High Hopes - Pink Floyd
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
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From: spordon@nyx10.cs.du.edu
Subject: ADD: "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd

Play this part with a pitch-transposer. It's one octave higher than written.

[Intro]

(piano) (repeat 4X)
E|------15--------15--------18--------18--------11--------11--------------|
B|------13--------13--------16--------16---------9---------9--------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^
(bells sound on accent marks above)


[Verse]

(piano) (Lyrics start) (repeat 4X)
E|-------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


The low notes in the following are doubled by another guitar and a bass:
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|----4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G|----5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----3----------------------------------2----|
E|--------------4---------3---------3---------|


E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----4----4----3----3----1----1----0----------|
G|-----5----5----3----3----1----1----0----------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3--1-------------------------------|
E|---------------4---------3----------3----3----|


(repeat 4X)
E|-------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G-|*-----------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D-|*---------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]
(piano)

("The grass was greener....")
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G|*------------------------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D|*---------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A|-------------------------3--------------------------6-----6--1-----------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
| |
| (Gtr doubled by bass) |
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|*------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|*------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--------3--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3--------3--4--------4--6--------6--|


(Piano and Gtr. 1)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3----*|
D|----------5-----------5-----5--------6--------3-----3-*|
A|-------3--------3-----------------6-----6--1-----------|
E|-------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
| |
| |
| (Gtr. 2 and bass) |
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------*|
D|----------------------------5--5--------5--6----------*|
A|-------3--------3-5-6----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(repeat 4X)
E|-------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G|*------------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D|*----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The bass notes in the following are doubled by another guitar and a bass:
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|----4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G|----5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----3----------------------------------2----|
E|--------------4---------3---------3---------|


E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----4----4----3----3----1----1----0---------|
G|-----5----5----3----3----1----1----0---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3--1------------------------------|
E|---------------4---------3---------3----3----|


[Bridge]

(Gtr. 1)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2/4-4----4/5-5----5/-9--9--7-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Gtr 2 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7--9--10--7--9--5--7--7h9p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
A|-------------------------------------------^-----^-----^--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2/4-4----4-5-5----5/-9--9--9----5--7---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Gtr 2 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7--10--9/-12----10p9--7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2/4-4----4/5-5----5/-9--9--7-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Gtr 2 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------7--10--9----5--9--7----5--7--7/9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2/4-4----4-5-5----5/-9--9--9----5--7---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Gtr 2 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7\5--3--2--3--0--2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|

Play this part with a pitch-transposer. It's one octave higher than written.

(piano)
E|------15--------15--------18--------18--------11--------11--------------|
B|------13--------13--------16--------16---------9---------9--------------|
G|*----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
D|*----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^
(bells sound on accent marks above)

(repeat 4X)
E|-------3--------3--------6--------6-------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------4--------4--------1--------1-------------------|
G|*------------------------------------------1--------1------------------*|
D|*----------------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------------------3----------3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G|-------------------------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D|----------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A|-------------------------3--------------------------6-----6--1-----------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
| |
| (Gtr. doubled by bass) |
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--------3--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3--------3--4--------4--6--------6--|

(Piano)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------3-----------------------3-----|
G|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
D|----------5-----------5-----5--------6--------3-----3--|
A|-------3--------3-----------------6-----6--1-----------|
E|-------------------3-----------4-----------------------|
| |
| |
| (Gtr. and bass) |
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5--5--------5--6-----------|
A|-------3--------3-5-6----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo]
(slide guitar) -- notes in "<>" are very quick grace notes:

slowly
E|--------8~~~-11\10--/8-\6~~-----8-6-8~--\------|
B|---4-/-8---------.-----------/8----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

the ` means to drop off -- a quick slide down:

E|---------------------------------------------6-<6>/8`-10`-11`-/-13`-|
B|---<8>\6----\4---/8---6-\-4-------------8-8~------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-\-3-5~~--/----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--/15~~~~-/20-\-18-/20-\18-<15>\13--/15~~-\----8-10-11--10\--/6--|
B|---------------------------------------------/8.-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------6--6-/-8--------|
B|--6-/-8~~~\--<6>/<8>\<6>/<7.5>-----------8-.------.-8-/-11-|
G|-------------------------------8--\--5/8-.-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


E|--6-/-8-----/15~~~----|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Tunning: D tuning (D G C F A D)
[Intro]
(2x)
D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
(2x)
D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Bridge]

D|-1---1---0---0---------------5----|-1---1---0---0--------------------|
A|-----------------3---3---2---2----|-----------------3---3---2--------|
F|-2---2---0---0---2-----------2----|-2---2---0---0---2----------------|
C|-0-------------------2---2--------|-0-------------------2---2--------|
G|---------1-------0-----------4----|---------1-------0----------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
(2x)
D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Chorus]

D|-----1-------0--------------------|-----1-------1--------------------|
A|-----3-------1-------3-------5----|-----3-------1-------3-------3----|
F|---2-2-2-----2-------3-------5----|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----3-------3----|
C|-0---------2---2---3-3-3---5-5-5--|-0-------3-----------5-----3-3-3--|
G|---------0-------1-------3--------|-------------------5---5-1--------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------|

D|-----1-------0--------------------|-----1-------1--------------------|
A|-----3-------1-------3-------5----|-----3-------1-------3-------1----|
F|---2-2-2-----2-------3-------5----|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----3-------2----|
C|-0---------2---2---3-3-3---5-5-5--|-0-------3-----------5-----2-2----|
G|---------0-------1-------3--------|-------------------5---5-0--------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------|

[Verse 3]
(2x)
D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Bridge]

D|-1---1---0---0---------------5----|-1---1---0---0--------------------|
A|-----------------3---3---2---2----|-----------------3---3---2--------|
F|-2---2---0---0---2-----------2----|-2---2---0---0---2----------------|
C|-0-------------------2---2--------|-0-------------------2---2--------|
G|---------1-------0-----------4----|---------1-------0----------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Solo]


D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-2-------2--------|
F|-------------------------------2-2-----------2--------------------|
C|-4-----------4h6-6-----------6------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------0-2-3-0-2---0--------------------0h2p0-------------|
F|-------------------------------2----------------------------2h4p2p0h2p0-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------3-----------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-2-------2--------|
F|-------------------------------2-2-----------2--------------------|
C|-4-----------4h6-6-----------6------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|

D|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|-2---------------0---------------0--3--2-----3p2-0---------------------|
F|-------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------3-----------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-2-------2--------|
F|-------------------------------2-2-----------2--------------------|
C|-4-----------4h6-6-----------6------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------0-3-2-------------2-0-------------0-2----------------|
F|-----------------------------2---------------2--------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2-2-------2--------|
F|-------------------------------2-2-----------2--------------------|
C|-4-----------4h6-6-----------6------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------2-0---------------0--------------------------------|
F|-------------2----------------------2--0----0---------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------4-----2-4--0-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------2-0--------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------------3----------------|

[Interlude]

D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Verse 4]
(2x)
D|-5---5---8---8--------------------|-5---5---8---8--------------------|
A|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|-3---3---6---6---6---6------------|
F|-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
C|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Chorus / Solo]

D|-----1-------0--------------------|-----1-------1--------------------|
A|-----3-------1-------3-------5----|-----3-------1-------3-------3----|
F|---2-2-2-----2-------3-------5----|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----3-------3----|
C|-0---------2---2---3-3-3---5-5-5--|-0-------3-----------5-----3-3-3--|
G|---------0-------1-------3--------|-------------------5---5-1--------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------|
repeat till fade
D|-----1-------0--------------------|-----1-------1--------------------|
A|-----3-------1-------3-------5----|-----3-------1-------3-------1----|
F|---2-2-2-----2-------3-------5----|---2-2-2---2-2-2-----3-------2----|
C|-0---------2---2---3-3-3---5-5-5--|-0-------3-----------5-----2-2----|
G|---------0-------1-------3--------|-------------------5---5-0--------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------3----------------|

************************************


| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off


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Song info
High Hopes
Pink Floyd
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Prog Rock
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