Where I Go


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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