I------------------------------------------------------------I I can't deny the honesty, I want to stay but it's more than me I'm confused but (if it's a guitar,) the verse might be played like this: I--9\5/9\5/7/12\7/12-17-17\-----9\5/9\5/7/12\7/12-17-17\--I I---------------------------------------------------------I I---------------------------------------------------------I I---------------------------------------------------------I I---------------------------------------------------------I I---------------------------------------------------------I I'm losing all the reason, keep forgetting what I've said, Oh I try to bring it closer but there's nothing in my head, I don't believe in ever and I don't believe in now, If life is still worth living, how come I feel alone? I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------9----------------------------------------------------I I------9--8-----------------8--------------------8---6-------------8--6---6-8-I I---11---------------11-----------------------9------------------9------------I I------------------------------------------9-------------------9--------------I I-9---------------9-----------------------------------------------------------I Suddenly, if it comes then I'm gone. Whey don't you talk to me, see I'm not I------------------------------------------------------------------------I I---------------------------9--------------------------------------------I I---9--9--8--------------9-----8--------------8--6-----------------8--6--I I-------------------11---------------------9--------------------9--------I I---------------------------------------9--------------------9-----------I I------------------------------------------------------------------------I your enemy? I am right by your side, I want to stay but it's more than me. 05:06 Organ-ized for guitar I-----------7-----------------------------5------------------I I--5--7--8-----7--8--5--7--8~----3--5--6-----5--6--3--5--6~--I I------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------7------------------------------9-----------------------9--12--11--I I--5--7--8-----7--8--5--7--8~----7--9--10-----9--10--7--9--10--12-------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I E--11~---11--10~---10---9~--\4--/7~--I B------------------------------------I Each time you go down, don't forget to remember E--11~---11--10~---10---9~--\4--/7~\----I B------------------------------------4--I Everything is easy, most of all believing, E-18--------18---------16-----------16------I B---19--------18---------17-----------16----I G-----20--------19---------18-----------16--I It will take you over, it will bring you down, E---18-------------18------------16--------------16------I B-----19-------------18------------17--------------16----I G-------20-------------19------------18--------------16--I It's hidden in the language, it's in the words I say (I say so). I---------6-------11---------8-----9-------------6----7---------6---------6--I I-.-----6-----------11-----9------------9------7----------7-6-----6-6/8----.-I I-----7------------------8-----------11?-----6----------8-----7---------8----I I-.-8----------13----------------------------------------------------------.-I I-----------13---------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I Second time. All arranged for guitar (don't know what's what any more) I I---6-----6/2-----------8-11-9-8-9---------6-9-7-6-7------------6------------I I---------------------------------9-----------------7-------6-------6/8------I I----------------------------------10----------------8-----------------------I I---8-----8\4-----4----4/6-----6\3-------3/4-----4\1------1\0-------0-1------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I 06:45 distorted I--------------5(6)4--------------------------------------------6-------------I I-6-6-7-6h7p6-4------6-6h7p6-4-5(6.5)4-2--7-7h9p7-6-7-7h9p7-6-6---6-8-6h8p6---I I------------------------------------------6---------6---------7------------8-I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I 06:57 I----------------5(6)4----------------------------6--------I I--6-6-7-6h7p6-4-------6h9p6p9h6p9h6-7-7b(9)r6-6----6-6/8--I I------------------------------------------------7---------I I----------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------I 07:09 I-------------11-11-11--13-13-13-13/14(16)14-14(16)14-13-13-13-13/15-15\--I I--6/11-11-11-------------------------------------------------------------I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-------------------------------------------------------------------------I 07:21 I--------------------------------------------------------I I--6-6-7-6h7/9-------8(9)7-------------------------------I I--------------8-10-------6--8~-----8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7--I I-------------------------------8~-----------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------I I--------------------------------------------------------I 07:33 fade-out begins I---------------------------------------------9-7-7-6\4-2--------------------I I---------------------------------------7h9p7-------------6~--9(11)(11)(11)--I I-----------------6---6---8(10)(10)8-6---------------------------------------I I--3-3/4-6(8)6--6---6--------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I----------------------------------------------------------------------------I 07:46 I-------------------------11-16-14-13-12(13)-11-9---14-9-9(11)9---------------I I----------7-7-9(11)9-9/13-------------------------11----------12-------------I I----7-8-10---------------------------------------11-------------10h12p10h12p8I I8-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------I 07:58 I------------------7(9)(9)-----7h9p7------------------------10-8h10p8----I I--------------9~-------------------9p7-------------------11-------------I I--10~---11~---------------------------10---------------10-----------12--I I----------------------------------------11--13p11-9--12-----------------I I------------------------------------------------------------------------I I------------------------------------------------------------------------I 08:10 total fade-out I--------------8--11p9-8-9-----------I I--11--11\7--7/------------9---------I I----------------------------10------I I------------------------------------I I------------------------------------I I------------------------------------I ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7~ hold 7h9 hammer-on I--9---9-11-9h11p9--------9--I 9p7 pull-off I----9-------------9-12-9----I 7(9) bend I----------------------------I (9)7 release I--------the-non-OLGA--------I 7/9 slide up I------Dancing-with-the------I 9\7 slide down I-------Moonlight-riff-------I