Astronomy Domine Lyrics

As recorded by Voivod
(From the 1989 Album NOTHINGFACE)
Words and Music by Syd Barrett
Arranged by Voivod
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Q=90
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||o-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--o||
|--------------------------------------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 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 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
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 S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
||o-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||
||o-------------------------------------o||
Q.=100
Gtr II
Q. Q E Q E Q. W.
||o------0---------5----|-4-----o||
||o-2-------2-5----2----|-1-----o||
1st, 2nd Verses
$
PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E
Q. Q E Q. Q E H. Q. Q. H. Q E Q E
Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
||o-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15--o||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
W W
W. W.
D.S.
Gtr III
Q. Q. H. W
< < < < < < < <
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
E E E E E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
PM--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. E Q
Q. Q. Q. Q.
W.
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 S S S S
Q. Q. Q. Q.
E E E E E E S +S E E S +S S +S E E
|------12----12-14b16==14-14r(14)-14b16==14-14r(14)-14b16r(14)p12-14-|
H. Q. Q.
Q. E E E E E E E Q
Q. Q. Q. Q.
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Q. Q. Q. Q.
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Q. Q. Q. Q.
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H. H. H. Q. Q.
H. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q.
W W
H. +Q. Q. H. +Q. Q.
|-6-------(6)---7s==|==6-------(6)---------|
|-7-------(7)---8s==|==7-------(7)---------|
W W W
< < < < < < <
W H Q. Q. Q. Q. H. H.
W W W
< < < < < < < < < <
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------5S====|
W
Q. E E E E E E E E E
W E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
||o-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15--o||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
W W
W. W.
Gtr III
Q. Q. H. W
< < < < < < < <
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
3rd Verse
W W Q E Q. Q. Q.
W. W. Q E Q. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
||o-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-|
||o-------------------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
|-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15--o||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
Gtr III
W. W. W. W. W.
W. W. W. W. W.
W. W. W.
W. W. W.
W. W
H. Q. Q. Q. Q. +H.
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