E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|--12--9------------------------------------------------| G|---------11--8--11--------9-----8----------------------| D|---------------------/-11----/9--------9/| B--9/B--------| A|----------------------------------/-11-----------11----| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------12--9-------12--12/| B--9-----| G|---------------/-11--9--11--------9^11-----------------| D|---------9--11-----------------------------------------| A|----/-11-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| (0:13) " [B] [E] [B] [E] E|--------------------------------| ---------------------| B|----------12--------------------| ------9--------------| G|----9^11------11--9^11^9-\8-----| -8----9--------------| D|-----------------------------9--| -9----9--------------| A|--------------------------------| -9-------------------| E|--------------------------------| ---------------------| Riff at (0:42) E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|---12--9-----------------------------------------------| G|---------11--8--11-------------------------------------| D|--------------------11--11-------9--9-----11-----------| A|----------------------------/11-------11------11--11---| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------9-9--11-11/13----11-------| A|--/-9--9-9-9--11--9--11-11-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---11^13^11--11^13^11-----9---| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff at (1:04) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|---12--9--12--9--12--/14/| B--12~~------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| (1:32) E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----9--9^12^9-----9--9^12^9-----------------------------------| G|--11------------11------------11-----------------13------------| D|----------------------------------13--13--11--13------------9--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| (2:00) Natalie's still singing over this E|---------------------------------------14~------------------| B|---14~--12--14--16~----12--14--12--14-------16--14----------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Remaining parts of the song and closing riffs are a mixture of ascending scales like: E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|------------------11--13-----| D|------------9--11------------| A|----7--9/11------------------| E|--9--------------------------| and many hammers and pull-offs kinda like: E|----------------------------| B|--11^12^11------------------| G|-----------13---11^13^11----| D|-------------------------13-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| with repeats of parts of previous riffs - improvise in the key just be sure to end on a B or B chord. E|------| B|--12--| G|------| D|------| A|------| E|------| "Where I Go" by Natalie Merchant from Tigerlily 1995 Transcribed by <> Please! *Any* comments or suggestions are welcome!! Date: Wed, 26 Jul 95 08:45:33 EST Subject: Corrected submission for Natalie Merchant - "Where I Go" I've corrected my recent submission for Natalie Merchant's "Where I Go" below. I had forgotten to add the F# chord diagram and also fixed some notes in the tab after relistening to the song. Here's my take on Natalie Merchant's "Where I go". This is clearly the best song on her solo effort "Tigerlily". I think I only had to listen to it about a million times before I could get it all down. Of course, I will extend that standard disclaimer that this is my first tab submission. Chords (standard tuning): B B7 G#m E F# A#m A#m/E xx o oo x xx xx o |||||| 7|||||| 4|||||| |||*|| |||||| |||||* |||||| |||||* *---** *---** |**||| ||||** ||||*| ||||*| |||||| |||*|| |||||| |||||| |||*|| ||**|| ||**|| ||***| |**||| |**||| |||||| |**||| |||||| |||||| All the symbols are what you would expect. Here, B7 is named so for lack of a better term. I looked through a chord dictionary, but didn't see one the same as my diagram. A#m/E is the same case. Chord Progression: I use (B G#m E E x 2) (F# E F# E F# E) for the verse and chorus. Later, there's just (G#m G#m E E) and the (F# E F# E F# E) with some variation you will see in the tab. I use the B7 in place of the B whenever Ms. Merchant is not singing. The A#m and A#m/E only occurs once in two measures (at 3:19) late in the song (see strum pattern). Strum Key: | down strum x muted down strum u up strum d d | 4 quarter note 8 eighth note Try the following for the verse (4/4 time): B G#m E E 4 4 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 4 | x u u | | x u u | | x u u | u | u x u u | d d | | d d d | | d v v | | v | v | v | | v B G#m E E (same as 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 above) | u x u | u | u v | v | v | v | For the A#m measures: A#m A#m 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 (I use A#m/E on the down strum after | x u | u x u | u x u | u | each muted down strum. You really v v | v | v | v | v | v | v need to listen to the song to hear this.) Tab Key: h -- hammer on p -- pull off s -- slide (m:ss) -- time marker at beginning of measure (intro) B7 (0:00) G#m E E E|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| B|-12----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------11------| G|----11-11h13----11-|-----8s7---8--|----------------9|---9-9h11-9-11-13----13---| D|-------------13----|-9h11----9---9| 11-9h11-9--9-11--|11------------------------| A|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| B7 G#m E E E|----------------------|-----------9-|-10p9----------|--------------------------| B|-------------12-------|--------12---|---------------|-------12-----------------| G|-------11-13----11h13-|--11h13------|------11h13-11-|-11h13----11h13-----------| D|-11h13----------------|-------------|---------------|----------------14-13-11--| A|----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------------| E|----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------------| (verse 1) B (0:16) G#m E E Climbing under a barbed wire fence by the railroad tracks B G#m E E Climbing over the old stone wall I am bound for the riverside (chorus) F# E Well I go to the river to soothe my mind F# E Ponder over these crazy days of my life. F# E Just sit and watch the river flow B7 (0:43) G#m E E E|------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| B|-11h12------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| G|-------11-11h13------11-|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| D|----------------11h13---|-11-11-13p11p9-|------8-9-11-|-11h13---------------|---| A|------------------------|---------------|-9-11--------|-------11-11-13p11p9-|---| E|------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| B7 G#m E E E|----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| B|----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| G|----------------|----------|--------------6h8-|--6h8--6h8-|---------------------| D|----------------|------8--8| 8-9--9-9-11--9----|-9----9----|---------------------| A|-9-9-9-11-11-11-|-9-11-----|------------------|-----------|---------------------| E|----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| (verse 2) B (0:59) G#m Find a place on the river bank E E E|-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------14-12-|---|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------13-11-13-11-------|---|---------------------------------| D|--------(13)-14-13-14-13-------------------|---|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| where the green rushes grow B E E E See the wind in the willow tree in branches hanging low. (chorus) F# E Well I go to the river to soothe my mind F# E F# Ponder over these crazy days of my life. E G#m Watch the river flow G#m E E Ease my mind and soul where I go B7 (1:34) G#m E E E|----------|--------------------|----------|----------| B|----------|-------12-----------|--------12|----------| G|-11-------|-11h13----11h13-11--|--11h13---| 11h13-11--| D|----------|--------------------|----------|----------| A|----------|--------------------|----------|----------| E|----------|--------------------|----------|----------| (chorus) B7 G#m E E F# (1:49) E E|------|-------7|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| B|------|-----7--|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| G|-9-8--|-8-9----| 9-8-------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| D|------|--------|----11-9--|------9----9| 8----------------------|---------------| A|------|--------|----------|-9h11---11--|-----------------------|---------------| E|------|--------|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| Well I go to the river from time to time F# E F# Wander over these crazy days in my mind. E G#m (2:01) G#m E E E|---------------|-------------9h11-|----------|---------------| 14-11------------| B|-11h12-11-11---|-------11-12------|--12-11---|-------11-12-12|------12---------| G|-------------11| 11h13-------------|--------11|11h13----------|-----------------| D|---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| A|---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| E|---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| Watch the river flow by the G#m G#m E cool rolling waters moving gracefully and (Bridge) E F#m (2:16) F#m E G#m E|-------------|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| B|-11h12-------|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| G|-------13-11-|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| D|-------------|----------|------------------| 8h9-9p8--|-----9-------| A|-------------|----------|-----6-7---9----11|---------| 9h11---9h11--| E|-------------|----------|-7-9--------------|---------|-------------| slow OOh child, it's love...it's lovely G#m G#m F# F# E|---------------|------------------|-----------|------------| B|---------------|------------------|-----9-----|------------| G|---------------|--------8h9p8----8| 9-11---11--|------8-9-8-| D|---------------| 8---9---------11--|-----------|-9-11-------| A|------6-7--9-11|------------------|-----------|------------| E|--7-9----------|------------------|-----------|------------| let the river take it all away G#m G#m F# F# E|-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| B|-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| G|-9----8------|----------------| 8-8h9p8----------|------------| D|---11---9-11-|------------9-11|--------11p9h11-9|------------| A|-------------|-9h11-9h11------|-----------------| 9h11-9h11--9| E|-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| the mad pace the hurry...the hurry... G#m (2:40) G#m F# F# E|-----------|---------------------|----------------7-7h9--9| 9h11--11-11-11| B|-----------|--------------------9| 9h11--11-11h12----------|--------------| G|-----------|--11h13-13-13-13-13--|------------------------|--------------| D|---9-------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| A|11---9h11--|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| E|-----------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| the troubles, the worries... the worries just G#m (2:47) G#m F# F# E|11h12-------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| B|------------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| G|------------|---------13-13-13-13-13-|-11-13-9-11-9-8-|-----------------| D|------------|------------------------|----------------|-11-13-9-11-8----| A|------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------11-| E|------------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| let the river take them all away F# E F# E F# E E|----|-------|------|------|-----------|---------------| B|----|-------|------|------|-----------|-------------11| G|----|-------|------|------| 8h11---9-11|11h13--11-13---| D|----|-------| 9-8---|--9h11|-----------|---------------| A|-9--|---9-11|------|------|-----------|---------------| E|----|-------|------|------|-----------|---------------| flow away... flow away... G#m G#m E E E|-------|--11-11----------|----------------------|------| B|11h12--|--------12-12-11-|-11h12-12-9-9h11-11---|------| G|-------|-----------------|--------------------11|-11---| D|-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| A|-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| E|-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| ooh... G#m G#m A#m (3:19) A#m E|------------------|------------------14-14-|-14-11----11--------|-11p9--| B|---11h12----11-12-|-11-12-12h14-12---------|-------12----12h14--|-------| G|-11------13-------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| D|------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| A|------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| E|------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| mmm... F# E F# E E|------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| B|-11s0-|--12-12-12-11-9-| 9h11p9-------------|----------------| G|------|----------------|------11---11h13p9-|-8h9------------| D|------|----------------|-------------------|----11---9h11-8-| A|------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| E|------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| la la la... la la la... F# E G#m G#m E|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| B|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| G|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| D|--8-9-8----8------|---------------11|-11h13p11p9----------|------------| A|--------11---9-11-| 11-11h13-14p13---|------------13h14-13-|--11h13-11-9| E|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| E E G#m G#m E E E|--------|---------------|---------|-11s9--------|------|------------------| B|--------|-------9-12-11-|-9h11-9--|--------11-12|-12---|------------------| G|--------|-----8---------|---------|-------------|------|--9h11-11-11h13-11| D|-------8|-8h9-----------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| A|-11--7--|---------------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| E|--------|---------------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| la la la... mmm... B7 (3:50) (fine) E|----------------| B|11h12-----------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Hope you will enjoy playing this as much as I do. As usual, feel free to send me any questions, comments, complaints, suggestions, or anything else you might have on your mind.