Phish - Colonel Forbins Ascent guitar tab
Colonel Forbin's Ascent
by Phish
There is one part that Trey plays (Oh, the sacred Creed will be yours . . ) which he picks
with the open E string:
A Dbm D G
E-0--------0---------0----------0--
B-5--------5---------3----------3--
G-6--------4---------2----------4--
D-7--------6---------4----------5--
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------
Intro:
Ab7 > Adim (repeat)
Dbm7 Gbm7
Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain
B E
and wiped away the beads of sweat that glistened on his brow
Gbm ???
his tired feet were buried in the Quagmyre
Am Ab7 > Adim
and his bloodshot eyes saw all the lay between him and fulfillment of his vow
Db7 Gbm7
And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root
B E
and pulled his body upwards to a seagreen mossy boulder
Gbm ????
and he dragged weary shitass up the mountain
Gbm G Gbm G
And he climbed so slowly.. he climbed so slowly
A F Gbm D
(this part I'm not sure about, but it sounds right played to a recording)
A-Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
A Db
Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder
D G
and the rocks began to crumble overhead
A Db
and tumbled down the mountain to the dismal swamp that lay beneath
D G
the jagged cliffs through which his path had led
A Db
and the earth began to quake beneath his feet
D G
and the mighty mountain changed before his eyes
A Db
and he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones
D G (Ab) A
cascading down the mountain and a thousand birds were headed for the sky
Dbm7 D G A Dbm7 D G
Ohhh...... the sacred creed will be yours....
A Dbm7 D G
and if you wait until tomorrow ... the sacred creed/greed
Gbm G Gbm G A F Gbm D
will be yours to devour, yours to seize, and to obey.....
Dbm7 ...
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
Dbm7 Gbm7
When the dust had cleared the colonel lifted up his head
B E
and was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light
Gbm7 ????
and he saw the silhouette that stood before him
Am Ab A>Ab
and he bowed in reverence, trembling, in the shadow of the mighty legend's form.
Dbm7 Gbm7
Icculus, the prophet, stood before his eyes
B E ??
looking down on Colonel Forbin as he shuddered in the puddles and the muck
?? ??
and he quietly addressed him
Gbm G Gbm G
and he spoke so slowly ... he spoke so slowly..
A F Gbm D (x2)
he said.........................
[Funky Chords, sounds like Em]
A Db D
Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here, and I'll help you in your quest to
G
gain the knowledge that you lack.
A Db D
I call upon my faithful friend the Mockingbird, to fly and seize the
G
Helping Book and bring it to your shack.
A Db D
And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the Helping Friendly
G
Book will plant a seed
A Db
But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes a
D G (Ab) A
deadly weapon in the hands of avarice and greed..
A Dbm7 D G A Dbm7 D G
Oh... the sacred creed/greed will be yours...
A Dbm7 D G Gbm
And if you wait until tomorrow ........ the sacred creed/greed will be yours,
G Gbm G A F Gbm D (x2)
to devour, yours to seize, and to obey..
Dbm ....
Chords underlying the "story"
D Dbm Bm E A Dbm (segue into Mockingbird)
