Ok so there wern't any correct tabs I could find for this song
so i decided to make one myself, its not perfect
but its almost there, so if there is something I missed please let me know :)
The tuning is just like open D but you keep dont tune down the high e.
Tuning: DADF#AE
This old mountain side where we used to reside
is slowly recalling the things we discovered in..
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
side.. oh the crystal caves
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
We shed both our jackets and I hammered brackets
From old metal chairs to the walls for a crude set of
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
stairs.. to lead us down
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
And you tied a rope to the steepening slope
A jerry rigged harness so we could descend in the
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
dark.. but the tide came in
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
and we found ourselves in the sea..
e |--0-----------0----------0------------|
A |--0-----------0----------0------------|
F#|--0-----------3----------2------------|
d |--0-----------2----------2------------|
A |--0-----------0----------2------------|
D |--0-----------x----------2------------|
deep underwater we both found that we could still breathe..
e |--0--------0----------0-------0-------0----|
A |--0--------0----------0-------0-------0----|
F#|--0--------3----------0-------2-------0----|
d |--0--------2----------4-------2-------0----|
A |--0--------0----------4-------2-------0----|
D |--0--------x----------x-------2-------0----|
so we spent the day sumerged... and we swam the evening...
e |--0-----------0---------------0---------0----------|
A |--0-----------0---------------0---------0----------|
F#|--2-----------0---------------0---------2----------|
d |--2-----------4---------------0---------2----------|
A |--2-----------4---------------0---------2----------|
D |--2-----------x---------------0---------2----------|
away
e |--0--------------0-------------0------------|
A |--0--------------0-------------0------------|
F#|--3--------------5-------------0------------| X2
d |--2--------------4-------------0------------|
A |--0--------------2-------------0------------|
D |--x--------------x-------------0------------|
The water was clear like the pure atmosphere
As we kicked and fluttered through caverns all cluttered with
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
age.. in the afterglow
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sky_sailing/explorers_tab_ver_2.html ]
We swim hand and hand over white satin sand
And you left a ribbon to honor the pale gibbon
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
moon.. but that was years ago..
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
oooohhhh......
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0------------|
A |----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
F#|---0---0-0h2---2-2/3---3-5/7---7----------|
d |--0---------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
and we never came up for air.... down
e |-----0-----0---0----------------|
A |----0-0---0-0-0-0---------------|
F#|---0---0-7---5---5s7s5s3--------|
d |--0-----------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
there.....
e |-----0-------0-------0-------0------------|
A |----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
F#|---0---0-0h2---2-2/3---3-5/7---7----------|
d |--0---------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|
we can go anywhere..
e |-----0-----0---0---------0-------|
A |----0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-------|
F#|---0---0-7---5---5s7s5s3-3-------|
d |--0----------------------0-------|
A |-------------------------0-------|
D |-------------------------x-------|
The old world was dying while we took our flying
Like peregrine falcons beneath the transparent blue
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
waves.. far below the surf
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
And we spent the hours with submarine flowers
I knew I'd remember that day in November
e |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
F#|--3-----------10---------2----------10-------|
d |--2-----------11---------2----------11-------|
A |--0-----------0----------0----------0--------|
D |--x-----------x----------x----------x--------|
as we.. (single strums) felt alive again
e |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------0-----------|
F#|--0--------7----6----3------2-----------|
d |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
A |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
D |--0--------0----0----0------2-----------|
and we found ourselves in the sea..
e |--0-----------0----------0------------|
A |--0-----------0----------0------------|
F#|--0-----------3----------2------------|
d |--0-----------2----------2------------|
A |--0-----------0----------2------------|
D |--0-----------x----------2------------|
deep underwater we both found that we could still breathe..
e |--0--------0----------0-------0-------0----|
A |--0--------0----------0-------0-------0----|
F#|--0--------3----------0-------2-------0----|
d |--0--------2----------4-------2-------0----|
A |--0--------0----------4-------2-------0----|
D |--0--------x----------x-------2-------0----|
so we spent the day sumerged... and we swam the evening...
e |--0-----------0---------------0---------0----------|
A |--0-----------0---------------0---------0----------|
F#|--2-----------0---------------0---------2----------|
d |--2-----------4---------------0---------2----------|
A |--2-----------4---------------0---------2----------|
D |--2-----------x---------------0---------2----------|
away
e |--0--------------0-------------0------------|
A |--0--------------0-------------0------------|
F#|--3--------------5-------------0------------| X4
d |--2--------------4-------------0------------|
A |--0--------------2-------------0------------|
D |--x--------------x-------------0------------|
and the final strum on
e |--0----|
A |--0----|
F#|--3----|
d |--2----|
A |--0----|
D |--x----|
Thanks for taking the time to read my tab and i hope you enjoy playing this
amazing song!
