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Cloud number nine-Bryan Adams
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Tabbed by: Sanjeev George & Thomas George
Email: bassatom@yahoo.co.in
There are 2 versions of this song, one is techno-like, and one like given below. We have tried
to tab every note we could hear, but itÂ’s possible that we could have missed out a few
r 2 guitars used in the song-One plays the rhythm chords and the other plays the riffs given.
h=hammer on
p=pull off
fb=full bend
hb=half bend
r=release
x=muted note
s=slide
~=let ring
v=vibrato
Tuning: StandardRiff Ae|-------2-----3----2------2---------2-----3-----2------2------------------|B|----3-----3-----------3--------3-------3-----------3---------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff Be|-----------3--------------------0------------------------------------------|B|-----3--------3------2-----3-----------------------------------------------|G|--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
D
Clue number one was when you knocked on my door
G
Clue number two was the look that you wore
A
ThatÂ’s when I knew it was a pretty good sign
G D
Something was wrong upon cloud number nine (intro riff is played once)
Pre chorus
A G Riff A
Well itÂ’s a long way up and we wonÂ’t come down tonight
A G Riff B
Well it may be wrong but baby it sure feels right
Chorus
D
Cause the moon is up and the stars are bright
G
And whatever comes gonna be alright
A G
Cause tonight you will be mine
D
Upon cloud number nine
D
And there ainÂ’t no place that it rather be
G
And we canÂ’t go back but you here with me
A G
Yeah the weather is really fine
D
Upon cloud number nine
Verse 2 (chords are the same)
Now he hurt you and you hurt me
And that wasn't the way it was supposed to be
So baby tonight let's leave the world behind
And spend sometime up on cloud number nine (Play intro riff once)
Pre Chorus:
Well it's a long way up and we won't come down tonight (Riff A)
Well it maybe wrong but baby it sure feels right (Riff B)
Chorus:
And the moon is up and the stars are bright
And whatever comes gonna be alright
Cause tonight you will be mine
Up on cloud number nine
And there ain't no place that I rather be
And we can't go back but you're here with me
Yeah the weather is really fine
Up on cloud number nine
SOLO (Chords played are D and A)e|-------------------9-9hbr--------------------------------------------------|B|------------10~---------------12----10fb~----------------------------------|G|-9---h11p9-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--9-9hbr----------------10-------------------------------------------------|B|----------12---10hb~--------x----------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------x------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------11hb-----------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff Ce|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|--11s14~----------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Riff De|-------------------------------|B|--8s10---10fb------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|
Riff Ee|---------10--------------|B|---10fb------10r---------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|
Riff Fe|-10-----------------------------------------|B|----10--------------------------------------|G|--------11---12hbr---11~--------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff G Riff He|---------------|-------------------------|B|--8---8s10~----|------10br---------------|G|---------------|-------------------------|D|---------------|-------------------------|A|---------------|-------------------------|E|---------------|-------------------------|
Riff Ie|----------------------------------------|B|----19-x--------------------------------|G|----18-x--------------------------------|D|----------17h19p17---16-----------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
A
Well we'won't come down tonight (Riff C)
A
Yeah we won't come down tonight
A
No we won't come down tonight.....
And the moon is up and the stars are bright (Riff D)
And whatever comes gonna be alright
Cause tonight (Riff E)
you will be mine
Up on cloud number nine (Riff F)
And there ain't no place that I rather be (Riff G )
And we can't go back but you're here with me (Riff H)
Yeah the weather is really fine
Up on cloud number nine Riff I
A G A
We can watch the world go by
G D
Up on cloud number nine
e|--10------------------------------------|B|-----10---7--8--7-----------------------|G|--------------------9---7fbrv-----------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
And thatÂ’s allÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â….
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