Making A Cross Chords & Tabs
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Hey guys, been trying to find a tab for this for ageeeees, but I suppose it
isn't very well known. Which doesn't make sense because it's such a powerful
song - one of the better songs by the Desert Sessions and ultimately proving
how BAD-ASS Alain Johannes is (he deserves so much more credit...)
The key is slightly ambiguous and unusual chord choices are used, however it
feels like D major or A major in the verses and more modal or ambiguous in
the choruses.
I am unsure on the tuning as it sounds best with drop D tuning (DADGBe) with
the D - D/Ab cadence, however this just may be the bass for the song and it
makes the other chords awkward and cumbersome to play, so I have tabbed it
out for standard (EADGBe) also - see how generous I am :).
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!Standard version!
Intro
D D/Ab (X4)
(Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-2----2----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-2----1----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|------4----|
Verse 1
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Salt in my dreams
Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
I've never been dead this long before ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Star on the ground
Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
To find myself born inside a stone ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3------3------1---------0----|
Chorus
Am Cm G Gm Am
I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|
(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)
Am Cm G Gm D
I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
D D/Ab (X4)
e|-2----2----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-2----1----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|------4----|
Verse 2
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Salt in my schemes
Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
It's never been easy... to know ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Frozen in fate
Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
I heard you say it could be mine ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------5------5--------3---------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
E|------------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
Chorus
Am Cm G Gm Am
I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------|
(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)
Am Cm G Gm D
I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)
D D/Ab (X25)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/desert_sessions/making_a_cross_tab.html ]
e|-2----2----| or e|----2-------------------|
B|-3----3----| B|----3-------------------|
G|-2----1----| G|----2-------------------|
D|-0----0----| D|----0---6--6--6--7------|
A|-0---------| A|----0---6--6--6--7------|
E|------4----| E|--------4--4--4--5------|
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!Drop-D version!
Intro
D D/Ab (X4)
(Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm)
e|-5----5----|
B|-7----7----|
G|-7----7----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|-0----6----|
Verse 1
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Salt in my dreams
Tracks in the bone
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
I've never been dead this long before ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Star on the ground
Stepped on the lie
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
To find myself born inside a stone ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0-----------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5------5------3---------2----|
Chorus
Am Cm G Gm Am
I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|
(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following
lyrics!)
Am Cm G Gm D
I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
D D/Ab (X4)
e|-5----5----|
B|-7----7----|
G|-7----7----|
D|-0----0----|
A|-0---------|
E|-0----6----|
Verse 2
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Salt in my schemes
Dry as a tear
e|-0---------------0-------0----|
B|-2---------------3-------3----|
G|-2---------------2-------1----|
D|-2---------------2-------2----|
A|-0---------------0-------0----|
E|------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
It's never been easy... to know ohh...
e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----|
A Asus4 E7/A(No. 5)
Frozen in fate
Hooked on a line
e|-0-----------------0-------0----|
B|-2-----------------3-------3----|
G|-2-----------------2-------1----|
D|-2-----------------2-------2----|
A|-0-----------------0-------0----|
E|--------------------------------|
Amadd11+ Gm Gmadd11+ F E
I heard you say it could be mine ohh...
e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----|
G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----|
D|-1----------------------0-------------------------2----|
A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----|
E|------------------------5------5--------3---------2----|
Chorus
Am Cm G Gm Am
I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name
e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---|
B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---|
G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---|
D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---|
A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---|
E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------|
(!Play this progression twice, they are identical!)
(!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!)
Am Cm G Gm D
I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy....
(!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!)
D D/Ab (X25)
e|-5----5----| or e|----2-------------------|
B|-7----7----| B|----3-------------------|
G|-7----7----| G|----2-------------------|
D|-0----0----| D|----0---6--6--6--7------|
A|-0---------| A|----0---6--6--6--7------|
E|-0----6----| E|----0---6--6--6--7------|
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Whew! That was a long one. Was worth it just 'cus the songs so epic :),
enjoy and feel free to rate, comment, add your corrections or just generally
show your appreciation(!).
Thank you Alain for a truly beautiful song,
Gag-Bob
