Band: Incubus
Song: Wish You Were Here
Album: Morning View
Tabbed By: Brian H.
Email: weezer090@hotmail.com
Beautiful song!! I haven't had a chance to hear "Morning View" yet, but this song
is awesome! Does anyone know who that guy in the picture is on the cover of "Make
Yourself" and a couple of their older CDs? They said, as a band, that they'll never
tell who that is, but does anyone have access or know who that guy is? Just wondering.
Standard tuning for this song, they use a couple of those same weird chords as in
"Pardon Me." I saw them play this on Jay Leno, so I know it's right. Have fun!!
CHORDS:
Aadd9 - (x0240x)
Eadd* - (02240x)
B5/F# - (224xxx)
D5/A - (557xxx)
F#5 - (244xxx)
A5 - (577xxx)
INTRO: (The basic
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
E|----------------------------------------------------
B|------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------------
G|-2--2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----------------2-------
D|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4/7--7--2--2--2-2--
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2/5--5--2--2--2-2--
E|------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2/5--5--0--0--0-0--
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 (Riff)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------|
G|-2--2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----------------9/11-11--|
D|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4/7--7--2--x/-x--x--|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-4--4-4/7--7--2--7/-9--9--|
E|------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2/5--5--0-----------|
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Start distortion here
(For the rest of the intro, just play that above tab 2 times w/ distortion)
THE BASIC INTRO PROGRESSION IS:
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 (Riff)
VERSE 1: HERE'S WHAT HE PLAYS DURING THE VERSES:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------11--9h11---------------------------11--9h11-------------------|
D|-9h11-9h11-9h11----------9-------------9h11-9h11-9h11----------9---9-11-9-999-|
A|-----------------------------9-10--------------------------------9------------|
E|---------------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
I dig my toes into the sand,
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket.
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless.
And in this moment, I am happy. Happy.
CHORUS: (He uses these chords, but regular power chords sound okay too if you want)
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
I................wish you were here.
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 Eadd*
I.............wish you were here.
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
I................wish you were here.
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 Eadd* (begin verse riff)
I.............wish you were.... Here.
INTERLUDE: (Play the verse lines 1 time)
VERSE 2: (Play like verse 1)
I lay my head into the sand.
The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it.
I'm counting UFOs, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment, I am happy. Happy.
CHORUS: (Play like the first chorus)
I wish you were here.
I wish you were here.
I wish you were ... here...
wish you were here..
BRIDGE: (play this with overdrive)
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6--6/9-7--7-7-7--7--|
D|-x--x-x-x--x/x-x--x-x-x--x--|
A|-4--4-4-4--4/7-5--5-5-5--5--|
E|----------------------------|
The world's a rollercoaster,
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care,
But my hands are busy in the air
CHORUS: (The first 2 lines are played softly, the rest is hard again)
I wish you were here.
I wish you were..
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
I................wish you were here.
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 Eadd*
I.............wish you were here.
Aadd9 Eadd* B5/F# D5/A Eadd*
I................wish you were .....
Aadd9 Eadd* F#5 A5 Eadd* Aadd9 (let ring)
Heeeeeeerrre Wish you were here.
That does it for this song. Great song, I wouldn't have expected their following
release to be as good, but in my opinion it was. Morning view is terrific, everyone
should buy it. Well, questions, etc. email me at weezer090@hotmail.com Later!