Opel
Syd BarrettVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
h means hammer on, / means slide
+-----------------------------------------0----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+
On a distant shore, miles from land
Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand,
A dream in a mist of grey
On a far distant shore.
The pebble, it stood alone
And driftwood lies half buried
Warm, shallow water sweeps shells
So the cockles shine.
A bare, winding carcas stalk
Shimmers as flies scoop up meat.
An empty way,
Dry Tears.
Crisp flax squeaks. Tall reeds
Make a circle of grey
In a summer way, around man
so don't drown
(This is the long section of strummed chords. I'll count measures
in 6/8 in the following way:
------ ------ ------
means measure of , one of and one of )
unusual chords used:
begin bridge:
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
(still )
This is then repeated, except that the second time I think that
the first chord is C7 instead of Cadd9.
CLOSING:
(Note, I am highly uncertain -even moreso than I am about the rest of this
song- about the "accuracy" of the transcription here. Correct me, please!)
unusual chords used:
I don't know what to call these things, but they're based on
the chord x02200 which I think is either A5 or Asus2.
The chords and my (incorrect) names for them are:
Begin closing:
I'm trying
I'm trying
To find you
To find you
I'm living
I'm giving
To find you
To find you
The next part I think uses only the A chord:
I'm living
I'm living
I'm trying
I'm giving
(Switch at this point to A5 and diddle with it for a while)
END
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Readable chord sheet for Opel by Syd Barrett
h means hammer on, / means slide
[A]
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+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+
On a [A]distant shore, [E]miles from land
[G]Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand,[D]
A [A]dream in a mist of [E]grey
[B]On a far distant [A]shore.
[A]The pebble, it stood alone [E]
[G]And driftwood lies half buried[D]
[A]Warm, shallow water sweeps [E]shells
[B]So the cockles [A]shine.
[A]A bare, winding carcas [E]stalk
[G]Shimmers as flies scoop up meat[D].
[A]An empty way,
[B]Dry Tears. [A]
[A]Crisp flax squeaks. Tall [E]reeds
Make a[G] circle of grey[D]
In a [A]summer way, around man
[B] so don't [A]drown
(This is the long section of strummed chords. I'll count measures
in 6/8 in the following way:
------ ------ ------
[G] [C] [D] means [A] measure of [G], one of [C] and one of [D])
unusual chords used:
begin bridge:
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
[Cadd9] [C] [Bb] [Cadd9] [C] [Bb] [F] [Am]
[E]
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
[C7] [F] [F#] [G] [A] [D] [G]
(still [G])
This is then repeated, except that the second time I think that
the first chord is C7 instead of Cadd9.
CLOSING:
(Note, I am highly uncertain -even moreso than I am about the rest of this
song- about the "accuracy" of the transcription here. Correct me, please!)
unusual chords used:
I don't know what to call these things, but they're based on
the chord x02200 which I think is either A5 or Asus2.
The chords and my (incorrect) names for them are:
Begin closing:
[A]I'm try[A5add]ing [G#]
[A]I'm try[A5add]ing [G#]
[A5add]To fi[F#]nd [A5]you
[A5add]To fi[F#]nd [A5]you
[A]I'm liv[A5add]ing [G#]
[A]I'm giv[A5add]ing [G#]
[A5add]To fi[F#]nd [A5]you
[A5add]To fi[F#]nd [A5]you
The next part I think uses only the A chord:
[A]I'm living
I'm living
I'm trying
I'm giving
(Switch at this point to A5 and diddle with it for a while)
END