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Band: Common Children
Song: 'Blue Raft'
Album: Delicate Fade
Copyright: 1997 New Tattoo Music/BMI
Tabbed by: Wes Marlan
Email: guitarwez@hotmail.com
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Note: This is one cool song. I *tried* to tab out the first solo
and I know most of the notes are correct but it's what Marc 'did'
with some of those notes that are..uh..'hard' to replicate. :)
He uses a slide ring for some of it and I don't have one. I didn't
even try to tab out the second solo but it is quite similar to the
first one. I've received several requests to tab this song and I
only wish I tabbed it out sooner. Once again, cool song. Enjoy!
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
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e------------------------------------4--------------------------
B------7---------------7----------------------------------------
G--------4---------------4-------------6------------------------
D----------6---------------6-------6----------------------------
A----6-------6---6---6-------6h8-4-------------------------4h6--
E--4-----------4---4--------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------4---------------4----------
B------7--------------------------------------------------------
G--------4-----------------------------6-------6-------6--------
D----------------------------------6-----6---6-----6-----6------
A----6-----------------------6h8-4---------4-----4---------4h6--
E--4------------------------------------------------------------
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e------------------------------------4---------------4----------
B------7---------------7----------------------------------------
G--------4---------------4-------------6-------6-------6--------
D----------6---------------6-------6-----6---6-----6-----6------
A----6-------6---6---6-------6h8-4---------4-----4---------4h6--
E--4-----------4---4--------------------------------------------
Hello, come in, rub your face in the wind Can you feel it?
It's all right to drift where the water is swift Don't you feel it?
Are you ready to ride? It's a question of pride and devotion
Come on, let's float down the slippery slope toward the ocean
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Chorus (?):
e--------------------------------------
B------4-------4-----------------------
G----------------------6/8-8/10-10-10--
D----6---6---6---6---6-----------------
A--6---------------4-------------------
E----------4---------------------------
Floating you and me...
e--------------------------------------
B------4-------4-----------------------
G----------------------6/8-8/6-6-6-----
D----6---6---6---6---6-----------------
A--6---------------4-------------------
E----------4---------------------------
Careening to the sea...
e-----------------------------------------------------
B------4-------4-------4---------4-------4-------4----
G-----------------------------------------------------
D----6---6---6---6---6---------6---6---6---6---6---6--
A--6---------------4-----------------6----------------
E----------4-------------4-------------------4--------
The water is deep Yeah, the river is wide In my room, On my raft,
Where I ride....
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e------------------------------------4---------------4----------
B------7---------------7----------------------------------------
G--------4---------------4-------------6-------6-------6--------
D----------6---------------6-------6-----6---6-----6-----6------
A----6-------6---6---6-------6h8-4---------4-----4---------4h6--
E--4-----------4---4--------------------------------------------
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2nd Chorus:
e--------------------------------------
B------4-------4-----------------------
G----------------------6/8-8/10-10-10--
D----6---6---6---6---6-----------------
A--6---------------4-------------------
E----------4---------------------------
Floating you and me...
e--------------------------------------
B------4-------4-----------------------
G----------------------6/8-8/6-6-6-----
D----6---6---6---6---6-----------------
A--6---------------4-------------------
E----------4---------------------------
Careening to the sea...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B------4-------4-------4---------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D----6---6---6---6---6---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--
A--6---------------4-----------------6-------6-------4-------4--------
E----------4-------------4--------------------------------------------
The water is deep Yeah, the river is wide In my room (In my room)
On my raft (On my raft) Where I ride....
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Solo: [ Chords used in background: G#m7-(466474) & C#5-(X466XX) ]
e--18~~18~~18~~18~18~~18~~18~18~~18~~18~18\16-16-16-16-16\14-14-14-14--
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--14-14-14-14-14------------------------------------------------
B-----------------14-14-14-14-14-14\12-12-12-(11)-12-12-12-(11)--
G----------------------------------------------------------------
e--18~~18~~18~~18~~18~18~~18~18~~18~18~~18\16-16-16-16-16\14-14-14-14--
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16------
B-----------------14(slowly bend up to)16(slowly bend down to)-14------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--14(bend up to)16--18(bend up to)21(bend down to)18------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
e--18~18~18-18-18\16-16\14-14-14-----------------------------
B--------------------------------14-14-14\12-12-12-12-12--9--
G------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--14(bend up to)16(bend down to)14-14-14(bend up to)16(bend down to)14-
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--14-14-14(bend up to)16(bend down to)14-14-14\12\8\\\(slide down)----
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
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(Play nothing here)
Darkness will fade, let your tears sink away Just like stones
Wake up your mind when the morning light shines Into your soul
*(Okay, here, if my hearing is right, raise every note in Figure 1 )
(so play it barred. For example, the first note in Fig. 1 is on the )
(E string, 4th fret[G#]; now move that up 12 frets to the 16th fret..)
See the birds fly in, hear the songs float out Through my window
On a river of love the Spirit is hovering On the wind
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3rd chorus: See 2nd chorus, they're basically the same.
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2nd solo: I'll wisely let someone else tab that out if they want :)
(I'd suggest you create you own solo using the notes I've provided)
(in the first solo because I don't even think Marc could tediously)
(replicate *exactly* the same solo on the CD)
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Outtro: Play Figure 1 a couple of times to the end...
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--Phew! Feel free to correct any mistakes, this song is a gem.