Near the End (David Gilmour - About Face)

[The Piper]

Transcribed by Jeff Scott(jscotts @iinet.net.au)(comments welcome)
Solo transcribed by: Rick Harris


NEAR THE END
David Gilmour


Played with capo on 2nd fret, in 6/8 time

Guitar mirrors melody line as tabbed, as well as playing chords
| NC C G/B Am
E--------------|------------|---------|------------|
B--------------|------------|---------|------------|
G--------------|------------|---------|-------H----|
D-----------0--|-2-----0----|---------|------0-2---|
A-------3------|------------|-3----2--|-0----------|
E--3-----------|------------|---------|------------|
And when you feel you're near the end

NC C G/B Am Em
E-------------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|
B-------------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|
G-------------------|--------|------------|--------|-------H----|
D---------------0---|-2---0--|------------|--------|------0-2---|
A-0---------3-------|--------|-3---2------|--0-----|------------|
E-------3-----------|--------|------------|------3-|-0----------|
Will you just turn it o -ver and start a -gain

NC C G/B Am NC
E-----------------|---------|--------|---------|----------------|
B-----------------|---------|--------|---------|----------------|
G-----------------|---------|--------|------H--|----------------|
D---------------0-|-2---0---|--------|-----0-2-|-------------0--|
A-----------3-----|---------|-3--2---|-0-------|-0-------3------|
E-0-----3---------|---------|--------|---------|------3---------|
Is there a stirring in your heart As the time


E-----------|--------|--------|------------|--------------|
B-----------|--------|--------|------------|--------------|
G-----------|--------|--------|-------H----|-------H------|
D--2----0---|--------|--------|------0-2---|------0-2-----|
A-----------|-3--2---|-0------|------------|--------------|
E-----------|--------|-----3--|-0----------|-0------------|
comes when we will have to part?

First time instumental:

|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |
5 times then back for verse 2

Second time:

|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |
Standing in silence Holding my breath Disconnected and dry

|Fmaj7 |G/B |
And though I'm certain that there's nothing left to hold

|Am |G |Fma7/C |
on to to give or to try Some things never change

|G/B |Am |G |
no don't ever change and I'm feeling the cold

|Fmaj7/C |G/B |
Thinking that we're getting older and wiser

|Am |G NC |
When we're just getting old 3.And when you (back for verse 3)

Third time guitar solo (anybody?) over:

|Fmaj7/C |G/B |Am |G |

to fade.

2.And when you feel you're near the end
And there's a stranger where once was a friend
And you are left without a word
Only the whispers that you've overheard

3.And when you feel you're near the end
And what once burned so bright is growing dim
And when you see what's been achieved
Is there a feeling that you've been deceived?


ACOUSTIC SOLO: (capo on 2nd fret, fret numbers given are actual fret
numbers, not relative to capo)
3:47
E ----2-----------------------------------------------
B --------10-10-10^--10--10/12-10--10^-10----10p7-10--
G 2/4-------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------

3:56
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B 10p7-10--^r10--7--10----------------------------------------------
G ---------------------9^--7h9p7-6h7p6\4-2--(h4)-4----4--2-----2----
D ---------------------------------------------------------4----4---
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------

4:02
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------7h10--10-7-10--^r10p7-10------
G -------2--2---4--2---2-----2h4---7-----------------------9^-------
D 2h4-4------4-------4--4-------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------

4:11
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B 10 (p7)-10--/12-10--12^-10h12-------------------------------------
G ------------------------------11-11-9---11p9-11-9--7p6-7-6--------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------

4:22
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------7-7-7-10--10p7-10/12-7-
G 6-6\4--4-2--2---------2--2-----2-2-----------------------------
D -------------4--4-2-------4--4-----4---------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------7--9--10^-10--9p7-9^[10]--12\-9-----
B 8/10\8--7-7-7^--------------------------------10---
G 7/9-\7------------------------------------------9--
D ---------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------12--
B --10-10--10/12--------10-10-12^----
G 9--------------9-9---9-----------9-
D -----------------------------------
A -----------------------------------
E -----------------------------------

ELECTRIC SOLO:
E 17^---17^--r--^---17-17^17^--17^r-p14---17----------------------
B --------------------------------------17---17^----------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

4:52
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B 14^[17]-14^[17]-rp12---------------------------------------
G ---------------------14---\--------------------2--2--------
D -------------------------------------------2/4-------4-----
A ---------------------------------------2-2-----------------
E ------------------------------(2)-2--5^--------------------

5:01
E 19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\--19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\-
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------

E 17-19-19^--19^--19--\--17-19-19^--19^--19--\-
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

E 19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\--19-21-21^[22]--21^[22]-21--\-
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------

fade
E 19^--19^r--19---17-19-19^--19^--19--\--------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

SYMBOLS USED:
10^ bend. (all bends are two-fret bends unless stated otherwise in
square brackets)
r release bend
/ \ slide
h , p hammer-on, pull-off