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  Transcription by:  jamesb@nevada.edu
  
  ON THE TURNING AWAY
  Pink Floyd
  (Gilmour, Moore)
  
  On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden
  And the words they say which we won't understand
  "Don't accept that what's happening is just a case of others' suffering
  Or you'll find that you're joining in the turning away"
  
                        G
  It's a sin that some how
            C             Em         D     G5   G                C
  Light is changing to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known.
  Em              C           G       Em            G        C
  Unaware how the ranks have grown, driven on by a heart of stone,
  G                        C    Em          D      G5    G        Em      D 
  we could find that we're all alone in the dream of the proud  on the wings of
   G                  C            Em                  D        G         
  the night   As the day time is stirring, where the speachless unite in a 
  C              Em                    C         G       Em                G
  silent accord, using words you will find as strange, mesmerized as they light
     C         G                    C    Em       D       G           
  the flame, Feel the new wind of change on the wings of the night
  
  
  BRIDGE:(distorted electric)
  
  E5   D   Cadd9   C5    D5    Em     D    A5  (B note on fifth string)
  
  (A note on fifth string) C5 C#5/D5/A5  A5   Am   C  C#5/D5/A  E5
  
  / = Slide up to next chord    = slide down to next chord
  
  
  VERSE:
    Em       D     G5              C            Em
  No more turning away,  from the weak and the weary, 
  
              D         G5           C
     No more turning away from the coldeness inside.
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------1------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------0----------0----------------10b(11)r10--5-|
  D-|---------------------0----------2------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------X----------3------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
  
     Em                     C          G5         Em               G          C
     Just a world that we all must share It's not enough just to stand and stare
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------------0------0------------------------------------------|
  D-|-5---------------------5-2------0------------------------------------------|
  A-|---7---------------------3------X------------------------------------------|
  E-|---0----------------------------3------------------------------------------|
  
    G           Em                  C            D      G
  Is it only a dream that there'll be no more turning away
  
  SOLO:
         G
  e-|-------------------|
  B-|-------------------|
  G-|-------------------|
  D-|-------------------|
  A-|-------------------|
  E-|--0-2b(3)--2vvvvv--|
  
        E5                                     C
  e-|----------------------------------------12-------------------|
  B-|--15b(17)vvvvvvv---15p12-(13)r15vvvvvv-------12vvvvvvvvvv----|
  G-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------12-----15-----15>(17)>15-vvvvvvvvv--|
  G-|-------0-2-2>(3)>2>0-----------------------------------------------------|
  D-|----2----------------2-vvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                 D          G
  e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|------15b(17)===========>15--15-15vvvvvvvv--12---------15-vvvvvvvvvv----|
  G-|--------------------------------------------------14--------------------|
  D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                    E5
  e-|---------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------|
  G-|--2b(4)r2vvvvp0----0-------------------------|
  D-|-----------------2----2-(0)--2vvvvvvvvv------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------|
  
                                                    B
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------12-------14-------------12--------14>(16)vvvvv------------12------|
  D-|----/14-------14--------14vvvvv-------14------------------------14------14v|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                       D         G
  e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------------------------3----------------|
  G-|----------------------------------------------2---2----------------|
  D-|-----97--5vvvvv--5>7---5vvvvvv---54----2>0--0---0----------------|
  A-|------------------------------------------------------2--0---------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
  
                                   E                 C       E5  
  e-|----3/5---3---3--0--2----0-------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----3/5---3---3--0--2----0-------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------0--2-2<(3)=====>2--2--3>2>0--0------|
  E-|----------------------------0----0---3-----------------------------3---0vvv|
  
        D                   E5                                  D         G
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-15>(17)-------------15>12-15vvvvvvvvvv---15-------------------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------------------12---11----11------12vvvvvv|
  D-|------------------------------------------------12---12----12--12--12vvvvvv|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                 E5
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|------15>12----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--------------12----12---12>11--11----/7----7vvvvvv--9===>(11)>9>7-9vvvvv--|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
            C                  E5                                      D
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----"7"---8---8>(10)vvvvvvv>8>7--------7--->8------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------9-"9"---------6>(7)vvvvvvv-----2>(4)>2vvv-|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       E5                     D       G
  e-|--------------------------------------3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
  B-|----------------------------------0---3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
  G-|------------0-------2>(4)---------0----------------------------------|
  D-|----2p0--2-----2-----------0------0----------------------------------|
  A-|----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
  E-|----------------------------------3----------------------------------|
  
                                        E5                              C
  e-|--------15vvvvv---12---------------12-14-15>(17)--17>(19)====>17>15--17vvvv|
  B-|--15>17---------------15>(17)vvv-------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                      E5                              D           E5
  e-|-15---17---17>(19)===>17--15>12-15>0vvvvvvvv-------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------------15>(17)vvvvvvvvv-15>12--15vvv|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                    D                G         
  e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-15>12--12--------------------------------------15/1715--15/17--0-8-0-3-0|
  G-|-------------14>(16)===>14-14>12>14>12vvvvvvvvv----------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                  E5
  e-|--------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------3--------------------2>(4)>2>0--------------------|
  D-|----------2>0----------2-----------------2vvvvvvvv------|
  A-|----------------2>0-------------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
  
           C                     E5
  e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---10vvvvvvvvvvvv----10/12--12vvvvvvvvvvv---10>(12)====>10>8--10vvvv----|
  G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
     D              E5                                          D       G
  e-|----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--8---10------10>(12)vvvvvvvvv--10>(12)==>10>8---10>87-/-/-/--8-8vvvvv|
  G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                                   E5
  e-|------15>12------14>12--------15>12-------14>12------15>(17)vvvvv--|
  B-|---0---------12----------12-----------12---------12----------------|
  G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                C                   E5
  e-|--15>14--14>(15)>14--------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------15------------12------15vvvvv---12>15>12--------------|
  G-|---------------------------14vvv-------14----------------------14>12vvvvv--|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                        D
  e-|-------------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------2vvvvvvv----------------------------|
  D-|------------------0>2>0--------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------0-----------|
  E-|--------------------------3---------0-----|
  
  
  
  
  ON THE TURNING AWAY 
  Pink Floyd
  (Gilmour, Moore)
  
  Transcription by:  John Roscoe (jroscoe@bellatlantic.net)
  
  (Live version from Delicate Sound of Thunder Tour)
  
  |-----------------------------12-----------------------------|
  |-15B(17) 15P12H15------12--------0-2-2B(2)2B(2)-(2)P0-------|
  |----------------------------------------/2------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------12-15-15B(17) 15B(17)R------------------------------|
  |----------------H2------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-15-15-15P12--15--------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------2B(4)(ah)-2P0 2 P 0----------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------0---2----0----2B(4) R2P0----2------------------|
  |---------/2---2----2---2--------------------2----2----------|
  |---2P0H2----------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--12H15-15B(17)---15B(17)R15--15-15-15P12-------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------9-- 9---9---9----|
  |---------------------------------------------9---9---9---9----| 
  |------12------------------------------------9---9---9---9----| 
  |---------------------------------------------9---9---9---9----| 
  |--------------------0-2--------0-------------7---7---7---7----| 
  |----------------/3-----3-2-3----2--0---------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------|
  |-------0-2-3----3P2P0H2-----0-H2------------|
  |---/3----------------------------3-----------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--12--15 15B(17)--15-15 P12---15B(17) 15P12H15 P12-------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------12----|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--10H12-19-19P17s15----15-17p15s14------------|
  |----------------------------17-----------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---15 15b(17) (17)R15-15p12---------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------12---14p12h14 14p12--|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |----------------------------------------|
  |-------------15-------------------------|
  |-14b(16)--------(16)R14p12--------------|
  |----------------------------------14----|
  |----------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------|
  
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--2b(4)r(4)2p0-------4(ah) 2p0h4b(5) 2-2--0-0----------------------------|
  |-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------0-2--------0----|
  |-----------------------------------------------------/3------3-2-3---2-0-|
  
  |--9---9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--9---9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--9---9-9------------------------------------------2(ah)b(3)-p0----0---|
  |--9---9-9-----------------------------------------------------------2--|
  |--7---7-7--------0-2-3-3b(4)r3p2p0h2-/52------------------------------|
  |---------------/3------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---2(ah)b(3)-p0----0-------------------------------------|
  |-------------2-----------------0-2--2/5-52--------------|
  |---------------------------0-------0-3----------------3--| 
  
  |-3---3--3--3-----15p12-----14p12-----15p12-----14p12-----|
  |-3---3--3--3-------------12---------12----------12-------|
  |-0---0--0--0---------------------------------------------|
  |-0-------------------------------------------------------|
  |-2-------------------------------------------------------|
  |-3-------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------15b(17)r(17)15p14---14b(15)r(15)14------------------|
  |---12----------------------------------------------15-----|
  |-------------------------------------------------------14-|
  |----------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |-12---15---12h15p12-------------------------------------|
  |----14----------------------14b(15)r(15)14p12----12-----|
  |-----------------------------------------------------14-|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |----------------------------------15-17-19 19p17-17---15-15---|
  |-/12--15-15/17---15/17----------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |---10p8--8-10-10b(12)ah----10p8--8-7----10b(12)----h18--|
  |---------9-----------------------------9--9-------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |-r(12)10p8h10b(12)-----h18 r(12)10p8--------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |--10b(11)r10p8-----------7-10-------------------------|
  |-------------------9------9--------9b(11)r(11)9-7-----|
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------2b(4)r(4)2p0 4 4b(6)ah-r(5)ah-b(6)ah-r(6)4p2--|
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9-/7p5-----------------------------------------------|
  |---------7--------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--2-2--0-0--------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9---|
  |------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9---|
  |------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9---|
  |------------------0-2---------0-----------------7-7-7-7-7---|
  |---------------/3-----3--2-3----2--0-------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |-9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9---------------|
  |-9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9---------------|
  |-9-9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9---------------|
  |--7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7--------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |------------------------------------------3-------------------|
  |----9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9----8-8------3-----------12h15/17-----|
  |----9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9----9-9------4-------14---------------|
  |----9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9----9-9------5------------------------|
  |----7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7----7-7------5------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------3-------------------|
  
  |----------/19-1715-14----------------------------------------|
  |-------------------15 b(17)r(17)15p12-15----------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----15b(17)15(17)---r(17)15--12--15-12-----------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------2b(3)ah-r(3)2p0-------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |---0-2---0h2/42p0-------0-2-2/42p0--------------------|
  |---2---------------------2---2----------------2---------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---2b(3)r(3)2p0------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------2-----------------0-2--------0--------|
  |----------------------0----------/3-----3-2-3---2--0----|
  
  |----------------------------------------------------------------||
  |-------15b(17)r(17)15B(17)------9-------------------------------||
  |---------------------------------------9------------------------||
  |-----------------------------------9----------------------------||
  |-------------------------------------7--------------------------||
  |----------------------------------------------------------------||
  
  NOTATION USED:
  B or b  Bend
  B or b (17)  bend to appropriate tone, in this case tone of 17th fret
  R or r   release bend
  15b(17)r(17)15   bend string at 15th fret to get 17th fret tone then
  release bend from 17th fret tone to 15th P or p  pull off
  H or h Hammer on
  Ah  Artificial Harmonics
  This is not written to time, you should listen to the song and get the
  feel of the notes and correlate them to the music.  Whammy bar and vibrato
  have been left out.  You can hear where it is used.  
  

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