Opel (Syd Barrett - Opel)

[The Piper]

Please send comments or corrections to dave@eng.umd.edu (Dave Fleming)
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"Opel" by Syd Barrett as transcribed by Dave Fleming:
Notes about the song:

It seems to be in 6/8 (or 3/4, I guess) time

INTRO TAB:
h means hammer on, / means slide

A

+-----------------------------------------0----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------2----------------------------+
+---------------------------------0-h2-0--2----------------------------+
+-4h5-4-------2h3-2-------0-h2-0----------0----------------------------+
+-0---0-5/2-0-0---0---0-2-----------------x----------------------------+

VERSES:

A E
On a distant shore, miles from land
G D
Stands the ebony totem in ebony sand,
A E
A dream in a mist of grey
B A
On a far distant shore.


A E
The pebble, it stood alone
G D
And driftwood lies half buried
A E
Warm, shallow water sweeps shells
B A
So the cockles shine.


A E
A bare, winding carcas stalk
G D
Shimmers as flies scoop up meat.
A
An empty way,
B A
Dry Tears.


A E
Crisp flax squeaks. Tall reeds
G D
Make a circle of grey
A
In a summer way, around man
B A
so don't drown


BRIDGE:

(This is the long section of strummed chords. I'll count measures
in 6/8 in the following way:

------ ------ ------
G C D means a measure of G, one of C and one of D)


unusual chords used:
Cadd9: x32030


begin bridge:

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Cadd9 C Bb Cadd9 C Bb F Am

------ ------
E


------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
C7 F F# G A D G

------ ------
(still G)


This is then repeated, except that the second time I think that
the first chord is C7 instead of Cadd9.

CLOSING:

(Note, I am highly uncertain -even moreso than I am about the rest of this
song- about the "accuracy" of the transcription here. Correct me, please!)

unusual chords used:

I don't know what to call these things, but they're based on
the chord x02200 which I think is either A5 or Asus2.

The chords and my (incorrect) names for them are:

A: x02220
A5: x02200
A5addF#: x02202
A5addG#: x02204

Begin closing:

A A5addG#
I'm trying

A A5addG#
I'm trying

A5addF# A5
To find you

A5addF# A5
To find you

A A5addG#
I'm living

A A5addG#
I'm giving

A5addF# A5
To find you

A5addF# A5
To find you

The next part I think uses only the A chord:

A
I'm living
I'm living
I'm trying
I'm giving
(Switch at this point to A5 and diddle with it for a while)

END