Flotsam And Jetsam - Peter Gabriel

Flotsam And Jetsam

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GbCapotraste:
1st traste
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Flotsam and Jetsam – Peter Gabriel
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Written by: Peter Gabriel
From: “Peter Gabriel” (1978) = “Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch”
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
Capo: 1st fret
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and “use flats”).
 
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[Intro]
N.C. A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-------1-------3-------|0---------------|----------------|
B|3-------1-------3-------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------------------|2---------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------------|----0-0---------|----0-0---------|
E|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
N.C. G5/D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---1---0--------|----------------|----------------|
B|3---1-------3-1-3|----------------|----------------|
G|--------2--------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------5-3-5|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----5-5---------|----5-5---------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
[Lick] end of Verse
Eb
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------3--5--6-|3---------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|--------3--5--7-|3---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
... going to show (triplet)
 
[Bridge] to [Interlude]
Csus4
Bb G7/B C C C Gm7/Bb
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---------------(5)------3---1---|3---------------|0-1---1---0-----|3
B|3---------------|0---------------|1---------------|1-1---1---1-----|3
G|3---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0-0---0---0-----|3
D|3---------------|3---------------|2---------------|----------------|3
A|1---------------|2---------------|3---------------|3---------------|1
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now that words Oh, flot-sam still afloat
have failed
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CHORDS
 
Notes in brackets: optional (either play them or mute the string)
 
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
[Intro] [Interlude]
A5 x-0-2-2-x-0 C x-3-x-0-1-0
G5/D x-x-0-0-3-3 Csus4 x-3-x-0-1-1
Gm7/Bb x-1-3-3-3-3
[Verse] C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x Gm 3-x-0-3-3-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1 Gm/F 1-x-0-3-3-x
G/F 1-x-0-0-0-3 Gm/E x-x-2-3-3-x
Gm/F* x-x-3-x-x-x
[Bridge] Gm x-x-5-3-3-x
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
A/G 3-x-2-2-2-x [Coda]
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x Ebmaj9 x-x-1-3-3-x
Am/E x-x-2(2)1-0 Bb9/D x-x-0-1-1-x
G7/B x-2-3-0-3-x Dbadd9 x-4-6-6-4-4
Fadd9 (1-3)3-0-1-1
 
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[Intro]
6/4
| N.C. | A5 | % | N.C. | G5/D | % |
6/4
| N.C. | A5 | % | N.C. | G5/D | % |
 
[Verse]
6/4
| Dm C Dm | Am | Am A/C# |
Doing nothing, stuck in the mud
[ A/C# ] | Dm | Dm C |
Just pumping the blood
Bb F/A
The water level's getting low
G G/F | Eb | % | % |
Something ugly's going to show (Lick)
 
[Bridge]
Eb F Gm F/C
If only I could touch you
Dm Am Dm
I guess you'd be alarmed
C Bb
If only I could touch you
A A/G | F D5 | F
I don't mean you no harm (break)
F/C
If only I could touch you
Am/E Dm
Like the wind can touch the sail
C Bb
If only I could touch you, darling
G7/B C
Now that words have failed
 
[Interlude]
C Csus4 Csus4 C | Gm7/Bb | % |
Oh, flot- sam still afloat
A A/G
Oh, jetsam thrown out of the boat
F C/E F C/E
And oh love, my love
Gm Gm/F | Dm | % | Gm/E Gm/F* | Gm |
Nothing here is what it seems (break)
 
[Coda]
Ebmaj9 Bb9/D Dbadd9
We both know it
Ebmaj9 Bb9/D | Db | % |
Christ, you show it
| Bb | Gb | F | Fadd9 | % | % | % |
Oh, oh my love (fade out)

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