ENYA - "orinoco flow" Tablature

From: "Mickey Mau" <mickey-m@horizontes.net>
Subject: e/enya/orinoco_flow.crd
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:52:23 -0200

ORINOCO FLOW (Sail Away)

Enya

Albums: Watermark & Paint the Sky with Stars: the best of...

Music written and performed by Enya
Lyrics written by Roma Ryan

Transcribed by André Fillipe de Oliveira (mickey-m@horizontes.net)

--- INTRO: 4x (G - F - C) ---

--- VERSE ---

G F C
Let me sail, let me ...
G F C
Let me reach, let me ...
G F C
Let me sail, let me ...
G F C
Let me reach, let ...


--- BRIDGE 1: 4x (Cm, Bb, F) G ---


--- CHORUS (Repeat "Sail away" line 4 times) ---

F C G
Sail Away, ...
G F C
From Bissau to Palau - ...
G F C
From Fiji to Tiree and ...
G F C
From Peru to Cebu...
G F C
From Bali to Cali ...

--- BRIDGE 2 ---

C G F G
Turn it up, turn ...

--- CHORUS (Repeat "Sail ...

F C G
Sail Away, sail ...
G F G
From the North to the ...
G F G
From the deep sea of ...
G F G
Carry me on the ...,
G F G
Carry me on the ....

--- Verse (this mixes all previous ones plus the chorus) ---

G F C
We can sail, we can ...
G F C G
We can sail, we can sail, ...
G F G
We can steer, we can near ....
G F G
We can sigh, say goodbye ....
G F C G
We can sail, we can ...
G F C
We can reach, we can b...
G F C G
We can sail, we ...
G F C
From Bali to Cali - ...
G F C G
We can sail, we can ...
G F C
From Bissau to ...
G F C G
We can sail, we can ...
G F G
We can reach, we can ....
G F C G
We can sail, we can ....
G F C
From Peru to Cebu ...
G F C G
We can sail, we can sail...
G F C G
We can sail, we can sail, ...
F C G
Sail away, sail ...

--- VOCAL ---

G F C
Aaah-ah-ha
G F C Cm
Aaah-ah-ha. Ah...

--- CHORDS ---

Chords marked with (*) sound almost like the recorded song ones.

E A D G B e
- - - - - -
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
3 5 5 4 3 3 *

F 1 3 3 2 1 1 *
X X 3 2 1 1

C X 3 2 0 1 0 *
X 3 5 5 5 3

Cm X 3 5 5 4 3 *

Bb X 1 3 3 3 1 *
6 8 8 5 6 6

--- Comments ---

So many years after I first listened to this song and I still can't
describe how wonderful it is to me. As I can't play the piano, I did my
best to transcribe it's chords, so I could play it on my guitar. You should
try to play it using nylon strings (wich sound sweeter than steel strings)
using traditional tunning (eBGDAE).

IMHO Orinoco Flow is quite easy to play - only five basic chords, no
dissonances, no inversions - the secret is Enya's transcendental voice. It
looks like she can turn any stupid G F C sequence into the most exquisite,
angelic, ethereal, and complex song.

Tip 1: You can try Bbm (X13321) instead of Bb. It won't sound exactly like
the recorded song, but it's easier to go back from Cm to Bbm.

Tip 2: If you're in a bad day, turn your amp on, plug in your eletric
guitar (don't forget to overdrive it) and play all the song, until you get
a "zooooom!" noise in your ears.

--- Keep in touch ---

If you have any questions, comments, or if you found a mistake in my
transcription, feel free to reach me by e-mail at mickey-m@horizontes.net
Also, I'm trying to "feel" how Caribbean Blue goes and transcribe it too.