Virtual World - From the album "Storm in Heaven" by The Verve Tabbed by "Ellis" pwestwood@mailserv.interhop.net The song itself alternates between 2 chords: Em G(+) e-0 e-3 a-2 a-2 d-2 d-0 g-0 g-0 b-0 b-0 e-0 e-0(3) I do not play the E-string, neither does Rich I think, but its (optional). INTRO- Em G(+) Start by just playing the E & A strings, and gradually add more strings till a full strum is accomplished. VERSE Em G(+) See the water break my hand Em G(+) No-one knows my name Em G(+) Em G(+) I'm not in demand. Em G(+) Signs are right, the sighs are here Em G(+) Who needs Virtual World Em G(+) When I can see it now Em G(+) Em G(+) Strum fff 4 times, then f for a return to the verse I can see it now, oh now, oh now, now Em G(+) No-one goes, no-one cares Em G(+) No-one seen it anywhere. CHORUS A Am She's breathing into lone dead stars A Have you ever seen it Am I ain't seen nothing at all Run into verse with the same Em G(+) intro. Same chords for the rest of the Verses/Chorus Come see the water break my fall No-one knows no-one comes Have you ever seen the book? The one on my help The one entitled self death, self death How to earn a million pounds I can see it now, oh the hearse She's breathing down a hole in my head In the dirty half-light Where time means nothing at all I'm calling out to someone Anyone who'll have me Does anybody need me? Does anyone know how to cry? What happens when i go? What happens when it snows? I bet you could if you want'd to end CHORDS FOR THE CHORUS: A Am e-0 e-0 a-0 a-0 d-2 d-2 g-2 g-2 b-2 b-1 e-0 e-0 SOLO The solo is split into 3 parts (by me for simplicity) PART 1 e--------------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------12-10-10/7----------------------12-10-10/7 d-------------11-11-9-------------------------11-11-9----------- g--7-h9-9-9-9--------------------7-h9-9-9---9------------------- b-----------------------------------------8--------------------- e--------------------------------------------------------------- PART 2 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a------------------------------------------------------------------------------ d------------------------------------------------------------------------------ g--9-6-6 (repeated 5 times)-12-9-9 (5 times)-9-6-6 (5 times)-12-9-9 (5 times)-- b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THEN REPEAT PART 1, THEN PART 3. PART 3 (to finish) e------------------------ a------------------------ d------------------------ g--9/----------9/14-14-12 repeat 3 times b-----14-14-12----------- e------------------------ You can then end the song by a few PART 1s, or go through the whole solo again. I like it so much i go over the solo a few times. The notation "/" is just a slide.