Tablature closer - Peter Himmelman

          



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  Here's what I've come up with for Peter Himmelman's "Closer" off the album

  "Flown this Acid World."  It is not perfect, but I think it sounds very close

  to the recording. There is one line of lyrics which I am not sure of. I did not

  include the lyrics at the end of the song which appear in the background.

  

  Song:   Closer

  Artist: Peter Himmelman

  Source: Flown this Acid World

  

  Transcribed by Todd Obermiller <Todd.E.Obermiller.1@nd.edu>

  

  Capo 3rd fret

  

  All chords listed below are with respect to the capo.

  

  D Dsus4  Dsus2 Cadd9 C  Em  Am  G

  

  2-----3------0------3-----0----0----0----3---

  3-----3------3------3-----1----0----1----3---

  2-----2------2------0-----0----0----2----0---

  0-----0------0------2-----2----2----2----0---

  0-----0------0------3-----3----2----0----2---

  X-----X------X------X-----X----0----X----3---

  

  D RIFF 1:

  

  D Dsus2--H--Dsus4           H=Hammer on

  

  D RIFF 2:

  

  D Dsus2--H--Dsus4 --> This time stay on the Dsus4 until the Cadd9

  

  

  VERSE 1:

  

  I [D] went out in the street for a walk in the night.

  

  Had to [Cadd9] loosen my head, it's been wound too tight.

  

  I've been [G] standing on the edge

  

  After picking a fight with [D] you. [D RIFF 1]

  

  Some[D]times my world seems so damn small,

  

  I [Cadd9] can't think of nothin' 'cept for me at all.

  

  And my [G] thoughts surround me like a prison wall its [Cadd9] true.

  

  CHORUS:

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  VERSE 2:

  

  It[D] takes all my strength to slow myself down,

  

  My [Cadd9] thoughts are screaming, I can't hear a sound.

  

  Some[G]times I wish there was no one around but you. [D RIFF 1]

  

  Oh [D] tell me you know what I'm talking about

  

  Some[Cadd9]times you're the sail? of my confusion and doubt.

  

  And then it [G] hurts so bad, you just wanna shout [Cadd9] "I'm through."

  

  CHORUS:

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  BRIDGE:

  

  [Em] Please excuse these things I might have [Am] said.

  

  [Em] You see they come from my frustration, not my [Am] head.

  

  [G] And the last thing [C] that I wanna [Em] do,

  

  is [G] create a [C] distance,

  

  [Em] between me and [Am] you. (Little bend on 8th fret of high E)

  

  CHORUS:

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  VERSE 3:

  

  Well there seem [D] to be two states of mind,

  

  [Cadd9] One is visionary, the other blind

  

  And the [G] best that we can hope to find,

  

  Is to meet somewhere in [D RIFF 1] between.

  

  Well, the [D] night air has pulled me back a bit

  

  [Cadd9] Just when I was about to quit

  

  [G] Trying to get a candle lit

  

  That lets me [Cadd9] see what can't be seen.

  

  CHORUS:

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] gotta get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  I [D RIFF 2] wanna get closer to you now. [Cadd9] [G]

  

  Same chords are used while he does his background thing.

  

  Then -

  

  OUTRO:

  

  ---8-----6-----5------------------------------------------

  -----------------------8------6-----5---------------------

  ---------------------------------------------7-----(7)5--

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  Listen to the album to get the right pattern down- Enjoy!

   


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 Closer, de Peter himmelman 

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