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Over the Hills and Far a Way Guitar Tablature
INTRO

RIFF (0:28) x 2
e:-0-2-3-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-7-5-7-0-0-0---0-2-5-3-2-----------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-0-2-3-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-7-5-5-7-8-10-8-7------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------10-8-7----------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE (0:43)
Listen to the song to get the rhythm
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------7-7-7-------------7-7-7-9-9-9-----------------------------|
A:-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------------------------|
E:-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-------0-0-0-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
   p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BRIDGE (0:57)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7---4-----------7-------------------------------------|
A:-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5---2-----------5-------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  p.m. . . . . . . . . . .

CHORUS (1:11)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------7---9---7-------5---7-----------------------------------------------|
D:-2---5---7---9---7---5---5---7------------------------2 TIMES----------------|
A:-2---5---5---7---5---5---3---5-----------------------------------------------|
E:-0---3---------------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Before the 2nd verse, play this :
e:-0-2-3-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-7-5-7-0-0-0---0-2-5-3-2-0-2-------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE (1:29)
Listen to the song to get the rhythm
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------7-7-7-------------7-7-7-9-9-9-----------------------------|
A:-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-----------------------------|
E:-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-------0-0-0-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
   p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BRIDGE (1:42)
e:-----------------3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------------3-3-2-2---------------------|
B:-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2---4-----------7-----|
D:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0---2-----------5-----|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS (1:57)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------7---9---7-------5---7-----------------------------------------------|
D:-2---5---7---9---7---5---5---7------------------------2 TIMES----------------|
A:-2---5---5---7---5---5---3---5-----------------------------------------------|
E:-0---3---------------3-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
A:-2-2-2-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-0-0-3-3---3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
  p.m. . . . . . . . . . .

after that, there's no guitar
at 2:28, play the riff two times then play this while the keyboard is playing

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-2---2-2-2-2---2-------2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E:-0---0-0-0-0---0-------0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
   p.m. . . . . . .          p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GUITAR SOLO (2:56)
Its as accurate as I can make play it...
This is just the way I play this part. * = harmonic

e:-0-2-3-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-12-12-12-10/------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------9-7---/10^-^-^-^-^----------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------6-----------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-5h8p5h8p5-5h7p5h7p5-5h8p5h8-------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------9*------------------------------------7*-9*----|
D:--------------------------------------5-----7-----5-----7-----5*-7*----------|
A:----------------------------------5h7---7p5---5h7---7p5---5h7----------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Each note in this section is 3x each alt picking except for the final note.

e:----------17-19-22-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15-17-18----------15*-------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE (3:10)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7---4-----------7-------------------------------------|
A:-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5---2-----------5-------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  p.m. . . . . . . . . . .

CHORUS (3:38)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------9--11---9-------7---9-----------------------------------------------|
D:-4---7---9--11---9---7---7---9-------------4 TIMES---------------------------|
A:-4---7---7---9---7---7---5---7-----------------------------------------------|
E:-2---5---------------5-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----7-9-10~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---6-------------9-------7---9-----------------------------------------------|
D:-4---------------9---7---7---9-------------2 TIMES---------------------------|
A:-4---------------7---7---5---7-----------------------------------------------|
E:-2-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------9--11---9-------7---9-----------------------------------------------|
D:-4---7---9--11---9---7---7---9-------------FADE OUT...-----------------------|
A:-4---7---7---9---7---7---5---7-----------------------------------------------|
E:-2---5---------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
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