Under The Sun

Marillion

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Under The Sun

Year: 1998 - Album: Radiation
Key: C
Under The Sun Key GG
Under The Sun Key G#G#
Under The Sun Key AA
Under The Sun Key A#A#(one step down)
Under The Sun Key BB(half step down)
Under The Sun Key CC(original key)
Under The Sun Key C#C#(half step up)
Under The Sun Key DD(one step up)
Under The Sun Key D#D#
Under The Sun Key EE
Under The Sun Key FF
Under The Sun Key F#F#
	  		

s       Slide 
h       Hammer-on 
p       Pull-off 
T       Tap 
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B 
R       Release back to the originally bent note 
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic 
m       Palm Muted 
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) 

Gtr. 1 - Distorted Electric 
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric (w/Wah - around the bass freq. region) 
Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric (w/Wah) 
Gtr. 4 - Distorted Electric 

This one is quite complex in terms of the riffs played with the last 
part varying each time. Not the easiest to tab or to read but a good  
track nonetheless! Enjoy. 
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Intro 
===== 

   Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0----------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

   Gtr. 1 
e|----------------------------------10----10-10-10---------| 
B|------------------8-8-8-----------10b12-12-12-12r10p8----| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7---------------------9~-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0------------------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse 
===== 

  Gtr. 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
It used to rain  
Dreary and grey  
Most every day but not any more  
We come out of our homes  
We lie down  
Under the cloud  
that never comes 
e|---------------| 
B|-x-x-12-10-----| 
G|-x-x-9--9--12--| Gtr. 1 
D|-x-x-----------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 

  Gtr. 1 
e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-x-x-x------------------x-x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-| 
D|-x-x-x------------------x-x-x-x-x---------------------x-x-| 
A|-x-x-x-5h7--5-----5-----x-x-x-x-x-5h7--5-----5----5h7-x-x-| 
E|---------------5-----5--------------------5-----5---------| 
        We roll in the radiation    And we make love 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-x-x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|-x-x-x----------------x-x-x-x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-x-x-x-5h7--5------5--x-x-x-x-x-5h7-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------5----------------------------------| 
        Under the sun           Under the sun  

Chorus 
====== 
  Gtrs. 1 & 2 
e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~-| 
B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---0~-| 
G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~-| 
D|-0--------------0----0-------------------| 
A|------3-------------------0--------------| 
E|-----------0-------------------0----0----| 
Under the sun 
Under the sun 

Interlude 
========= 
   Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0----------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8---------------10-8t10--| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7-x-x--9-------| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7-x-x----------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0--------------------| 

verse 2 
======= 
   Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0----------------------| 
The polar ice is melting  
'Suits me fine  


   Gtr. 1                                              |-gradual bend to 11-| 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8-----------------------------------10b10b10b10b11-| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-----9----9----7----x----x--------9--9--9--9--9-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7-----9----9----7----x----x----------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0----------------------------------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 
e|---------------------------------------s15----------12-------------------| 
B|------------------------------9-10-8-8--------15b17----12----------------| 
G|-----------------x-x-9-9--x-9-9--9-9-9-----12-------------14b16r14p12----| 
D|-----------------x-x-9-9--x-9-9--9------------------------------------14-| 
A|-----------------x-x------x----------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
We go to the beach  
On the Northern Line  

   Gtr. 1 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-12~--------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
We watch the sea  
Comin' up the street  


   Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8--------------------------| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-9-9-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0----------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-----------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
Under the sun  
Under the sun  

Chorus 
====== 
  Gtrs. 1 & 2 
e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~-------3-3-3-3-3-| 
B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---1~---2~--2-2-2-2-2-| 
G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~---2~--2-2-2-2-2-| 
D|-0--------------0----0---------------------2~--2-2-2-2-2-| 
A|------3-------------------0---------3----0---------------| 
E|-----------0-------------------0-------------------------| 
Under the sun 
Under the sun 

Guitar Solo 
=========== 
The first part of the solo is in 7/8 for 7 bars before switching 
back to a 4/4 time 

  Gtr. 3 
e|----------------2-------------------------------------------| 
B|-7------------2---5b7~--------------------10~----10h12b14r12| 
G|-6------2-4b6------------4-2-4-2-2~--9h11-----11------------| 
D|-4-4~-4-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4~--------------------4~------------------------------------| 
A|-x---------------------x-------------------------------------| 
E|-2~--------------------2~------------------------------------| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|------------------12-------------------------------------| 
B|-b14-12p10-12b14~----12b14-10-12b14r12b14-12-10----------| 
G|------------------------------------------------11~-9----| 
D|------------------------------------------------------11-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4~------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-x-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-2~------------------------------------------------------| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|----------14-17b19~-19r17p14-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------17s19-----------------------------------------| 
G|----14-16--------------------------18-16-----------14----------------------| 
D|-16--------------------------------17----19-16-19~----16-15-14-------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------16-14-------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-| 
 |Gtr. 1 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4~---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-2~---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------14-17------------------------------------| 
G|-----------14-16b17-------16b17-14-16----------16~b17b16-----| 
D|--------16----------------------------16-14~-----------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------13~-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-2~--1~----------0~------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------4~----------3~-----------2~--| 

Interlude 
========= 
   Gtr. 1 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| 
 | Gtr. 2 (Hits mutes in rythmic pattern) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| 
D|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| 
A|--x-x-x-x-------------x-----x-x----x----x-x-x--x-x-x--| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-7b9~r7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9-7r9r7p5--------| 
A|------------------------------7-7-7~-| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

verse 3 
======= 
  Gtr. 1                                        * 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-8-8------------------10-10-8h10p8-| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7--x-7-x--9--9--------|  
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7--x-7-x--------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0---------------------------| 
It used to rain  
Dreary and grey  

e|----------------------------------10----10-10-10---------| 
B|------------------8-8-8-----------10b12-12-12-12r10p8----| 
G|---9-9-9-7--x-7-x-7-7-7-7---9-9-7---------------------9~-| 
D|---9-9-9-7--x---x-------7---9-9-7------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0------------------------0------------------------------| 
Most every day but not any more  

We take off our clothes  
And have some fun  
Under the sun  
Under the sun  

(Repeat above parts with 2nd time random guitar sounds on Gtr. 2 begin at *) 

Chorus 
====== 
  Gtrs. 1 & 2 
e|--------0~---0~-------------0~---0~---0~---------0~-| 
B|---3~---1~---0~---3~---3~---1~---0~---1~---3~----1~-| 
G|---2~---0~---0~---2~---2~---2~---0~---0~---2~----0~-| 
D|-0--------------0----0-------------------0----------| 
A|------3-------------------0---------3----------3----| 
E|-----------0-------------------0--------------------| 
Under the sun 
Under the sun 
Under the sun 

Outro 
===== 
  Gtr. 1 & 4 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-2~-1~-0~----0~----------| 
A|----------4~----4~-2~-1~-| 
E|-------------------------| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|-10h12-10h12p10---------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------12-10h12----10------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------12----9-12~-9----------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------12-9-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------13-12-10----12~-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------12-----| 

  Gtr. 3 
e|-17b19r17-15-14-15-----| 
B|-------------------17~-| 
G|-----------------------| Under the sun 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

  Gtr. 2 
e|----------------------------------------12-15----------12-| 
B|----------------------------------------------------12----| 
G|-s14~-14b16-14-14-12-12-----------14b16-------14b16-------| 
D|------------------------14p12-14~-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
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