David Gilmour - Cruise Chords & Tabs

 

Cruise Chords & Tabs

David Gilmour Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Cruise Tab

   
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			            "CRUISE" off LP "About Face" (1984)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson

Tuning: Standard

--Intro: clean guitar (doubled up)
                                       
    C             G         F        C        Am      G          F       C       
e|------------------0--3-|--5--------3-----|--8---8---7--5----|--5-------3-0---------|
B|--1-------1-----3------|-------6------1--|---------------8--|-------6------1----3--|
G|------0----------------|-----5-----------|----9-----7-------|-----5----------0--0--|
D|----2-------2----------|--7--------------|------------------|--7-------------------|
A|--3-----3--------------|-----------3-----|------------------|----------3-----------|
E|----------------3------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------3--|


--Verse 1 (intro part plays)

--Fill:

    F       C   F       C              G
e|--5-------3---1----|--0-----------------|
B|-------6--1---1----|--1--------1-----3--|
G|-----5----------2--|-------0---------0--|
D|--7----------------|-----2-------2------|
A|----------3--------|--3------3----------|
E|--------------1----|-----------------3--|


--Verse 2


--Chorus (guitar plays chords with same picking pattern as intro: 

Am         G         F          C
Saving our children, saving our land
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_gilmour/cruise_tab_ver_2.html ]
Dm            C              G
protecting us from things we can't understand

Am        G     F           C
power and glory justice and right

Dm            C              G
I'm sure that you'll help us to see the light

        Am            G       C            F
and the love that you radiate will keep us warm

               C           G
and help us to weather the storm.


--Verse 3

--Fill as before.


--Chorus (repeated a couple of times).


--Crazy reggae section (3:28). Strummed chords:

     Am          G           F        C           F        C           G       
e|---8--8---8----7-7--7--|---5-5--5---3-3--3--|------------3-3--3--|---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
B|---10-10--10---8-8--8--|---6-6--6---5-5--5--|---6-6--6---5-5--5--|---8-8--8---8-8--8--|
G|---9--9---9----7-7--7--|---5-5--5---5-5--5--|---5-5--5---5-5--5--|---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D|---10-10--10---9-9--9--|---7-7--7-----------|---7-7--7-----------|---9-9--9---9-9--9--|
A|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

These chords are repeated with various different offbeat rhythms. 
Listen to recording to get a feel for it.


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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