'English Sunset' by Moody Blues - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist:  The Moody Blues / Justin Hayward
Title:  English Sunset
Album:  Strange Times

*Standard Tuning*

Guitar Intro 1 - Repeat 4x

Bass in ( ) ? Comes in at the beginning of the third intro

 (A)                            (F)                   (G)
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------2--0-------2-3-----0-------1-0-1-0--------------------------|
----2------------------------------------2------------------------|
--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
A                        F                            G G
I wanna ride the range across those skies of black
A                          F
I wanna see for myself and see me comin? back
G                                F                            G       Intro 1 x2
And when I?ve gone the distance, I?ll be making tracks for an English Sunset.

Verse 2:
A                        F                         G G
We?re on a runaway train rollin? down the track
A                            F
And where it?s takin? us to, who knows where it?s at
G                        F                          G       Intro x2*
But if we hold together, we can make it back for an English Sunset.

*At the end of the second verse, the second intro is played like this*

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------------------2--0-------2-3-----0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2----------|
---------------2------------------------------------------------------|
------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
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Break:

                         D                           G
I feel the rhythm of the earth in my soul tonight,
G cont.                     F#m                  G            A
May it never fade away.
                       D                                 F           G
And I?ve decided I can live with humility,              (Ahhhhhhhhh  Ahhhhhhhh)
G cont.                            F             G
And the sad decay                 (Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhh)
G cont.                   Intro 1 x2
?Cause that?s the English way.

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Chords used:

               A        F         G       D       F#m
             002220   x33211   320003   x00323   x44222

Overall, this is a pretty easy song. The hardest part is probably getting
the timing down.  Just listen to the track once or twice to get it right.
If you have any questions or comments, email me at [email protected]
I reserve all rights to my tablature.  If you want to use it publicly,
please just ask me.

October 4, 2001