PINK MOON- Nick Drake
INTRODUCTION:
| F# | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 . |
| D | 4 4 4 2 0 2 0 2/4 . |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
VERSE:
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 9 7 9 7 5 7 5 7 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 . |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 . |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
CHORUS:
Introduction followed by:
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 . |
| 0 4 2 0 0 0 0/4 . |
| 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 |
| 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SOLO:
| 0 | 1 0 |
| 2 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 6 4 0 | 2h4 2 . |
| 2 | 4 . |
| 2 | |
| | |
I saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon gotta get ye all
It a pink moon
Yeah a pink moon
Pink pink pink pink pink pink moon
Pink pink pink pink pink moon
(SOLO)
I saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
None of you stand so tall
Pink moon gotta get ye all
And its a pink moon
Yeah there's a pink moon
NOTE: In addition to fixing the lyrics a bit, I changed the piano "solo"
a bit- I moved it an octave up to make it come out more clearly.
(from Pink Moon, 1972)
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PINK MOON - Nick Drake
I'll just TAB out the main shapes - it should be easy to see
Which bits go where as there are only two or three different bits.Verse bit :
F#---7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5------
| D 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 |
| G 9 7 9 7 7 5 7 5 (repeats once) |
| D 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
A----7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5-----
D----7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5------
Chorus :
| F# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 |
D------0--0--0----2--0--0--0---0--0---0--0-----------
A------0--0--0----0--0--2--0---0--0---0--0----------
D------0--0--0-------------0---0--0---0--0---------
It's a pink moon... yeah...it's a pink moonF#--0-0--0-0-----------------------------------
D---0-0--0-0----------------------------------
G---0-0--0-0---etc------------------------------
D---2-2--2-2-------------------------------
A---2-2--2-2------------------------------
D---2-2--2-2--------------------------------
Pink pink pink pink .......
These bits repeat a few times - the only other section is
The instrumental bit where the piano comes in.
The chord sequence for this is :
F#--0--0-----0--0--------------0----------------
D---0--0-----0--0------0--0----0-----------------
G---2--2-----0--0------0--0----2----------------
D---0--0-----2--2------0--0----0--------------
A---0--0-----2--2------5--5----0-------------
D---0--0-----2--2------5--5----0---------------
That's about all ....
Hope you like it !
Howard
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Here's my transcription of Pink Moon, please tell me if you think
it's wrong!
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Introduction:-
| F# | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 . |
| D | 4 4 4 2 0 2 0 2/4 . |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Verse:-
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 9 7 9 7 5 7 5 7 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 . |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 . |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
Chorus:-
Introduction followed by:-
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 . |
| 0 4 2 0 2 0 2/4 . |
| 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Solo:-
| | |
| | |
| 2 | 0 2 . |
| 4 2 0 | 4 2 0 0 0 . |
| 4 2 2 | 2 |
| 5 2 | |
(let all the open strings ring during the solo)
I hope that makes sense... You'll have to work out the rhythm by
playing along to the tape.
To help learn it, here are the chords used during the song. The
numbers on the fretboards represent where you should put your fingers
and the numbers correspond to which finger I use to play it
comfortably (1=thumb, ... , 5=little finger).
Intro:-
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
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Verse:-
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| 7th fret 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 |
And the same patterns at the 5th fret.
Chorus:-
O O O O
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4 5 | | | |
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Together with the intro chords.
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Also, here's a copy of some info I got sent about his odd tunings...
And that's about all I know. I picked up most of this stuff from a 1988
article in Frets magazine, which helped me immensely. The rest I figured
out myself by transcribing Nick Drake's songs, or attempting to. I really
wish someone would publish a tab book of his stuff. But as I understand,
he never took the trouble to do this himself during his all too brief life,
and no one has bothered to do it since, probably because it wouldn't sell
millions of copies. I hope this info helps you. Let me know if you have
any questions.
Ethan H.