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Ocean Cloud

As Marillionmusic has been down for a long time now, I thought of saving some brilliant
tabs of songs not found anywhere else by diving into the internet archives and posting
them here.
All the credits and props to the original transcriber. Thank your, whoever you are!

Marillion - Ocean Cloud
=======================

Tabbed by Gary Jevon
====================

SECTION 1
=========

Intro

"He’s seen too much of life…
And there’s no going back…"


(Clean Gtr sound)

e|-------3---3--|-------3---3-----|-------3---3--|-------3----------0--|
B|-------3---3--|-------3---3-----|-------3---3--|-------3----------0--|
G|-------2---2--|-------0---0-2-0-|-------2---2--|-------0---2-/-4-----| x 2
D|---2---2---2--|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2--|---2---2-------------|
A|---2---2---2--|---3---3---3-----|---2---2---2--|---3---3-------------|
E|---0---0---0--|-----------------|---0---0---0--|---------------------|


Verse 1
=======

“The loneliness calls him,
And the edge which must be sharpened…”

e|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|
B|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|
G|-------2---2--|-------0---0--| x 6
D|---2---2---2--|---2---2---2--|
A|---2---2---2--|---3---3---3--|
E|---0---0---0--|--------------|


e|---2---2---2-3-|-----------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---|---------3---------3---------|
G|---2---2---2---|------0---------0--------0---| x 2
D|---0---0---0---|-----------------------------|
A|---------------|---2---------3---------3-----|
E|---------------|-----------------------------|

Verse 2
=======

“The smell of the earth,
It's his favourite smell…”

e|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|
B|-------3---3--|-------3---3--|
G|-------2---2--|-------0---0--| x 8
D|---2---2---2--|---2---2---2--|
A|---2---2---2--|---3---3---3--|
E|---0---0---0--|--------------|

Chorus
======

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world,
And I'll trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud…”

e|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|---3---3---3--|---3---2---2--|
B|---3---3---3--|---0---0---0--|---3---3---3--|---3---3---3--|
G|---4---4---4--|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|---2---2---2--| x 2
D|---4---4---4--|---2---2---2--|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|
A|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|---3---3---3--|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Solo Build-Up
=============

(Overdiven Gtr Sound, with slide and volume control swell)

e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-10-/-12-|
G|--------|--------|--------|----2-/-|--4-----|----7-/-|--9----|---------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
E|--0-----|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|

Solo (part 1)
=============

(Heavily Overdriven sound, with slide)

e|--12-----15--|--14----8---10--|---7--------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|----------------|-----7--8--7------|------------------------|
G|-------------|----------------|---------------7--|------7----------9--11--|
D|-------------|----------------|------------------|---7-----7-/-9----------|
A|-------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------|

e|-------------------------12-|---15---17--12----19--19--|-22---17---19--15-|
B|-------12--12---12---12-----|--------------------------|------------------|
G|--12------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|

e|--17---14---10----------|--10-/-12-------10-/-12----------------------|
B|-------------------10---|------------12-------------12---10-/-12-/-8--|
G|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---7--8--------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|----------9----7--9--|--9---(0)--7--7---0--|--0--------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

Solo (part 2)
=============

(no slide)

e|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--9----------------|---------------|--9-----------------|-------------9--12-|
G|-----9-------------|--------9--11--|-----9--------------|------9--11--------|
D|--------11--9--11--|----11---------|--------11--9--11---|---11--------------|
A|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------|

e|------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--12 (14)---|--9----------------|-12----------12---------12-----------------|
G|------------|-----9-------------|-----11 (13)-----11 (13)----11(13)--13--11-|
D|------------|--------11--9--11--|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|------|------------------|--------3----3---|
B|---9--------------------|------|--------9-----9---|--------3----3---|
G|------9-----------------|------|--------7-----7---|-----------------|
D|----------11--9--11--9--|--11--|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------------|------|--------7-----7---|---3----3----3---|
E|------------------------|------|--0-----0-----0---|-----------------|


e|---------0--------------------|-------------------|
B|---------0--------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------2 (4)--2 (4)--|--2 (4)---2--0-----|
D|--------2---------------------|-------------------|
A|--------2---------------------|----------------3--|
E|---0----0---------------------|-------------------|


Repeat Chorus
=============

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world,
I wouldn’t trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud…”

Section 1 Outro
===============

(Heavily Overdriven Sound)

e|----------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------12---11---|---5----7-----------------| x 4
D|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------10---9----|---3----5----3--2---------|
E|---0------------------|--------------------3--2--|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------- let ring ----| middle synthesizer pad / sound effect section
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|---0-------------------------|

SYNTHESIZER PAD / SOUND EFFECT SECTION
======================================

Volume swells on open chords at approx 8 minutes
Chords used are: D --> G --> C --> D --> G.



SECTION 2
=========

“He remembers the day he was marched to the front
By the physical knuckle head teacher of games…”

NB - There are two guitar parts (both overdriven)- this is the underlying riff part:

e|----------------------------|
B|---3------------------------|
G|---2----------------3---2---| repeat until next section
D|---0----3--2----------------|
A|------0---------3-----------|
E|----------------------------|

This is the lead slide part (play 4 times):
e|--17-/-19-/-17-/-19-/-17-/-19-/-17-/-19-/-15--15-/-17-/-15-/-17-/-15-/-17-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harm
e|--*12*--|
B|--*12*--|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

SECTION 3
=========

Solo

(Still 2 parts, now moved to a 3-4 timing)

Rhythm:

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

Lead:

e|--12--------|-----------|--------------------|------|--12-------|
B|--15 (17)---|--12-------|--------------------|------|--15 (17)--|
G|------------|--14 (16)--|---14---14--12--14--|------|-----------|
D|------------|-----------|--------------------|---14-|-----------|
A|------------|-----------|--------------------|------|-----------|
E|------------|-----------|--------------------|------|-----------|

e|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|---12--------|--------------------|--13--12------------|
G|---14 (16)---|-------11--12-------|-----------12-------|
D|-------------|--14------------14--|--------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|

SECTION 4
=========

“But time is revenge. All the bullies grow weak,
And must live with faithless women who despise them…”

(Clean guitar, still 3-4 timing, let all notes ring)

e|-------0-----|-------0--------|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|-----0---0---|-----0---0------|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G|---5-------5-|---5-------5----|---5-------5-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-3--------------|-5-----------|-6-----------|
A|-0-----------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|

e|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G|---5-------5-|---5-------5-|---5-------5-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-3-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|
A|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Play 3 times then...

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

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

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

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

SECTION 5
=========

“The wind changed, I felt it run beneath my ear
Like silk drawn across my neck…”

(Slight improvisation around these shapes)

For A minor: For F major:
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|
---------10---10--|--12---9---10---| |---------10---10--|---9---10---9----|
---0--------------|----------------| |---8--------------|-----------------|
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|

For D minor: For G major:
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|
---------10---10--|--9---10---12---| |------------------|-----------------|
---0--------------|----------------| |----------9---9---|---10---9---10---|
------------------|----------------| |----10------------|-----------------|
------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|

Chord sequence is:
A min (8 bars) - F (4 bars) - A min (4 bars) ---------------|
A min (4 bars) - F (4 bars) - A min (4 bars) - F (4 bars) --|
D min (4 bars) - A min (2 bars) - G (2 bars) - D min (4 bars) - A min (4 bars) -
A min (4 bars) - F (4 bars) -
A min (4 bars) - F (4 bars) - A min (4 bars) - F (4 bars) -|
D----------------------------------------------------------| min (4 bars) - A min (2 bars)
- G (2 bars) - D min (4 bars)


SECTION 6
=========

“A storm…A storm…”

(4-4 timing, slightly overdriven guitar sound)

e|----0--------0--------0-|------0-------0------0-|----0-------0--------0-|
B|-------0--------0-------|-0------0--------------|-------0-------0-------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-9--------9--------9----|----9------9-----10----|-7-------7--------7----|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

e|------0-----0---0-|----0--------0------0-|------0------0----0---|
B|-0------0---------|-------0-------0------|-0------0-------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----7-----7---9---|-5--------5-------5---|----5------5---7------|
A|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

e|----0-------0--------0-|-------0-------0----0-|
B|-------0-------0-------|--0------0------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-4-------4--------4----|-----4------4-----5---|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|

Repeat whole section 4 times but don't play last 2 bars on 4th time


SECTION 7
=========

“Watch me…watch me…”

(6-8 timing, repeat this chord 27 times!)

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

“God above…”

(4-4 timing)

(harm.----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------|--------*7*-----|--------|-----|-----------------------|
B|------|-----------*7*--|--*12*--|-----|-----------------------|
G|---4--|--*7*-----------|--------|-----|------| followed by 11-| bars rest…
D|---4--|----------------|--------|-----|-----------------------|
A|---2--|----------------|--------|-----|--2--------------------|
E|------|----------------|--------|-----|--2--------------------|

(with volume swell)

e|----------------------------------------|---------|--------|
B|---14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17--|--14-----|--------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----2---|--(4)---|
D|----------------------------------------|---------|--------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------|--------|
E|----------------------------------------|---------|--------|

SECTION 8
=========

Gtr Solo

(with slide---?)
e|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------10--|
B|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------12-10------|
G|-2 (4)---2 (4)---2---0-|-----------9--|--9---7---12--|--11-12------------|
D|-----------------------|--2----7-9----|--------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|

e|--12---19---22--|--22---17---17---15-14--|--14---10-----------|-12-------|
B|----------------|------------------------|------------10---12-|----------|
G|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|
A|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|

SECTION 9
=========

"You can take all the boys and the girls in the world,
I wouldn't trade them this morning for my sweet Ocean Cloud…”

Repeat chorus followed by:

e|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|---3-----|
B|---3---3---3--|---0---0---0--|---3-----|
G|---4---4---4--|---2---2---2--|---0-----|
D|---4---4---4--|---2---2---2--|---2-----|
A|---2---2---2--|---0---0---0--|---3-----|
E|--------------|--------------|---------|

SECTION 10
==========

Outro section (free time, let ring)

e|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17----|
B|-14-15----14-15----14-15----14-15----14-15----14-15----14-15----14-15----14-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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