«Lavender» from the album _The_Thieving_Magpie_
by Marillion
transcribed by Shane P. Faulkner ([email protected])
NOTE: use a capo on the 2nd fret, this is essential
The following two staffs are repeated as the intro. The chords are «swelled»
in and out with a volume pedal.
«I was walkin’ in the park …… dreamin’ of a spark……..when I heard the
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sprinklers whisper shimmer in the haze of summer lawns….»
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Band enters: (no more volume pedal). The following part is repeated
several times.
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——4———4——2———4——-2———4——2———4—————
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Switch to distortion:
—16B(17)R16~———16B(17)R16~——————16B(17)R16~—————-
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—16—16B(17)16—————————————————————
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The two staffs above are repeated with little variation.
Legend:
~ normal finger vibrato
/ slide…7/9 means start on the 7th fret and slide to the 9th
_ (underline) hammer-on or pull-off as notated above the tabs
B a bend..start on fret to the left of the B and bend to the note in ()
R a release
PM palm mute
