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From FRANCIS@gribb.hsr.no Wed Feb 9 14:50:53 EST 1994
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From: FRANCIS@gribb.hsr.no (Wilhelmsen, Lee F. 8-95 )
Subject: Don McLean - Vincent (TAB)
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"Vincent" from the album "American Pie"
by Don McLean
I bought this Cd mainly for the song "American pie", but when I sat
down and listened to some of the tunes on this album I was amazed.
"Vincent" and "Empty chairs" are definatly among the better tunes
on the album.
Listen to the album, otherwise this TAB is useless. There may be
some mistakes, but none of any significance. Tell me what you think...
The lyrics follow after the TAB...
Have fun!
Vincent.
verse:
Stary, stary night...
[Repeat twice each verse]
e|---------3-----3-------3-------0----------------------------------0---
b|---------0-----0-1-----1-0-----0--3---1p0-------1-0-----0-0h1---------
g|-----0h2-----0-------0-------0------0---------2-------2---------2-----
D|-0h2-------0-------0-------0----------------2-------2---------2-------
A|------------------------------------------0-------0-------0-----------
E|---------3-------3-----3-3--------3---3-------------------------------
1 verse only
e --------------------------------0p2--------3--------|-----------------
b -0---1----------1-0-----0-----1-------1--------0----|-1s3s1p0-0-------
g ---2---2------0-------0-----2-------2---0--------0--|---------0---0---
D ------------2-------2-----0------------------0------|-2s4s2p0----0--0-
A -0--------3-------3---------------------------------|-----------------
E -------------------------------------------3--------|---------3-------
Chorus:
Now I understand...
e ------------------------0-2-----------2-------------------------------
b -0-1-3-0--------0-1---3-------1-------3----------------------0---3----
g -0------------2-----2-------2---2---2---2-0---0----------------0---0--
D ------------2-------------0-----------------0---4---4-2---2------2----
A ---0-2----0-----------------------0---------------5-----2-------------
E -3----------------------------------------3-----2-----0------0--------
They would not listen, ...
e -----------------------2-------2---------
b -1-----1-0---0h1-------1-------3---------
g -----0-----2-----2---2---2---2---2------- pause
D ---2---------------0-------0-------------
A -0-------0-------------------------2-----
E -----------------------------------0-----
** 1st chorus only.
e ----------0-----------0-2-----2---3-|-------2---0--------0------------
b ------2---2---2-1---1-----1---------|---0---------0--3----------------
g ------0-------0-----0-------2-------|-----0---0--------0--------------
D ----2---2---2-----2---2-0-----------|-0-------------------------------
A --0-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------
E ----------------------------------3-|-------3--------3----------------
Bridge:
For they could not love you...
e ---------------0-----0---2-------2-----------3---------0-------------
b -0---1-3-1-------3-----------1-------3---------0-----0-------0-1---3-
g ---0---0-----2-----2---2---2---2---2---0---0-----0---------------0---
D -----------2-------------0---------------0---------0-------2---------
A -----0-2-0-------0---------------0-----------------------2-----------
E -3-------------------------------------3-------2-------0-------------
..took your life like lovers often do...
e --0------3------------------------------0-----------------------------
b --1------4----------0-------0---------3-------------------------------
g --0------5----------0-------2-------1---------------------------------
D --2------5--------0---0---1---1---0--------(0)------------------------
A --0------3------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------3-------1-------0-------------------------------------
But I could have told you Vincent...
e -----------------------------------------0-2--3-----------------------
b -------------1--------1-------0--------1----------0---1---0-------0---
g -----2-------0--------0-------0------2--------------0---0---0-----0---
D ---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2--0------------0-----2---0-----0---0-
A -0-------0--------3-------3-------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------3---------------3-------
** end
e -------2---0--------0-------------------------------3-----------------
b ---0---------0--3-------1---0-----------0-----0-----------------------
g -----0---0--------0-------0---0-----0-2-----0-------------------------
D -0------------------------------0-2-------0---------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------3--------3-------3---------------3-----------------------------
Hint:
e|--3---| By holding the G chord in the "intro lick" like
b|-(1)--| this (left), it becomes easier to get the correct
g|------| flow in your playing. Finger the chord using your
D|------| left hand 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers then add your
A|--2---| 1st finger for the (1) note. See figure and TAB.
E|--3---|
I had a problem getting the TAB to match the lyrics in the
bridge section. This helped...
Bridge:
For they could not love you...
e ----------------------------------0----
b -0--------1-----3---1----------------3-
g -----0----------0-------------2-------- etc.
D -------------------------2-------------
A ----------0-----2---0----------------0-
E -3-------------------------------------
Detail:
Be aware in the 3rd verse at:
"Like the strangers that you've met - The ragged men in ragged clothes"
Part of the guitar between the words "...met" and "The..." is skipped.
The vocals jump ahead a bit.
Vincent
Verse 1 Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land.
Chorus Now I understand
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now...
Verse 2 Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colours changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
Chorus Now I understand
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now...
Bridge For they could not love you
But still, your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could've told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you...
Verse 3 Starry, Starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn, a bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
Chorus Now I think I know
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perha