James - Space

Taken from the album Pleased To Meet You

Written and performed by James

Main Riff 1:

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----8-8--10--8\-----8-8--10--8\-----8-8--10--8\--8-8--7-7\
E--10--------------10--------------10-----------------------

Main Riff 2:

e------------------------         e-------------------------
B------------------------         B-------------------------
G------------------------   x2    G-------------------------
D------------------------         D-------------------------
A----8-8-10--10--10--8\--         A--8-8--7-----------------
E-10---------------------         E----------10--8\---------

"Solo":

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

"Sort Of" Riff:

e-------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13--13~--13---------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

(Note: 8\ etc. means play the note and then tail it off down the fretboard.  Listen closesly to the record and you'll hear what I mean.)
(~ = vibrato)

Song Structure:

The song starts with swirling keyboards and Tim singing, but no guitars.  The impression I get is that the chords are Dm Bb F C, but the Tim's singing and the keyboards only loosley define the chords.
When the guitars kick in two play different inversions of the chords (one high one low) in a kind of "stabby" manner, and another plays Main Riff 1. This guitar then plays Main Riff 2 over the "you've got to get over yourself" bits, dropping out for the first "it's a shock" bit.  During the second "it's a shock" bit it plays what sounds like a not-so-loud version of the solo.
Then comes the solo, detailed above.  After this in the "Calling" bits a guitar plays some very hard-to-tab riffs, the majority of which sound a lot like the "Sort Of" Riff, which is sort of a riff (hence the name).  Basically single notes with a hell of a lot of pitch bending.

Lyrics/Chords:

Dm       Bb
Break my shape

       F       C
In the light I trust

Dm     Bb
None exists

     F         C
Save space and dust

Dm     Bb
None exist

     F         C
Just lights in time

Dm      Bb
Space defines

    F     C
The borderline

          Dm
The borderline

 
Dm       Bb    
Space between

    F       C
And space inside

Dm      Bb
My four walls

   F        C
My shape defines

         Dm
Space defines

  C
 
Dm
     You've got to get over yourself

You've got to get out of the frame

Got to learn to see yourself

  C
A total stranger

Dm
     You've got to get out of the frame

Get yourself a brand new name

Got to learn to see yourself

  C
A total stranger

Dm
     It's a shock

   F
To my system

   C
To wind up back

Where I have come from

Dm
      It's a crime

   F
In my child's eyes

To find out life 

         C
Is in my mind

 
Dm
      You've got to get over yourself

You've got to get out of the frame

Got to learn to see yourself

  C
A total stranger

Dm
      You've got to get out of the frame

Get yourself a brand new name

Got to learn to see yourself

  C
A total stranger

 
Dm
      It's a shock

   F
To my system

   C
To wind up back 

Where I have come from

Dm
       It's a crime to 

Bb
My child's eyes

   F                  C
To find out life's disguise

 
   Dm
Oh no

    Bb
All gone

    F
All gone

           C
Nothing to hold me down

Dm
No

    Bb    
All gone

    F
I'm gone

           C
Nothing to hold me down

Dm
No

    Bb
All gone

    Bb
I'm gone

           C
Nothing to hold me down

Dm
No

    Bb
I'm gone

    F
I'm gone

           C
Nothing to hold me down

Dm        C         F 

Dm        C         F 

Dm       F        C
  Calling, calling, calling

You could see through me

Dm       F        C
  Calling, calling, calling

You can see through me

Dm       F                 C
           Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling

Dm       F                 C
           Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling




Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk