Syd Barrett - Octopus
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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.