Chalkhills: Reel by Real: XTC: "That Wave"

Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:31:37 +0200
From: Florian Decros <flodecros (at) gmail dot com>
Subject: Bass tabs of "Nonsuch"
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Great !
Now, after "Skylarking", here's the 17 songs of "Nonsuch" (well 16, because there's no bass in "Rook") tabbed !
It was harder, because it was longer, and also because sometimes the bass was mixed pretty low, so maybe tabs like "Humble Daisy" or "Wrapped In Grey" are inaccurate.
Cheers

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:39:47 +0100
From: Paul Ferguson <paul (at) tigerlight430 dot co dot uk>
Subject: That Wave guitar solo
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And here is the extended solo from That Wave

cheers
Paul

Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:39:45 -0800
From: Jeff Truzzi <Darrell (at) TheHarveys dot net>
Subject: More XTC Transcriptions
Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20041209193027.00aae8d0 (at) pop dot west dot cox dot net>

Hi again! Thanks for putting up my earlier transcriptions of XTC songs. Chalkhills is the best!!!

Here's a few more, and a revision of "Rook". Glad to be able to contribute to such a great site.

Take care,

Jeff Truzzi

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THAT WAVE by Andy Partridge
Copyright 1992 Virgin Music Ltd.
Revised Transcribed for the XTC Forum by Jeff Truzzi

Okay, this is tough... but it's close. I'll eventually post this on “Chalkhills”.
There's two - sometimes three - guitars, often playing different chords.
(A great XTC Partridge/Gregory trademark since “Roads Girdle the Globe.”)

Thanks to keltik for acquainting me with ‘That Wag’ and the demo...
...even if some of the chords are different.

Andy used a special tuning on the demo: A string down to a G.
But I'm not convinced he uses that tuning for the final track -
and I'm almost sure Dave G doesn't.
So, THESE tabs are in NORMAL guitar tuning.

Verse (8th note strums)
Bbmaj13(#11)
1*1*2*0*x*x

Dsus4
x*x*0*2*3*3

D
x*x*0*2*3*2

Bbmaj13(#11)
x*1*2*0*3*0

Dsus4
x*x*0*2*3*3

D
x*x*0*2*3*2
____________________
Chorus
D/A
5*5*7*7*7*x

C/G
3*3*5*5*5*x

Bb6/9 /F (B flat six-nine over F)
1*x*0*0*1*1
(not totally certain about this chord)

D/A
5*5*7*7*7*x

C/G
3*3*5*5*5*x

Bb6/9 /F (B flat six-nine over F)
1*x*0*0*1*1

gtr 1: Fm7
1*3*1*1*1*1

gtr 2 overdub arpeggio:
Absus2
4*6*6*3*x*x
____________________
F#m7
2*4*2*2*2*2

Bm
7*9*9*7*7*7

F#m
2*4*4*2*2*2

Bm
7*9*9*7*7*7

F#m
2*4*4*2*2*2
____________________
Bm7 (4 short quarter notes)
7*9*7*7*7*7

B7+ (B seven augmented) (4 short quarter notes)
7*9*7*8*8*x

Bm(maj)9 (B minor major nine) (13 long 8th notes)
7*9*8*7*7*9

[repeat from the beginning.]

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:47:19 +0100
From: Paul Ferguson <shaunf (at) dircon dot co dot uk>
Subject: More chords!
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I am in danger of becoming ubiquitous if I keep this up, but here goes...
That Wave and Bungalow - basic(ish) chords

That wave - basic(ish) chords
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That wave...
     Gm6/7

...cathedrals arriving...
               Dsus4  D

   I flew down to the bottom of the sea
D7        C7                        Fm9

  where I questioned the fishes all about it
D7        C7                         Fm9   G#  F#m

I was in heaven, address cloud eleven
Bm7      F#m7     Bm7           F#m7
They danced and laughed spelling all I fell into was love
Bm                                                   A#+

cheers,
             Paul

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