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:
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Copyrights:

Author: ?

Composer: ?

Publisher: Virgin Records America Inc.

Details:

Released in: 1987

Language: English

Appearing on: Islands (1987) , Islands (US edition) (1987)

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