Midnight Sun Strawbs
Hero and Heroine (1973)
tabbed by Ian (ickis@new.rr.com)
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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