The Dark and the Rolling Sea - Al Stewart ------------------------------------------- Guitar Tab by Rob Watson rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk Intro Solo Bm A G G/F# Em Bm A E|17b19----|--19r17-14-15-14-|-----------------17-19| B|---------|-----------------|17b19r17b19--17b19----| G|---------|-----------------|----------------------| D|---------|-----------------|----------------------| A|---------|-----------------|----------------------| E|---------|-----------------|----------------------| G G/F# Em Bm A Oh you slipped E|------------14---------------|--------|------| B|r17-15-15-17--15-14h15p14-10-|12------|10----| G|-----------------------------|--------|------| D|-----------------------------|--------|------| A|-----------------------------|--------|------| E|-----------------------------|--------|------| Bm A D G Oh you slipped away from the harbour side D A G Em In the morning bright and clear Bm A D G And your sails were filled with the rising wind D F# G Em And you laughed for all to hear Bm A D But you never glanced at the ragged dance G Em F#m A Of your lovers on the quai Bm A D G Don't call on them when the winds rise high D A G Em On the dark and the rolling sea. 0.55 Solo 1 Bm A G G/F# Em Bm A G G/F# Em E|---------|------------------------------|----------------|--------------| B|10b12----|12r10-7-10-7------------------|----------------|--------------| G|---------|-------------9---7h9p7--7---7-|-----6h9p6------|--------------| D|---------|-----------------------9-9-7--|9----------7----|5h7p5---------| A|---------|------------------------------|-------------9--|------9-5--5s0| E|---------|------------------------------|----------------|--------------| Bm A D G You set your course for the furthest shores D A G Em And you never once looked back Bm A D G And the flag you flew was the pirate cross D F# G Em On a field of velvet black. Bm A D And those landsmen who you but lately knew G Em F#m A Were left stranded on the lea Bm A D G Don't call on them when the storm clouds rise D A G Em On the dark and the rolling sea. 1.49 Solo 2 Bm A G G/F# Em Bm A G G/F# Em E|12b14-10--9-------|------------------------|------------|---------------| B|------------12-10-|10h12-10---8p5-5-5h7----|--7-10-10---|8h10p8p7h8-----| G|------------------|---------------------7p6|7-----------|------------9-7| D|------------------|------------------------|------------|---------------| A|------------------|------------------------|------------|---------------| E|------------------|------------------------|------------|---------------| Bm A D G Oh I have no need of a chart or creed D A G Em You told your waiting crew Bm A D G For the winds of chance, they will bear us straight D F# G Em And you spoke as though you knew. Bm A D So you paid no mind to the warning signs G Em F#m A As you gave your words so free Bm A D G Don't change your tack when the timbers crack D A G Em On the dark and and the rolling sea. 2.43 Main Guitar Solo Bm A G G/F# Em Bm A G G/F# Em E|-----7----------|---------------|10-12-12-9-9-----|--------------| B|----8--10---7-10|8-7------------|------------10-10|12b14-12b14---| G|---9------------|----9-7--------|-----------------|--------------| D|----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| A|----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| Bm A D G D A G G/F# Em E|-------|--------------------10|12b14-12-10-9------|------10---| B|12b14--|r12-10---10---10-12---|--------------12-10|12-------12| G|-------|-------11---12--------|-------------------|-----------| D|-------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------| A|-------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------| E|-------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------| Bm A D G E|------10---12---10---s14-12-10-|12b14---14-15-17--17b19-17-15-| B|---12----12---12---12----------|------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------| D F# G G/F# Em Bm A D G E|----------------14|---14-17-15-14---------|----------|-------------| B|17b19-r17-15-17---|15-------------17-15---|----------|--------7-10s| G|------------------|---------------------16|----7-9b11|r9--7-9------| D|------------------|-----------------------|--9-------|-------------| A|------------------|-----------------------|9---------|-------------| E|------------------|-----------------------|----------|-------------| G Em F#m A A/A# E|--(9pb)10r9-7-9|10-9-7-9---9pb10-7-9-9--9pb10r9-7-----| B|12-------------|----------------------------------10-7| G|---------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------|--------------------------------------| A|---------------|--------------------------------------| E|---------------|--------------------------------------| Bm A D G E|-----------------------------|--------------------| B|10-7-10b12-7-----10-7--------|-------------7-8-10-| G|----------------------9-7----|-----------7--------| D|--------------------------9-9|--------------------| A|-----------------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------------------|--------------------| Bm A G G/F# Em Bm A G G/F# Em E|----------10-12-9----------|-----------10-12|14-tr---|-----------| B|-------10---------10s12-10s|12------------12|12------|-----------| G|---s11---------------------|----------------|--------|-----4tr(2)| D|---------------------------|----------------|--------|-----------| A|---------------------------|----------------|--------|-----------| E|---------------------------|----------------|--------|-----------| Bm A G G/F# Em E|---------|-------------| B|---------|----3-5------| G|tr4------|2s4-----2b4--| D|---------|-------------| A|---------|-------------| E|---------|-------------| Bm A D G Now the thunder rails in the great mainsails D A G Em And the stars desert the skies Bm A D G And the rigging strains as the hands of rain D F# G Em Reach down to wash your eyes. Bm A D And your oarsman stands with his knife in hand G Em F#m A And his eyes spell mutiny Bm A D G Don't call my name when your ship goes down D A G Bm A G Bm A G D C Bm On the dark and the rolling sea. From Tony Harris: I've seen a few CRD transciptions for "The Dark and the Rolling Sea". They all missed the intro and inter-verse chords of: "Bm/A/hammer-on & pull-off from Asus4/A/G/G with F# in bass/Em" "G to Em" is always done with a descending bass-line link "G/G with F#/Em