Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield - North Point guitar tab
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NORTH POINT - Mike Oldfield
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Written by: Mike Oldfield
Album: "Islands" (1987, Virgin Records)
Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: June 16, 2006
INTRO:
Dm
E -----|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--|
B -----|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--|
G -0h2-|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D -----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A -----|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----|-----------------|-----------------|
1ST VERSE:
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|
B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|
G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Fill #1)
Have you To spend
ever been to North Point your time and pray?
Dm Am7 Dm Dm
E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--|
B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--|
G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The prison (Fill #2)
walls are dark and cold and grey
Repeat above progression (8 bars) with these lyrics:
The writing on the wall at North Point
Speaks to a silent room
They shut the bars down, leave you to the gloom
How could we
CHORUS:
Bb C F
E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|
B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--|
G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|-5-------5-------|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
get any closer? So high is the
wire and the guards won't listen
Bb C F
E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|-----5-------5=--|
B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--|
G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Fill #3)
They won't believe me, And then it
Bb C F
E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|
B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--|
G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|-5-------5-------|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
all came back, Somewhere far above has a new day risen
Bb C D
E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|-----5-------5=--|
B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---7-7-7---7-7=--|---7-7-7---7-7=--|
G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Way beyond the searchlight, Comes alive, comes alive
2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, but add these fills)
Then on a bright day at North Point
The gate was open
E -------5=--------|-------------------|
B ---5-6-----------|-------------------|
G -7-----------5---|-5h7~--------------|
D -----------------|-------------------|
A -----------------|-------------------|
E -----------------|-------------------|
wide, They chanced to look at what was inside
E ---------------------|---------------|
B ---10-13-13p10-13-13=|=--10~---------|
G ---------------------|---------------|
D ---------------------|---------------|
A ---------------------|---------------|
E ---------------------|---------------|
There were a million stars at North Point
And from the silent tomb
They took it to the heart and left for the
E -----------------|-8-----------------|
B ------------8h10-|---10~-------------|
G -----------------|-------------------|
D -----------------|-------------------|
A -----------------|-------------------|
E -----------------|-------------------|
moon
CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus, but add this fill)
How could we get any closer?
So high is the wire and the guards won't listen
They won't believe me (Fill #3)
Bb C
E ------------18-20-22|=--------22-20-22-20|=-------------------|
B ---------22---------|--------------------|---20~--------------|
G --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
And then it all came back, Somewhere
far above has a new day risen
Way beyond the searchlight
Comes alive, comes alive
GUITAR SOLO:
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------17-19-|-20-------------|
B --------------|----------------20--|-------18-20-------|--------17~~----|
G --------------|--------------------|----17-------------|----------------|
D --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Dm Am7 Dm
E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|--------------|------------------10-|
B --------------|----------------20--|--------------|------10-13p10-13----|
G --------------|--------------------|-17h19~~------|---12----------------|
D --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
A --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
E --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
Dm Am7 Bb Am7
E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------17-19-|-20-------------|
B --------------|----------------20--|-------18-20-------|--------17~~----|
G --------------|--------------------|----17-------------|----------------|
D -12-----------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Dm Am7 Dm
E ---20^(22)----|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------------|----------------|
B --------------|----------------20--|-------------------|----------13-15~|
G --------------|--------------------|--------17h19~~----|-----14-15------|
D --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|--------12h14~~----|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
Bb C
E ------------12=/(13)-|-12~-----------------|
B ==-------------------|--------13~----13-15-|
G ---------------------|---------------------|
D ---------------------|---------------------|
A ---------------------|---------------------|
E ---------------------|---------------------|
C F
E -----------------------------------|----13--------------|
B -15^(17)-hb-(17)-(17)r15-13-15^(17)|=--------13---------|
G -----------------------------------|------------14------|
D -----------------------------------|-----------------15=|
A -----------------------------------|--------------------|
E -----------------------------------|--------------------|
Bb D
E ------------------------|---------------15-|
B -----------15----/18-17~|=--------17-------|
G --------17----15--------|------17----17----|
D ==----------------------|------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------|
D
E -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B -pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--|-pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--|-pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--|
G -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
(Have you ever..)
3RD VERSE:
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|
B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|
G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Fill #1)
Have you To spend
ever been to North Point, your time and pray?
Dm Am7 Dm Dm
E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--|
B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--|
G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The prison
walls are dark and cold and grey
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|
B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|
G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Repeat last staff and fade
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* GUITAR FILLS *
Fill #1 (1st & 3rd Verses) -
E -------5=--------|-----------------|
B ---5-6-----------|-----------------|
G -7-----------5---|-5h7~------------|
D -----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|
..and
pray, The prison walls are...
Fill #2 (1st Verse) -
E --------------------|-----------------|
B --------------------|-----------------|
G ---------5~~--------|-----------------|
D -----5h7--------5h7-|-----------------|
A --------------------|-5~--------------|
E --------------------|-----------------|
The writing on the wall at...
Fill #3 (Chorus) -
They won't believe me
Gtr1
E|-17-17-------------------------|
B|-------17^(18)r17-15~----------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
| |
Gtr2 |
E|-------------------------------|
B|-10-10-------------------------|
G|-------9^(10)r9-7~-------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
| |
Gtr3 |
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--7--------------------------|
A|-------7^(8)r7-5~--------------|
E|-------------------------------|
And then it all...
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Notes:
-The arpeggio pattern may vary somewhat throughout the tab. For most of the
Chorus, I couldn't even hear it that clearly, so I just followed the
pattern of the verses. The chords are correct, but the arpeggio pattern
may not be exact.
-Measures 17-25 of the Guitar Solo are tabbed an octave lower than the
actual pitch on the recording, because parts of the melody go higher than
the 22nd fret of the high E string.
-Some of the guitar fills couldn't fit into the format of the main tab, so
they're located at the bottom of the tab along with an indication (both
where they're printed out, and in the main tab) of where in the tab those
fills are played.
^...bend hb...hold bend
r...release bend pb...pre-bend
h...hammer on /....slide up
p...pull off ~....vibrato
=...hold note
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
Get this song at:
Copyrights:
Author: ?
Composer: ?
Publisher: Virgin Records America Inc.
Details:
Released in: 1987
Language: English
Appearing on: Islands (1987) , Islands (US edition) (1987)
More info:
- Country: United Kingdom
- mikeoldfield.com
- last.fm/music/Mike+Oldfield
- myspace.com/michaeloldfield
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