#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song Title: Defying Gravity Original Album: Wicked In Rock EP (Kerry Ellis) Anthems (Kerry Ellis) Words and Music by Stephen Schwartz Copyright © 2008 Decca Records Published by Universal Music Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: My transcription is of Kerry Ellis's Wicked In Rock version of the song. The recorded version comprises multiple lead guitars, multiple rhythm guitars, bass, drums, acoustic grand piano and a small orchestra. So, you have to simplify - no orchestra, no bass, one lead guitar, one rhythm guitar and one acoustic grand piano transcribed for guitar. Standard tuning. Timing is 4/4 except where indicated. INTRO: Notes: The underscore in the tab indicates what would be a tie in musical notation. Essentially, the note is sustained for the length of the tie. 4/4 5/4 Lead guitar: |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------9b------11--11------9br___---9-------9________________________--| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | Rhythm Guitar: | | A#5 Fsus2 | |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________--------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________-----------------------3--------------| |-1_________________________________-----------------------3--------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & -| 4/4 5/4 Lead guitar: |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------9b------11--11------9br___---9-------9________________________--| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | Rhythm Guitar: | | A#5 Fsus2 | |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________--------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________-----------------------3--------------| |-1_________________________________-----------------------3--------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------3--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & -| Rhythm Guitar: 4/4 6/4 A#5 |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________----------------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________----------------------------------------------| |-1_________________________________----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -| [rest for one measure of 6/4] [rest for two measures of 4/4] VERSE1: Acoustic Grand piano: B2i C#2i D#2i E2i F#2i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------2---4---6-------7_____-----------9------------------| |-4-----------4---6---8-------9_____-----------11-----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Acoustic Grand piano: B2i C#2i D#2i E2i F#2i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------2---4---6-------7_____-----------9------------------| |-4-----------4---6---8-------9_____-----------11-----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------3---5-------6____------------8________----------| |-6-----------6---1---3-------4____------------6________----------| |-4-----------4------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Rhythm guitar: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Some - thing has changed within me Some - thing is not the same I'm through with play - ing by the B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------4_____------------------------------| |-----------------------------4_____------------------------------| |-3-----------4---------------4_____------------------------------| |-----------------------------2_____------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| rules of someone else's game B C# |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Too late for second-guessing Too late to go back to sleep |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-1------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| It's time to trust my instincts G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |--------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Close my eyes: and leap! CHORUS... G#5 |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| It's time to... CHORUS: A#5 F#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--------------------------------| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| try de - fy - ing G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| gra - vi -ty Kiss me good - A#5 F#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--------------------------------| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| bye de - fy - ing G#5 B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-4------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-2------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| grav - i - ty And you won't bring me down! VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Acoustic Grand piano: B2i C#2i D#2i E2i F#2i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------2---4---6-------7_____-----------9------------------| |-4-----------4---6---8-------9_____-----------11-----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Acoustic Grand piano: B2i C#2i D#2i E2i F#2i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2-----------2---4---6-------7_____-----------9------------------| |-4-----------4---6---8-------9_____-----------11-----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------3---5-------6____------------8________----------| |-6-----------6---1---3-------4____------------6________----------| |-4-----------4------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Rhythm guitar: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I'm through ac - cept - ing limits 'cause some - one says they're so Some things I cannot change but C# F#5 B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------4_____------------------------------| |-----------------------------4_____------------------------------| |-3-----------4---------------4_____------------------------------| |-4-----------4---------------2_____------------------------------| |-4-----------2------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 'til I try, I'll never know! B C# |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Too long I've been a - fraid of losing love I guess I've lost |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-6------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-1------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Well, if that's love, it comes at G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |--------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| much too high a cost! |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| CHORUS: Notes: Play as for previous chorus. Chords: A#5 x133xx B x2444x F#5 244xxx C# x4666x G#5 466xxx A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | I'd sooner die, defying gravity A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | Come way up high, I'm defying gravity A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity B C# And you won't bring me down INTERLUDE: [Orchestral INTERLUDE:] Unlimited, my future is unlimited And I just had a vision almost like a prophesy I know, |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| It sounds to be crazy True, the vision's hazy But A5 B5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------4--------------| |-2------------------------------|-2---------------4--------------| |-0------------------------------|-0---------------2--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I can see it, I can feel it I swear I'll be to high_________________________ C#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ______________________________________________________________ C#5 F#5 G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---4_____---4-------6-------6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4_____---4-------6-------6---6---6--| |-----------------------------2_____---2-------4-------4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Yeah, yeah C#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| So, if you care to find me C#5 F#5 G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---4_____---4-------6-------6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4_____---4-------6-------6---6---6--| |-----------------------------2_____---2-------4-------4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Look to the Western sky! C#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| As some - one told me late - ly, [guitar rests for 2 measures] | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| "Ev 'ry one de serves the chance to B5 C#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| fly!" And if I'm fly - ing so - lo, At least I'm fly - ing free D#5 C# |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|--------------------------------| |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| To those who'd ground me take a F#5 G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| message back from me___________________________ G#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| _____________________________ yeah________________________ |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ____________________, yeah, CHORUS: Notes: Play as for previous chorus. Chords: A#5 x133xx B x2444x F#5 244xxx C# x4666x G#5 466xxx A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | It's time to try defying gravity A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | Come way up high, I'm defying gravity A#5 F#5 | G#5 | % | Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity B | C# | And you won't bring me down ENDING: 5/4 A#5 F5 |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________--------------------------------------| |-3_________________________________---------------3----------------------| |-1_________________________________---------------3----------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------1----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & -| 4/4 A#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3_________________________________------------------------------| |-3_________________________________------------------------------| |-1_________________________________------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 B5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [rest for one measure of 3/4] C#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6-------6-------6-------6_________------------------------------| |-6-------6-------6-------6_________------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------4_________------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|