Echoes (ver 4) by Pink Floyd
ECHOES by PINK FLOYD from the album MEDDLE
ALBUM VERSION (very different from Live at Pompeii)
Tab is original work by Skånskpiraten(NoodlesSE) unless otherwise credited. Version 1 (22-8-14).
Key:
h: hammer
p: pull off
b: bend
=: hold bend (either ends with release or pick string again while still holding bend)
r: release
s: slide
=F: hold for feedback
Bars do not denote timing of beat but are just shown for legibility and dividing small sections for
learning.
If any confusion please comment and I'll do my best to clear it up. You really have to listen to the song
and know it well to get the timing right.
Enjoy, and good luck!
INTRO (begins at 1:08) - Credit to Fabio
(http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/p/pink_floyd/echoes_ver2_tab.htm) for
original intro.
E :-12b14-12b14----------------|
B :-------------12b14-12-12b14-|
G :----------------------------|
D :----------------------------|
A :----------------------------|
E :----------------------------|
E :-12b14-12-9-12b14-12------------------------------|
B :---------------------12-12b14-12------------------|
G :---------------------------------11b13r11p9-11b13-|
D :--------------------------------------------------|
A :--------------------------------------------------|
E :--------------------------------------------------|
E :-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B :-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G :-11b13r11p9------------|---------9-9h11-11b13p9-11-11b13p9-11b13-|
D :------------11-9-------|----9-11---------------------------------|
A :-----------------11-12-|-12--------------------------------------|
E :-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E :-----------12b14-11b13-11b13r11-------------------------|
B :---9-12b14----------------------14r13-------------------|
G :-9------------------------------------13----------------|
D :-----------------------------------------13s11-10----11-|
A :--------------------------------------------------11----|
E :--------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------|
G :--11b13r11-9-11-11b13-11-9s8---------|
D :-----------------------------11-9-11-|
A :-------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------|
E :------------9-------------------------------|
B :--------------9-12-12b14-10p9---------------|
G :----9-11b13-------------------11-9-11s13s11-|
D :-11-----------------------------------------|
A :--------------------------------------------|
E :--------------------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------12-12b14---9-12-12b14-|
G :-11b13-9-11-11b13-9----11b13----------9------------|
D :--------------------11-----------------------------|
A :---------------------------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------------------------|
E :-12b14-11b13-11b13r11----------------------|
B :----------------------14r13----------------|
G :----------------------------13-------------|
D :-------------------------------13s11-10----|
A :----------------------------------------11-|
E :-------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1 (2:57) - Often very faint and hard to make out behind vocals.
Overhead... air... waves... caves...
E :------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
B :------------------|---------------|---------|----12----12b14-|
G :----13r11-9-11b13-|-11b13r11-9-11-|-11b13---|-13----13-------|
D :-11---------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
A :------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
E :------------------|---------------|---------|----------------|
distant time... and everything... and no one... something stirs...
E :----------------|------------------|-----------11-------------------------------------|
B :-14r12----------|------------------|-12b14=14=====14r13----------------14-16-17-16----|
G :-------13p11h13-|-9h11b13----------|--------------------13-14p13h14h16-------------14-|
D :----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A :----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E :----------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS 1 (3:44) - Not really a chorus, just a name for this section.
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E :-----------------4-------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------------------|
G :-----------------------------------------|
D :--------------------------1-2----1-2-4-6-|
A :-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4----2-4----------------|
E :-----------4-----------------------------|
E :--------------------------------------------------|
B :--------------------------------------------------|
G :--------------------------------------------------|
D :-----------------------1-2-1-2----1-----s6--------|
A :-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4--------------4-2-------2-3-|
E :-----------4--------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (4:12) - Even harder to make out
do I take you... lead you... best I...
E :----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B :-12b14=14r12----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G :-------------13p11h13-|-9h11b13r11-9h11b13r11-|-----------------|
D :----------------------|-----------------------|-9s11-14s11-9h11-|
A :----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E :----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
no one calls... no one speaks...
E :-------------------|-----------------|
B :-------------------|-----------------|
G :-------------------|-----------------|
D :-10b11=11r10-------|---------9-------|
A :-------------11-9--|-9-11-12---------|
E :-------------------|-----------------|
CHORUS 2 (4:56) - Similar patterns to CHORUS 1 with subtle changes.
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E :-----------------4-------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------1-2-1-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4-2-4---------------------|
E :-----------------4-------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------------------------------|
G :-----------------------------------------------------|
D :--------------------------1-2----1-------6h7p6-------|
A :-4-3-2-1-0---0-2-4----2-4----------4-2s7-------7-2-3-|
E :-----------4-----------------------------------------|
SOLO (5:26)
E :------------------|--------------------------|
B :------------------|-------12-12--------------|
G :-13-11-9-11b13----|-11b13=======r11----------|
D :------------------|-----------------11-14p11-|
A :------------------|--------------------------|
E :------------------|--------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
B :--------12----12b14r13b14----------|-----------------|--------|
G :-11b13-----13-------------13-13-11-|-----------------|--------|
D :-----------------------------------|-14-13h14-14-s18-|--14p11-|
A :-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
E :-----------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
^-Slide and flick frill
E :---------------------------------------------------------|
B :---------------------------------------------14----12b14-|
G :-------9-9----9-11-11b13r11-9-11-9-11b13==13----13-------|
D :-10s11-----11--------------------------------------------|
A :---------------------------------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------12----------------|---------------------|
B :-12b14====b14r12---------|-12b14r13b14r13r12r9-|
G :-------------------13-13-|---------------------|
D :-------------------------|---------------------|
A :-------------------------|---------------------|
E :-------------------------|---------------------|
E :--------------------------|-------------------|
B :----9-10------------------|-------------------|
G :-11--------9-11-b13-r11-9-|-11b13-13-12b14-14-|
D :--------------------------|-------------------|
A :--------------------------|-------------------|
E :--------------------------|-------------------|
|_______| -this section played by second guitar but included for completion.
Note: some notes in the following sections are picked more times than shown (mostly the really high
notes)
E :---------------------------------------|-------------s21-21-21-21s19-|--------------24r22----|
B :----14-14-16-17-19b21==21=21=21=b22r21-|-14----14-14-----------------|-17-17--------------17-|
G :---------------------------------------|----13-----------------------|-----------------------|
D :-11------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A :---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E :---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E :-19-19-19b20=20=20=b21=21=21=r19-----------------------------------------------------------|
B :------------------------------------14=14=14=14=r12-14b16r14-------12-16b17-21b22r21b22-21-|
G :-------------------------------------------------------------13-13-------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E :----------21-21-19-21-19-22b24-24r23r22r21-|
B :-21-21s14----------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE 1 (7:24)
E :-----------------------------|
B :-11b12===12==12r11-------9s6-|
G :-11b12===----------11----9s6-|
D :-11b12===-------------11-9s6-|
A :-----------------------------|
E :-----------------------------|
E :--------------12----11---------11----9-------------|
B :-11b12=====------------12--------------10------9s6-|
G :-11b12=====13----13-------11==F---11------9==F-9s6-|
D :-11b12=====------------------------------------9s6-|
A :---------------------------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------------------------|
E :-----------16-------18-------18-------16--------------------|
B :-12=====12----17-14----19-------19-------17-----------------|
G :-12=====---------------------------18-------16=F-9===F------|
D :-12=====-----------------------------------------------9h11-|
A :------------------------------------------------------------|
E :------------------------------------------------------------|
E :-----------------------|
B :-19r16-17-----W--------|
G :--------------A--------|
D :----------14--H--14h16-|
A :-----------------------|
E :-----------------------|
E :-18==--------------------------------------------------------|
B :-19==----------------------12b14-14---16b17==----------------|
G :-------------12b14-12b14==------------------16=--------------|
D :-------11==------------------------------------14------------|
A :--------------------------------------------------14h16===s4-|
E :-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--- lots of vibrato sliding continues in background
E :-------------------------------------|-------------------|
B :-------------------------------------|----12-------11----|
G :-------------------------------------|-------11-------11-|
D :----------------------------s19s9s21-|-11-------11-------|
A :-16s4s16===s4=====F-4-7s16s7---------|-------------------|
E :-------------------------------------|-------------------|
^---fast, almost a frill
E :-------------------|---------------|
B :----11-------------|----11-----9s6-|
G :----------13-------|-------11--9s6-|
D :-11----11----14==F-|-11--------9s6-|
A :-------------------|---------------|
E :-------------------|---------------|
E :----12---------------14----12-------|----11---------|
B :-------12---------------------12----|-------12--9s6-|
G :-13-------13---13s15----15-------13-|-11--------9s6-|
D :------------------------------------|-----------9s6-|
A :------------------------------------|---------------|
E :------------------------------------|---------------|
E :----16----------18----|----18----16-------|-------18----------|
B :-17----17-17s19----19-|-19----19----17----|-17s19----19-------|
G :----------------------|----------------16-|-------------------|
D :----------------------|-------------------|-------------14s11-|
A :----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E :----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E :----------------------------------------------------------|
B :-13b15=15=15=15=------------------------------------------|
G :------------------13r12b13-13r11-9h11=F-13r11-9-9==F------|
D :-----------------------------------------------------9h11-|
A :----------------------------------------------------------|
E :----------------------------------------------------------|
E :----------------------------16-|
B :----------15r13b15-15r12-------|
G :-13r12b13----------------13----|
D :-------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------|
SEAGULLS (10:30)
This parts up to you, I don't have a Wah pedal to plug in backwards.
BRIDGE 2 (Fades in around 16:00)
E :---------------------------------:|
B :---------------------------------:|
G :---------------------------------:|
D :---------------------------------:| Play until 16:50 then:
A :-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-:|
E :---------------------------------:|
E ::---------------------------------|
B ::---------------------------------|
G ::---------------------------------|
D ::---------------------------------| Written as 8 groups of triplets
A ::-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-| per note but may be incorrect due
E ::---------------------------------| to delay effects employed (may be 6x4).
E :---------------------------------|
B :---------------------------------|
G :---------------------------------|
D :---------------------------------|
A :---------------------------------|
E :-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-|
E :---------------------------------|
B :---------------------------------|
G :---------------------------------|
D :---------------------------------|
A :-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-|
E :---------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------:|
B :---------------------------------:|
G :---------------------------------:|
D :---------------------------------:| Repeat pattern 6 times.
A :---------------------------------:|
E :-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-:|
BRIDGE 3 (8:14) - difficult due to effects. Guitar 2 continues pattern from BRIDGE 2 without tremolo
picking.
E ::-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-:|
B ::-----10------10-----10---:|
G ::-------------------------:| Repeat 4 times then:
D ::-------------------------:|
A ::-------------------------:|
E ::-------------------------:|
E :-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B :------10------10-----10---|
G :--------------------------|
D :--------------------------|
A :--------------------------|
E :--------------------------|
E ::-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-:|
B ::-----10------10-----10---:|
G ::-------------------------:| Repeat 7 times then:
D ::-------------------------:|
A ::-------------------------:|
E ::-------------------------:|
E :-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B :------10------10-----10---|
G :--------------------------|
D :--------------------------|
A :--------------------------|
E :--------------------------|
E :-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B :-----10------10-----10---|
G :-------------------------|
D :-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|
E :-14p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B :------10------10-----10---|
G :--------------------------|
D :--------------------------|
A :--------------------------|
E :--------------------------|
E :-9p0----12p0----9p0----0-|
B :-----10------10-----10---|
G :-------------------------|
D :-------------------------|
A :-------------------------|
E :-------------------------|
BRIDGE 4 (18:44) - similar to BRIDGE 2.
E ::---------------------------------|
B ::---------------------------------|
G ::---------------------------------|
D ::---------------------------------|
A ::-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-|
E ::---------------------------------|
E :---------------------------------|
B :---------------------------------|
G :---------------------------------|
D :---------------------------------|
A :---------------------------------|
E :-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-444-|
E :---------------------------------|
B :---------------------------------|
G :---------------------------------|
D :---------------------------------|
A :---------------------------------|
E :-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
E :---------------------------------:|
B :---------------------------------:|
G :---------------------------------:|
D :---------------------------------:| Repeat pattern 2 times.
A :---------------------------------:|
E :-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-:|
^---second time Guitar 2 slides up neck here
VERSE 3 (19:12) - no discernable guitar played here.
CHORUS 3 (19:55)
E :-----------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------------|
G :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-1-2-3-|
E :-----------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------------|
G :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-1-2-3-|
E :-----------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------|
B :-----------------------------------|
G :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
D :-6-6-6-----------------------------|
A :-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-0---0-0-0---0-------|
E :-----------------------------4-3-2-|
E :-----------------------------------|
B :----------------------4--------5---|
G :-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D :---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A :-----------------2--------3--------|
E :-0-------0-------------------------|
E :--4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
B :--5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G :--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D :--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
A :-4-4-4-4--4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E :------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
^---note different strumming style
E :-----4-------4-----------------------------------|
B :-----5-------5-----------------------------------|
G :-----6-------6-----------------------------------|
D :---6---6---6---6---------------------------------|
A :-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E :-------------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
E :-----4-------4-------------------------|
B :-----5-------5-------------------------|
G :-----6-------6-------------------------|
D :---6---6---6---6-----------------------|
A :-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0---------|
E :-------------------------------4-3-2-0-|
E :-----------------------------------|
B :----------------------4--------5---|
G :-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D :---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A :-----------------2--------3--------|
E :-0-------0-------------------------|
E :--4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
B :--5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G :--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
D :--6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
A :-4-4-4-4--4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E :------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
^---note different strumming style
E :-----4-------4-----------------------------------|
B :-----5-------5-----------------------------------|
G :-----6-------6-----------------------------------|
D :---6---6---6---6---------------------------------|
A :-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0-------------1-2-3-|
E :-------------------------------4h5-5-4h5-5-------|
E :-----4-------4-------------------------|
B :-----5-------5-------------------------|
G :-----6-------6-------------------------|
D :---6---6---6---6-----------------------|
A :-4-------4-------4-3-2-1-0---0---------|
E :-------------------------------4-3-2-0-|
E :-----------------------------------|
B :----------------------4--------5---|
G :-----1-------1------4---4----5---5-|
D :---2---2---2---2--4--------5-------|
A :-----------------2--------3--------|
E :-0-------0-------------------------|
OUTRO (21:18)
|--follow the piano
E :------------------|----------|----------16-|
B :------------------|-14-12-14-|-14-16-17----|
G :-13r11-9-11b13----|----------|-------------|
D :------------------|----------|-------------|
A :------------------|----------|-------------|
E :------------------|----------|-------------|
^---really faint and slow
E :----------|---------------|----------16-|
B :-14-12----|---------------|-14-16-17----|
G :-------13-|-13r11-9-11b13-|-------------|
D :----------|---------------|-------------|
A :----------|---------------|-------------|
E :----------|---------------|-------------|
E :----------16-|---------------|----------16-|
B :-14-16-17----|---------------|-14-16-17----|
G :-------------|-13r11-9-11b13-|-------------|
D :-------------|---------------|-------------|
A :-------------|---------------|-------------|
E :-------------|---------------|-------------|
E :-------------|------------------|----------------|
B :-12b14r13b14-|------------------|-------12-------|
G :-------------|-13r11-9-11-11b13-|-11b13====13r11-|
D :-------------|------------------|----------------|
A :-------------|------------------|----------------|
E :-------------|------------------|----------------|
E :------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B :------------|-12b14=14------------|-12b14------------------|
G :-9h11-11b13-|----------9-11-11b13-|-------13r11-9h11-11b13-|
D :------------|---------------------|------------------------|
A :------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E :------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E :------------|------------------|-------------------------|
B :------------|------------------|-12b14-12-14r12----------|
G :-6-8b9r8-9--|-13-11p9h11-11b13-|----------------11-11b13-|
D :------------|------------------|-------------------------|
A :------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E :------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E :--------------------------|---------|--------|
B :-12b14-12-9h12------------|---------|--------|
G :---------------11h13-9h11-|-13r11p9-|-9b11-9-|
D :--------------------------|---------|--------|
A :--------------------------|---------|--------|
E :--------------------------|---------|--------|
^---fading out
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