London Skies Tab

by Jamie Cullum
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
I first heard this track live at Portsmouth Guildhall, and thought i'd try to learn it.
couldn't find a tab anywhere, so I was forced to listen to the song repeatedly untill i
play it. I thought I may as well try and get a little credit for my efforts and be the
first to post this tab enjoy
 - vincent webb
 
Capo: 4th fret (note: tabbed as though there is no capo, so 0 on bottom E would sound 4)
 
Tuning: Drop D
 
FIRST BIT (VERSE)
 
strum each chord and emphasise the melody on the a string with light struming on others.
listen to the song for rhythm (as always)
 
e---X----X------X----X--------X----X--X-X--X-X-X-X-X--------------------|
b---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
g---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
d---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
a---4----5------4----0--(0-0)-4----5--4-0--5-4-0-5-4--------------------|
D---5----5------5----5--(0 0)-5----5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
 
SLIDY BIT (VERSE PART 2)
 
Theres a cool sounding yet easy to play slidy bit here. Its easy because you dont need
of the other fingers, you can just concentrate on the slide: a quick   "strum note -
up - slide down - pull off" in one fluid motion, while still strumming the other notes.
Just let your right hand continue strumming the chord while the left does the fingerwork.
 
e---(0)---(0)---(0)--------(0)---(0)---(0)-----------------------------|
b---(0)---(0)---(0)--------(0)---(0)---(0)-----------------------------|
g----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
d----0-----2-----2/4/2p0----0-----2-----2/4/2p0------------------------|
a----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
D----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
 
Thats the lot for the verses, untill the end when theres a leading chord into
the chorus: 0
            0
            0
            0
            2
            3
 
___________________________________________________________________________
 
CHORUS:
 
A (minus the bottom string), G type thing - 550055 (fives on top e and b
strings only played), G type thing, A, G type thing Em type thing -
220000, G type thing, then G (with the 5s)
 
After the chorus there's a little riff that goes
 
e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g-------------------|
d----------- 0-2----|
a---0-2-2/4---------|
D-2-----------------|
 
and then back into the verse.
 
_____________________________________________________________________________
 
Finally theres a little bit of piano before the final chorus. I've aranged it
for guitar:
 
e---4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3---2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
b---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3---3---3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-|
g---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--0-|
d---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--0-|
a---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--5-|
e---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--5-|
 
Strum the final chord as a lead up to the chorus.
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3 comments
jtcfenner
Sliding part is very inaccurate. Very, VERY unclear as to what the chords are. It's too bad nobody talented has bothered trying to tab a Jamie Cullum song.
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wrkinprogrs
this tab is horrible. You should be ashamed of this pis poor work! Next!!!
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Mr.KJB
First off I too wanted to learn this tab as soon as I heard it so I thank you for your your effort Its sounds great. I also found an ending for the song, I dont think its right but it sound close |00423x| Just let that ring after the "slidy bit" at the end Thanks again Mr. KJB
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