Bridge Of Sighs Lyrics

As recorded by Robin Trower
(From the 1974 Album BRIDGE OF SIGHS)
Words and Music by Robin Trower
N.C.
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Overdriven Gtr (Tune Down 1 Step)'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Electric Gtr (Clean Tone) (Tune Down 1 Step)'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Electric Gtr (Clean Tone) (Tune Down 1 Step)'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Overdriven Gtr (Tune Down 1 Step)'
Intro w/sound effects
Slow Rock Q=48
N.C. Em7
Gtr I
W W +W E S S Q +E. S S T +T +E
|----------|-------------|---------------|-------3--(3)---3-2b3==(2)r(2)---|
|----------|-------------|---------------|------------------2b3==(2)r(2)---|
|----------|-0tr2--------|-(0tr2)--------|---------------------------------|
E E Q +S a E S T S. +E E S S Q +E. S S T +T +E
|------------------8--------|-------3--(3)---3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|----------------7---9--(9)-|------------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----2--(2)-4s9------------|-------------------------------|
E E Q a S S S S S E. E E Q +E. S S T +T +E
|-------------9----9--------|----------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----2--5s12---12---11-----|-----------------------------|
E E Q T T T S +E +E. +S E S S Q +E. S S T +T +E
|--------0h3p0------------------|-------3--(3)---3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|--------------4b6==(4)-(4)r(4)-|------------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
E E Q +S a S S S T S. +E Q H S T +T +E
|-----0--(0)---------8--------||----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----x----------7-9---9--(9)-||-----------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----2--(2)-5s9--------------||------------------------|
E E Q +S T T T S T S +S +E E E H S T +T +E
|-----0--(0)-0h3p0-----------------|----------3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----x------------2s4-2b4r(2)-(2)-|------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
E E Q +E S S S S Q E E H S T +T +E
|------------------8----|------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|----------------7---9--|------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----2--(2)-4s9--------|-------------------------|
E E Q +S S T T T T S +T T E E E H S T +T +E
|-----0--(0)-0-0----------------------|-----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----x----------0s2h4p2b4r(2)p0------|------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-----2--(2)---------------------2tr0-|-------------------------|
aj7
E E Q +S S A E S E +S E H H
|-----0--(0)-----------------||-!0----------|
|------------------5-3-(3)p0-||-!0----------|
|------------0-2s4-----------||-!0----!2----|
|-----2--(2)-----------------||-!2----!2----|
|---2------------------------||-!3----!0----|
|-0--------------------------||-!3----------|
+ aj7
Q +E E E E E E Q H Q Q
|-!3--(3)--------------|-!0-----------||
|-!0--(0)-----------0--|-!0-----------||
|-!0--(0)---------0----|-!0----!2-----||
|-!0--(0)-------1------|-!2----!1--4--||
|-!x------0-1-2--------|-!3----!2--2--||
|-!3--(3)--------------|-!3-----------||
Q H S T +T +E E E Q +S T T T T T T +Q
|----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----0--(0)-------5---3-(3)--|
|-----------2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----x------0-2s4---4--------|
Q H S T +T +E E E Q T T T S +E +E. +S
|----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|--------0h3p0------------------||
|-----------2b3==(2)r(2)-|--------------4b6==(4)-(4)r(4)-||
Q H +S T +T +E E E Q +S S T T S T a S T E
|----3----(3)-2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----0--(0)---------------0----|
|-------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----x----------7-9-7-----x----|
|--------------------------|-----2--(2)-2s9-------9s7-8-7\-|
Q H S T +T +E E E Q +E A E E E Q
|----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----0--(0)-----------|
|-----------2b3==(2)r(2)-|-----x------4s9p7h9p7-|
Q H S E. E E Q +E S S S S Q
|-----------2--|------------0-2s4------|
Q H S T +T +E E E Q A S S S A A S +E E
|----3----3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|--------------------------------||
|-----------2b3==(2)r(2)-|-------------9----9h12p9-(9)\---||
|------------------------|-----2--5s11---12---------------||
E Q +Q H Q +E E E E E E Q
|----!0-(0)--------|-!3--(3)--------------|
|----!0-(0)--------|-!0--(0)-----------0--|
|----!0-(0)--!2----|-!0--(0)---------0----|
|----!2-(2)--!2----|-!0--(0)-------1------|
|-!3---------!0----|-!x------0-1-2--------|
|-!3---------------|-!3--(3)--------------|
H Q Q E E Q +E. S S T +T +E
|-!0-----------||-----3--(3)---3--------------|
|-!0-----------||-----3--(3)---3-2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-!0----!2-----||----------------2b3==(2)r(2)-|
|-!2----!1--4--||-----------------------------|
|-!3----!2--2--||---2-------------------------|
|-!3-----------||-0----------0----------------|
E E H E E A H +E E E T +T +E S H +E +S S E E
|-----0----5s7-|-7s8----(8)--------------------|-----------------5s7-|
|-----2----2s4-|-4s5----(5)-----7b9==(7)r(7)---|-----------------2s4-|
|---2----------|------------5-7--------------5s|=7----(7)-(7)\-------|
A H +E E E T +T +E s A H +E +E E E
|-7s8----(8)--------------------|-----------------5s7-|
|-4s5----(5)-----7b9==(7)r(7)---|-----------------2s4-|
|------------5-7--------------5-|-5h7----(7)-(7)\-----|
Gtrs II, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr I
| A H +E E E T +T +E S
|-7s8-------------------(8)-------------------------------|
|-4s5-------------------(5)-------------7b9==(7)r(7)------|
|------------------------------5---7--------------------5s|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| H +E +S S E E
|------------------------------------5s===7------|
|------------------------------------2s===4------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| A H +E E E T +T +E s
|-7s8-------------------(8)-------------------------------|
|-4s5-------------------(5)-------------7b9==(7)r(7)------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| A H +E +E E E
|--------------------------------------5s===7-----||
|--------------------------------------2s===4-----||
|-5h7-------------------(7)----(7)\---------------||
Gtr IV
||o---5------5------5------5-------5--------5--------5-----------------|
||o--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtrs II, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------------------------------------------|
||o---7---10-9---10-----10-9---10--7---10---9-----10----------10--9-10-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr I
| A H +E E E T +T +E S
||o-7s8---------------------------(8)----------------------------------|
||--4s5---------------------------(5)----------------7b9==(7)r(7)------|
||o---------------------------------------5-----7--------------------5s|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| H +E +S S E E
|---------------------------------------------5s=====7-----|
|---------------------------------------------2s=====4-----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| A H +E E E T +T +E s
|-7s8---------------------------(8)----------------------------------|
|-4s5---------------------------(5)----------------7b9==(7)r(7)------|
|---5------5------5------5-------5-------5------5------------o||
|------------------------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------o||
|---7---10-9---10-----10-9---10--7---10--9---10-----10-9-10--o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| A H +E +E E E
|-----------------------------------------------5s=====7-----o||
|-----------------------------------------------2s=====4------||
|-5h7---------------------------(7)-----(7)\-----------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| A H +E E E T +T +E S
|-7s8---------------------------(8)----------------------------------|
|-4s5---------------------------(5)----------------7b9==(7)r(7)------|
|---------------------------------------5-----7--------------------5s|
E E E E E E E E E Q. H
| W W
| H +E +S S E E A H +E E E T +T +E s
|-----------------------------5s==7-|-7s8--------(8)---------------------*|
|-----------------------------2s==4-|-4s5--------(5)-----7b9==(7)r(7)----*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site