Close Action

                      Album - The 
Crossing


From: *

From the bands 1983 debut album, 
what follows is lead guitarist
Stuart Adamson's guitar part which 
is pretty much the feel and
sound of the whole song. I've 
included the E-bowed guitar
riff that accompanies the bridge 
section - it was omitted from
live performances of the * song is 
in A.


h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
/  = slide up
\  = slide down
t  = tap (with strumming hand)


INTRO - [Riff 1] x 2
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4-
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5----
E|--------------------------------

E|-|--------------------------------
B|-|--------------------------------
G|-|--------------------------------
D|-|--2------2-----4--------7--4----
A|-|------0-----0-----5--5--------5-
E|-|--------------------------------


                                  
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4-
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5----
E|--------------------------------

E|-|--------------------------------
B|-|--------------------------------
G|-|--------------------------------
D|-|--2------2-----4--4--4--4--4--4-
A|-|------0-----0--5--5--5--5--5--5-
E|-|--------------------------------

VERSE 1 - [Riff 2] x 2
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E|--------------------------|----
B|--------------------------|----
G|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|-7--
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--
A|--------------------------|----
E|--------------------------|----

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

  A score of years.....this line has
 run..

E|--------------------------|----
B|--------------------------|----
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-6--
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-|-7--
A|--------------------------|----
E|--------------------------|----

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

  Above the crests.... that drown 
the sun..

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2*

    A5            D5            
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|--9--9--9-------2--2--2--|--6--
D|--7--7--7-------0--0--0--|--4--
A|-------------------------|-----
E|-------------------------|-----
  F#5         E5
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|6--6---\---4--4--4--| 
D|4--4---\---2--2--2--| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

  I will carry you home     With the
 gods in my eyes

*Followed by these 2 bars
   [let ring]
E|------------|------------| 
B|------------|------------| 
G|--9---------|-(9)--------| 
D|--7---------|-(7)--------| 
A|------------|------------| 
E|------------|------------| 

FIRST SOLO - [Riff 4]

     [PM...........................
E|-12-------12-------------------
B|----12-10----12-10---12-9---12-
G|--------------------------9----
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----|--10----9-10--------10----9-
B|9----|-----10------10-7------10---
G|--9--|----------------------------
D|-----|----------------------------
A|-----|----------------------------
E|-----|----------------------------

10------| 
---10-7-| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
--------| 

E|-------------------------------
B|/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-------------
G|-------------------11-9---9h11-
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----|-12-------12--------14-
B|10-12|----12-10----12-10-----
G|-----|-----------------------
D|-----|-----------------------
A|-----|-----------------------
E|-----|-----------------------

141414-17-21-| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 

E|-12-------12--------14-141414-
B|----12-10----12-10------------
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

E|12----|-12-------12--------17-
B|---14-|----12-10----12-10-----
G|------|-----------------------
D|------|-----------------------
A|------|-----------------------
E|------|-----------------------

171717-14-10-| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 
-------------| 


   [PM.............................
E|--10----9-10--------10----9-10-
B|-----10------10-7------10------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----|------------------------------------| 
B|10-7-|-/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-----------------| 
G|-----| -------------------11-9------------| 
D|-----|-----------------------------14\----| 
A|-----|------------------------------------| 
E|-----|------------------------------------| 

BRIDGE - [Riff 1] x 2 + [E-bow Riff 
5 - below] x 2
E|-----------------|--------------
B|-----------------|--------------
G|--14--\--11\7----|--6-h-7p6-\-2-
D|-----------------|--------------
A|-----------------|--------------
E|-----------------|--------------

E|---|-------------------|------
B|---|-------------------|------
G|---|-/14--h18h18-\-11--|-p9-h-
D|---|-------------------|------
A|---|-------------------|------
E|---|-------------------|------

E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|11/14------| 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 

VERSE 2 -  [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2

2ND SOLO - [Riff 6] x 2*
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-
D|--7----------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----|---------------------
B|-----|---------------------
G|11\9-|-----6--9--11-111111-
D|-----|--7------------------
A|-----|---------------------
E|-----|---------------------

---------------| 
---------------| 
11/14\11--9----| 
---------------| 
---------------| 
---------------| 

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-
D|--7----------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|-----|--------------------------
B|-----|--------------------------
G|11\9-|--9-9--6------------------
D|-----|----------7----4-----4----
A|-----|--------------------------
E|-----|--------------------------

----------| 
----------| 
----------| 
t16p4-----| 
----------| 
----------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------4--6--------7--6--4-----
D|--4--7--------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


*Replace bar 5 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--------4--6--------7--6-------
D|--4--7-------------------9-9-9-
A|-------------------------7-7-7-
E|-------------------------------

E|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|9-9-9--| 
A|7-7-7--| 
E|-------| 

VERSE 3 - [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 4

OUTRO - x4
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|--------------------------| 

  I will carry you home....