As the Years Go Passing By Gary Moore
AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY
As recorded by Gary Moore
Transcribed by Daniel Pacheco
x 3 [Cm]5 3 4 3 1 3 [Fm]3 1 1 1 3 5 [G7]3 4 3 3 4 x [Ab7]4 5 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Slow Blues Q=138
12/8[G7]
Gtr I
|--3--|
H. Q. Q S S S Q +E +Q. H.
|--------------------11-13-|-13b15===(13)-(13)r-----------| |-----------------13-------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------|
[Ab7] [G7]
|----3-----|
S S S S E +S S Q Q. E S S S +S S
|---13-11------------11------------8-8-----------------| |---------13-13-(13)--------------11-8-----------------| |--------------------------------------10b12-(10)-10---| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
[Cm] |--3--|
E S a +S S S S +S S +Q +Q. Q.
|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------8---------------------------------| |-8-10-10b12-(10)---10------------------------------| |----------------------10-(10)-10-(10)--(10)--------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|-3--|
E S S S S S S S S S E +Q. Q.
|-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |---8---------------------------------|| |-----10-9-8-5-8-8-10---6-(6)---------|| |-------------------------------------||
Verse
[Cm]W [Fm]W
|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|
[Cm] |--3--|
Q. Q S S S a +S +S S S E E S E.
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------10b11==(10)r(10)p8----------8----| |-----------10----------------------10-10-10------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
|--4:3---|
Q. Q S S a +E E E E a +S S +Q
|-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------11----------------------------------------| |--------------10b11-(10)-10-8-10-10b12-(10)----------| |--------------------------------------------10-(10)--| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
[Fm]W S S E +E +Q. H.
|--------------|-8-11-8-(8)-(8)---------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|
[Cm]
|-------4:3--------|
H. Q. E E +E a +E
|------------------------------------| |----------------11-(11)-------------| |------------------------10b12==(10)r| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
[G7]
|------4:3-------| |-3--|
+E E E a +E +Q. +Q. S S S Q W
|-------------------------------------------------|------| |-------------------------------------------------|------| |-(10)-8-10-10b12==(10)-(10)---(10)r-----10-8-----|------| |---------------------------------------------10--|------| |-------------------------------------------------|------| |-------------------------------------------------|------|
[Ab7] ~~~~[G7] [Cm]
a +S +S S S E +Q. H. H. Q E +Q.
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------11b13==(11)---| |-10b11==(10)r(10)-8----------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------10-10-(10)-----------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------| |--3--| |--3--|
+E +E E E a +S +S S S S +E S S Q +E Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------|| |-(11)r(11)-8---------------------------------------------------|| |-------------10-10b11==(10)r(10)-8------------8h10-8--(8)------|| |-----------------------------------10-10-(10)------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------||
Verse
[Fm] ~~[Cm]
W S S S E. Q. H. H. Q. E. S a +E
|--------------|---8-11-8---------------|--------------------13b15==(13)-| |--------------|------------------------|-----------------13-------------| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|--4:3--| |--3--|
+Q E E a +Q. E S S S +E +Q E
|-(13)r-11-13-13b15-(13)-------------------------11---| |----------------------------13-13-13-(13)-(13)-------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
[Fm] ~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q. E a +Q +E S S E +Q. H.
|----------------11b13==(11)--|-(11)r------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------13-13-(13)-----------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[Cm] ~~~~~~~~
|--4:3--| |-3--|
H. Q. E E E E S +S +S S E S S S Q +H.
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------8-10-|-10b12==(10)r(10)-------8----------------| |----------------10------|--------------------------10-10--(10)----| |------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[G7]H. Q. E. a +S S S [Ab7]S S a +S S E +Q. [G7]H.
|---------------------------------|-8----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-11-|---11-------------------------------| |-----------------10b12-(10)------|------10b12-(10)-10-8-(8)-----------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Cm] ~~
H. Q E a +S +S S S E +Q. Q. Q. Q S S
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------8----|| |--------------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------------10-10-|-(10)-----------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------||
Guitar Solo
|-4:3--|
E E E E S S a +Q +Q. Q.
|----8-11-8--------------------------------| |-11--------11---11b13==(11)--(11)r--------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
[Fm]
|---4:3---|
Q. E S S S S E a +E +S S +S E E. E
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------11-13-11----------------------------------| |----------12----------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-(8)-10--------| |---------------------------------------------------10--| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
|--3--|
a +S +S S S S +E +Q S S S S Q +Q. H. E a +Q +E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------11b13==(11)--(11)r-11-13-| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-10b12==(10)r(10)-8------------------------8h10-8--(8)---|------------------------------------| |--------------------10-10-(10)-(10)--10-10---------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|--3--| |--4:3---|
a +E S S S E +Q +S S E E E E Q E
|-13b15-(13)-13p11---------------------11-13-15-11-11-------| |------------------13-13-(13)--(13)-13----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----3-----|
a +E +E E E E E a +E E E a +S S T T T T a +S +T T S
|-11b13==(11)-(11)r-11-8-----------------------------------8------------------------------| |------------------------11-8----------------------------8---8-11-8-----------------------| |-----------------------------10b12-(10)-10-8-10b12-(10)------------10b12==(10)r(10)p8----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q. Q S S
|-------------------------------------------------------| |------------8------------------------------------------| |-10----8-10---8------------8---------------------------| |----10----------10----8-10---10-10-10-10-(10)----------| |-------------------10----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------0-|
a S S Q +Q. Q. Q S S
|-------------------------------| |----------------------------13-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-9s10s8p6--(6)\----------------| |-------------------------------|
[G7] ~~
a +Q. +E E E E a +E S S Q E
|-13b15==(13)---(13)r-13-11-13-13b15-(13)------------| |-------------------------------------------13-13----| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
[Ab7]Q a +Q. +E [G7] E S S E a +E +E S S
|----11b13==(11)---(11)r-11-8----------------------------| |-----------------------------11-8-----------------------| |----------------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)-8-10-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[Cm] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
a +E +S S S E +E E E Q. Q S S S S E +E +Q. +Q. Q.
|--------------------------------------------8-8-|-8----------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------11-9-|-8----------------------------|| |-10b12==(10)r(10)p8------------8----------------|---10-8-(8)-(8)---(8)---------|| |--------------------10-10-(10)------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------||
Verse
[Fm] ~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
H. Q. E a +Q +S S S Q +E Q H.
|----------------13b15==(13)--|-(13)r-11------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------13-13--(13)------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Cm] ~
H. E +E E Q E a +E E E E E E E E +E +E Q
|------------------------------|------------8-8-[8]-8-8-11-13b15-(13)-(13)-------| |---------11b13-(11)-13-13-----|-11b13-(11)--------------------------------13----| |---------------------------12-|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---4:3---|
H. Q. E a +Q +E E E E a +S +S Q H.
|----------------11b13==(11)--|-(11)r-11-8--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------11-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------10b11==(10)r(10)-8----------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Cm]H. Q. E S S a +S S S S S S S a +S +S S Q +H.
|-----------------8-8---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------------11-8---------------|-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------10b12-(10)-10-|-8----10-8-10-10b12==(10)-(10)r----------------| |-----------------------------------|---10---------------------------10-10--(10)----| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[G7] [Ab7] ~~~~~~~~~~~[G7]
H. Q. Q S a +S S S +Q +Q. H.
|-----------------8------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------10b12-(10)-|-10-8-(8)--(8)-----------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Cm] ~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q. E. S S S S S S S E +Q. +Q. Q.
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-8-10-10s12-8-(8)---(8)---------|| |--------------------8-10-|--------------------------------|| |-----------------10------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------||
Piano Solo
Wx11 H. Q. Q E
|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------13-|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------||
Guitar Solo
a [Cm] +S S S S S S +Q. +E E +E +E Q
|-13b15-(13)---13p11-------------------11b13-(11)-(11)----| |--------------------13-13-(13)---(13)--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
[Fm]Q. E E +E +E S S S S a +S +S S S S S
|--------11b13==(11)-(11)r-11-8----------------------------------| |-------------------------------11-8-----------------------------| |------------------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)-8----10-8--| |-------------------------------------------------------10-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Cm]
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
a +S S S S S S a T T T T S S S S a +E S S S Q T T T T +Q
|--------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------8---8-11p8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-10b12-(10)------------10s11p10p8----10-8-10---10b12-(10)-10-8--------8----------------| |----------------------------------10---------------------------10-10----10-8-----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-(10)\--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E a +Q +E S S S a +S S S a +S S S S
|---------------------------11-----------------------------------8-------| |--------11b13==(11)--(11)r----11-8----------------------------8---11----| |-----------------------------------10b12-(10)-10-8-10b12-(10)-----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Fm] ~~~~~~~~~
|------4:3------| |--3--|
E E E a +E S S S +Q +E E E Q.
|-8-11-13-13b15-(13)-13p11---------------11--------| |--------------------------13-(13)--(13)-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------4:3---------| |--4:3---| 4:3| |--3--|
E a a +Q +Q. +Q a a +E E a +E +E E E E E E E Q. Q. E. a +S S S S
|------15b18==(15)--(15)---(15)r-----15b18==(15)-15r-13b15==(13)r(13)-11-|-13-11----11-11------------------------------11--| |---13----------------------------13-------------------------------------|-------13-------13\---------------------8-11-----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------10b12-(10)----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-3--| |------6------| |-3--| |--3--|
T T T T S S S T T T T T T S S a +E +E S S S +Q Q S S S
|-8h11p8----8----------------------------------------------------------------8-11-13-| |--------11---11p8-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------11p10p8----10----8-10-10b12==(10)-(10)r-10-8----------------------| |--------------------------10----10-----------------------------10-(10)\-------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G7] ~~
|------4------|
+Q. +Q +E E E S S E E E
|-(13)b15====(13)--(13)r-11-13-11-------------| |---------------------------------13-13-11----| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
[Ab7] [G7]
|-------4:3-------|
Q. a +Q. +E E E a +E a +E E E
|------18b20==(18)---(18)r---15-15b18-(15)-13b15-(13)-13-11-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Cm] ~~
|--3--|
S S S S T T T T S S S Q +Q E Q.
|-13-11-13-15-13h15p13p11----11----------------------| |-------------------------13----13-13--(13)\---------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
Verse
|------7:8------|
S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T S S a E E +Q. W
|----8---------------------------------------------------||------| |---11-8-------------------------------------------------||------| |--------11-10-8----10----8------------------------------||------| |----------------10----10---10-8-------------------------||------| |--------------------------------10-9-8-6-8-8s9-6-(6)\---||------| |--------------------------------------------------------||------|
[Fm]W [Cm]H. E a +Q +Q.
|--------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-----------11b13==(11)--(11)---| |--------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------| |-------4:3-------|
+E a +E E E S S S S S S +E E E Q.
|------------------------------------------------------| |-(11)r------------------------------------------------| |-------10b12-(10)-10-8---10-8---------------8---------| |------------------------------10-10-10-(10)-----------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
[Fm] ~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q. E a +Q S S S S E +E E E H.
|----------------13b15-(13)--|---13p11------------11-----------| |----------------------------|---------13-13-(13)--------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Cm] ~~~~~~~~~~
H. E a +Q +Q a +E
|------------------------------------------| |-----------11b13==(11)--(11)r-------------| |-------------------------------10b12-(10)-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|--4:2--|
E E S S S S +Q. S S Q +Q.
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-10-8-10-8--------------8----------------| |-----------10-10-(10)-----10-------------| |-----------------------------10--(10)\---| |-----------------------------------------|
[G7] ~~~~~[Ab7] [G7]
H. Q. E a +S +S E +H. H.
|-----------------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------|| |----------------10b12==(10)r(10)-8-|-(8)------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------||
Outro
[Cm]
|----4:3----|
H. E a +Q E E E S S
|-----------13b15-(13)----13-11-13-11-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
H.=H
~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~
S S +Q Q. a +H. S S S S E E E E H.
|-----------------------------------|--8-8-8--------------8-----*| |-13-13-(13)--11--------------------|-11-9-8--------------8-----*| |-------------------10b12-(10)------|--------10-8-7-------8-----*| |-----------------------------------|---------------10-8-10-----*| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------*| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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