Dark Side of the Moon (Album)
{----------Speak to Me----------}
(heartbeat, clock, cash register, buildup effects, yelling "ahh ahh")
{----------Breathe----------}
Em(add9) A Em(add9) A
Em(add9) A Em(add9) A
Cmaj7 Bm7 Fmaj7 G D7#9 D7b9
(Verse)
Em7 A
Breathe, breathe in the air.
Em(add9) A
Don't be afraid to care.
Em(add9) A
Leave but don't leave me.
Em(add9) A
Look around and choose your own ground.
(Chorus)
Cmaj7
For long you live and high you fly
Bm7
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
Fmaj7
All you touch and all you see
G D7#9 D7b9
Is all your life will ever be.
(Verse)
Run, rabbit run
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
When at last the work is done
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one.
(Chorus)
For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
G D7#9 D7b9 Em
You race towards an early grave.
{----------On the Run----------}
A---------5-3-5-7---
E-0-3-5-3-----------
(eventually it all crashes and there's 30 seconds of ambient dark static sound)
{----------Time----------}
(clocks and alarm bells)
(sustained bass notes):
E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m A E F#m
F#m A
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
E F#m
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
F#m A
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
E F#m
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
Dmaj7 C#m7
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
Bm7 E
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
(solo)
F#m A E F#m
F#m A E F#m
F#m A E F#m
F#m A E F#m
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Dmaj7 C#m7
Bm7 E
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Dmaj7 C#m
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
Bm
The time is gone, the song is over,
Bm7 F
Thought I'd something more to say.
[End of Time - Breathe (Reprise)]
Em(add9) A Em(add9) A
Em7 A
Home, home again.
Em7 A
I like to be here when I can.
Em(add9) A
When I come home cold and tired
Em(add9) A
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Cmaj7
Far away across the field
Bm7
The tolling of the iron bell
Fmaj7
Calls the faithful to their knees
G D7#9 D7b9 Bm
To hear the softly spoken magic spell.
{----------The Great Gig In The Sky----------}
Bm F Bb F
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
F Bb Eb Cm7
Cm F7 Bb Eb Bb
Gm7 C9
Gm7 C9
...
Bb/D Bbm/Db F#7 Bm (Bm gets 8 beats)
Bm F Bb F/A
Gm C Gm C9
F Bb Eb Cm7
Cm7/F Bb Bb Bb
Gm7 C9
Gm7 C9
...
Gm7
{----------Money----------}
Time Sig = 7/4 (bassline in notes)
Bm7
Money, get away.
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay.
Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
F#m7
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Em Bm7
Think I'll buy me a football team.
Bm7
Money, get back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
F#m7 Em
(I'm in the) high-fidelity first class traveling section
Bm7
and I think I need a Lear jet.
(sax solo 7/4)
(4/4 Jam - see notes)
Bm7
Money, it's a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
F#m7 Em
(But if you) ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're
Bm
giving none away. ...away ...away ...away (fade out - voices talking)
{----------Us And Them----------}
Organ plays sustained Dsus2 to begin (rubato; guitar when ready)
Dsus2
e|--------------5----------|--------------5----------|
B|--------5--------5-----5-|--------5--------5-----5-|
G|-----7-----7--------7----|-----7-----7--------7----|
D|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Esus2
e|----------------7----------|--------------7----------|
B|----------7--------7-----7-|--------7--------7-----7-|
G|-------9-----9--------9----|-----9-----9--------9----|
D|--0------------------------|--0----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm(Maj7)
e|-----------------9-----------|-----------------9------------|
B|---------10---------10----10-|---------10---------10----10--|
G|-----10------10--------10----|-----10------10--------10-----|
D|--0--------------------------|--0---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G/D
e|--------------7------------|--------------7------------|
B|--------8--------8-----8---|--------8--------8-----8---|
G|-----7-----7--------7------|-----7-----7--------7------|
D|--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
(sax solo)
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Dsus2 Esus2/D
Us, and them
Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Dsus2 Esus2/D
Me, and you.
Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do.
Bm
Forward he cried from the rear
Bm/A D C
and the front rank died.
Bm Bm/A
The general sat and the lines on the map
D C
moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
And in the end it's only round and round and round.
Bm Bm/A
"Haven't you heard? It's a battle of words"
D C
the poster bearer cried.
Bm Bm/A
"Listen son", said the man with the gun
D C
"There's room for you inside."
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Dsus2 Esus2/D Dm(maj7) G/D Dsus2
Bm Bm/A D C
Bm Bm/A D C
Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
With, without.
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
(straight into next song on next beat)
{----------Any Colour You Like----------}
Dm7 G Dm7 G
Dm7 G Dm7 G...
(Stop time part with riffing on G, G7, Gsus)
Dm7 G (G7sus4) (G7)
(drums come back in but very syncopated)
Dm7 G Dm7 G
Dm7 G Dm7 G
(when ready to leave the jam)
Bbmaj7 Am Ebmaj7 F C7#9 C7b9
{----------Brain Damage----------}
D G7
The lunatic is on the grass
D G7
The lunatic is on the grass
D E
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
A7 D
Got to keep the loonies on the path
The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more
D7 (build)
G A
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
C G
And if there is no room upon the hill
G A
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
C G Bm7 Em7 A7
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
The lunatic is in my head. (laughter)
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'till I'm sane.
D E
You lock the door and throw away the key
A7 D D7
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
D G7 D G7
D E A7 D
D E A7 D
(directly into next song)
{----------Eclipse----------}
D D/C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 A7
D D/C
All that you touch, and all that you see
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 A7
All that you taste, all you feel
And all that you love, and all that you hate
All you distrust, all you save
And all that you give, and all that you deal
And all that you buy, beg, borrow or steal
And all you create, and all you destroy
And all that you do, and all that you say
And all that you eat, and everyone you meet
And all that you slight and everyone you fight
And all that is now, and all that is gone
All that's to come, and everything under
D D/C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7b5 D
The sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon
(Heartbeat, effects, fade)
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[Throughout the album]
- All songs segue into one another.
- There are several chords that use different roots in the bass aka "slash chords" (example: Bm/A it's just Bm with an A as the bass note). One easy way to play these chords is to play the chord however you normally would play it and swap out the chords root for the new bass note.
[Breathe]
Em(add9)
Play an Em and add the 9, F#, anywhere above the root.
D7#9 D7b9
These are "alt" chords aka "altered" chords because they are dominant sevenths that have either the 5 or 9 raised or lowered by a half step.
The simplest way to play them is to play any D7 and add the 9, E, then raise
or lower that E by a half step.
Here are two options:
D7#9 = X 5 4 5 6 X
D7b9 = X 5 4 5 4 X
Those intervals are the 1 3 b7 and either the b9 or #9 as the highest note in the chord.
[On the Run]
The tab is just a suggestion that mimics all the synth stuff going on. Make some noise!
[Time]
Pretty straightforward. Starts with the sustained bass drones and then chords kick in.
Key is F#m
Verse = i III VII i
Chorus = VI III VI III VI v iv VII
[Breathe (Reprise)]
[The Great Gig In The Sky]
The chords up above are written similar to lead sheet format and each chord represents four beats. There are a few places where a chord only gets two beats. Listen to the song.
C9 = C7 with an added 9th, which is D. One way to play it: X 3 2 3 3 3
Bb/D is Bb with D in the bass. One option: X 5 3 3 3 X
Bbm/Db is Bbm with Db in the bass. One option: X 4 3 3 2 X
[Money]
The time sig is 7/4. So we have 7 quarter notes per measure: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
This is very easy to hear/feel counting with the bass guitar.
Bass Guitar Riff for 6 String Guitar
- Pay careful attention to the beats above the TAB.
- The first part repeats several times...
- The second part does not have the same time. It hits beat 1, skips beat 2, and puts the next 3 notes on "3 & 4"
1 2&3 4 5 6 7
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g------4----------------- .|
d-------4---------------- .|
a---2----2--------2--5-----|
E-----------2--5-----------|
1 2 3&4 5 6 7
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d---4----4----------4------|
a---------4------4---------|
E----------2--2------------|
1 2&3 4 5 6 7
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d---3--2-------------------|
a-------2---------2--5-----|
E--------0--3--5-----------|
Here's an outline of the main beats with the lyrics.
- The lyrics in parentheses are 'pickups' and are sung on the preceding line.
1 7 1
Money, get back.
7 1
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
1 7 1
Money, it's a hit.
7 1
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
5 6 7 1 7 1 2
(I'm in the) high-fidelity first class traveling section
7 1
and I think I need a Lear jet.
(4/4 Jam after sax solo)
- Run through the following form three times.
- It's a minor blues form
- First time is a guitar solo
- The second time all instruments pull back and quiet down
- Third time is a guitar solo
- After the final (riff 1), it's right back to the 7/4 motif
(Each chord gets 4 beats)
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Em Em Em Em
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Fm7 Fm7 (riff 1)
riff 1:
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--9--7----------------------
--------10--9--7------------
------------------10--9--8--
---------------------------------9---
-----7-----9-----10---10---10--------
-----7-----9-----9b11-9b11-9b11------
--9-----9-----9----------------------
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[Us And Them]
sus chords = "suspended" = the chord doesn't have a 3rd, therefore it's not major or minor and has a suspended (in thick goo) sound.
Dm(maj7) = very simple; pronounced "D minor major seven" = it's just a Dm chord with a major 7 instead of a minor 7, so C# not C.
Intervals of DMaj7 and Dm7:
DMaj7 = D F# A C# (1 3 5 7) = spells D Major 7
Dm7 = D F A C (1 b3 5 b7) = spells D minor 7
Now combine those and you get:
Dm(maj7) = D F A C# (1 b3 5 7) = It's a Dm with a major 7!
Important: Listen to the song and note that the solos and verses have an additional bar of Dsus2 after them.
[Any Colour You Like]
Ends with those altered dominants again. Just transpose them from "Breathe"
[Brain Damage]
Pretty straightforward.
[Eclipse]
Bbmaj7b5 = It's a Bbmaj7, flat the 5th, so F becomes E. An example: X 1 2 2 3 X