From: "Rob Watson" <rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk>
Subject: TAB:Al Stewart Whats Going On
Date : 23-06-2001



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                  The Palace Of Versailles - Al Stewart
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Intro - the notes are equally spaced in time, half a beat each, except
where
the number of beats is indicated in brackets. Lower case indicates a
lower
octave and the chords are above the notes.


  Em        Am         D        Gmaj7      Cmaj7   Am        B
  G(1) B(1) C G F# E | F# C B A B F# E D | E B A g A B C E | D#(2) E(1)
F#(1)



      Em                 C                D                G
  The wands of smoke are rising, from the walls of the bastille

      Cmaj7                  Am           D              B7
  And through the streets of Paris runs a sense of the unreal

      Em               C             D            G
  The kings have all departed, their servants are nowhere

     Cmaj7                Am              D              B7
  We burned out all their mansions in the name of Robespierre

               Gtr fill 1

               C          D            G   D  G
  And still we wait         to see the day be-gin

           Gtr fill 2

         C          D            G  D   G
  Our time            is wasting in the wind

            B   C           B       C
  Wond'ring why,  wond'ring why, it echoes

              Em            B             Em
  Through the lonely palace of Versailles.      ----> intro except
after last
                                                        verse/chorus



 Ending  - this adds on after the last chorus:
--------

 Em            Am   D     G
     Wond'ring why,   it echoes

                 Em            B             Em   ----> most excellent
solo
     Through the lonely palace of Versailles.

Guitar Tab   Transcribed by Rob Watson rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk

Intro for guitar

  Em    Am       D         G      Cmaj7   Am        B                

E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------|
B|8--------8-7--|7----------7----|-----------------|----7---|
G|-------------9|-------------9-7|9---------------9|8-9-----|
D|----9-10------|--10-9-7-9------|--9-7----7-9-10--|--------|
A|--------------|----------------|------10---------|--------|
E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------|

Guitar Fills

  Gtr Fill 1 Gtr Fill 2

E|--8-7-----|------12-15-14|
B|------10--|13-15---------|
G|9---------|--------------|
D|----------|--------------|
A|----------|--------------|
E|----------|--------------|

Guitar Solo    

  Em           Am           D         G

E|14b15-r14p12-12--12-14-15|14-----------15--------------|
B|-------------------------|----15-13-12----12-13s15-----|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------16--|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

  Cmaj7          Am             B

E|-----------------------------|-------------11-14-12-11-|
B|13----------12-13------------|----------12-------------|
G|---12-12-14-------------11-12|11-----11----------------|
D|------------------14-14------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

  Em           Am             D                    G

E|12--15b17r15-15------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------15b17r15-12|15---------------------------12-13|
G|---------------------------|---14b16r14-12-------14b16--------|
D|---------------------------|---------------14-12--------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|

  Cmaj7        Am                B

E|------------------------------|------14-15-14----------14-15-17|
B|12-----------12h13-12---------|---------------17-16-17---------|
G|---12-12--------------12-12---|14b16---------------------------|
D|---------14-----------------14|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  C                       D                     

E|15p14-12----------------------------------15-17|
B|---------15-13p12----------------15-17b19------|
G|------------------14-12-14-16-17---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  G        D        G                     

E|19p20r19-17-19p20-19--15-17b19-r17-15-14-17-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

  C                 D                 G       D         G                  


E|15--------14-15-17--------------|--15------------19-19-17-17-15-15s17|
B|--17-17-17----------------------|15----------------------------------|
G|------------------14-14-14-16-17|-----(16pb17)r16--------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------17------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  B                    C                

E|14-------14-15-14-------------------14-15-14|
B|---16-17----------17-17b19r17-16-17---------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

  B                 C                

E|14----------------------------------------15-17|
B|---16b17r16----------------------15-15b17------|
G|------------16-16-(16pb17)r16b17---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  Em                   B                                   

E|17b19r17-------14-15-14s11-11-14-11-|
B|---------17-17----------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

  With Synth Intro

  Em Am D G Cmaj7 Am B                    

E|12---|---|--------|-----------------------------|
B|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------|
G|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------|
D|-----|---|--------|----1-2-4-4-4--s5-s4-2--1-2-4|
A|-----|---|--------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------|

  Em Am             D G            Cmaj7 Am B                    

E|----8s7----------|---7s5--------|--------|2h3p2-----3h5p3-2--2-|
B|--------10s8-----|-------8s7----|--------|------4-----------5--|
G|-------------11p9|11---------9s7|9h11p9--|--------4------------|
D|5----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------|

  Em Am           D G                  Cmaj7 Am B                    

E|3---12---------|--------------------|--------|------------------|
B|-------15-12-13|15-15-13-12---------|--------|------------------|
G|---------------|------------14-12-11|--------|11h12h14-14-12-11-|
D|---------------|--------------------|14------|------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------|--------|------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|--------|------------------|