Calling All Stations

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 Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:36:07 +0100 
 From: raphael chaize  
  
   
 Subject: g/genesis/calling_all_stations.tab 
  
 Song : Calling All Stations 
 Band : Genesis 
 Album : Calling All Stations 
  
 Transcripted by Raphael Chaize (bluerael@caramail.com) 
  
  
  
 Time Signature : 4/4 
  
 [ ] chords played by Synthetiser 
  
 [Am/C] Synth plays [Am] while Bass plays (C) 
  
 All along the song a distorted guitar follows the bass 
 with power chords (for instance, here playing [C5]) 
  
  
  
  
 Calling All Stations (Banks/Rutherford) 
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       [Em] 
 ¦-----¦--------------------¦------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦-----¦--------------------¦------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦-----¦--------------------¦------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦-----¦-----------.--------¦--5-----.---------¦.----------¦ 
 ¦---sl¦.-7-5----5-7----- sl¦.-5-7---7--- 1 -sl¦2----7-5---¦ 
 ¦--12/¦0----7-0---------12/¦0-----7-----5^(5)/¦0--------7-¦ 
  
  
           [F/E]               [Em]                [Dm/E] 
  ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
 ¦7~~~---------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-------------------¦-------------------¦ 
  
           [Am/E]              [Em] 
  ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦    ¦     ¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦----------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦----------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦----------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦----------------------¦.-----------5----¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------ sl-.-7-5-----5-¦7------sl-.-5-7--¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------12/-0-----7-0---¦------12/-0-----7¦ 
  
  
 ¦-------------------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦---------sl--7-9-7-¦9~~~~~~----------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦.---------/9-------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦7------sl----------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦------12/----------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦ 
 ¦  (Second Guitar)    scratch 
 ¦-------------------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------sl---------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------x/-------7-¦9~~~~~~^~~~~^~~~-¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------x/---7-9---¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦---------7-------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦-----------------¦-----------------¦ 
  
  
  
 [E] Calling all [Am/E]stations  [Esus2] 
  
  
 [Esus2/B]Can anybody [Bm]tell me, 
  
  
                             long bend 
 ¦-------------------------------¦1--------¦ 
 ¦-----------------------------10^^--------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦---------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦---------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦---------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦---------¦ 
 [D/B] tell me exactly where I [Bm6]am 
  
  
 ¦-------------------------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦-----------------------------12/(17)~~~~------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------------¦--------------¦ 
 [D/B] I've lost all sense of di[Bm6]rection  [D/G] 
  
  
 ¦----¦1--------¦ 
 ¦--10^^--------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
    [Bm/G]Watching the darkness [D/G]closing around me 
  
  
 [Bm/G]Feeling the cold all through my [D/G]body 
  
  
 That's why I'm [Am]calling all stations 
  
  
         ¦--------.----------.---.-.-¦ 
         ¦----8h(10)-8--10h(12)-10-8-¦ 
         ¦---------------------------¦ 
         ¦---------------------------¦ 
         ¦---------------------------¦ 
         ¦---------------------------¦ 
 In the [C/A]hope that someone hears me 
  
  
 ¦-------------¦ 
 ¦-------------¦ 
 ¦9~~~~--------¦ 
 ¦-------------¦ 
 ¦-------------¦ 
 ¦-------------¦ 
 [Em] A single lonely voice 
  
  
                  [Am6-5/E]           [Em] 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦9~~~~~~------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦-------------sl-¦9~~~~~~------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦------sl-.-5-7/-¦7~~~~~~------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦-----12/-0---7/-¦0~~~~~~------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦ 
 ¦  (Second Guitar, with Clean Tone) 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦12~~~~-----¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-----------11h(12)-¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦-------------------¦-----------¦ 
  
  
 [Am6-5/E]           [Em] 
 ¦-------------------¦-.----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦13-12-10-12~~~~~--¦ 
 ¦-----------11h(12)-¦------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------¦------------------¦ 
 I feel the sensation disappearing 
  
  
 [Am6-5/E] There's a tingling in my [Em]arms 
  
  
             [Am6-5/E]                  long bend 
 ¦------------¦-----------------------------¦---------¦ 
 ¦-------- 1/2¦-----------------------------¦1--------¦ 
 ¦--------11^(11)~~----------------12h(14)^^^^--------¦ 
 ¦------------¦-----------------------------¦---------¦ 
 ¦------------¦-----------------------------¦---------¦ 
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                And there's a numbness in my [Em]hands 
  
 [Em] 
 ¦-----¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-----¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-----¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-----¦-----------.-----¦ 
 ¦---sl¦.-7-5----5-7-----¦ 
 ¦--12/¦0----7-0---------¦ 
  
  
  
 [Am]All the broken [D]promises 
  
 [G]All my good intentions don't add [Em]up to very much 
  
 And I [F]realise whatever [D]happened, 
  
 Whatever [G]happened 
  
  
 [G]  [Em] 
 ¦----¦1--------¦ 
 ¦--10^^--------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
 ¦----¦---------¦ 
       I remember all the [Bm/E]moments 
  
  
 That I've [C/E]wasted in my [D/E]life 
  
 All the [G]things I was [Em/G]always gonna [Bm/G]do  [G] 
  
 [C/A]Why is it [Am]now [C/A]when it's too [Am]late 
  
 That I [Em]finally realise what's im[Em]portant to 
 [D/E]me 
  
 To think that [Em/C]everything that's [D/C]dear to me 
  
 And is [Em/C]always in my [D/C]heart 
  
 Could [Em/D]so easily be [D]taken 
  
 And it's [C/D]tearing me a[D]part] 
  
 Going [Am]over and over in my [C/A]mind 
  
 I [Em]relive it one second at a time 
  
  
 {3 bars of [Em] with synth percussions} 
  
  
 {Then} 
  
 ¦----------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦--.--.--.-----.-¦--.--.--.-----¦ 
 ¦-----9-12-9---9-¦-----9--9---9-¦ 
 ¦-11-12-12-9---9-¦-11-12--9---9-¦ 
 ¦-11-11-11-------¦-11-11--------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦--------------¦ 
  
  
 ¦----------------¦--------------¦ 
 ¦--.--.--.-----.-¦--.--.--.-----¦ 
 ¦-----9-12-9---9-¦-----9--9---9-¦ 
 ¦-11-12-12-9---9-¦-11-12--9---9-¦ 
 ¦-11-11-11-------¦-11-11--------¦ 
 ¦----------------¦--------------¦ 
  
  
 Synth : [F/E]  [Em]  [F/E]  [Em] 
  
  
  
 [F/E] 
 ¦ .----------¦---------------¦ 
 ¦12----------¦---------------¦ 
 ¦------------¦-----7-9-7-9~~~¦ 
 ¦------------¦---9-----------¦ 
 ¦---------sl-¦---------------¦ 
 ¦--------12/-¦0--------------¦ 
  
  
 GUITAR SOLO 
  
 [E]        [C]             [Bm/G] 
 ¦----------¦1-------- 1 ----¦-------------¦ 
 ¦-------15^^^~~~~---15^(15)-¦----fdback---¦ 
 ¦----------¦----------------¦12~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 ¦----------¦----------------¦-------------¦ 
 ¦----------¦----------------¦-------------¦ 
 ¦----------¦----------------¦-------------¦ 
  
  
 [C]               [Bm/G] 
 ¦------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦--------- 1 ---- 1¦---------- sl----¦ 
 ¦----0-5-7^^-7-5-7^(7)~~~~~~~~~/-----¦ 
 ¦------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦------------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦------------------¦-----------------¦ 
  
  
 [C]           [Bm/G] 
 ¦--------------¦--------------------------¦ 
 ¦--------------¦--------------------------¦ 
 ¦--------------¦--------------------------¦ 
 ¦--------------¦--------------------------¦ 
 ¦----sl----5-7-¦7---5---5h(7)p(5)---5~~~~-¦ 
 ¦----3/5-7-----¦------7-----------7-------¦ 
  
  
 [Am]                      [D]             [Em] 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦---1/2-----------¦ 
 ¦------------ 1 ----------¦-------.--.--.-¦12^^^(12)~~~~~---¦ 
 ¦-----12-14-14^--14-12-14-¦14----11-12-14-¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦--14---------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦ 
 ¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦-------.--.--.-¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦-------7--9-11-¦12~~~~~~~~~~~----¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
 ¦-------------------------¦---------------¦-----------------¦ 
  
  
 [E]Calling all [Am/E]stations  [Esus2]  [Esus2/B] 
  
 Can anybody [Bm]tell me, [D/B]tell me exactly where 
 [Bm6]I am 
  
 How [D/B]different things look when your [Bm/G]all on 
 your own [D/G] 
  
 [Am]Watching the darkness [C/A]closing all around me 
  
 All around [Bsus4]me [B] [Bsus2] [B] 
  
 And I [C]look for the [Csus2]feeling 
  
 Of your [C]arms to re[Csus2]mind me 
  
 Of [G]everything that's [Bm/G]dear to me 
  
 And is [Am]always in my [C/A]heart 
  
 Could [Bm/D]so easily be [D]taken 
  
 And it's [G5/D]tearing me [D]apart 
  
 Going [Am]over and over in my [C/A]mind 
  
 I [Bsus4]relive it one [B]second at a [Bsus2]time [B] 
  
  
 Any comment : bluerael@caramail.com