NORTHERN SKY
     
Tuning: BEBEBE capo 4



It's been a while coming but I'm confident about this now - it's
in one of Nick's favourite tunings (not the one in the songbook
incidentally) and the little details are right.


Intro (for completists only):

|----------------|----------------|------0---------|------0---------|
|4-----4---------|0-----0-------0-|4-----4------0--|0-------------0-|
|2-----2-------0-|0-----0-----0---|2-----2-----2---|0-----------0---|
|0-----0-----2---|4-----4----4----|0--0--0----0----|4--4-------0----|
|2--22-2---H-----|---00-----0-----|2-----2---2-----|----0-----0-----|
|0-----0---------|2-----2---------|0---0-0---------|2-----2---------|
 *  && *          +  && +          *                +

Notes:
1. damp the top string at * and the fifth string at +.
2. the notes at & are lightly brushed - probably just thumb passing
across the strings.
2. H=harmonic, pitch the same as the open top string (ie 2 octaves
up on the open 5th string). You can do a fifth fret harmonic,
though you'll need huge fingers and you'll probably have to miss
the preceding 2's. I think nick does it the equivalent distance in
from the bridge, using a right hand harmonic ("fretted" by thumb,
picked by index finger). Obviously you have to lift off the 2nd
fret as you sound the harmonic. It's a nice detail, though any
sane person would probably just hit the open top string instead!


Easy version of intro:

02024x  02024x/0  2x400x  2x400x  (link picking as above)
02024x  020240 (link pick) 2x400x  2x400x  (link pick)


Main riff inc verses:

02024x  2x4000

"but now you're here..."     x22222
"...my northern sky.."  5555xx x00000 and into main riff

     
instrumental bit:

x0040x x0400x 02024x ------ (x3) (first chord x0060x if you want
                                  to mirror the piano solo)
5555xx 57575x 2x2000 02024x
5555xx 57575x x22200 (or poss 79760x if you fancy trying it)

     
Note: In the main riff, both the 4's come off quite often half way
through the chord. In the 2x4000 chord you tend to hit the top
string towards end of the bar.


Tabbed by Chris Healey