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ECHO BEACH – Martha and the Muffins
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Tabbed by: David Alexander
Email: daveandmairi@talk21.com
Tuning: Standard
\ = slide down
o = ghost note (play softly)
Intro Riff Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0----------------------------|
G|----5-4------7------0-------5-4------7------00----|
D|-------5----0------------------5----0-------------|
A|-0---o----5----5\3-----00----o----5----5\3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Am | G | Em | F | G | Am | G | Em | F | G | Am
Verse 1
Am | D | C | Am | D | Em
[Am] I know it's out of fashion, [D] and a [C]trifle un [Am] cool. D Em
[Am] But I can't help it, [D] I'm a [C] romantic [Am] fool. D Em
It's a habit of mine to [D] watch the [C] sun go [Am] down D Em
On Echo Beach, [D] I watch the [C] sun go [Am] down. D Em
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/martha_and_the_muffins/echo_beach_tab_ver_4.html ]
Chorus
From [G] 9 to 5 I have to spend my time [D] at work
My [G] job is very boring I'm an o [D] ffice clerk.
The [Am] only thing that helps me pass the time [Em] away.
Is [Am] knowing I'll be back at Echo Beach [Em] some day.
(First saxophone solo)
F | G | Am | G | Em | F | G | Am | G | Em | F| G| Am
Replay Intro Riff once
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0----------------------------|
G|----5-4------7------0-------5-4------7------00----|
D|-------5----0------------------5----0-------------|
A|-0---o----5----5\3-----00----o----5----5\3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (same phrasing as Verse 1)
Am | D | C | Am | D | Em
On silent summer evenings, the skys alive with light.
A building in the distance; surrealistic sight.
On Echo Beach, waves make the only sound.
On Echo Beach, theres not a soul around.
Chorus
(Second sax solo)
F | Gm | Bb |C |F | Gm | Bb |C | Am | G | Em |F|G| Am | G | Em |F|G|
Repeat to fade
Am | G | Em | F | G |
[Am]Echo Beach [G] far away in time, [Em] Echo Beach [F] far away [G] in time
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