Sit and Wonder The Verve
Artist-The Verve
Song-Sit And Wonder
Album-Forth
Writer- McCabe, Jones, Salisbury, Ashcroft
There are multiple guitars in the song, so I tried to tab the stuff that was most prominent.
Throughout the song, McCabe uses a lot of effects, but reverb is the most common I believe.
Legend
\ = Slide down
()= Background guitar sounds not very prominent in mix
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release
Intro (screeching effect caused by pick)
(F#m) (0:28)
(14)--------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----10\7--10\7----------10\7--10\7----10\7--10\7----------10\7---------------| -----------------(9p7p6)-----------(7p6)----------(7p6)--------(9p7p6-9-7-6)--|
Verse 1 (0:47)
[F#m]
-3p2-3p2-2-------5b7r5b7---------5b7r5b7------5p3h5---3p2-----------|
I sit and wonder...
(0:58)
-------------2-----------------2--------5b7---------2-----------------------| -------------2h4p2-------------2h4p2----------------2h4p2-------------------|
I sit and wonder,I often wonder, I've been waiting for this moment to come
(1:08)
--------------2--------------------2---------------2---------------------2--| --------------2h4p2----------------2h4p2-----------2h4p2--------------2-----|
She's the teacher, and I'm the pupil, but I ain't learning anything at all
(1:18)
-------------2------------------2-----------2-----------------(2)-----------| -------------2h4p2--------------2h4p2-------2h4p2-------------(2)-----------|
Now I'm falling into a black hole, and I can barely feel the sun
(1:29)
-2h4---2h4p2-2h4p2----------------------------------------------------------| --------------------5h7p5--5h7p5--4h5p4--4h5p4------------------------------|
(1:38)
-(2-feedback)---------------------------------------------------------------|
Yea I sit and wonder, I fall to pieces, I've been waiting for her to come
(1:48)
-------------10\7-----------------------10\7-----------10\7-----------------|
No bed of roses, with cheeks like peaches, yea I ain't gonna wait no more
Chorus
(1:57) Bm F#m
-----------------------3-------3-----------------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
[Bm] [F#m]
-----------------------3-------3----------3------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Break
(2:19)
-------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------| -4----4----4----7/9---4----4----4----7/9---------------| -0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---0h2--0h2--0h2--5/7---------------|
(2:28)
--------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -----(9-7-6--7-6-4/6)-----------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -(9)----------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
(2:38)*During this part move pickup toggle back and forth*
-------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -4-----------------------------------------------------| -4-----------------------------------------------------| -0h2---------------------------------------------------|
The rites of passage we all must take em and some are gonna break n the stone
-------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -4-----------------------------------------------------| -4-----------------------------------------------------| -0h2---------------------------------------------------|
The door is open, and I'm reaching, yea it looks like the prodigal son
Chorus
(2:57) Bm F#m
-----------------------3-------3-----------------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
[Bm] [F#m]
-----------------------3-------3----------3------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3--------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge
(3:16)
----------2-3-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5----------------------------7\5--7\5-| --2-3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
I have been having troubles in my head Lord
-7\5-------------------------------------------------------------| -----8--7-7b8----------------------------------------------------| --------------7-6------------------------------------------------|
Oh Oh Oh Oh I've been having demons in my mind Lord
--------10/14----------------------------------------------------| ---------7/11----------------------------------------------------|
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Instrumental(keep repeating slide from D to F#)
(3:38)
---(10/14)------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------5-5-7-7-8-8----5-7-7-8-10-----5-7-8-10-8-10-7-10-5-10-| ---(7/11)---6-7-------------6-7-----------6-7-------------------------|
(3:50) lots of reverb
-------------------------(12)---------------------------------------| ------10--10b11-7---------------------------------------------------|
(4:08)
-10--10--9---9------------------------9---9----------------------------------| ----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------| ---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11---------| -10--10--9---9------------------------9---9-----------------------------9--9-| ----------------12----12--10----10----------12----12--10----10--8----8-------| ---11-----11-------11--------11--------11------11--------11-------11-----11--|
(4:18-4:35)lots of reverb
----14~~~-------------------17~~~-----------------------------------|
Chorus
(4:37) Bm F#m
-----------------------3-------3-----------------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------|
Lord give me some light......Lord give me the light
[Bm] [F#m]
-----------------------3-------3----------3---------------| -------------------------5--3----5--3-------5-3-----------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------5/7-|
Yea give me some light...... give me some light
Bridge
(4:57)
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -9-----------------------------12---11----4---2h4-2h5-2h4-| -9-----------------------------12---11----4---------------| -7-----------------------------10---9-----2---------------|
I've been having trouble in my head lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--| ----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
I've been having demons in my mind lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--| ----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
---------------------------------------10/14--10/14-14/17--14/17--| ----------------------------------------7/11--7/11--11/14--11/14--| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -9-----------------------------12---11----------------------------| -7-----------------------------10---9-----------------------------|
Something's going on inside my head lord oh oh oh oh
Outro (guitar is just plucked chords with reverb)
(5:37)
I could be [Bm]searching all my life, searching all my life[F#m]
Keep that [Bm]candle on tonight, candle on tonight[F#m]
Keep that [Bm]candle on tonight, candle on tonight[F#m]
Could be [Bm]hurting all the while, hurting all the whi[F#m]le
Lord give me the [Bm]light.
ALL HAIL NICK MCCABE
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