Colin Hay - Wayfaring sons
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Title: Wayfaring Sons
Artist: Colin Hay
Tuning: GDGCEG (First tune both of your E strings down to D, then put a capo on 5)
NOTE: I'm not going to bother with rhythm/strumming pattern.
[INTRO]
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---|
|---0---------0-------0---|
|-----------4-------2-----|
|-------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
He starts with a bass D at the beginning of each verse
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on he plays it like this
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS 1]
Hold out the last chord the second time
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
[VERSE 2]
Once again, first
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Until the last one before the chorus, he just does this
|-----0-------0-------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---|
|---0---------0-------0---|
|-----------4-------2-----|
|-------------------------|
[CHORUS 2]
Hold out the last chord the second time
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
[INTERLUDE]
x 2
|---0----0----0----0---|
|---0----0----0----0---|
|---6----7----6----7---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
|---4----5----4----5---|
[VERSE 3]
Once again, first
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS 3]
Hold out the last chord the second time
x 2
|---4----0----4----0-------|
|---3----5----3----7-------|
|---0----0----0----0-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
|---2----3----2----5-------|
[OUTRO]
Once again, first
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|---0-------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|---0--------------------------------------|
And then from then on
|-----0-------0-------0---------0------0---|
|-----3-------3-------3---------3------3---|
|-----2-------2-------0---------0------0---|
|---0---------0-------0------------0h2-----|
|-----------4-------2-------0h2------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0---|
|-----3-------3---|
|-----2-------2---|
|---0---------0---|
|-----------4-----|
|-----------------|
Ends on
|---0---|
|---3---|
|---0---|
|---0---|
|---2---|
|-------|
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
b - bend
r - release
gb - gradual bend
gr - gradual release
h - hammer on
p - pull off
T - trill
W - whammy bar dive
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
x - mute
X\ - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7 - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff