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THE RIVER
 By "The Tea Party"
 From The Album "Splendor Solice"
 Tabbed by Mark Wiebe, rwiebe@mindlink.bc.ca
 Standard Tuning  E A D G B E
 I didn't try to figure out all of the little extra guitar parts or harmonies but I think I got the main stuff.  You'll have to figure out the timing for yourself.  There is also a lot a wah wah stuff in this song.  I didn't indicate which parts use the wah pedal because I thought you could figure that out for yourself if you have one.
 This is just an example of the kind of thing Jeff plays for the intro. 
 I can't write it out exactly, but I know it's based on this scale so it
 should give you the basic idea.  Variations of this are repeated
 throughout various parts of the song.
 
 Fig.1
 |-----------------------------------4-5-7-8-10-8-7-5-4-5-7-8-10-8-7----|
 |-5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p5h6p--5h6---------------------------------6--|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Fig. 2                         Fig.3
 |--------------------------|   |-0---------------------0-------------|
 |--------------------------|   |-0---------------------0-------------|
 |--------------------------|   |-1---------------------2-------------|
 |-2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2-|   |-2---------------------3-------------|
 |--------------------------|   |-2---------------------3-------------|
 |--------------------------|   |-0---------------------1-------------|
 
 Fig.4                              Fig.5
 |-0-----0-----0----------------|   |--------------------------|
 |-0-----0-----0----------------|   |--------------------------|
 |-1-----1-----1----------------|   |--------------------------|
 |-2--2--2--2--2----------------|   |--------------------------|
 |-2--2--2--2--2--------2-3-5---|   |-----------------4--5--7--|
 |-0--0--0--0--0----3-5-------0-|   |-1--1-1--3-1-0-1----------|
 
 Fig.6
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-4---4----------|
 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-4---4----------|
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-5-2---2----------|
 |------------------------------4--1--0-|
 
 Fig.7
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------5\--|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---0-2---0-2---0-3---0-5---0-7\--|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
 
 Solo
 |-7-7--7h8p7p5h7--7-7--7h8p7p5h7--7-7-7-8-8/11-8-7h8p7p5-7-7-|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |-7-7-7\4--4/7--7-7-7\4--4/7--7-7-8/10-8-|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 
 Fig.8                               Fig.9
 |-------------------------------|   |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|   |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|   |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|   |-------------------------|
 |---0-2---0-2---0--------5------|   |-------------------------|
 |-0-----0-----0----5-7-8---8-7--|   |-5--5-5-8-7-5-7--4--1-0--|
 
 Fig.10
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------6-|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------5-------|
 |-5--5-5-8-7-5-7--4-4-4--5-5-5--7--8---8-7---|
 
 Fig.11                      Fig.12
 |-----B-------------BR--|   |-------------------------------|
 |-6h8-8-8-6h8-------8---|   |-------------------------------|
 |-------------9-7-6-----|   |-------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|   |--------------------11--12-14--|
 |-----------------------|   |-8--8-10-12-10-8-10------------|
 |-----------------------|   |-------------------------------|
 
 Fig.13                          Fig.14
 |---------------------------|   |--------------------------------------|
 |------------------------7--|   |--------------------------------------|
 |------------6-8-9--8--9----|   |-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10------|
 |--------7-9----------------|   |-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10--7---|
 |-7-9-10--------------------|   |--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--7---|
 |---------------------------|   |----------------------------------5---|
 
 Fig.15                     Fig.16               Fig.18
 |----------------------|   |----------------|   |----------------------|
 |----------------------|   |----------------|   |----------------------|
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-10--|   |-9-9-9-9--7-10--|   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---|
 |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-10--|   |-9-9-9-9--7-10--|   |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\---|
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--8--|   |-7-7-7-7--5--8--|   |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---|
 |----------------------|   |----------------|   |----------------------|
 
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 Fig.2 x4
 Fig.2		Sailing down
 Fig.2		Down the sticks again
 Fig.2		Without you my love
 Fig.2		I want to return with them
 
 Fig.3		I see all my friends
 Fig.3		They want me to join with them
 Fig.3		They all melt away
 Fig.4		Without you alone
 
 Fig.5		And a river's running through my veins
 Fig.5		Lately she don't seem the same 
 Fig.5		And a blind keeps calling out my name	
 Fig.6
 
 Fig.2		I passed by the sins
 Fig.2		Left by a different man
 Fig.2		Tides brought them here
 Fig.2		Cast by a different hand
 
 Fig.3		And the wisps of the winds
 Fig.3		Blow with the sticks again
 Fig.3		Pushing me on
 Fig.4		Without you alone
 	
 Fig.5		And a river's running through my veins
 Fig.5		Lately she don't seem the same 
 Fig.5		And a blind keeps calling out my name	
 Fig.6
 
 Fig.7 x19 *Solo is played over Fig.7 twice after the first 8x of Fig.7
 
 Fig.8
 Fig.9		And the river running down
 Fig.9		And the river running down
 Fig.9		And the river running down
 Fig.10		And the river
 
 Fig.11&12 x3 *Last note in Fig.12 played first 2x only.
 
 Fig.6
 Fig.2 x2
 Fig.2		My will must be strong
 Fig.2		She rides with a different light
 Fig.2		My will must be long
 Fig.2		I'm still pushing for different heights
 
 Fig.3		And the wisps of the winds
 Fig.3		Blow with the sticks again
 Fig.3		The river runs red
 Fig.4		And I'm left alone
 
 Fig.5		and a river's running through my veins
 Fig.5		Lately she don't seem the same 
 Fig.5		And a blind keeps calling out my name	
 Fig.5&13	And the rivers runnin yeah
 Fig.5&13	Help me baby
 Fig.5&13	Help me baby
 Fig.5&13	Help me baby
 Fig.5&13	Help me baby ooh ooh yeah
 Fig.14		Help me baby
 Fig.14		Help me baby
 Fig.14		Help me baby
 		Yes
 Fig.15x2
 Fig.16x2
 Fig.18
 
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 Key:
 
 h  = hammer on               p  = pull off
 b  = bend 1 half step        B  = bend 1 whole step
 BR = bend and release        /  = slide up
 \  = slide down