'Pilgrims Progress' by Procol Harum - Guitar Tutorial

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            PROCOL HARUM - PILGRIM'S PROGRESS (Fisher/Reid)
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  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva


1
         G       Bm              Em     Em7    
I sat me down to write a simple story

      C            G            Am7 Am6 Am D
which maybe in the end became a song 

             F           Cadd9    C        B-9  B7
In trying to find the words which might begin it 

  Em    Emadd9  Em     Am                   C6 Cmaj13 C6 C D
I found these were the thoughts I brought along 


2
           G       Bm               Em    Em7
At first I took my weight to be an anchor 

    C              G                 Am7 Am6 Am D
and gathered up my fears to guide me round

           F       Cadd9  C     B-9   B7
but then I clearly saw my own delusion 

    Em       Emsus4 Em Am                  C6 Cmaj13 C6 C D
and found my struggles further bogged me down

 

3
              G   Bm                Em    Em7
In starting out I thought to go exploring

    C             G              Am7 Am6 Am D
and set my foot upon the nearest road 

          F         Cadd9    C        B-9    B7
In vain I looked to find the promised turning 

    Em  Emsus4 Em Am               C6 Cmaj13 C6 C D C G
but only saw how far I was from home



Middle eight 

   D           D/C                    G      C G C G
In searching I forsook the paths of learning 

   D                  D/C                  G    C G C G
and sought instead to find some pirate's gold 

   D              D/C                  G     C G C G
In fighting I did hurt those dearest to me 

    C               G                AM     D F Cadd9 C B-9 B7
and still no hidden truths could I unfold
                                            Em Emsus4 Em Am D

4 
           G     Bm                Em  Em7
I sat me down to write a simple story

      C        G                Am7 Am6 Am D
which maybe in the end became a song 

               F        Cadd9   C     B-9    B7         
The words have all been writ by one before me

      Em    Emsus4 Em Am                    D  
We're taking turns in trying to pass them on

 B7/F#  Emsus4 Em         Am        C           G
Oh, we're taking turns in trying to pass them on



D   D/C   G  C  
D   D/c   G  C
D   D/c   G  C............



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Verses 1 ,2 & 3


e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|----------------------3----3---3---|
G|----------------------2----0---2---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------2----3---2---|
                        I   sat  me

  *
  G                 Bm
e|-------- -------- 2------- 2-------|
B|0--------0--------3--------3-------|
G|0--------0--------4--------4-------|
D|0--------0--------4--------4-------|
A|------------------2------------2---|
E|3------------3---------------------|
  down         to  write a simple sto...
  took         my  weight to be an an...
               I thought  to go explo...


  Em                         Em7      C                 G
e|0------- 0------- 0------- 0-------|0------- 0------- 3------- 3-------|
B|0--------0--------0--------0-------|1--------1--------3--------3-------|
G|0--------0--------0--------0-------|0--------0--------0--------0-------|
D|2--------2--------2--------0-------|2--------2--------0--------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------|3------------3----2------------2---|
E|0-----------------0--------0-------|-----------------------------------|
  ..ry                          which maybe       in the end     became a
  ..cor                         and   gathered   all my fears    to gide me
  ..ring                        and   set  my      foot upon    the nearest


  Am7               Am6      Am       D                 F
e|3------- 3------- 2------- 0-------|2------- 2------- 1------- 1-------|
B|1--------1--------1--------1-------|3--------3--------1--------1-------|
G|2--------2--------0--------0-------|2--------2--------2--------2-------|
D|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0--------0--------3--------3-------|
A|0-----------------0----------------|------------------3----------------|
E|-------------0---------------------|2------------2----1------------1---|
  song                                   In    trying to find      the words
  round                                  But   then I   clear.......ly  
  road                                   I     vain I   looked      to



  Cadd9    C        B-9      B7       Em  Emadd9 Gmaj13 Am
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|3------- 2---0--- 0------- --------|
B|3--------1--------1--------0-------|0--------0---0----1--------1-------|
G|0--------0--------2--------2-------|0--------0---0----2--------2-------|
D|2--------2--------1--------1-------|2--------2---2----2--------2-------|
A|3------------3----2--------2-------|------------------0----------------|
E|-------------------------------2---|0--------2---3---------------------|
     that  might begin it        I  found these were the thoughts I brought a
  saw my   own   delu..sion      and found my struggles further  bogged me do
  find the promised turning      But only      saw how  far I  was    from



 C6 Cmaj13 C6  C    D  D/G   D   D6    D7  D    G   D
e|-------- -------- -------- --------||-------- --------|
B|1---0-------------3---3----3---3---||3---3----3---3---|
G|2--------2---0----2---2----2---2---||2---2----0---2---|
D|2--------2--------0---0----0---0---||0---0----0---0---|
A|3--------3-----------------0---2---||3----------------|
E|------------------2---3------------||----2----3---2---|
  long                                     At first I
  wn                                       In starting out
  

                                                Go to *
Last 3rd Verse measure


 C6 Cmaj13 C6  C    D        C G
e|-------- -------- -------- --------||
B|1---0-------------3--------1-0-----||
G|2--------2---0----2--------0-0-----||
D|2--------2--------0--------2-0-----||
A|3--------3-------------------------||
E|------------------2--------3-------||
  home                            In


Middle eight

  D                 D/C               G                 C G      C G
e|2------- 2------- 2------- 2-------|3------- 3------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3--------3--------3-------|3--------3--------1-0------1-0-----|
G|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0--------0--------0-0------0-0-----|
D|0--------0-------------------------|0--------0--------2-0------2-0-----|
A|------------------3--------3-------|2--------2--------3--------3-------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------3----3---3-----|
  searching   I forsook the paths of learning                         and


  D                 D/C               G                 C G      C G
e|2------- 2------- 2------- 2-------|3------- 3------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3--------3--------3-------|3--------3--------1-0------1-0-----|
G|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0--------0--------0-0------0-0-----|
D|0--------0-------------------------|0--------0--------2-0------2-0-----|
A|------------------3--------3-------|2--------2--------3--------3-------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------3----3---3-----|
  sought instead to find some pirate's gold                           In


  D                 D/C               G                 C G      C G
e|2------- 2------- 2------- 2-------|3------- 3------- -------- --------|
B|3--------3--------3--------3-------|3--------3--------1-0------1-0-----|
G|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0--------0--------0-0------0-0-----|
D|0--------0-------------------------|0--------0--------2-0------2-0-----|
A|------------------3--------3-------|2--------2--------3--------3-------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------3----3---3----3|
  fighting   I did hurt those dearest to me                            and


  C                 G                 Am7               Am13/G   Am7
e|3------- 3------- 3------- 3-------|3------- 3----2P3H2------- 0-------|
B|1--------1--------3--------3-------|1--------1--------1--------1-------|
G|0--------0--------0--------0-------|2--------2--------0--------0-------|
D|2--------2--------0--------0-------|2--------2--------2--------2-------|
A|3------------3----2------------2---|0------------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------3------------3---|
  still no    hidden truths could I unfold


  D                 F                 Cadd9    C        B-9      B7     
e|2------- 2------- 1------- 1-------|3------- 3------- 2------- 5---2---|
B|3--------3---0----1--------1---0---|3--------1-H-3----1---0----4-------|
G|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0---0----0--------2--------2-------|
D|0--------0--------3--------3-------|2--------2--------1--------4-------|
A|------------------3----------------|3--------------------------2-------|
E|2------------2----1------------1---|-----------------------------------|


  Em   Emadd9 Gmaj13 Am                Am     Cmaj7 Am7  D
e|3------- 2---0--- -------- --------|8------- 7---5--- 2------- 2-------|
B|0--------0---0----1--------1-------|5--------5---5----3--------3-------|
G|0--------0---0----2--------2-------|5--------5---5----2--------2-------|
D|2--------2---2----2--------2-------|5--------5---5----0--------0-------|
A|------------------0--------0-------|-----------------------------------|
E|0--------2---3---------------------|5--------7---8---------------------|


           D7
e|2------- 2-------|
B|3--------1-------|
G|2--------2---2---|
D|0--------0-------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
      I    sat  me


Verse 4

  G                 Bm7
e|-------- -------- 2------- --------|
B|0--------0--------3--------3-------|
G|0--------0----2P0-2--------2-------|
D|0--------0--------4--------4---5--4|
A|------------------2------------2---|
E|3------------3---------------------|
  down         to   write a simple sto..


  Em7                        Em6      C                 G  
e|0------- 0------- 0------- 0-------|0------- 0------- 3------- --------|
B|0--------0--------0--------0-------|1--------1----3P1-3--------------0-|
G|0--------0--------0--------0-------|0--------0--------0--------0--2----|
D|5--------5--------5--------4-------|2--------2--------0--------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------|3------------3----2--------2-------|
E|0-----------------0--------0-------|-----------------------------------|
  ..ry                          which maybe        in the end    became a


  Am7               Am7/6    Am7      D5                Dm7
e|3------- 3----2H3 2------- 0-------|5------- 5------- 5------- 5-------|
B|1--------1--------1--------1-------|3--------3--------3--------3-------|
G|2--------2--------0--------0-------|2--------2--------5--------5-------|
D|2--------2--------2--------2-------|0------------2----3------------3---|
A|0-----------------0----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------0---------------------|-----------------------------------|
  song                                   the words have all         been


  Csus2    C5       B-9aug5  B7       Em  Emadd9 Gmaj13 Am
e|3------- 3------- 3------- 2-------|3------- 2---0--- 0------- --------|
B|3--------1--------1--------0-------|0--------0---0----1--------1-------|
G|0--------0--------2--------2-------|0--------0---0----2--------2-------|
D|------------------1--------1-------|2--------2---2----2--------2-------|
A|3------------3----2--------2-------|------------------0----------------|
E|-------------------------------2---|0--------2---3---------------------|
  writ by  one before   me      we're taking turns in trying to pass them on


  C6 Cmaj13 C6 C    D        B7       Em                Am7      C
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- 0------- -------- 3-------||
B|1---0-------------3--------0-------|0--------0--------1--------1-------|
G|2--------2---0----2--------2-------|0--------0--------0--------0-------|
D|2--------2--------0--------1-------|2--------2--------2----------------|
A|3--------3-----------------2-------|------------------0--------3-------|
E|------------------2--------2-------|0--------0-------------------------|
                         Oh,    we're taking turns in trying to pass them on


  G
e|3------- -------- -----------------|
B|3----------------------------------|
G|0----------------------------------|
D|0----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|3----------------------------------|


Second ending

  D                                   D/C
e|2------- ----2--- -----------------|2------- ----2--- -------- --------|
B|3------------3---------------------|3------------3---------------------|
G|2------------2---------------------|2------------2---------------------|
D|0------------0---------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|3------------3---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  .......................................................................
  G                                   C
e|3------- ----3--- -----------------|3------- ----3--- -------- --------|
B|3------------3---------------------|1------------1---------------------|
G|0------------0---------------------|0------------0---------------------|
D|0------------0---------------------|2------------2---------------------|
A|2------------2---------------------|3------------3---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  ...........................Repeat & Fade...............................


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        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together
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