Desert Sessions - Making A Cross Chords & Tabs

 

Making A Cross Chords & Tabs

Desert Sessions Chords & Tabs

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Making A Cross Tab

   
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Hey guys, been trying to find a tab for this for ageeeees, but I suppose it
isn't very well known. Which doesn't make sense because it's such a powerful
song - one of the better songs by the Desert Sessions and ultimately proving
how BAD-ASS Alain Johannes is (he deserves so much more credit...)

The key is slightly ambiguous and unusual chord choices are used, however it
feels like D major or A major in the verses and more modal or ambiguous in
the choruses.

I am unsure on the tuning as it sounds best with drop D tuning (DADGBe) with
the D - D/Ab cadence, however this just may be the bass for the song and it
makes the other chords awkward and cumbersome to play, so I have tabbed it
out for standard (EADGBe) also - see how generous I am :).

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  !Standard version!

Intro

   D   D/Ab  (X4)
 (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-2----2----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-2----1----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|------4----|

Verse 1 

  A               Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
        Salt in my dreams
     Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm     Gmadd11+  F         E
          I've never been dead this long before   ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|


   A                 Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
         Star on the ground
      Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm  Gmadd11+  F         E
           To find myself born inside a stone   ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3------3------1---------0----|

Chorus

   Am             Cm               G                  Gm               Am
     I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)

Am              Cm               G                    Gm   D
   I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
 
   D   D/Ab  (X4)

e|-2----2----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-2----1----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|------4----|

Verse 2 

  A               Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
        Salt in my schemes
          Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm     Gmadd11+  F         E
         It's never been easy...        to know    ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|


   A                 Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
           Frozen in fate
         Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm  Gmadd11+    F         E
              I heard you say it could be mine    ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5------5--------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3------3--------1---------0----|

Chorus

   Am             Cm               G                  Gm               Am
     I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)

Am              Cm               G                    Gm   D
   I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
 
(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)

   D   D/Ab  (X25)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/desert_sessions/making_a_cross_tab.html ]
e|-2----2----|    or    e|----2-------------------|
B|-3----3----|          B|----3-------------------|
G|-2----1----|          G|----2-------------------|
D|-0----0----|          D|----0---6--6--6--7------|
A|-0---------|          A|----0---6--6--6--7------|
E|------4----|          E|--------4--4--4--5------|


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  !Drop-D version!

Intro

   D   D/Ab  (X4)
 (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-5----5----|
B|-7----7----|
G|-7----7----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|-0----6----|

Verse 1 

  A               Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
        Salt in my dreams
     Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm     Gmadd11+  F         E
          I've never been dead this long before   ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|


   A                 Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
         Star on the ground
      Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm  Gmadd11+  F         E
           To find myself born inside a stone   ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0-----------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5------5------3---------2----|

Chorus

   Am             Cm               G                  Gm               Am
     I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following
lyrics!)

Am              Cm               G                    Gm   D
   I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
 
   D   D/Ab  (X4)

e|-5----5----|
B|-7----7----|
G|-7----7----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|-0----6----|

Verse 2 

  A               Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
        Salt in my schemes
          Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm     Gmadd11+  F         E
         It's never been easy...        to know    ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|


   A                 Asus4  E7/A(No. 5)
           Frozen in fate
         Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|

  Amadd11+                Gm  Gmadd11+    F         E
              I heard you say it could be mine    ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0-------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5------5--------3---------2----|

Chorus

   Am             Cm               G                  Gm               Am
     I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|

(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)

Am              Cm               G                    Gm   D
   I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
 
(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)

   D   D/Ab  (X25)

e|-5----5----|    or    e|----2-------------------|
B|-7----7----|          B|----3-------------------|
G|-7----7----|          G|----2-------------------|
D|-0----0----|          D|----0---6--6--6--7------|
A|-0---------|          A|----0---6--6--6--7------|
E|-0----6----|          E|----0---6--6--6--7------|

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Whew! That was a long one. Was worth it just 'cus the songs so epic :), 
enjoy and feel free to rate, comment, add your corrections or just generally
show your appreciation(!).

Thank you Alain for a truly beautiful song,

Gag-Bob