Firth Of Fifth

Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 23:20:14 -0500
 (CDT)
From: *

from the album:  Selling England By 
the Pound

transcribed by Matt Molite
Originally by: *

this is a complete transcription of 
Steve Hackett's classic solo

volume pedal used at various times 
throughout (just listen to the CD)
(neck pickup)

e|-14-----------------------------
B|----12~~~-----------------------
G|----------11h12p11--9-----------
D|----------------------12~~~~-12-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|---------------------------
B|---------17p15-17p15-17p15-
G|12-11~~~-------------------
D|---------------------------
A|---------------------------
E|---------------------------

e|---------| 
B|17/s\7~~-| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


e|-----------------------------
B|-12p10-12p10-12p10-12/s\3~~~-
G|-----------------------------
D|-----------------------------
A|-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------

e|-------------------------------------| 
B|17p15-17p15-17p15-17/s\7/s\12/s\3~~~-| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 


              {~trill~}

e|-------------------------------
B|-5-7h8-------------------------
G|-------4~~~--7p4-----7/s\9--11-
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|----------------------------------
B|---------------13--------------15-
G|12-14/s\16~~~-----16--14-16~~-----
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

12-| 
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---| 
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---| 


         sustain note........     
e|-12-12h14------------------b15--
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
                     (slow release)
e|14b15r14-------------------------|
B|----------12-13--7b8-------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


e|------------------------------
B|-12--12-13----13----13----13--
G|-----------14----12----11-----
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

e|---------12-11~~~--------------| 
B|------12-----------12p10-12~~~-| 
G|---12--------------------------| 
D|14-----------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

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e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-12-14-14b16r14~~~--10-12-14-13-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|---------------------12-14-14b15-|
B|------------12-13-15-------------|
G|---11-12-14----------------------|
D|14-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


                      (slow release)

e|-14b15r14-----------------------
B|-----------12-13--7b8-----------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|--------------------------------| 
B|----12--12-13----13----13----13-| 
G|--------------14----12----11----| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 


e|----------12-11~~~-------------
B|-------12----------12p10-12~~~-
G|----12-------------------------
D|-14----------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|12-14-14b16r14~~~--10-12-14-13-| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 


e|----------------------------
B|----------------------12p10-
G|----12-11~~~-14-------------
D|-13-------------10~~~-------
A|----------------------------
E|----------------------------

e|----------------------------------| 
B|10~~~-----------------------------| 
G|---------7----------------9-11h12-| 
D|-------9---9-7------7--9----------| 
A|---------------7-10---------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 


e|---------------------------
B|---------------15b17r15~~~-
G|-14-14/s\16~~~-------------
D|---------------------------
A|---------------------------
E|---------------------------

e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|7b9r7~~~-9--7-7~~~-7-13-| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 


                                       (bridge pickup)

e|-----------------------11-12-14-
B|--------------12-13-15----------
G|-----11-12-14-------------------
D|-14-----------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|14b15--14b15r14-------------| 
B|-----------------12-13--7b8-| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


e|------------------------------
B|-12--12-13----13----13----13--
G|-----------14----12----11-----
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------

e|---------12-11~~~-------------| 
B|------12----------12p10-12~~~-| 
G|---12-------------------------| 
D|14----------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 


e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|-12-14-14b16r14~~~-10-12-14-
A|----------------------------
E|----------------------------

e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|13~~~--13-14------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

_______________________________________________________________________
symbols:

p: pull off
h: hammer on
b: bend
r: release
/s\: slide
~~~: add vibrato
_______________________________________________________________________

How to get Steve's sound:


If you want to go with the EXACT 
guitar, use a Gibson Les Paul.
effect-wise, use a Big Muff fuzz 
pedal and a volume pedal, with the
chain being guitar ---> volume ---> 
Big Muff ----> amp.  Be sure to set
the "sustain" or gain control on the
 Muff at a high level, but don't
make it too trebly.  get a good 
swampy reverb sound (my amp is a
Fender Twin Reverb, and using my 
amp's reverb, I'll set it at around 
6)
and you're all set.

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