Fat Old Sun (Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother)

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From: Jeremy Joseph

- Fat Old Sun -
As Recorded on Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother"
written by: David Gilmour
tabbed by: Jeremy Joseph
(jeremyj@freenet.fsu.edu)
-------------------------------------------------------------
(Bells chime for a few seconds)

Each chord is strummed in the following pattern:
G
e:--3---3-X---3---3--------------------------------------|
B:--0---0-X---0---0--------------------------------------|
G:--0---0-X---0---0--------------------------------------|
D:--0---0-X---0---0--------------------------------------|
A:--2---2-X---2---2--------------------------------------|
E:--3---3-X---3---3--------------------------------------|

Play this pattern once for each chord that appears.

G G
(do two G patterns before words start)

G D
When the fat old sun in the sky is falling

F C G
Summer evening birds are calling

G D
Summer's thunder time of

F C G G
The sound of music in my ears

G D F C
Distant bells, new mown grass smells so sweet

G D F C G
By the river holding hands, roll me up and lay me down

C (strum once)
And if you sit, don't make a sound.
Pick your feet up off the ground
And if you hear as the warm night falls
The silver sound from a time so strange
Sing to me, Sing to me

G D G (strum once)

G D
When that fat old sun in the sky is falling

F C G
Summer evening birds are calling

G D
Children's laughter in my ears

F C G
The last sunlight disappears

C (strum once)
And if you sit, don't make a sound
Pick your feet up off the ground
And if you hear as the warm night falls
The silver sound from a time so strange,
Sing to me, Sing to me

G D(strum once)

G (Solo)
When that fat old sun...

G D F C
(strum this dyring the solo)

Solo:
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------7---7h9-----------------|
A:-------------5--5h7--5---7--7/9-----------8---10--10/12--|
E:--3----5--7----------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------10--10-----10----------10h12--12h14--12h10---------|
D:--10--10--10h12--10---10h12------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--12--10-----------------------------12--12--12h14--12---|
A:----------12--10h12--10---12--12/14----------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------14--14--14h16--------------------------------|
D:--14--14/16----------------15-14~--10--10h12--10h12--10--|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--5/7---5------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------7--5---------------------5--5h7--5h7--5-------|
E:-----------------7---5---3--5--5h7-----------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------10-----10----|
D:-------7h9--9b(10)b9--7-----7--9---10--(10)-10h12--10h12-|
A:--7h9--------------------9-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--10--------------10--10---10----------------------------|
D:--10h12--12b(13)--10--10---10h12--10-----5---------------|
A:----------------------------------10h12--5h7--5--X3--5---|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:--5\3--3\2--0--0h2--0h2--2b(3)-2--0--2---------5h7-------|
E:----------------------------------------1----------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------10-----10---------10--10-----------10------------|
D:-10-----10h12--10h12b(13)-10--10----10h12------12--------|
A:-10h12---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
overdrive
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-12b(14)==(14)=(14)==(14)b12-----14b(16)====(16)---------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14b(16)b14b(16)b14--12b(14)--14b(16)==14---14b(16)=(16)-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14b(16)b14b(16)b14--12b(14)--14b(16)==14---14b(16)=(16)-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12b(14)==(14)b12--12--12-------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------10h12h14--14--14h12--12-----|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--12h14-12--14--12\10/12\10------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------12h10-------------10--10h12-|
E:------------------------------------12--10/12------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------12h14---16-14-12------7~-6--7~-6--7-6-7-6--------|
A:-12/14---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--3h5--5--3\2------------------------(10)b9--7-----------|
A:---------------5--3--3h5--3h5--5~---------------12-------|
E:----------------------------------------------------12---|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------12h14---(15)b14--12--------|
A:----------------------12h14------------------------------|
E:-10h12--10h12--12/14-------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:-12h14--14b(15)==(15)--(15)b14--(15)b14--14---12---------|
A:--------------------------------------------------12-----|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------10------10h12--12---12\10------------------------|
A:-10/12------12---------------------12--12--10/12--12-----|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------10-----10-----10---------|
D:--7--5--------------------------10h12--10h12--10---------|
A:--------7\5-5--5--5h7b(8)-/-12---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
slowly fade out...
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------16h13-16b(18)-|
G:--10-----10-----10---------------------------------------|
D:--10h12--10h12--10-----10b(12)====(12)b10----------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:--X16/18--15---------------------------------------------|
B:--X16/18--15---------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------10--10---9--10--9------|
D:---------------------------10h12--10--10--10---------8---|
A:--------------------10/12--------------------------------|
E:----------------12---------------------------------------|

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