Author/Artist: Jeff Buckley Title: Grace Tabber: Andrew Biles (from the Jeff Buckley book)
I've tried explaining the order of this song along the way, so before trying to play it straight out, I recommend just trying to follow the song through. This is probably one of the easier Jeff Buckley songs to play, but it has some really nice parts and some quite awkward strumming patterns. The only real symbols that were needed for this song were pull-offs (p), hammers (h), mutes (x) and the whammy bar (~ - appears under tab staffs)
There's the moon asking to stay Long enough for the clouds to fly me away Well it's my time coming, i'm not afraid to die My fading voice sings of love, But she cries to the clicking of time Of time
Wait in the fire...
And she weeps on my arm Walking to the bright lights in sorrow Oh drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow Oh my love And the rain is falling and i believe My time has come It reminds me of the pain I might leave Leave behind
Wait in the fire...
And I feel them drown my name So easy to know and forget with this kiss I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow
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| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up
[Verse] Em1 Em1 There's the moon asking to stay F1 Em1 Eb Long enough for the clouds to fly me away F2 Em2 Eb Em2 Em Well it's my time coming, i'm not afraid, AFRAID to die
[Refrain] Em1 D/F# G A Bm A Em1 My fading voice sings of love, Em1 D/F# G A Bm But she cries to the clicking of time A Em1 Of time
[Bridge] F2 Wait in the fire... Em2 Eb Wait in the fire... F2 Wait in the fire... Em2 Eb Em2 Wait in the fire...
[Verse] Em1 Em1 And she weeps on my arm F1 Em1 Eb Walking to the bright lights in sorrow F2 Em2 Eb Oh drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow Em2 Em1 Oh my love Em1 D/F# G A Bm And the rain is falling and i believe A Em1 My time has come Em1 D/F# G A It reminds me of the pain Bm I might leave A Em1 Leave behind F2 Wait in the fire... Em2 Eb Em1 Wait in the fire...
[Instrumental] Eb F2 G2 F# (this is the part where he goes 'ooh') F Em1 Em1 D/F# G A Bm Em1 D/F# G A Bm Em1 D/F# G A Bm (sings 'I might leave' again)
Em2 And I feel them drown my name F2 Em2 Eb So easy to know and forget with this kiss F2 Em2 Eb I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow
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| p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato | h Hammer-on | —
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Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
________________ / Jeff Buckley / "I think the fire is maybe what you could call the torment / Grace / of existence, the continuous struggle to understand and / Grace / rationalise one's own existence and being. I think in this /_______________/ song JB is saying that he has come to accept that the struggle cannot be won against death in the end - not that he necessarily wants to die, but more that he is no longer afraid to give in to the ultimate enigma of death, the extinguishing of the 'fire' of existence - "I'm not afraid to go but it goes so slow." Not at all negative in my opinion. Perhaps a little spooky in conjunction with his young death." - caitsith01
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E) Time: 6/8
This song is carried by an electric guitar and backed up by an acoustic guitar. The guitars play the same unless two separate parts are notated.
[Intro] (This opening part is also accompanied by a 12-stringed acoustic guitar.)
Fm Fm E|-------1-----------------|-------1-----3p1---------| B|-----1---3p1-------------|-----1---3p1-----3p1-----| G|---1---------3p1-3p1-3p1-|---1-----------------3p1-| D|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gm Gm Em E|-------3-----------------|-------3-----5p3---------|-0----------|------------| B|-----3---5p3-------------|-----3---5p3-----5p3-----|-0----------|------------| G|---3---------5p3-5p3-5p3-|---3-----------------5p3-|-0----------|------------| D|/5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-2----------|------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------| (bend with the whammy bar)
(electric guitar-part)
D A/D D A/D D A7/D 3x E||--------------------------------|----------17-17----15---------------|| B||o-14h15---14-----14h15---14-----|-14h15-15-15-15-14-14----17---14---o|| G||--14------14-----14------14-----|-14----14-------14----14-14---14----|| D||--14h16---14-----14h16---14-----|-14h16-16---------------------14----|| A||o--0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0-o|| D||---0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0--||
D D 4x E||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--|| B||o-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-o|| G||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--|| D||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--|| A||o-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-o|| D||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--||
[Verse]
" 1. There's the moon asking to stay Long enough for the clouds to fly me away Oh, it's my time coming, I'm not afraid, afraid to die
2. And she weeps on my arm Walking to the bright lights in sorrow Oh, drink a bit of wine, we both might go tomorrow, oh, my love
3. And I feel them drown my name So easy to know and forget with this kiss I'm not afraid to go, but it goes so slow "
(electric guitar-part) Em Em Fsus2 Em E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------| D|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----| A|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-| D|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Fsus2 Em E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------| D|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----| A|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-| D|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Em Em E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------| D|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2----| A|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2-| D|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-2-----------------|-2----------------|
(acoustic guitar part) (continue the strumming pattern in all of the bars) Em Em Fsus2 Em D# D# E|-0-----------0-----------|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| B|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| G|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
Fsus2 Em D# D# Em Em E|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| B|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| G|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| D|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--| A|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--| D|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
[Pre-Chorus]
" 1. My fading voice sings of love But she cries to the clicking of time, of time
2. And the rain is falling and I believe my time has come It reminds me of the pain I might leave, leave behind "
Em B7/F# Em/G A6 E|-0---0-0---0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------| B|-0---0-0---0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-| G|-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-| D|-2---2-2---2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-| A|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------| D|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Em Em E|-0-----------0-----------|-------0-----0-----------| B|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| G|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-| A|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
Em B7/F# Em/G A6 E|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------| B|-0---0-0-0-0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-| G|-0---0-0-0-0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-| A|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------| D|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Em Em E|-------------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------| B|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| G|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| D|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-| A|-x---x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-| D|-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
[Chorus]
" Wait in the fire, wait in the fire Wait in the fire, wait in the fire the fire oh "
Fsus2 Em E||--------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| B||o-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| G||--------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D||--3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-| A||o-3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-| D||--3-----3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Em Em E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| B|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| G|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-| A|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-| D|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
From here, repeat the whole thing from the top, then go on to the Bridge.
Em Em E|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------| B|-0-----------0-----------|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| G|-0-----------0-----------|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| D|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| A|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x-| D|-2-----------2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-5---5-7---7-9---9-|
[Pre-Chorus]
strum the chords as previously, this is an outline of the new structure:
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm(add11) | A(add9) |
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm7(add11) | A(add9) |
| Em B7/F# | Em/G A6 | Bm(add11) | A(add9) |
("It reminds me of the pain; I might leave, leave behind")
| Em | Em |
[Intro] (similar to previous)
[Verse] (similar to previous, but cut out the last two bars)
[Chorus]
||: Fsus2 | Em | D# | D# :|| 6x (in the 6th round, end on the first D#)
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| x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up