Song: Don't Look Back in Anger
Artist: Oasis
Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Transcribed by: Jim Ferraiolo (jmferraiolo@hcacad.holycross.edu)
This is another one of my favorite tracks off this incredible album. I'm
probably going to transcribe the entire thing, because I love it that
much. I've adopted a somewhat new format of notation for this particular
transcription, because the changes are so easily outlined. If you
enjoy this transcription or use it, let me know. If you have any questions
or problems, feel free to make any necessary additions without changing
the original.
Chords used:
C X32010
G 320033
Am X02210
E7 020100
F 113211
Fm 133111
G#/E7 420100
[Verse 1]
C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E7 F G
Don't you know you might find
C
A better place to play
[Am, G] - Transition chords, played quickly
[Verse 2]
C G Am
You said that you'd never been
E7 F G
But all the things that you've seen
C
Slowly fade away
[Prechorus]
F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
F Fm C
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
G#/E7
Take that look from off your face
Am G F G
Cos you ain't ever going to burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuut
[Chorus]
C G Am E7 F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C
As we're walking on by
C G Am E7 F
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
G C
I heard you say
[Mini solo over once through the verse progression]
Note: I think this solo is mostly in A-minor pentatonic.
[Verse 3, prechorus, chorus, are all same progressions as earlier]
Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows
If it's night or day
Please don't put your life in the hands
Of a Rock and Roll band
Who'll throw it all away
Gonna start a revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuut
Chorus again:
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
As she's walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
I heard you say
[Solo over prechorus chords]
Again, this solo is based mainly on pentatonic ideas. The length is once
through the prechorus progression. Double the length if you want to solo
a bit longer. Work those bends and kick some more emotion into an already
emotional song!
[Drum fill]
Chorus again, but endings:
F (upstroke)
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Dont look back in anger
C
I heard you say
Once more through the verse progression, then end on:
C
At least not today
From flidskog@email.unc.edu Fri Sep 6 18:30:30 1996
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:48:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Fredrik Lidskog
To: Patrick Glass
Subject: Don't Look Back in Anger
>From Fred Lidskog
Don't Look Back in Anger, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis.
Song can be found on the album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?"
Chords used:
C (x32010)
G (3x0033)
G2 (355433)
Am (x02210)
E (022100)
F (x33211)
F2 (133211)
Fm (x33111)
G#/E (4x2100)
Verse 1
-------
C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E F
Don't you know you might find
G C Am G [play these 2 chords quickly]
A better place to play
C G Am
You said that you'd never been
E F
But all the things that you've seen
G C Am G
Slowly fade away
Pre-Chorus
----------
F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
F Fm C
Step outside, the summertime's in bloom
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
G#/E
Take that look from off your face
Am G2 F2 G2
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
[NOTE: The G#/E chord could possibly also be played as G#/E7 (420100) and
I actually saw this chord tabbed in a guitar magazine as (xx0101)!]
Chorus
------
C G Am E F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C Am G
as she's walking on by
C G Am E F G
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
C G Am E F G C Am G
I heard you say
Verse 2
-------
[same chords are used as in verse 1]
Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows, if it's night or day
Please don't put your life in the hands
of a rock and roll band, who'll throw it all away
Pre-Chorus
----------
[same chords as first pre-chorus]
Gonna start a revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
Step outside, the summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from of your face
Cos you ain't never gonna burn my heart out
Chorus again:
-------------
So sally can wait, she knows it's too late
as she's walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
I heard you say
Guitar Solo
-----------
[solo played over the chords from the pre-chorus]
[Chorus again]
[Chorus again] but this time the song ends with:
C G Am
Her soul slides away [long pause]
[sing the following parts moderately slow and play the guitar slowly one
time]
F
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Don't look back in anger [pause]
C G Am E F G C
I heard you say least not today
Enjoy!
Freddy
Questions, Comments, Corrections, Requests to flidskog@email.unc.edu
Tabbed by Matt Jones in Australia for all you oasis fans
Intro:
e------------------------------------------------
B-1-----1----1-----1--------1-----------------1--
G-0-----0----0-----0--------2-----2---------0----
D-2-----2----2-----2--------3-----3------2h3-----
A----3-----3----3-----3--------3-----3-----------
E------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-1---1----1-----1-----1--------1--------------------------
G-0---0----0-----0-----2----0h2---0-------------0----------
D-2---2----2-----2-----3-------------0---0h2---0-----------
A---3----3----3-----3-------3------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E7 F G
Don't you know you might find
C Am-G
A better place to play
You said that you'd never been
But all the things that you've seen
Slowly fade away
F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
F Fm C
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
G#/E7
Take that look from off your face
Am G F G
Cos you ain't ever going to burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuut
e------------------------------------
B-------------------------5----------
G---5------5-----7b--------7h5r7-----
D---5h7------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
[Chorus]
C G Am E7 F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C
As we're walking on by
C G Am E7 F
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
G C
I heard you say
Mini solo:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------8-----------------------------
G---------4-5-7-7-5-------5—5sl9-----9sl7----5----------5-7--------5-7---
D----7-----------------7------------------------------------5h7------5h7-
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows
If it's night or day
Please don't put your life in the hands
Of a Rock and Roll band
Who'll throw it all away
Gonna start a revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I have went to my head
Step outside the summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuut
e-----------------------------------
B-------------------------5---------
G---5------5-----7b--------7h5r7----
D---5h7-----------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
As she's walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
I heard you say
Solo: (over prechorus chords)
F Fm C
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---7b-7b-7b------5--------------5--5-----5-7--5-5--------7--5---
D--------------------5-------5h7-----5h7---------------7-7-------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
F C
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G---7b-7b-7b------5----------5-------5------------------------------
D-------------------------5-------5h7----5---------------5----------
A-----------------------------------------------7—5sl7-----7sl5--3--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
F Fm C
e----------------------------------------------------------8-8-8h10-8------
B--------------------------------------------------8-8-10------------------
G----------------------5-----5-7--5----5-7sl9------------------------------
D----------------5-7------------------7------------------------------------
A-------3-5sl7-------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-5---------------------------------------------------------------------
G
e-----------8--------8--------8---------8-------------------8---8h10r8---
B---8h10---8h10—8h10---8h10—8h10—8h10------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Am
e-----------8---------8----------8----8---0-0---------------------
B---8h10---8h10-----8h10-------8------------17b------x5-----------
G-----------------------------------------------------19b---------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
G F
e-----------------------------------------------------------------17----------
B---17--17—17b---17--17-----------------------------------------17---------17-
G--------------19b---------19b----17-19-17---19b-------19—19b--------19b------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B---17b---17-17-17b---x4---------17-17-17----------------------
G---19b------------19b-----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
[Drum fill]
[Chorus]
C G Am E7 F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C
As we're walking on by
C G Am E7 F
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
G C
I heard you say
End:
F (upstroke)
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Dont look back in anger
C
I heard you say
End on:
C
At least not today
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------5-7-7-----5---5-7-5---7b--7-5—5h7r5--------------------------
D---------5h7---------------7-----------------7-5-7-----7-5----------5-------
A---5h7-----------------------------------------------------3h5-5sl7----7----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From swede@email.unc.edu Tue Jan 14 00:27:48 1997
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 20:25:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog
To: Patrick Glass
Subject: Don't Look Back in Anger (w/ guitar solos and fills)
>From Fred Lidskog
Don't Look Back in Anger, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis.
Song can be found on the album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and was
released as a single.
NOTE: During many of the guitar fills in this song (mostly during the ones
in the pre-chorus) there are 2 guitars playing 2 different fills. For most
of the fills I've written down the one that is more prevalent in the song
(i.e. you hear it louder than the other fill) but for a couple of them, I
tried to combine the two fills. In verse 2, both are written out, with
guitar 1 being the one playing the chords, guitar 2 playing one fill, and
guitar 3 playing another fill.
Chords used:
C (x32010)
G (3x0033)
G2 (355433)
Am (x02210)
E (022100)
F (x33211)
F2 (133211)
Fm (x33111)
Abdim (456xxx)
Tab Key
-------
b = bend (7b8 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make the note the
string would make if played at the 8th fret with no bend)
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
Intro (guitar & piano parts mixed and tabbed for guitar)
-----
C F C F
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-1---1---1---1----1---1---1--------1-1---1---1---1---1--1---1----------------
G-0---0---0---0----2---2---2------0---0---0---0---0---2--0h2-0------0-------0-
D-2---2---2---2----3---3---3--2h3-----2---2---2---2---3---------0h2---0h2p0---
A---3---3---3---3----3---3--------------3---3---3---3-------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1
-------
C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E F
Don't you know you might find
G C Am G [play these 2 chords quickly]
A better place to play
C G Am
You said that you'd never been
E F
But all the things that you've seen
G C Am G
Slowly fade away
Pre-Chorus
----------
F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G----5---5--------------------
D----5h7-5-------5------------
A------------5s7-----7s5--3---
E-----------------------------
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
e----------------------
B----------------------
G-----------5-5-----5--
D-----------5-5-----5--
A---------------5h7----
E----------------------
F Fm C
Step outside, the summertime's in bloom
e------------------8-8---
B------------------8-8---
G--------------8h9-------
D------------------------
A------------------------
E------------------------
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
Abdim
Take that look from off your face
Am G2 F2 G2
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
G2(cont.)
e--------------------------
B----------------5---------
G--5---5--7--7b9---7p5--7--
D--5h7-5-------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
[NOTE: The "Abdim" chord in the pre-chorus could possibly also be played 4
other ways if you don't think the "Abdim" sounds right:
G#/E (4x2100)
G#/E7 (420100)
Abdim (xx0101)
Abdim7 (056400)
Chorus
------
C G Am E F
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late
G C Am G
as she's walking on by
C G Am E F G
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
C G Am E
I heard you say
e--------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------8----------------------
G-----------5-7-7b9r7--5---5----7s9----b8r7--5------5h7--
D-------5h7--------------7----------------------5h7------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2
-------
C G Am
Take me to the place where you go
e-------------
B-------------
G-----5h7--5--
D-5h7---------
A-------------
E-------------
E F G F
Where nobody knows, if it's night or day
e----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G--5---5------------------5h7---5--
guitar #2 D--5h7-5----------5---5h7----------
A---------5--5h7-------------------
E----------------------------------
Am G C G Am
Please don't put your life in the hands
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
guitar 2 G--7b9--7--5--7--5-------------------------------------5--5-
D--------------------------------------------------5h7------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
guitar 3 e--12------12----
B--15b17---15b17-
E F G C
of a rock and roll band, who'll throw it all away
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
guitar 2 G---7-5--7b9--7--5--7--5-----------------5--5----5----
D-----------------------------------5h7--------7------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
e-12----12------
guitar 3 B-15b17-15b17---
Pre-Chorus
----------
F Fm C
Gonna start a revolution from my bed
e----------------8---------
B----------------8---------
G------------8h9--------5--
D-----------------------5--
A-------------------5h7----
E--------------------------
F Fm C F
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head Step
e---------------------------------------
B------------------------5--------------
G-------------------7b9-----7p5-----5---
D--------------------------------7------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
Fm C
outside, the summertime's in bloom
e--------8-8---------
B--------8-8---------
G----8h9-------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
Abdim
Take that look from of your face
Am G2 F2 G2
Cos you ain't never gonna burn my heart oooooouuuuuuuuut
G2(cont.)
e-----------------------------------------5--------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------5---7--5--7b9r7--5-----5--7--7b9----7--5--7--5--7--5--
D---5h7----------------------7---------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus again:
-------------
So sally can wait, she knows it's too late
as she's walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger
I heard you say
Guitar Solo
-----------
F Fm C
e----------------------------------------------8-------------
B----------------------------------------------8-------------
G----5--7b8r7-7b8r7-7b8r7--5-----------5---8h9----5-----5----
D--7--------------------------5---5h7----------------7-------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
F Fm C F
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-5--7b8r7-7b8r7-7b8r7--5-----5---5--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------5--5h7-5------5--------------------------5--7-
A---------------------------------------5h7---7p5-3----------3--5--5s7------
E------------------------------------------------------1--5-----------------
Fm C G
e--------------------------------------8--8--8h10--8-------8------8------8--
B----------------------------8--8--10-----------------8h10---8h10---8h10----
G-5--5--7b9--7--5-----5---s9------------------------------------------------
D------------------7--------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abdim Am
e------8------8--8h10p8------8------8------8-------12----12----12----12-----
B-8h10---8h10-----------8h10---8h10---8h10---8h10--15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17--
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G2 F2
e-12----12-----------------------------------17---------------------
B-15b17-15b17--15b17r15--13----13--15--15b17---b17r15--15-17-15-17--
G---------------------------14--------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
G2
e--------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12--12------
B--15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17--------15b17---
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[Chorus again]
C G Am E F G C Am G
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walking on by
C G Am E
Her soul slides away,
F G C Am G C
but don't look back in anger I heard you say So
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------8--8-8----6--6--6---5-----------------------------
G--------------------9--9-9----7--7--7---5----7b9---7p5---5--5h7-5--5--
D-------------------------------------------------------7--------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G Am E F G C
Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walking on by
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B------5--5s9----------------5--5s9----------8--8--8----6-----5--
G-5--7--------------5--5--7------------------9--9--9----7-----5--
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
C G Am
Her soul slides away [long pause]
e---------------------------------------------
B--6---5----8---------------8---------6p5--5--
G----5---5-----5--5---------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
F
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Don't look back in anger [pause]
C G Am E
I heard you say
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------5-7--7b9r7--5-----5--7--5--7b9---7--5---5h7--5-
D----------5h7-----------------7-------------------------------
A-----5h7------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
F Fm C
least not today
e--------------------------0----------------
B--------------------------1----------------
G--------------------------0----------------
D--7--5------------5-------2----------------
A--------3-5-5s7---------7s3----------------
E-------------------------------------------
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