Wings
Performed By: LIVE
From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Low to High
(D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High
Chords Used In Order of Appearence
(Low to High):
Note: There is a non-standard chord used that I will call "C2".
Please refer to chord diagram for fingering.
Also, I am aware that not all chords have been given the proper names.
This has been done for convenience, mainly mine.
D5 | x 0 0 3 2 x
*D5 | x 5 7 7 x x
C2 | x x 0 0 1 0
*C2 | x 5 5 5 x x
C | x 3 2 0 1 0
*C5 | x 3 5 5 x x
A5 | 5 7 7 x x x
B5 | 7 9 9 x x x
C5 | 8 10 10 x x x
G5 | 3 5 5 x x x
*Can be played as either open or power chords throughout intro/verse
Intro:
D5 (strum)
C2 (strum)
C (strum)
Then play open D, G, and B strings once and quickly hammer-on to D5
(Indicated in verse by (h))
Guitar 1 plays intro once, then is accompanied a second time by
Guitar 2 playing this picking part:
Picking Part 1:
eb|----2----3---------2----3---------5----3----2----x----|
Bb|--------------3--------------3-------------------3----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------2----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------0----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------x----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------x----|
Verse 1:
D5 C2 C
Weighin' on your mind, like a ball and chain
(h)D5
Like a destiny to run from
C2 C
Division in your soul, keeping you from whole
(h)D5
I can't bear to see you cryin'
(strum D5 and lead into chorus)
Chorus 1:
(* = strum)
* * *
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|----7------------7----9----10---------------------7------------|
Ab|----7------------7----9----10---------------------5------------|
Eb|----5------------5----7----8-----------------------------------|
The weight that lays on your shoulders Could be the
* * *(once)
eb|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|----7------------7----9----10---------------------7------------|
Ab|----7------------7----9----10---------------------5------------|
Eb|----5------------5----7----8----------------------5------------|
Wings that carry you home
Verse 2:
D5 C2 C
Sometimes you've got to die to be born again
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/live/wings_tab.html ]
(h)D5
Sometimes you've got to fight
(Guitar 2 plays Picking Part 1 through second half of verse)
C2 C
Sometimes you've got to learn, sometimes you've got to burn
(h)D5
the old brush out so the new can grow
(Chorus 1 is repeated, but instead of ending on D5 barre, end on):
G5
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--5--|
Ab|--5--|
Eb|--3--|
(G5 is then strummed 5 times and leads into chorus 2)
Chorus 2:
(Split into 2 parts. Part one is guitar 1 playing a picking part
Part two is guitar 2 playing power chords)
Part 1 (Picking Part):
1st/3rd 2nd 4th
eb|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Bb|----------------8--7--5----|--8"----7"--|--8"----10"--|--------------|
Gb|----7"----5"---------------|------------|-------------|--5--4--2--0--|
Db|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Part 2 (Power chords):
*
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7----x------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------7----x----10-----------10----9----7----5--------------|
Ab|----------5----x----10-----------10----9----7----5--------------| x4
Eb|--------------------8------------8-----7----5----3--------------|
Could be the wi...i...ngs (Carry you home)
Bridge:
(Split into 2 different picking parts)
Note: This part may not be exactly correct; as it is difficult to interpret from the recording
A flange effect is used on picking part 2
Picking Part 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9----6----4----7-------------9----6----4----7------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Like two long lost friends
End with:
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----9--10p9--7--7h9--7~~~~----|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
(Intro is then repeated with alternate picking part):
eb|----2----3---------2----3---------5----3----2/11~~~~----|
Bb|--------------3--------------3--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus 1 is repeated once with G5 ending)
(Chorus 2 is the repeated 8 times)
END
