FOCUS - "sylvia" Tablature

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:15:44 +0000
From: Julian Evans <j.b.evans@ntlworld.com>
Subject: f/focus/sylvia.crd

Sylvia - Focus
>From the Album 'Focus 3'
Jan Akkerman, Thijs Van Leer, Bert Ruiter, Pierre Van Der Linden

Tab/chords interpretation by Julian Evans (j.b.evans@ntlworld.com)

This tab is my interpretation of the music. I have watched Jan play this
from four feet away and am convinced that the intro chords are correct.

I have no intention of breaching copyright regulations. I offer this tab to
people who, like me, have spent a lot of time trying to obtain the sheet
music only to find it impossible. To me Jan Akkerman is THE guitar player.
Jan, forgive me, I know not what I do!

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Intro chords - it's important that they're played in these positions...

The '$' represents the (dududu) chopping riff over strings muted with the
palm of the strumming hand (you'll get it).

F F C C G G Ab Ab Ab Ab Eb Eb Bb Bb Bb Bb

|--13--13--$--12--12--10--10--$--11--11--8--8--$--11--11--6--6--6--6--|
|--13--13--$--13--13--12--12--$--13--13--9--9--$--11--11--6--6--6--6--|
|--14--14--$--12--12--12--12--$--13--13--8--8--$--12--12--7--7--7--7--|
|--15--15--$--X---X---12--12--$--13--13--X--X--$--13--13--8--8--8--8--|
|--15--15--$--X---X---10--10--$--11--11--X--X--$--13--13--8--8--8--8--|
|--X---X---$--X---X---X---X---$--X---X---X--X--$--11--11--6--6--6--6--|

Then slide this last chord up to the F position to repeat, and on into...

... the tune (Jan starts at C on the 1st string)

|--8-6\5-5-5-6-5-----------------------------6-5---------8
|----------------8-6-6\5/6-6\5---5/6-----6-6-----8-6-8----
|------------------------------7-----7-5---------------5-- etc etc...
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------

Work this out from the record, it's not hard to suss and you'll find your
own way of fingering it anyway.

A '\' means slur down
A '/' means slur up

Must be played on a black Les Paul.

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