Closer To The Sun Chords & Tabs
Closer to the Sun
This was tabed from the non-album version. It's the same song except the solo is played
then the intro. It also shows Kyle's improvising talent with regard to picking the apreggios.
Solo
e|-----7p5--------------5p3-----------------3p1------------------|
B|--------7p5--------------5p3-----------3p1---------------------|
G|-4/6--------6h7p6—-6\4-------4h5p4-----------0-----------------|
D|-5/7-------7-------7\5------5------4\2---------2-0h2p0h2p0h2p0-|
A|-----------------------------------5\3--------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-3----5p3---------------------------------------------|
B|-1/3-5p3---5p3------------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2/4-----------4-0h4p0h4p0h4p0--------------------------| x2
A|-3/5----------5-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Intro (also played while singing “ooooo”)
e|--------------------------------------------2h3p2p0---0h2----|
B|-2h3p2-2p0---0------------0-----------1-------------3--------|
G|------------2-2--------0---0-----0--0--0-----------2-2-------|
D|----------2----2-----0--------0h2-2--2-----0-----------------| x2
A|0-----0-----------0h2----2---3-----3-------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
Singing (Kyle plays mostly improvised arpeggios up and down the open A, G, C, and D chords)
This is just an example.
e|------------------------------------2h3p2--0----0h2-----------|
B|--2h3p2-0--------0----------------1---------3-----------------|
G|--------------2-2--------0-------0--------2--2----------------|
D|---------------2--------0-2---0h2---0-------------------------|
A|-0---------0---------2h3----3-----3---------------------------|
E|------------------3-------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slightly_stoopid/closer_to_the_sun_tab_ver_5.html ]
A G
If I think she beautiful, well that's for sure
C
D
Give a little loving, but I still gon need some more, rob it
A G
Stealing from the rich and then give it to the poor
C D
Telling everbody it don't matter anymore, she said
A G
All I really needed was a friend like you
C D
Help me through and together we can change, but
A G
If I was to stay it wasn't for too long
C D
People sing the same song everywhere I'm going
A G
Closer to the sun and far from the moon
C D
People screaming out they gonna see me real soon, they say oooo (Intro/solo)
A G
If I think she beautiful, well that's for sure
C D
Give a little loving, but I still gon need some more, rob it
A G
Stealing from the rich and then give it to the poor
C D
Telling everbody it don't matter anymore, said
A G
All I really needed was a friend like you
C D
Help me through and together we can change, but
A G
If I was to stay it wasn't for too long
C D
People sing the same song everywhere I'm going
A G
Closer to the sun and far from the moon
C D
People screaming out they gonna see me real soon, they say oooo
Intro/Solo
