Intro:
[A verse with no words, Adrian solos in E major and its related modes with
a slide. He also puts lots of slide licks in when there are no words.]
Verse 1:
(Verse Riff)
Stare at the window pane,
(Verse Riff with alternate ending)
Stare at the rain that's falling.
Chorus:
(Chorus Riff 1a)
She waits in the air,
Chrous Riff 1b)
Matte Kudasai.
(Chorus Riff 1a)
She sleeps in a chair,
(Chrous Riff 1c)
(Chorus Riff 2a)
In her sad America.
(Chorus Riff 2b)
[no lyrics]
Verse 2:
[same as Verse 1]
Long, long is the night alone,
Long, like the notes I'm sending.
Chorus
Verse Riff: (*)________|__________|_____________|_____7-sl-4_|_____7-sl-4_|______________________|__________|_____________|_____7-sl-5_|_____7-sl-5_|______________________|______6__4|_______4___1_|_____6-sl-4_|_____6-sl-4_|______________________|______6__4|_______4___2_|____________|____________|______________________|__________|_______4___2_|____________|____________|_______________0_2h3h4|_0_0______|__0__________|_0__________|__0_________|_0_2h3h4______
(*) Fripp improvises on this bit, so try different things out. Mostly
triple stops. e.g.,
__5-sl-7__5-sl-7_|___ __5-sl-7__5-sl-7_|___ __4-sl-6__4-sl-6_|___ _________________|___ _________________|___ 0________________|__0 etc.
segue -> Chorus Riff 1a Chorus Riff 1b
|_________|___________0________________|____________________________________|
|_________|_________2___2___2_______2__|____________________________________|
|_________|_______1_______1______1_____|_____[same pick pattern as previous]|
|_________|____4______________4________|____________________________________|
|_________|____________________________|____________________________________|
|_0_2h4h3_|__2_________________________|__0_________________________________|
(Note: this fingering is really tough. I recommend doing stretching
exercises before attempting it. I recommend using a thumb fret for the
bass string, but if you can finger it some other way, go for it!)
Chorus Riff 1c
|___________0________________|
|_________1___1______________|
|_______2_______2____________|
|____4______________4________|
|_________________________0__|
|__2_________________________|
Chorus Riff 2a
|______________|_____________|____________|
|______10___9__|______9___7__|_____7___9__|
|______11___9__|______9___8__|_____8___8__|
|______11___9__|______9___7__|_____7___7__|
|_0____________|_0___________|_0__________|
|______________|_____________|____________|
Chorus Riff 2b (this is a slightly modified version of the Verse Riff]
____________|_____________|_____7-sl-4_|_____7-sl-4_|____________________7__5__|_____________|_____7-sl-5_|_____7-sl-5_|____________________6__4__|_______4___1_|_____6-sl-4_|_____6-sl-4_|____________________6__4__|_______4___2_|____________|____________|__________________________|_______4___2_|____________|____________|_______________0_0________|__0__________|_0__________|__0_________|_0_2h3h4__... [back to
verse]
