Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here)

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- Have a Cigar -
as recorded on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"
written by: Roger Waters
tabbed by: Jeremy Joseph
(jeremyj@freenet.fsu.edu)
---------------------------------------------------------

e:------------|----------------------------------------------|
B:------------|----------------------------------------------|
G:--X-X-X-X-\-|----------------------------------------------|
D:--X-X-X-X-\-|---2--------2-2---2-------2--------2-2---2----|
A:--X-X-X-X-\-|---2--------2-2---2-------2--------2-2---2----|
E:--X-X-X-7-\-|-0---0-3--0-----3---3~--0---0-3--0-----3---3~-|

First guitar plays this riff throughout the intro
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---2---------2---2-----2---------2---------2--2-----2----|
A:---2---------2---2-----2---------2---------2--2-----2----|
E:-0---0-3--0---------3----3~---0-----0--3-0-------3----3~-|
| |
| Second guitar enters |
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------2--0-------------------------7b(9)-~~----------|
A:----------------2--1--0----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------3-------------------------------|

Keyboard plays along with this
Em F# G C C G F# Em
e:---------------------------------------------12-12--12-\-|
B:---------------------------------------------12-12--12---|
G:--0----2----3----5------5----3----2----0-----------------|
D:--2----4----5----5------5----5----4----2-----------------|
A:--2----4----5----3------3----5----4----2-----------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

Em F# G C D
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0----2----3---5-------7--------------------------------|
D:--2----4----5---5-------7-----5---4--2--0----------0-1-2-|
A:--2----4----5---3-------5------------------3---2-3-------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:--12b(14)~~----------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:---------------------------|
E:---------------------------|

- Verse:
The rythm guitar for the verse uses the same riff from
the intro with double barre chords strummings in the middle:

(main riff)
Come in here dear boy have a cigar you're gonna go far
You're gonna fly high

C D
You're never gonna die, you're gonna make it if you try

(main riff)
They're gonna love you.

- Chorus:

And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,
C D E C
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------5-----------7------------9-----5-------------|
D:------------5-----------7------------9-----5-------------|
A:------------3-----------5------------7-----3-------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

We call it riding the gravy train. Yeah...
D G C G
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------7------------------------5-------------------|
D:------------7-----------5------------5------5------------|
A:------------5-----------5------------3------5------------|
E:------------------------3-------------------3------------|
G F# F Em
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------0---------------------------------------|
D:--5--4----4--3---2---------------------------------------|
A:--5--4----4--3---2---------------------------------------|
E:--3--2----2--1---0---------------------------------------|

- Lead Fills:
The following are fills played on the second guitar
with the words shown as markers for where they come in:

after "...you're gonna go far"
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------7b(9)====(9)b(8)b(9)------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...they're gonna love you"
e:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
B:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------grad.----------|
A:------------------------------------------release--------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...I mean that most sincerely"
e:--------------------------------------10-/-12---10~------|
B:--------------------------------------10-/-12---10~------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...which one's Pink?"
e:---------------------------------10b(12)==12~~-----------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

before "We're just..."
e:--12h10------10b(12)-------------------------------------|
B:---------12----------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "We're just knocked out"
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------(9)b7--\-5-------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...hot about the sound"
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------7b(9)=(9)b7-\-5---7------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...we can hardly count"
e:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
B:-----------------------------------11b(12)-\-(11)--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------grad.----------|
A:------------------------------------------release--------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "...else is just green"
e:---------------------------------10-/-12---10------------|
B:---------------------------------10-/-12---10------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

after "..together as a team"
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------(9)b7-\--5---------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

e:-10b(12)--10---------------------------------------------|
B:-------------10b(12)b10---8b(10)=(10)b8------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------12h15h12--15b(17)--17b(19)=(19)==(19)--15b(16)-|
B:-15b(17)-------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

e:--15-15h12-----------------------------------------------|
B:------------15--15--15b(17)------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------14b(15)==(15)b14-\--7--9----|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

It goes on with similar scales which is very monotonous
and frustrating to tab all of, so listen to the album
and ad-lib, I give up on it!

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