Transcription:  Chris Hennessy (crazydiamond_75@hotmail.com)


ASTRONOMY DOMINE
Pink Floyd 
"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"

(Barrett)

This is how I play the start of astronomy domine and thought it would be a 
bit easier for people to do, plus i bleieve its how its done recorded and in 
concert.

symbols used
xx(xx)=bend to number

INTRO:                        
Vamp till drums

cresendo
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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

let ring         let ring             repeat 3 more times
-0--------------0-0----------------------
-0--------------0-0----------------------
-1--------------1-0----------------------
-2--------------2-1----------------------
-2--------------2-1----------------------
-0-0-0-0-3(4)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

                                                                         
VERSE:

E (play as standard E)
Lime and limpid green a second scene the fight between the blue you
Eb (play as A barre on 6)
once knew.

(All other chords play as A and E form barres)
G                                                            A
Floating down the sound resounds around the icey waters underground
E                                             Eb
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda, and Titania
G                               G#
Neptune, Titan, stars can frighten

|-12-12-12-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-----------------|
|-10-10-10--9--9--9--8--8--8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-10-----9-9---8-8---7-7---6-6---5-5---4-4---3-3------------------------|
|-10----10--9---9-8---8-7---7-6---6-5---5-4---4-3---3----------------------|
|-11-------10-----9-----8-----7-----6-----5-----4--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-2--------2--------3--------3------3-----0-------------------------------|
|-3--3---3---3---3--4--4---4---4----4-----0-------------------------------|
|-2----2-------2----3----3-------3--3-----1-------------------------------|
|-0-----------------1---------------1-----2-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------0-------------------------------|

(play following chords as E form barres falling from fret 12)
E     Eb    D     C#    C     B     Bb    A
Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah
(and again as A form barres falling from 12)
A     G#    G     F#    F     E     Eb    D
Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah  Aaah     

D  Eb  E

SOLO:(with slight distortion, heavy delay)

    E
E-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B-|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         
     Eb                          
E-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B-|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                           
    G                                   A                              
E-|-3-3sl10-10-10sl3-3-3sl10-10-10sl5-|-5-----------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---5---------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|-----7b8-----------|
D-|-----------------------------------|---------7~~~~~----|
A-|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
                                                                         
Follow same progression as verses.
Repeat chord sequence twice and go into second verse.

Second verse : 
(Same progression)
Blinding signs flap 
Flicker flicker flicker flam
Pow  Wow
Stairway scare Dan
Dare who's there 

Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah 
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah 

 (ritard)
E
Lime and limpid green the sound resounds the icey waters under
E
Lime and limpid green the sound resounds the icey waters underground.

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Updated:  November 24, 1999