Where I Go

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 From: viktoria@tornado.seas.ucla.edu (Viktoria A. Temesvary) 
 Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 06:09:11 GMT 
 Subject: TAB: "Where I Go" by Natalie Merchant 
  
 I know demand is *so* great for this, so here it is. 
 Twirling lead singer is optional & YES, there are guitars 
 on this album, check it out. 
  
  
 Where I Go by Natalie Merchant from the album "Tigerlily" 1995 
  
 Transcribed by Viki Temesvary < 
  
  > 
 without anyone's permission or request 
  
 KEY to TABLATURE: 
 /   slide up                       \   slide down 
 ^   hammer on or pull off          ~   vibrato 
 /B  bend up a whole or half note   "   accent this note 
 [E] chord (strum patterns NOT tabbed) 
 (0:13) time marker on track 
  
  
 Key of B major, I think 
  
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |--12--9------------------------------------------------| 
 |---------11--8--11--------9-----8----------------------| 
 |---------------------/-11----/9--------9/B--9/B--------| 
 |----------------------------------/-11-----------11----| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |---------------------------12--9-------12--12/B--9-----| 
 |---------------/-11--9--11--------9^11-----------------| 
 |---------9--11-----------------------------------------| 
 |----/-11-----------------------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 (0:13)                        "    [B]  [E]   [B]  [E] 
 |--------------------------------| ---------------------| 
 |----------12--------------------| ------9--------------| 
 |----9^11------11--9^11^9-\8-----| -8----9--------------| 
 |-----------------------------9--| -9----9--------------| 
 |--------------------------------| -9-------------------| 
 |--------------------------------| ---------------------| 
  
  
 Riff at (0:42) 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |---12--9-----------------------------------------------| 
 |---------11--8--11-------------------------------------| 
 |--------------------11--11-------9--9-----11-----------| 
 |----------------------------/11-------11------11--11---| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-----------------------------9-9--11-11/13----11-------| 
 |--/-9--9-9-9--11--9--11-11-----------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 |------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------| 
 |---11^13^11--11^13^11-----9---| 
 |------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------| 
  
  
 Riff at (1:04) 
 |--------------------------------------------------| 
 |---12--9--12--9--12--/14/B--12~~------------------| 
 |--------------------------------------------------| 
 |--------------------------------------------------| 
 |--------------------------------------------------| 
 |--------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 (1:32) 
 |---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |-----9--9^12^9-----9--9^12^9-----------------------------------| 
 |--11------------11------------11-----------------13------------| 
 |----------------------------------13--13--11--13------------9--| 
 |---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |---------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
 (2:00) Natalie's still singing over this 
 |---------------------------------------14~------------------| 
 |---14~--12--14--16~----12--14--12--14-------16--14----------| 
 |------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
 Remaining parts of the song and closing riffs are a mixture of 
 ascending scales like: 
  
 |-----------------------------| 
 |-----------------------------| 
 |------------------11--13-----| 
 |------------9--11------------| 
 |----7--9/11------------------| 
 |--9--------------------------| 
  
 and many hammers and pull-offs kinda like: 
  
 |----------------------------| 
 |--11^12^11------------------| 
 |-----------13---11^13^11----| 
 |-------------------------13-| 
 |----------------------------| 
 |----------------------------| 
  
 with repeats of parts of previous riffs - improvise in the key 
 just be sure to end on a B or B chord. 
  
 |------| 
 |--12--| 
 |------| 
 |------| 
 |------| 
 |------| 
  
 "Where I Go" by Natalie Merchant from Tigerlily 1995 
 Transcribed by < 
   
   > 
 Please! *Any* comments or suggestions are welcome!! 
  
  
 From: bhoang@bhoang.itg.ti.com 
 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 
 |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
 |-12----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------11------| 
 |----11-11h13----11-|-----8s7---8--|----------------9|---9-9h11-9-11-13----13---| 
 |-------------13----|-9h11----9---9|11-9h11-9--9-11--|11------------------------| 
 |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
 |-------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
  
  B7                     G#m           E               E 
 |----------------------|-----------9-|-10p9----------|--------------------------| 
 |-------------12-------|--------12---|---------------|-------12-----------------| 
 |-------11-13----11h13-|--11h13------|------11h13-11-|-11h13----11h13-----------| 
 |-11h13----------------|-------------|---------------|----------------14-13-11--| 
 |----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
 |----------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------------| 
  
 (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 
 |------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| 
 |-11h12------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| 
 |-------11-11h13------11-|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| 
 |----------------11h13---|-11-11-13p11p9-|------8-9-11-|-11h13---------------|---| 
 |------------------------|---------------|-9-11--------|-------11-11-13p11p9-|---| 
 |------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|---| 
  
  B7               G#m        E                  E 
 |----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| 
 |----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| 
 |----------------|----------|--------------6h8-|--6h8--6h8-|---------------------| 
 |----------------|------8--8|8-9--9-9-11--9----|-9----9----|---------------------| 
 |-9-9-9-11-11-11-|-9-11-----|------------------|-----------|---------------------| 
 |----------------|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------------| 
  
 (verse 2) 
  B (0:59)              G#m 
    Find a place on the river bank 
  E                                            E 
 |-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------14-12-|---|---------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------13-11-13-11-------|---|---------------------------------| 
 |--------(13)-14-13-14-13-------------------|---|---------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| 
 |-------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------| 
    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 
 |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| 
 |----------|-------12-----------|--------12|----------| 
 |-11-------|-11h13----11h13-11--|--11h13---|11h13-11--| 
 |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| 
 |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| 
 |----------|--------------------|----------|----------| 
  
                                          (chorus) 
  B7     G#m      E          E            F# (1:49)               E 
 |------|-------7|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
 |------|-----7--|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
 |-9-8--|-8-9----|9-8-------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
 |------|--------|----11-9--|------9----9|8----------------------|---------------| 
 |------|--------|----------|-9h11---11--|-----------------------|---------------| 
 |------|--------|----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------| 
                                  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 
 |---------------|-------------9h11-|----------|---------------|14-11------------| 
 |-11h12-11-11---|-------11-12------|--12-11---|-------11-12-12|------12---------| 
 |-------------11|11h13-------------|--------11|11h13----------|-----------------| 
 |---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| 
 |---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| 
 |---------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| 
  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 
 |-------------|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| 
 |-11h12-------|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| 
 |-------13-11-|----------|------------------|---------|-------------| 
 |-------------|----------|------------------|8h9-9p8--|-----9-------| 
 |-------------|----------|-----6-7---9----11|---------|9h11---9h11--| 
 |-------------|----------|-7-9--------------|---------|-------------| 
     slow        OOh           child, it's love...it's lovely 
  
  G#m             G#m                F#          F# 
 |---------------|------------------|-----------|------------| 
 |---------------|------------------|-----9-----|------------| 
 |---------------|--------8h9p8----8|9-11---11--|------8-9-8-| 
 |---------------|8---9---------11--|-----------|-9-11-------| 
 |------6-7--9-11|------------------|-----------|------------| 
 |--7-9----------|------------------|-----------|------------| 
        let the   river take it all  away 
  
  G#m           G#m              F#                F# 
 |-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| 
 |-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| 
 |-9----8------|----------------|8-8h9p8----------|------------| 
 |---11---9-11-|------------9-11|--------11p9h11-9|------------| 
 |-------------|-9h11-9h11------|-----------------|9h11-9h11--9| 
 |-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------| 
                 the mad pace   the hurry...the hurry... 
  
  G#m  (2:40) G#m                   F#                       F# 
 |-----------|---------------------|----------------7-7h9--9|9h11--11-11-11| 
 |-----------|--------------------9|9h11--11-11h12----------|--------------| 
 |-----------|--11h13-13-13-13-13--|------------------------|--------------| 
 |---9-------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| 
 |11---9h11--|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| 
 |-----------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------| 
          the troubles,         the worries...           the worries   just 
  
  G#m (2:47)   G#m                      F#               F# 
 |11h12-------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| 
 |------------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| 
 |------------|---------13-13-13-13-13-|-11-13-9-11-9-8-|-----------------| 
 |------------|------------------------|----------------|-11-13-9-11-8----| 
 |------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------11-| 
 |------------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------| 
       let the river take them all away 
  
  F#   E       F#     E      F#          E 
 |----|-------|------|------|-----------|---------------| 
 |----|-------|------|------|-----------|-------------11| 
 |----|-------|------|------|8h11---9-11|11h13--11-13---| 
 |----|-------|9-8---|--9h11|-----------|---------------| 
 |-9--|---9-11|------|------|-----------|---------------| 
 |----|-------|------|------|-----------|---------------| 
          flow away...  flow away... 
  
  G#m     G#m               E                      E 
 |-------|--11-11----------|----------------------|------| 
 |11h12--|--------12-12-11-|-11h12-12-9-9h11-11---|------| 
 |-------|-----------------|--------------------11|-11---| 
 |-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| 
 |-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| 
 |-------|-----------------|----------------------|------| 
                             ooh... 
  
  G#m                G#m                      A#m (3:19)           A#m 
 |------------------|------------------14-14-|-14-11----11--------|-11p9--| 
 |---11h12----11-12-|-11-12-12h14-12---------|-------12----12h14--|-------| 
 |-11------13-------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| 
 |------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| 
 |------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| 
 |------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------| 
                                         mmm... 
  
  F#     E                F#                  E 
 |------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 |-11s0-|--12-12-12-11-9-|9h11p9-------------|----------------| 
 |------|----------------|------11---11h13p9-|-8h9------------| 
 |------|----------------|-------------------|----11---9h11-8-| 
 |------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 |------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| 
            la la la...                                  la la la... 
  
  F#                 E                G#m                    G#m 
 |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| 
 |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| 
 |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| 
 |--8-9-8----8------|---------------11|-11h13p11p9----------|------------| 
 |--------11---9-11-|11-11h13-14p13---|------------13h14-13-|--11h13-11-9| 
 |------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------| 
  
  
  E        E               G#m       G#m           E      E 
 |--------|---------------|---------|-11s9--------|------|------------------| 
 |--------|-------9-12-11-|-9h11-9--|--------11-12|-12---|------------------| 
 |--------|-----8---------|---------|-------------|------|--9h11-11-11h13-11| 
 |-------8|-8h9-----------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| 
 |-11--7--|---------------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| 
 |--------|---------------|---------|-------------|------|------------------| 
       la la la...                                                   mmm... 
  
  B7 (3:50) (fine) 
 |----------------| 
 |11h12-----------| 
 |----------------| 
 |----------------| 
 |----------------| 
 |----------------| 
  
  
 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. 
  
  
 Bao Hoang 
 bhoang@bhoang.itg.ti.com