Moody Blues - Lovely to see you
Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
LOVELY TO SEE YOU
As recorded by Moody Blues
(From the 1969 Album ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Pinder - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Electric Guitar'
Intro & Interlude
Q=129
$
N.C. A E7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
~~
E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E +Q H.
||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------|------5------------|
||------------------------|-7-6---4---------|-------------------|
||------------------------|-----------7-7-6-|-(6)---------------|
||o---------2-4-2-----(0)-|-----------------|-------------------|
||--0-0-2s4-------4s2--0--|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
| E E a E E E E a E E E Q E E Q E Q Q E E E E
||------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|------0---0-0-0-0--|
||o-----------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------3---3-3-3-3--|
||------------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------1---1-1-1-1--|
||------------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------2---2-2-2-2--|
||o---------2-4-2---------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|------2---2-2-2-2--|
||--0-0-2s4-------4s2--0--|-----------------|------0---0-0-0-0--|
AsuA4 E E7
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E Q E E +H +E E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-12-10---8-----8---|--------------12-----|
|-12-11---9-----7-9-|-(9)------(9)--------|
|-----------------9-|-(9)------(9)--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----0---3---2---0-|-------0---0---0-0-0-|
|--3--2---0---0---0-|--0--0-3---3---3-3-3-|
|--2--2---4---2---0-|--1--1-1---1---1-1-1-|
|--2--2-------------|--2--2-2---2---2-2-2-|
|--0--0-------------|--2--2-2---2---2-2-2-|
|-------------------|--0--0-0---0---0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E Q E E +H +E E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-12-10---8-----8---|--------------12-----|
|-12-11---9-----7-9-|-(9)------(9)--------|
|-----------------9-|-(9)------(9)--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
A E7
~~
H Q Q a E E E E E E Q
|----------10---10---|---------12-12----12-12------|
|--------------------|-12s=14--------14-------14---|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|--0-0-0-0----0--0---|------0---0--0-----0--0--0-0-|
|--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------3---3--3-----3--3--3-3-|
|--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------1---1--1-----1--1--1-1-|
|--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------2---2--2-----2--2--2-2-|
|--0-0-0-0----0--0---|------2---2--2-----2--2--2-2-|
|--------------------|------0---0--0-----0--0--0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12-----------------|----(12)---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
A E A E E A E
~~~~
+H. Q a E E E E +Q Q a E E E E +Q Q
|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(14)-----------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------||--------11-9-(9)-------|--------11-9-(9)-------|
|----------------------||------9-11-9-(9)-------|------9-11-9-(9)-------|
|----------------------||-9s11------------------|-9s11------------------|
|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---0--0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-||----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-|----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-|
|---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|---0--0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-||----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|----------------------||----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|
Chorus
E A E E A E A D
~~~~~~~~~~~~
a E E E E +Q Q S +S E E E +Q +E S S W
|-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------|
|--------11-9-(9)-------|-11pb12r(11)p9-11-9-(9)---(9)-----||----------------|
|-9s11-9-11-9-(9)-------|------------------------------7p6-||----------------|
|-9s11------------------|----------------------------------||-0--------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0--0-0-(0)-0--0--0---||-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-|
|----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0--2-0-(0)-0--0--0---||-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|
|----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-|--1----------1--2-1-(1)-1--1--1---||-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|--2----------2--2-2-(2)-2--2--2---||-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|
|----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|--2----------2--0-2-(2)-2--2--2---||-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
|----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0----0-(0)-0--0--0---||----------------|
A E E7 E
~~~
+W E E e E a E E E E +H a E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------2-1-|-(1)--------1h2p=1------|
|-------------------|-2-2-2---2h4-2-----|-------------------4--2-|
|-(0)---------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-------0-0-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-------3-3-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1---1-------1-1-1-|--1--1-1---------1-1--1-|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-------2-2-2-|--2--2-2---------2-2--2-|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-------2-2-2-|--2--2-2---------2-2--2-|
|-------------------|-0---0-------0-0-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~
| W E E e E a E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-6-6-6---6h7-6-7-9-|-(9)----------9h11p9----|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------9h11----------11-|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
To Coda
AW D +W A EQ Q a E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----1--1h2-1---2p=|
|----------------|--------------------|-------------4----|
|-0--------------|-(0)----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0----0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0----0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-1--1----1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2----2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2--2----2-2-2-2--|
|----------------|--------------------|-0--0----0-0-0-0--|
|
| W W H a E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-------------4-2--|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------2-4-2--|
|----------------|--------------------|-------2s4--------|
1. 2.
E E AE EE AE EE AE EE E Q Q a E E a E E
|---------0-2-0---0--||--------------------------||
|-----0h2-0-2-0-2-0-o||--------------------------||
|--1--1h2-------2----||-----------------4--------||
|--------------------||--2----------4s6----6s4-2-||
|-------------------o||--------------------------||
|--------------------||--------------------------||
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-||
|-(0)-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-o||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-||
|-(1)-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--||--1--1---1-1---1-1----1-1-||
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||--2--2---2-2---2-2----2-2-||
|-(2)-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-o||--2--2---2-2---2-2----2-2-||
|-(0)-0---0---0---0--||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-||
|
| Gtr III
| W +Q a E E E Q.
|--------------------||--------------------------||
|-------------------o||--------------------------||
|--------------------||--------------------------||
|--------------------||-(2)-------2---4-2--------||
|-------------------o||-(2)---2s4----------------||
|--------------------||--------------------------||
Bridge
Fmaj7W G6W Fmaj7W G6W
|----------|-0---------------|------------------|-0----------------|
|-1--------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-3----------------|
|-2--------|-4---------------|-2----------------|-4----------------|
|-3--------|-5---------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|
|-3--------|-5---------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|
|----------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| W Q Q +E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-1--------|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2--------|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-3--------|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-3--------|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Fmaj7W EmW AW Q a E E E Q.
|------------------|-0--------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-1----------------|-3--------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-2----------------|-4--------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-3----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|-------------7\------||
|-3----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|---------7-9---------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----7s9-------------||
|
| Q. E +E E E E Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--||
|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--||
|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--||
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--||
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--||
|------------------|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-----------------|---------------------||
&
E E7 E E7 F#
H a E E E E Q. E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-1------1h=2-1------||
|--------2h4p2-4-2-|----------------4-2-||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-||
|-0-0-3----3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-3--3-3--3-3-||
|-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-||
|-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-||
|-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-||
|-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-||
|
| Gtr III
| H a E E E E Q. E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-------------9-11-9-||
|--------6h7p6-7-6-|-9------9h11--------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
Outro
E7 A E7 A
~~
E E a E E E E a E E +E E a E E E Q. E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------2--4--2------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------2-4-2-----0-|-(0)-0-2s4--------------|-----------2--4--2---0--|
|--0--0-2s4-------4s2---|------------------------|--0--0-2s4--------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--0------0---0-0---0-0-|-(0)-0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|--0------0----0--0-0-0--|
|--3------3---3-3---3-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--3------3----3--3-3-2--|
|--1------1---1-1---1-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--1------1----1--1-1-2--|
|--2------2---2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--2------2----2--2-2-2--|
|--2------2---2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|--2------2----2--2-2-0--|
|--0------0---0-0---0---|------------------------|--0------0----0--0-0----|
|
| ~~~
| +W +H +Q. E +H +H
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------|-(9)---------(9)--------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------9-|-(9)---------(9)--------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
+E E a E E E E a E E E7 S S E E E Q A Q W
|-----------------------|--------0--0-----0--------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--0h=2--------2-------2---|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------2-4-2-------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-(0)-0-2s4-------4s2-0-|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-(0)-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0--------0-----0-0--0-0-|--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-(2)-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|--3--------3-----3-3--3-2-|--(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-(2)-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|--1--------1-----1-1--1-2-|--(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-(2)-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|--2--------2-----2-2--2-2-|--(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-(0)-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|--2--------2-----2-2--2-0-|--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|--0--------0-----0-0--0---|--------------------|
|
| ~~~
| +W S S E E E Q Q +H. Q
|-----------------------|-------12-12----12--------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-12h14-------14------14---|-(14)---------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
a E E E E E E Q W
|-------12-12----12-12-14b14.5\---|-------------------|
|-12s14-------14-------15b15.5\---|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----0-----0--0--0-------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----3-----3-----3--3--3-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----1-----1-----1--1--1-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----2-----2-----2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----2-----2-----2--2--2-------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----0-----0-----0--0--0---------|-------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
a E E E E E E E E H Q E E
|------------12--12-------12-12-14b15---|------------------------|
|-12s14-------------14------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------11b13==|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----------0--------0--0--0----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
|-----3-----------3--------3--3--3----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
|-----1-----------1--------1--1--1----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
|-----2-----------2--------2--2--2----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
|-----2-----------2--------2--2--2----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
|-----0-----------0--------0--0--0------|------------------------|
|
| E +Q S S Q Q H Q E E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----11pb13r(11)-----9h11--9-----7------|---------------7--6-----|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
E7 A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q H. +H Q E E
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(11)---11----------------|-(11)r-----------------------11b13==|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---0-----0-----0----0-0-0-|--(0)---0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-----|
|---3-----3-----3----3-3-2-|--(2)---2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-----|
|---1-----1-----1----1-1-2-|--(2)---2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-----|
|---2-----2-----2----2-2-2-|--(2)---2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-----|
|---2-----2-----2----2-2-0-|--(0)---0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-----|
|---0-----0-----0----0-0---|------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E S S E E E E E +E. S E E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------12-14-12-----|
|--------------------------|-------12-(12)---12h14--------------|
|---4--4--6----11p9----9-9s|==13--------------------------------|
|------------6------11-----|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
E7 A
~~~~~
+Q Q +E E E E +Q Q H
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|-(11)--11---------(11)-11r-11--9-|----(9)----------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|
| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---0----0-----------0---0---0--0-|----(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--*|
|---3----3-----------3---3---3--2-|----(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--*|
|---1----1-----------1---1---1--2-|----(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--*|
|---2----2-----------2---2---2--2-|----(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--*|
|---2----2-----------2---2---2--0-|----(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--*|
|---0----0-----------0---0---0----|-----------------------*|
|
| +Q E E a E Q E a Q Q H
|-(12)--14b16-----------12-----12-|-----------------------*|
|---------------12h=14------------|-14p12-----------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths