Lilac Wine Jeff Buckley
<br/> Date: 20 Oct 97 00:23:00 -0700<br/> To: guitar@olga.net<br/> Subject: TAB: Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley<br/> <br/> Lilac Wine<br/> <br/> (written by J. Shelton)<br/> <br/> LILAC WINE -- Chord Chart and Tab<br/> [Originally posted by Michael Harris, May 20 1996]<br/> <br/> ** "LILAC WINE" CHORD CHART **<br/> <br/> This is my user-friendly chord map to "LW". It is not too far from John<br/> Pollock's earlier tab of this, but there are some variations,<br/> particularly<br/> <br/> the diminished chord and the D7 instead of D.<br/> <br/> Gm<br/> I lost myself on a cool damp night<br/> Eb<br/> Gave myself in that misty light<br/> D7 Cm<br/> Was hypnotized by a strange delight<br/> D7 Gm<br/> Under a lilac tree<br/> Gm<br/> I made wine from the lilac tree<br/> Eb<br/> Put my heart in its recipe<br/> Cm(*)<br/> It makes me see what I want to see...<br/> D7 Gm<br/> And be what I want to be<br/> Gdim C<br/> When I think more than I want to think<br/> Cm Gm<br/> Do things I never should do<br/> Gdim C<br/> I drink much more than I ought to drink<br/> Cm G D7<br/> Because I brings me back you...<br/> <br/> G G7<br/> <br/> G G7 C D7 G G7<br/> Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love<br/> C Dm G C Dm G C<br/> Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love<br/> Eb D7<br/> Listen to me... I cannot see clearly<br/> D7 Am7 D7<br/> Isn't that she coming to me nearly here?<br/> <br/> And repeat as necessary.<br/> <br/> The final progression is just:<br/> <br/> G G7 C D7 G G7<br/> Lilac Wine, I feel unready for my love<br/> C Cm D7 G<br/> I feel unready for my love...<br/> <br/> <br/> Notes:<br/> >The C minor chord marked with the * is actually a bit more involved<br/> (complicated?) if you look at the tab, as it has an A in the bass. This<br/> actually makes it, I think, an "A minor 7 diminished 5", but don't quote<br/> me!!<br/> >Diagrams for the G diminished chord and the Am7dim5 are below:<br/> alternatively see the tab.<br/> >To get the "muted jazzy feel" John Pollock referred to in his post,<br/> without being confined to barre chords (which are difficult and also are<br/> not what I have tabbed out below for the most part), I suggest using the<br/> thumb and fingers of the right (picking) hand rather than a plectrum, to<br/> "stroke" the strings.<br/> <br/> Chords<br/> E |---|---|-4-|---| |---|---|---|---|<br/> B |---|-2-|---|---| |---|-1-|---|---|<br/> G |---|---|-3-|---| |---|---|-4-|---|<br/> D |---|-1-|---|---| |---|---|-3-|---|<br/> A |---|---|---|---| |(1)|---|---|---|<br/> E |---|---|---|---| |---|---|-2-|---|<br/> 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6<br/> <br/> G diminished Am7dim5 I think<br/> <br/> [to make this a Cminor, just play the<br/> (1)<br/> on<br/> the 5th string rather than the 2 on the<br/> 6th, OK]<br/> <br/> <br/> ** "LILAC WINE" COMPLETE TAB **<br/> <br/> This is actually fairly easy and quite fun to play. As best I can<br/> figure<br/> it, this is what I think is actually played on the "Grace" album. At<br/> least, it's pretty darn close...<br/> <br/> Standard tuning!! (What a shock!) I'm just going to tab out the<br/> individual chords, not the rhythm or anything. Y'all can figure that<br/> out<br/> yourselves. (If you are training your ear, a good exercise is to figure<br/> out which chord below goes where in the song.)<br/> <br/> <br/> *Introduction<br/> <br/> E--3---------------------------------------<br/> B--3---4---3---4---3---3---4---4---3---3---<br/> G--3---0---5---5---5---3---0---5---5---3--<br/> D--5---5---4---5---4---5---5---5---4---5--<br/> A--5---6---5---3---5---5---6---X---5---5--<br/> E------------------------------5----------<br/> <br/> <br/> E---4---------------4------------------<br/> B---3---5---4---3---3---5---4----------<br/> G---4---5---5---3---4---5---5----------<br/> D---3---5---5---5---3---5---5---5---4--<br/> A-------3---3---5-------3---3---5---5--<br/> E---------------------------------------<br/> <br/> *"Lilac wine..." bit<br/> <br/> E---3---3---0---2---3---3---0---1---3---0--<br/> B---0---0---1---1---0---0---1---3---0---1---<br/> G---0---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---0--<br/> D---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---0---2--<br/> A---2---2---3-------2---2---3-------2---3--<br/> E---3---1---X---X---3---1---X-------3------<br/> <br/> <br/> E---1---3---0---------------------<br/> B---3---0---1---8---3---5---3-----<br/> G---2---0---0---8---5---5---5-----<br/> D---0---0---2---8---4---5---4-----<br/> A-------2---3---6---5---7---5-----<br/> E-------3--------------------------<br/> <br/> Now, I'll leave the final progression up to you since it's just a<br/> variation on the above, and the chord chart I provided gives the<br/> essential<br/> information.<br/> The one variation through the song that might be worth noting is that on<br/> the second run through, when we get to "sweet and heady", halfway<br/> through<br/> the D7 bit, Jeff adds a suspension which should be pretty apparent when<br/> you hear it (I'm providing the "rhythm" in the tab below):<br/> <br/> E-----2--2--3--3---<br/> B-----1--1--1--1---<br/> G-----2--2--2--2---<br/> D-----0--0--0--0---<br/> A------------------<br/> E------------------<br/> <br/> Happy playing.<br/> <br/> <br/> mh<br/> <br/> <br/> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 13:55:09 +0100<br/> Subject: Lilac wine Corrected<br/> <br/> Okay I finally got round to doing Lilac Wine : "The reason men drink"<br/> Jeff<br/> in concert, August 1994<br/> <br/> Try and play it with barre chords to give that muted jazzy feel<br/> particularly the G G7 bit. As it is fairly jazzy I may have simplifed<br/> the harmonies a bit, but try it and see. As normal I make no claims as<br/> to accuracy.<br/> <br/> <br/> Lilac Wine [Cover]<br/> <br/> <br/> Gm<br/> I lost myself on a cool damp night<br/> Eb<br/> Gave myself in that misty light<br/> Cm<br/> Was hypnotized by a strange delight<br/> D<br/> Under a lilac tree<br/> Gm<br/> I made wine from the lilac tree<br/> Eb<br/> Put my heart in its recipe<br/> Cm<br/> It makes me see what I want to see...<br/> D<br/> And be what I want to be<br/> F#m C<br/> When I think more than I want to think<br/> Cm Gm<br/> Do things I never should do<br/> F#m C<br/> I drink much more that I ought to drink<br/> Cm D<br/> Because I brings me back you...<br/> <br/> G G7<br/> <br/> G G7 C D G G7<br/> Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love<br/> C F G C F G C<br/> Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love<br/> Eb<br/> Listen to me... I cannot see clearly<br/> D Am D<br/> Isn't that she coming to me nearly here?<br/> <br/> And reapeat patterns.<br/> <br/> and the last bit (the coda? My musical education is sadly lacking)<br/> <br/> G G7 C D G G7<br/> Lilac Wine, I feel unready for my love<br/> C Eb D G<br/> I feel unready for my love...<br/> <br/> <br/> LYRICS<br/> <br/> I lost myself on a cool damp night<br/> Gave myself in that misty light<br/> Was hypnotized by a strange delight<br/> Under a lilac tree<br/> I made wine from the lilac tree<br/> Put my heart in its recipe<br/> It makes me see what I want to see...<br/> And be what I want to be<br/> When I think more than I want to think<br/> Do things I never should do<br/> I drink much more that I ought to drink<br/> Because It brings me back you...<br/> <br/> Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love<br/> Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love<br/> Listen to me... I cannot see clearly<br/> Isn't that she coming to me nearly here?<br/> <br/> Lilac wine is sweet and heady where's my love?<br/> Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, where's my love?<br/> <br/> Listen to me, why is everything so hazy?<br/> Isn't that she, or am I just going crazy, dear?<br/> <br/> Lilac Wine, I feel unready for my love...<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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