Opel by Syd Barrett
Key: AA | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro TAB:
h means hammer on,  / means slide
                                          A
+-----------------------------------------0----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+
VERSES:
     A              E
On a distant shore, miles from land
G                                    D
Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand,
  A                  E
A dream in a mist of grey
B                A
On a far distant shore.
A                          E
The pebble, it stood alone
G                             D
And driftwood lies half buried
A                          E
Warm, shallow water sweeps shells
B              A
So the cockles shine.
A                      E
A bare, winding carcas stalk
G                              D
Shimmers as flies scoop up meat.
A
An empty way,
B          A
Dry Tears.
A                         E
Crisp flax squeaks.  Tall reeds
      G              D
Make a circle of grey
     A
In a summer way, around man
B         A
 so don't drown
Bridge:
(This is the long section of strummed chords.  I'll count measures
 in 6/8 in the following way:
  ------  ------ ------
  G       C      D      means A measure of G, one of C and one of D)
unusual chords used:
     Cadd9:  x32030
begin Bridge:
  ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  Cadd9  C      A#            Cadd9  C      A#     F      Am
  ------ ------
  E
  ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  C7            F          F# G             A      D      G
  ------ ------
 (still G)
  This is then repeated, except that the second time I think that
  the first chord is C7 instead of Cadd9.
CLOSING:
(Note, I am highly uncertain -even moreso than I am about the rest of this
song- about the "accuracy" of the transcription here.  Correct me, please!)
unusual chords used:
      I don't know what to call these things, but they're based on
      the chord x02200 which I think is either A5 or Asus2.
      The chords and my (incorrect) names for them are:
           A:       x02220
           A5:      x02200
           A5addF#: x02202
           A5addG#: x02204
Begin closing:
A      A5addG#
I'm trying
A      A5addG#
I'm trying
A5addF# A5
To find you
A5addF# A5
To find you
A      A5addG#
I'm living
A      A5addG#
I'm giving
A5addF# A5
To find you
A5addF# A5
To find you
The next part I think uses only the A chord:
A
I'm living
I'm living
I'm trying
I'm giving
(Switch at this point to A5 and diddle with it for a while)
END