#--------------------------------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: Moonlight Shadow Original Album: Crises Words and Music by Mike Oldfield Copyright © 1983 Oldfield Music Ltd Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend r - release _ - tied note x - mute note INTRO: Lead guitar: C#m |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------9-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----9-11-11-9-------8---------8-|-9-9-8-8---8-9-11----------------| |---9----------11-9-11--------11--|---------11----------9-----------| |-----------------------9---11----|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | E B C#m A B | |-7__-x-7__-7-7-x-7-7-x-7____-7-7-|-4-4-4-x-0-0-0-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-9__-x-9__-9-9-x-7-7-x-7____-7-7-|-5-5-5-x-2-2-2-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-9__-x-9__-9-9-x-8-8-x-8____-8-8-|-6-6-6-x-2-2-2-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-9__-x-9__-9-9-x-9-9-x-9____-9-9-|-6-6-6-x-2-2-2-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-7__-x-7__-7-7-x-9-9-x-9____-9-9-|-4-4-4-x-0-0-0-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 E 022100 Rhythm guitar: C#5 A5 G#5 A5 B5 E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|-4-4-4-4__-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-6-7__-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4__-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-6-7__-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2__-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------5-5-4-5__-5-5-5-|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | C#m A B E | |-4__-x-4__-4-4-x-0-0-x-0____-0-0-|-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-0__-0-x-2__-2-4-| |-5__-x-5__-5-5-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-0__-0-x-4__-4-4-| |-6__-x-6__-6-6-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-1__-1-x-4__-4-4-| |-6__-x-6__-6-6-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-2__-2-x-4__-4-4-| |-4__-x-4__-4-4-x-0-0-x-0____-0-0-|-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-2__-2-x-2__-2-2-| |---------------------------------|-----------------0__-0-x---------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | C#m A | B E B The last that ever she saw him, carried away by a moonlight shadow | C#m A | B E B He passed on worried and warning, carried away by a moonlight shadow Rhythm guitar: E5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-----------------|-6-6-6-6-------------------------| |-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7-7__-7-7-7-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-| |-----------------7-7-7-7__-7-7-7-|---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7__-7-7-7-| | | Acoustic guitar: | | E B C#m A B | |-0-0-x-0__-0-0-x-2__-2-x-2__-2-2-|-4-4-x-4-0__-0-0-2-2-x-2__-2-4-x-| |-0-0-x-0__-0-0-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-5-5-x-5-2__-2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-1-1-x-1__-1-1-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-6-6-x-6-2__-2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-6-6-x-6-2__-2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-2__-2-x-2__-2-2-|-4-4-x-4-0__-0-0-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | E B | C#m A B Lost in a riddle that Saturday night, far away on the other side | E B He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight | C#m A B And she couldn't find how to push through VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 E 022100 | C#m A | B E B The trees that whisper in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow | C#m A | B E B Sing a song of sorrow and grieving, carried away by a moonlight shadow | E B | C#m A B All she saw was a silhouette of a gun, far away on the other side | E B He was shot six times by man on the run | C#m A B And she couldn't find how to push through CHORUS1: Chords: C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 E 022100 Acoustic guitar: B E A B |-2____________-2-2-2__________---|-0-------0-------2________---2-2-| |-4____________-4-4-4__________---|-0-------2-------4________---4-4-| |-4____________-4-4-4__________---|-1-------2-------4________---4-4-| |-4____________-4-4-4__________---|-2-------2-------4________---4-4-| |-2____________-2-2-2__________---|-2-------0-------2________---2-2-| |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | B | E A B I stay, I pray I see you in heaven, far away | B | E A B I stay, I pray. I see you in heaven, one day VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 E 022100 Rhythm guitar: C#5 A5 G#5 A5 B5 E5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|-4-4-4-4__-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-6-7__-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4__-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-6-7__-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2__-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------5-5-4-5__-5-5-5-|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar: | | C#m A B E B | |-4__-x-4__-4-4-x-0-0-x-0____-0-0-|-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-0__-0-0-2__-2-2-| |-5__-x-5__-5-5-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-0__-0-0-4__-4-4-| |-6__-x-6__-6-6-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-1__-1-1-4__-4-4-| |-6__-x-6__-6-6-x-2-2-x-2____-2-2-|-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-2__-2-2-4__-4-4-| |-4__-x-4__-4-4-x-0-0-x-0____-0-0-|-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-2__-2-2-2__-2-2-| |---------------------------------|-----------------0__-0-0---------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | C#m A | B E B Four a.m. in the morning, carried away by a moonlight shadow | C#m A | B E B I watched your vision forming, carried away by a moonlight shadow Rhythm guitar: E5 B5 C#5 A5 B5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-----------------|-6-6-6-6-------------------------| |-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-11-9_-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7-7__-7-7-7-9-9-9-9__-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-11-9_-9-9-9-| |-----------------7-7-7-7__-7-7-7-|---------5-5-5-5-7-7-9--7_-7-7-7-| | | Acoustic guitar: | | E B C#m A B | |-0-0-x-0__-0-0-x-2__-2-x-2__-2-2-|-4-4-x-4-0---0-0-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-| |-0-0-x-0__-0-0-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-5-5-x-5-2---2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-1-1-x-1__-1-1-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-6-6-x-6-2---2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-4__-4-x-4__-4-4-|-6-6-x-6-2---2-2-4-4-x-4__-4-4-x-| |-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-2__-2-x-2__-2-2-|-4-4-x-4-0__-0-0-2-2-x-2__-2-2-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | E B | C#m A B Star was light in a silvery night, far away on the other side | E B Will you come to talk to me this night | C#m A B But she couldn't find how to push through [repeat CHORUS] Guitar SOLO: Notes: Acoustic guitar plays as in the VERSEs. Lead guitar: |---------------------------------9___---0-11h12--|-14b-14b-14br------------------------------------| |------9h10---9-----------------------------------|-14b-14b-14br12----------------12--------12------| |----9----------9---------------9-----------------|----------------11-13-14----13----11--11----13---| |-11--------------11p9-------11-------------------|-------------------------14---------13-----------| |-------------------------12----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#5 A5 C#5 A5 B5 E5 B5 | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2___--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--| |-------------------------5--5--4--5___--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------9___---0-11h12--|-14b-14b-14br------------------------------------| |------9h10---9-----------------------------------|-14b-14b-14br12----------------12--------12------| |----9----------9---------------9-----------------|----------------11-13-14----13----11--11----13---| |-11--------------11p9-------11-------------------|-------------------------14---------13-----------| |-------------------------12----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#5 D5 C#5 D5 B5 E5 B5 | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2___--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--| |-------------------------5--5--4--5___--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-12b12b12b12b12---12-----12br--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------12---------10-----12-12-12-12----17-17-19-| |-11b11b11b11b11-9-11-9---11br--11-9--11-11-11-11-|----13----------9--------11-11-13-11----16-------| |-------------------------------------------------|-14-------13-11----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--------------------------|-6--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9--| |-7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9--| |-------------------------7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--|-------------5--5--5--5--7--7--9--7___--7--7--7--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-19b19b19br--------19b19b19br19-19-19-19-19------|---------------------------------------------------| |-19b19b19br--17----19b19b19br19-17-19-19-17-19---|-19p17---------------------------------------------| |-------------16-16-------------------------------|-------18p16-18p16---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------18p16-14-16-14----16-16-18-14-16| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--------------------------|-6--6--6--6----------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9---9---| |-7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9---9---| |-------------------------7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--|-------------5--5--5--5--7--7--9--7___--7--7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | BRIDGE: Chords: E 022100 C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 | E B | C#m A B Caught in the middle of a hundred and five | E B The night was heavy but the air was alive | C#m A B | C#m A She couldn't find how to push through | B E B Carried away by a moonlight shadow | E B | C#m A B Far away on the other side OUTRO: Acoustic guitar plays as in the VERSEs. Chords: C#m x46654 B x24442 A x02220 E 022100 Lead guitar: |---------------------------------9___---0-11h12--|-14b-14b-14br------------------------------------| |------9h10---9-----------------------------------|-14b-14b-14br12----------------12--------12------| |----9----------9---------------9-----------------|----------------11-13-14----13----11--11----13---| |-11--------------11p9-------11-------------------|-------------------------14---------13-----------| |-------------------------12----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#5 D5 C#5 D5 B5 E5 B5 | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2___--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--| |-------------------------5--5--4--5___--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------9___---0-11h12--|-14b-14b-14br------------------------------------| |------9h10---9-----------------------------------|-14b-14b-14br12----------------12--------12------| |----9----------9---------------9-----------------|----------------11-13-14----13----11--11----13---| |-11--------------11p9-------11-------------------|-------------------------14---------13-----------| |-------------------------12----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#5 D5 C#5 D5 B5 E5 B5 | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4___--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--4--4--4--4--| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--6--7___--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2___--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--| |-------------------------5--5--4--5___--5--5--5--|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-12b12b12b12b12---12-----12br--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------12---------10-----12-12-12-12----17-17-19-| |-11b11b11b11b11-9-11-9---11br--11-9--11-11-11-11-|----13----------9--------11-11-13-11----16-------| |-------------------------------------------------|-14-------13-11----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--------------------------|-6--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9--| |-7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9--| |-------------------------7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--|-------------5--5--5--5--7--7--9--7___--7--7--7--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-19b19b19br--------19b19b19br19-19-19-19-19------|---------------------------------------------------| |-19b19b19br--17----19b19b19br19-17-19-19-17-19---|-19p17---------------------------------------------| |-------------16-16-------------------------------|------18p16-18p16----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------18p16-14-16-14------16-16-18-14-16| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-14| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--------------------------|-6--6--6--6----------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9----| |-7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--9--9--9--9___--9--9--9--|-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--9--9--11-9___--9--9--9----| |-------------------------7--7--7--7___--7--7--7--|-------------5--5--5--5--7--7--9--7___--7--7--7----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |