Rory Gallagher - As The Crow Flies guitar tab
As The Crow Flies (Tony Joe White) from the Live-album Irish Tour '74
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tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de)
Playing Notes:
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)
The following chords are played throughout the verses
D E F G A D12
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
|--0---2---3---5---7---12--|
Intro:
D-|--------0--/4-/4---4--2--0-----------------0--/5--\3--0--------------------|
A-|-0--/2----------------------3--/5---0--/2----------------0-/3-0--/5-5-5-5--|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12\------12-\10-----12-\10--------|
|-x-times-5-5s3p0---10-/12---------------------/12--------/12--------10-/12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(play a picking pattern)
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-\10---------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-----/12--/12-/12--------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|------------------/12-/12\-----3-----2-----5---7---5-------0--/5-/5-/3-0---|
|-------------------------------3-----2-----5---7---5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------/3------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0---------0--/4-/4--2--0---------0--/4-/4----------0--/4-/4--2-0----|
|-0-/3------0-/2-------------------0-/2--------------0-/2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahah
|-----------------------------------------0-/4------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------0-/2------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-/2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ah ah ah as the crow flies baby will I ain't so far from you
|-------0-/5-\3--0-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-10-10|
|-0-/2-------------0--3-/5-----------------------/12------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
as the crow flies baby
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0------7------------|
|-------------------------------------0-/5-\3--0---------------7------------|
|-------------------------------0-/3--------------0-/3---------7------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
will I ain't so far from you but since I don't
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5---7----------5-------------------------------5---------------|
|------------5---7----------5------------------------------5----------------|
|------------5---7----------5-----------------------------5-----------------|
|------------5---7----------5----------------------------5------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
have wings I can't get home as fast as I want to hm hm hm hm
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------/3---------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-----3------------|
|-----0--------0--/5~--5s3p0-/3/3-0--0-/3---------3-0-----0--|
|--------0-/3------------------------------------------------|
|-/3---------------------------------------------------/3----|
D F D F D F D
As the crow flies baby
G F D G F D
will I ain't so far from you
G
as the crow flies baby
D G F D D12
will I ain't so far from you
A G A
but since I don't have wings
G D G F D
I can't get home as fast as I want to
In a dream last night
where I heard you call my name
in a dream last night
where I heard you call my name
well, I took it as an omen
and I jumped on the very first weight train
Yeah, as the crow flies
Solo:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------0-0----------------0-0--------------------------------------|
|-------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4------------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0------|
|-0-h-2--------------0-h-2--------------0-h-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-2-s-4--0-0----------------0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-0-----------------|
|--0-h-2---------------------------------0-h-2------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-2-s-4--------------------------------0-2-s-4--|
|---------------------0-h-2----------------------------------0-h-2----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------|
|-0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------0-0-/12-12-12-12-/12\----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0-|
|-0-0-------0-2-s-4--0-h/4--0-h/4--0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-|
|-----0-h-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-/7p0-/5p0-/4p0-/2p0-/4p0-/5p0-/7-0-0-0-0---0-0-/7--0-0-/7--0-0-/7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-/7--5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0------------------------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------------|
|-------------------------/5---/3-3---0--/3--0---0-/3--0-/3--0--------/3--0-|
|------------------------------------------------0-/3--0-/3--0--------------|
(ahahah)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------0---/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0--/5-\3--0----0------|
|-/3--0--/3--0-/3-0-/3--------------/3-------------/3-------------/3--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
ah ah ahahah
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|--/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0-----/5-5--\3---0---0--0--0--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
harmonica solo ...
Well, you don't know baby
how I miss you sweet caress
well, you don't know baby
how I miss you sweet caress
when I'm in your lovin' arms
I swear I make my very best
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----12----------12----------12----------12------|
|-/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--/12----12\--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
As the crow flies baby
that's how I'm on my way
as the crow flies baby
I'm on my way
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|------0-/4-\2-0--------0--|
|-0-/2------------0-2-0----|
|--------------------------|
ah ahahah ah ah ahahahah
but don't stop runnin'
I can get home for the break of day
get home for the break of day ...
picking over the chords G F G F G F E D 2x
Outro:
|--------------12-----------------------------0-------0-/4---\2-0-----------|
|-----12-14-12----/14-12------12-14-12-----------0-/2-------------/5-/3-0---|
|-/12---------------------/12----------/12~---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------/12------------|
|--------------12---------|
|-----------------12------|
|-----0--------------/12--|
|-------------------------|
|-/3----------------------|
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher
The "Irish Tour"-Album is maybe the most famous of Rorys recordings and it well
catches his distinctive and intense playing. Since "Blueprint" Rory had openend
his former trio concept for an additional keyborder (Lou Martin), who fits fine
together with Rorys playing. The live-version of "A million miles away",
presented on this record, shows and works out the possibilities of the original
studio version done on "Tattoo".
I tabbed the great intro, the first solo, the first verse, the refrain and the
bridge part. Most of the other parts are just slightly variated.
The Intro:
e:-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3-----3--|------3------3------3------3--|
G:----2------2------2------2---|----2------2------2------2----|
D:--0--------------------------|--2------3------2-------------|
A:---------3------2------3-----|-----------------------3------|
E:-----------------------------|------------------------------|
e:------------------------------|----------------------|
B:------3------3------3------3==|==3----------------3--|
G:----2------2------2------2----|----------------------|
D:----------------2------3------|----------------------|
A:--2------3--------------------|----------------------|
E:------------------------------|----------------------|
let ring...
e:-----------------------|------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3--|------3------3------3------3--|
G:----2------2------2----|----0------0------0------0----|
D:--3------2-------------|------------------------------|
A:----------------3------|--1------1------1------1------|
E:-----------------------|------------------------------|
e:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3------3--|------3------3------3----------|
G:----0------0------0------0----|----0------0------0------------|
D:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--2------2------2------2------|--3------3------3--------------|
E:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
let ring...
e:------------0----1==|==1---------0-------|-----------------|
B:--3----3----3----3==|==3---------0----3==|==3--------------|
G:--0----0------------|-----------------0==|==0--------------|
D:--0--------------0==|==0-----------------|-----------------|
A:-------1----3-------|------------3----1==|==1--------------|
E:--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
let ring... let ring...
Asus4/7 Asus
e:--------------------|---------------------|
B:-----------3--------|---------------------|
G:--------0-----0-----|--2------------------|
D:-----2-----------2--|--2------------------|
A:--0-----------------|--0------------------|
E:--------------------|---------------------|
let ring...
Dsus
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--3==--x-----3--------3--3------------|
G:--2==--x-----0-h2p0------0-h2p0-------|
D:--0==--x--0--------3------------3--0--|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
Asus
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:-------x-----2----------2-----------|
D:-------x--2--2-h3p2--0--2--3--2p0---|
A:--0----------------3-------------3--|
E:------------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--3-----x-----------------------------|
G:--2-----x-----0--2--3--2--0-----------|
D:--0-----x--0-----------------3--2-p0--|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
(artificial harmonics)
Asus
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:--------x-------------------------------------|
D:--------x---0--2--3--2--0h2p0-----0-----------|
A:--0----------------------------3-----0--3--0--|
E:----------------------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------|
B:--3----x-----3--------3--------------|
G:--2----x-----0-h2p0------2-----0-----|
D:--0-------0--------3--------0-----0--|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
Asus
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:----------___--!5!----~~------2----------------|
D:--2-------!5!--------------------2-h2p2--------|
A:--0--------------------------------------3--0--|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
(bend string up)
D Asus4/7
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------1--------------|----------------------------------|
B:-------------3-----------|--3----------------------13p10----|
G:--2----2--------2-----2--|--0---------------------------12--|
D:--0----------------0-----|--2-------------------------------|
A:-------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------------|
(1st solo)
The first Solo:
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------|---------------10-13b(15)r-10-------------------|
B:--13b(15)~~-\-------|---------10-13-----------------10--13--13b(15)==|
G:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:------------------|------------------------------------|
B:==(15)~~---\------|-------13b(15)------10h13p10----10--|
G:------------------|-----------------------------12-----|
D:------------------|------------------------------------|
A:------------------|------------------------------------|
E:------------------|------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--10------------------------10--12b(14)r12-p10--12--10--10--10--|
D:------12-12--12---------10--------------------------------------|
A:-----------------10-h12-----------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + +
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------13p12p10-12---------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------13p12p10-12p10-----------------------|
D:--12--10-12--12------------------------------------?-??-??-?----5--/7---|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----------------------8b(10)======--|-------------------------|
G:--5----5-------5---------------------|--7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7--|
D:------------7------------------------|-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------|
B:----------3----------|
G:--2-------2----------|
D:--0------------------|
A:---------------------|
E:---------------------|
let ring....
The first verse:
Dsus F
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G:--2-----------------2\------------|--------2---------------------------|
D:--0-----------------0-------------|--------3----------------3--5--3~---|
A:----------------------------------|----------------------3-------------|
E:----------------------------------|--1---1----------3/5----------------|
this hotel bar is full of people
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:--2----x-----------------------------------------|
D:--0----x--------------------------------------0--|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
the piano man is really laying it down
F
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----x------------------------5-------------|
D:--3-----x----------------3--5/7-----7\5--3-h5--|
A:-------------------3--5------------------------|
E:-----1-----1--3/5------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|
G:--2----x-----------------------------------|
D:--0----x-----------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
the old bartender is a high as a
F
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----x----2--3--3/5--3-----1--3--2--0-----|
D:--3-----x----3--5--5/7--5-----2--5--3--0-----|
A:--3-----x---------------------------------3--|
E:--1------------------------------------------|
steeple
B A
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------------|
B:--3---------------2---------------------|
G:--3---------------2---------------------|
D:--3---------------2---------------------|
A:--1---------------0---------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|
so why tonight should I wear a
Dsus
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------|
B:--3-------------------------------|
G:--2------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------|
D:--0-------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|
frown ? (yes I'm a)
The Refrain (to repeat one more time):
F Dsus
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|--3-------3-----3----------------------|
G:--2-------2------2-----2----|--2-------2-----2----0-h2-p0-----------|
D:--3-------3------3-----3----|--0-------0-----0-------------3--2--0--|
A:--3-------3------3-----3----|---------------------------------------|
E:--1-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
million miles away I'm a million miles away
B Asus4 Dsus
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--3--------------------3--------------|--3--------3-----3--------|
G:--3--------------------2-----2--------|--2--------2-----2--------|
D:--3--------------------2--------2-----|--0--------0-----0--------|
A:--1--------------------0--------------|--------0-----------------|
E:--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
The bridge part:
Gm C
+ + + + + + + +
e:--0---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:--3---------------------------|--1--------------------------------|
G:--3---------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
D:--5---------------------------|--2--------------------------------|
A:--5---------------------------|--3------------------------3----2--|
E:--3---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
why ask how I feel how does it look to you ?
Am
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--1-----------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----------------------------------------------|
D:--2-----------------------------------------------|
A:--0-----------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
I feel hook, line and sinker, I lost my
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:--3--------------------------------------|
G:--2---------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2--|
D:--0--------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
captain and my crew
Gm
+ + + +
e:--3-----------------------------------|
B:--3-----------------------------------|
G:--3-----------------------------------|
D:--5--------------------------------5--|
A:--5---------------------------5-/7----|
E:--3-----------------------------------|
I'm standing on the landing
C Am
+ + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:--1------------------------------------|--1------------------------------|
G:--0------------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
D:--2------------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
A:--3------------------------------3--2--|--0------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
there's no one there but me that's where you'll find me
Gm C
+ + + + + + + +
e:--0-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
D:--5-----------------------------------|--2----3----5----/7--5--3--|
A:--5-----------------------------------|--3----5----7----/8--7--5--|
E:--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
looking out on the deep blue sea
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-----------------|
B:--3--------------|
G:--2--------------|
D:--0--------------|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------------|
this hotel bar is full of people
the piano man is really laying it down
the old bartender is a high as steeple
so why tonight should I wear a frown?
the joint is jumping all around me
and my mood is really not in style
right now the blues want to surround me
but I'll break out after a while
well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay
why ask how I feel
well, how does it look to you?
I feel hook line and sinker
I lost my captain and my crew
I'm standing on the landing
and there's no one there but me
that's where you'll find me
looking out on the deep blue see
there's a song on the lips of everybody
there's a smile all around the room
there's conversation overflowing
so why must I sit here in the gloom?
this hotel bar lost all its people
the piano man has caught the last bus home
the old bartender is asleep in the corner
so why must I still be here, I don't know
well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay
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