Midnight Sun Strawbs
-Strawbs
Hero and Heroine (1973)
this song is in standard tuning. there are three guitars (or two guitars and
one indian type instrument.) riffs and solos are at the bottom of the page.
Guitar 1: EADGBE (the 12 string or indian sounding one)
Guitar 2: EADGBE (chords)
Guitar 3: EADGBE (licks/solos)
Guitar 1: Starts off the song. *
Dm (x4) Em (x4) Bm (x4)** C (x4)***
e-----5-----------|------7------7---|------2-0--------|-----0---0----- B--------5--6-----|-----------8---8-|----------3------|-------5---5-5- G-------------7---|---------9-------|-------------4---|---5----------- D---7-----------7-|---9-------------|---4-----------4-|--------------- A-5---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-3------------- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
Guitar 3: Starts during Guitar 1 part (listen to the recording.)
e----12--------15--14--12----------7----------------7-------5- B------------------------------------------------------------- G-12-----------16--14--12--------9---------------9------9----- D------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------7-------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------
Em........A.........Em (riff 1)
Verse (Guitar 2)
Em D C Bm (riff 1)
I have seen the midnight sun shining
[Em]I saw you fl[D]y aw[C]ay smi[Bm]ling
The d[C]ark night sheds no li[D]ght
It m[Em]erely serves[D] a war[C]ning
I pray for one s[D]ingle ray of h[Em]ope[D] [C]
Bm Em (riff 2)
Oh midnight sun
Em D C Bm (riff 1)****
I have seen the midnight sun shining
Em D C Bm (riff 1)****
Watched her rays steadily dying
The ca[C]ndles are ali[D]ght
I s[Em]it alone i[D]n mou[C]rning
I wo[C]nder is there d[D]eath after l[Em]ife[D] [C]
[Bm]Oh midnight [Em]sun
(solo, see below)
[Bm]While in my l[C]ife
I have lo[D]ved
I have l[Em]ost
[Bm]I feel no w[C]armth from your d[D]ays
Em D C Bm (riff 1)
Yet I have seen the midnight sun shining
Em D C Bm (riff 1)
Welcomed her full golden lining
For w[C]hen I have to f[D]ight
To w[Em]ake up in th[D]e mor[C]ning
I lo[C]ok to her for h[D]er open ar[Em]ms[D] [C]
[Bm]Oh midnight s[C]un
Bm Em*****
Oh midnight sun
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Riffs, Licks, & Notes
Riff 1
e------------------------------------ B----------------------------1--3--0- G-------------------0----0-2--------- D----------0---0-2----2-------------- A------0-2---2----------------------- E-3--0-------------------------------
Riff 2
e------- B------- G------- D------- A-------
E-3-2-0-
Solo (all chords in first position)
[Bm] [C]
e-------------------------10-----12--10--------5--7--8----8--7---------- B-7-8--7-8---8p7p5----5------------------7--8------------------5--7--8-- G------------------7---------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[D] [C9] [G] [C]
e---------------------------------8--7--10---8~~~~~--- B-10b^--10b^&d---8--7--5---------------------8~~~~~--- G-------------------------7--5/9-(9)---------9~~~~~--- D----------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------
Notes
p=pull off
b^=bend up
b^&d=bend up then down
/=slide up
( )= ghost note, don't have to play, but could sound good
Chords Used:
Em X-7-9-9-8-7
A X-X-7-9-10-X
D 10-12-12-11-10-10
C 8-10-10-9-8-8
[Bm]C9 [7-9-9-7-7-7]X-3-2-0-3-3
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
Dm X-5-7-7-6-5
*variations of this played throughout
**fretted as X24432
***fretted as X3555X
****variation of riff
*****fretted as 022000 with
e------- B------- G------- D-----2- A---2--- E-0-----
Enjoy :)
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