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From: sarahc@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Sarah Connor) From: Allfallup@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:00:04 EST Subject: b/barrett_syd/octopus.crd The version of "Octopus" that has been floating around the web=20 for a number of years is so wrong it's comical! =20 The following is the correct way to play Syd Barrett's "Octopus." Transcribed by James O C T O P U S words and music by Syd Barrett from the album "Madcap Laughs" Intro: Verses: B E7 G C7 A F#7 B7 E---7-----------3-----0-----0----------- ----------7------| B---7-----5-----3-----1-----2----------- ---7------10-----| G---8-----7-----4-----3-----2----------- ---9------8------| D---9-----6-----5-----2-----2----------- ---8------7------| A---9-----7-----5-----3-----0----------- ---9------9------| E---7-----------3----------------------- ----------7------| Note: Syd uses all standard shaped barre chords except for the E7 & C7 in th= e intro,=20 and the F#7 & B7 verses !!!Also: Syd tunes his guitar down a half step; B sounds like Bb, etc...
BTrip to E7heave and ho, Gup, down, C7to and fro', you have no Aword Btrip... Adream dragon Bhide... Aghost tower=20 Bsails... Aevery... Bbrake Bwas... needlesBb Athe little... Amadam you see... Athe old original... Aand the tune... F#7Confide
So Btrip.. E7heave... Gup... C7to... Aword F#please leave us Bhere F#close our Beyes to the B7Octopus Eride
E F F# GIsn't it good... GIsn't it bad... in the wood G# Ameant... Dme... with a Ahoney... Dprickly seeds Aclover... Dmystic... F#7feed
well, the Bmadcap... E7man ... Ghey, ho, C7huff ... Bcheat... Akangaroo it's Btrue... Acried F#please leave us Bhere F#close our Beyes to the B7Octopus Eride
Instrumental passage: F#
F#please leave us Bhere F#close our Beyes to the B7Octopus Eride
the Bmadcap... Aman... Bhey, ho, Ahuff... the Bwinds... Aleaves... and Bthey'll... Ain... the Braging... aAlways seep so Bhigh... Alow... the Bwind... Atropical heat the Bdrones... Amossy seats the Bsqueaking... Aalways squeak two Bup... Anever meet so Bmerrily... Agood my side
F#please leave us Bhere F#close our Beyes to the B7Octopus Eride
Outro: E F F# G And that's that.