Van Morrison - Into the mystic
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This tab is of "Into the Mystic"
It is by Van Morrison
It is off of his "Moondance" album
It is tabbed by Barnburner
Enjoy
A note before we begin: There is a basic theme to this song which is improvised upon.
I will write out exactly what I hear, but understand that it would sound better if you
go with your gut on exactly what you play.
Intro: (2 cycles of guitar first)
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|
|6----------8--|6-------------|6-------------|6----------8--|
|-------------6|------------6-|------------6-|-------------6|
Verse 1:
|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|---8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8------|
|6-------------|6-6-------------|6----------8--|6----------10-8|
|-----------6-6|-------------6-6|-------------6|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|
|---8-10-8-------|-----8-10-8-10-8|6----------8--|6-------------|
|6----------10-8-|6-6-------------|-------------6|-----------6-6|
Verse 2:
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8------|
|6----------8--|6-------------|6----------8--|6----------10-8|
|-------------6|-----------6-6|-------------6|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8---6-|
|---8-10-8-------|-----8-10-8-10-8|6----------8--|6-------------|
|6----------10-8-|6-6-------------|-------------6|--------------|
Chorus:
|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|5--5-5--5-6--6-6--|---8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8--6|
|----5---------6--5|6----------8--|6-6-----------|
|------------------|-------------6|--------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|5--5-5--5-6--6-6-6|8--8--------------8-8-8-8-5--|
|----5---------6---|----8-8--8-------8----------8|
|------------------|----------8-6-6--------------|
Verse 3: (this is really where the improv. starts, so have fun)
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|
|---8-10-8-----|----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|---8-10-8-----|---8-10-8------|
|6----------8--|6-6----------------10--|6----------8--|6----------10-8|
|-------------6|----------------------6|-------------6|---------------|
|----------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|
|-----8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-6|6----------8--|6-6-----------------10-8|
|6-6---------10-8|6-6------------------|-------------6|------------------------|
Instrumental Bit:
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|---8-10-8------|
|6-6-----------------10-8|6-6-----------------10-8|6-6-----------------10-8|6----------10-8|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8--6|
|-----8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-6|6----------8--|6-6-----------|
|6-6---------10-8|6-6------------------|-------------6|--------------|
Chorus:
|------------------|-----------------|
|5--5-5--5-6--6-6--|-----------------|
|----5---------6--5|6--6-6--6--6-6--6|
|------------------|----6--6----6----|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|5--5-5-5--5-6--6-6-6-6|8--8-8-8--8--------8-8-5--|
|------5-----------6---|-----------8------8------8|
|----------------------|------------6-6--6--------|
Verse 4:
|--------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---8-10-8-----|----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8------|----8-10-8------|
|6----------8--|6-6----------------10--|6-6----------10-8|6-6---------10-8|
|-------------6|----------------------6|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|----------8------|-------------8----8-----|-----8-10-8------|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|
|-----8-10----10-8|-----8-10-10---10---10-8|6-6----------10-8|6-6-----------------10-8|
|6-6--------------|6-6---------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
Instrumental Bit #2:
|------------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8-10-8-----|-----8-10-8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|
|6-6-----------------10-8|6-6--------------10-8|6-6----------8--|6-6-----------------10-8|
|------------------------|---------------------|---------------6|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------8----8-----|-------------8----8-----|-----8-10-10-8-10-8-----|
|-----8-10-10---10---10-8|-----8-10-10---10---10-8|6-6-----------------10-8|
|6-6---------------------|6-6---------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-----8-10-10-8----------|----------8-8--------|----------8------8---------|
|6-6------------10-8-----|-----8-10-----10-8---|-----8-10---8-10---10-8---6|
|--------------------10-8|6-6----------------10|6-6---------------------6--|
This is my second tab ever, so I would still appreciate feedback on the coolness/crappiness
of my tabbing. (barnettkid1@yahoo.com) Thanks.