From: [email protected] (Joseph D. Richardson)
«Day of the Eagle» from the 1974 Chrysalis release «Bridge of Sighs» by
Robin Trower — tabbed by Joe Richardson ([email protected])
Notes:
I’m not sure whether or not this is in standard tune. Listen for the
open E string in Figs A & B. Also, I have included approximate times from
my CD player readout to make some of the lead work easier to follow.
^ — bend
r — release bend
= — hold note
/ — slide up
— slide down
… — carry over to next staff
u — undetermined fret from which to slide up or down
(x^y) — xth fret bent to yth fret as one continuous sound
(Begin Fig. A. Play this staff 3X in the intro and once after each verse.)
E—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x—————————————————
B—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—————————————————
G—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—————————————————
D—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—————————————————
A—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x————-2-4————————————
E—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x—0-2-4-2-4—————————————
(End Fig. A)
E—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x—————————————————
B—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5———12=============12——12=12—————
G—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4———(11^13r11^13r11^13)—11^13—————
D—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—————-*————————————
A—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x—————————————————
E—x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x—————————————————
* This last phrase is for the intro and after the second verse. After the
first verse, bend the F# to G#, release to F#, bend to G#, and follow
with a slight tremolo bend, if you have one. Play only the E5 portion
after the third verse.
(Begin Fig. B)
E—————————————————————————-
B———-9——————————————————————
G———-9——————-11—9——————————————
D———-9————11-11—11—9——————————————
A—11——————-11-11————————————————
E—9—————0—-9—9————————————————
(Play this staff 6 times within Fig. B)
E—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G——————————11—9——————————————
D———————-11-11—11—9——————————————
A—11—11—11—11——11-11————————————————-
E—9—9—9—9—0—9—9————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
B—————————————7——7——————————
G——————————11——-7——7——————————
D———————-11-11—11——-7——7——————————
A—11—11—11—11——11-11—————9——11—————2-4——-
E—9—9—9—9—0—9—9———7——7——-9—-0-2-4-2-4————
(End Fig. B)
E—/8-8-8-8———-/8-8-8-8———/9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11———-
B—x-x-x-x————x-x-x-x———x-x-x-x-x-x—x—x—x—x—x—x———-
G—/8-8-8-8———-/8-8-8-8———/9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11———-
D—————————————————————————-
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
First solo (1:56). It sounds like he has a wah rocked all the way back and
is using the tremolo (which I don’t have) for much of the vibrato and bends.
This sounds very close if you are also tremolo deficient.
2:02
E—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————
G————————9p8————————9*(11)^13r11^13—-9h11p9-
D—11————————h11p97/9^11————————————
A—(bend 1/4 & shake)———————h11——————————-
E——————————————(w/ hvy. vib.)———————
* — slide to (11) and bend simultaneously to 13
2:05 2:09
E—————————————————————————
B—————————————-12————————12^14(vib)
G—h11^13r11^13==13r11^13p9(h11^12)p9h11==11^13-9**(13)r11-9h11p9———-
D—————————————————————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
** — bend before playing
2:12 2:14
E—9————————————————————————
B——12p9——-9———9——————12/1412—9——————
G————h11——11—9——h11p9h11^13p9—————-11p9-11p9-11p9u
D—————————————————————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
2:17
E————9-9-9—14b16—12——————-9—————————
B—12^14————————14p12—————h12p9——————-
G————————————11—11^13————11^13p9—9——9-
D———————————————————————11—
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
Following Fig. A after the third verse @ 2:54 this kicks in:
(Fig. C.) Play this staff 5 times.
E————————————————————————-
B————————————————————————-
G————————————————————————-
D——————-5^6—————————————————
A————2—4—-3^4—————————————————
E—0—2—4——0———————————————————
Then the guitar rests while the bass continues playing a similar pattern.
Near the end of the fifth time through with only the bass playing, the
«outro» solo kicks in:
3:26
E————————————————————————
B——12==12u-***——————————-12=12u——————
G——11^13u—————u/9^10r9/u————11^13u——————
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
*** slide up from or down to an (u)ndetermined fret.
3:36 3:42
E——————————————9===9===9====== … ———-
B——12=12u————9===9u————12^14==(14)====== …———
G——14^16u————11^13u—————(shake and hold)———-
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
(one
3:45 downpick) 3:47
E—===9—-9————9————————————————
B—==(14)—-12—9—-9———12————-79————————
G——————-11————-11^13p9———9========9 …. .—-
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
3:49 3:52
E—————-9————9———-9h12p9——————9———
B—————9—9—12^14—(14*)————h12p9———9—h12p9—
G—==9—-9h11—————————————-11^12————-
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
* hold previous bend and (re)pick note
3:54 3:55 3:58
E————————————————————————
B——————————————————12—————-
G—11^13r11p9——-119—————-4h6p4———-*(13)r11p9——
D—————h11———-1196-4——————————h11—
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
*11 bent to 13 before picking
4:01 4:02 4:05
E——————————————9—————-9u—12—9-
B—————————————-9—9—12—*(14)—————
G—-9^11r9————————u/11———————————
D——————u/11p9u———————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
*12 bent to 14 before picking
(Begin fade.)
4:08 4:10
E—(12^14)—12—9—-9—-9—————-9—————————-
B—*————-12———h12p9———9—12—————————
G———————————(11^12)——-**(13)r11p9h11/1311^13-
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
*12 is a grace note on this bend ** pick 11 prebent to 13
4:12 4:14
E————————————————————————
B—12—12p(9 mute)——12========12—9h12p9—————————
G———————(11^13)p9h11^13———h11p9——u/11p9u———
D—————————————————h11——————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————
4:16 4:19 4:20 4:23
E———————————————————————-
B————-5———————————————————
G—4/64/6——6————————-9—————————-
D————————-9/119——9/11—119————————
A———————————h11————11/9—7—9/11—7——
E———————————————————————-
4:26 4:28
E———————————————————————-
B—-9—(11^12r11^12r11^12)—(12^14)p9———————————
G—————————————h(11^13)————————
D———————————————————————-
A———————————————————————-
E———————————————————————-
This seems to be a good stopping point, although there is a cool lick
around 4:37, or so. The recording has faded 3 or 4 dB and a second
guitar track, which was back in the mix previously, has been gaining in
volume and I think tabbing two lead guitars is rather tedious.
Lyrics:
I’ve not figured out whether this song is about religion, sexual
conquest, or law enforcement, so I may have some mistakes with the
lyrics. Help would be appreciated.
Fig. A (intro)
Fig. B (2X)
1st verse: (beginning on 5th staff of Fig. B, second time through)
I saw a light just up ahead,
But I couldn’t seem to rise up from my bed.
I’m not alone and then I am.
Some people seem to think I’m Superman,
* But I watch for the love.
I’m livin’ in the Day of the Eagle—
* Eagle not the ….. dove.
Fig. A (etc.)
2nd verse:
* It’s like a weight that brings me down.
* If I don’t move, I’m on the ground.
It’s in my mind. It’s in my soul.
It’s telling me things that can’t (be told?).
* It says «Watch for love.»
I’m livin’ in the Day of the Eagle—
* Eagle not the ….. dove.
First solo.
3rd verse:
Another day, another night.
* I wanna love—they wanna fight.
I need the time.
I’ve got to be alone.
* I’ve got to think it over on my own.
* But I watch for the love.
I’m livin’ in the Day of the Eagle—
Eagle not the ….. dove.
Fig. A
«Ride out» solo over Fig. C.
* Lines updated from 1974 Bridge of Sighs songbook courtesy of Scott Robinson
([email protected])
Please feel free to email any improvements to me. Hope you enjoy.
Joe Richardson ([email protected])