Moon On The Water

The Dying Breed feat. Tanaka Koyuki

Album: BECK OST 1 - BECK

Tabbed by: Andrew Corbin

Ok let me start off by saying that I think this is one of the best songs from the series
known as BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. This is from The Dying Breed with Koyuki on vocals.
Although Sowelu has an amazing and beautiful voice I think this one is the best version.
From the searching I did online the one that I have made here is the most accurate. I
started from the tab posted on beckfansite.com by martinhammond
(http://beckfansite.com/articles.php?m=full&id=15) but found it to be seriously lacking so
I decided to make my own tab. There are two guitars used: Lead and Rhythm in the song
which no other tab that I found happened to mention so I made a tab for both. Also as a
side note I found it easier to play the lead guitar fingering not with a pickHope it's
helpful, if you have any questions email me atcorbina@gawab.com . Thanks guys and enjoy
the awesomeness that is BECK!

Lead Guitar: Regular Tuning

h - hit or hammer on
p - pull off
/ - Slide up

Intro:
EI-------------------------------------------------------0----------------0-I
BI-------9---------------10-----------4h5---5p4------0-----0---0------0-----I
GI-------9-------------9----9--8------6-----4----------2-----2----------2---I
DI-----9---9--8-----7---------------6-----4--------2----------------2-------I
AI---7--------7-------------------4-----2--------0----------------0---------I
EI--------------------------------------------------------------------------I

After he sings "on my way, looking for a moment with my dear" and the
Rhythm guitar comes in:

Pre-Verse:
EI------------------------------------------------7--------5-------7--------I
BI-----------------------10---------5---4h5---4---4--------5---0---5--------I
GI-------9-------------9----9--8----6---6-----4--------2-------2------------I
DI--7--9---9--8-----7---------------6---6-----4--------2-------2------------I
AI----------------------------------4---4-----2--------0-------0------------I
EI--------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Then:
Verse:
EI------------------------------------------------7-------h5---5---7--------I
BI-----------------------10---------5---4h5---4---4----0--h5---5---5--------I
GI-------9-------------9----9--8----6---6-----4--------2-------2------------I
DI--7--9---9--8-----7---------------6---6-----4--------2-------2------------I
AI----------------------------------4---4-----2--------0-------0------------I
EI--------------------------------------------------------------------------I

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Verse Variation:

EI------------------------------------------------7-------h5---5---/7h9p7-------------I
BI-----------------------10---------5---4h5---4---4----0--h5---5----------h9p7h9p7----I
GI-------9-------------9----9--8----6---6-----4--------2-------2-------------------h9-I

DI--7--9---9--8-----7---------------6---6-----4--------2-------2----------------------I
AI----------------------------------4---4-----2--------0-------0----------------------I
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Verse Variation II:

EI-----------------------------------------6--7----6--7----4--5----7--------I
BI-----------------------10---------5----5-------5-------3---------5--------I
GI-------9-------------9----9--8----6---------------------------------------I
DI--7--9---9--8-----7---------------6---------------------------------------I
AI----------------------------------4---------------------------------------I
EI--------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Chorus:

During the Chorus the Lead Guitar does a couple chords an octave higher than the Rhythm
Guitar. But I haven't figured out the variations of the Chords. I will Update the tab when
I find them.

Chorus Variation:

fool... don't know... tomorrow... What it's... To be... Ah~...

EI--9---9-------11---11------------12---12-------11---11----------9---9-------12---12---I
BI----9---9--------9----9-------------9----9--------9---9-----------9---9--------9----9-I
GI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I

sure... let myself... to go... even though... I feel... the end...

EI--9---9-------11---11------------12---12-------11---11----------9---9------11---11-----12---12---I
BI----9---9--------9----9-------------9----9--------9---9-----------9---9-------9----9------9----9-I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I

Order of play:

Intro 2X
Pre-Verse
Verse 2X
Chorus 2X
Verse
Verse Variation
Chorus 2X
Intro
Verse Variation II
Chorus Variation
Verse Variation II
- without the the ending 7
5
Verse

2
The Rhythm Guitar was pretty much finished by a young lady going by the name of
Violeiro007, on the site http://www.911tabs.com/link/?1625515 ,I just added some things
she didn't seem to pick up, otherwise I think it was very nicely done. You can contact
here at juliandafiel@hotmail.com .

Rhythm Guitar: Regular Tuning

|------------------------------------- Chord Chart ---------------------------------|

| |
| E: A9: C#m: B: F#m: |
| |
| EI---0---I EI---0---I EI---4---I EI---2---I EI---2---I |
| BI---0---I BI---0---I BI---5---I BI---4---I BI---2---I |
| GI---1---I GI---2---I GI---6---I GI---4---I GI---2---I |
| DI---2---I DI---2---I DI---6---I DI---4---I DI---4---I |
| AI---2---I AI---0---I AI---4---I AI---2---I AI---4---I |
| EI---0---I EI---x---I EI---x---I EI---x---I EI---2---I |
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E A9
Full moon sways...
C#m B A9
Gently in the night of one fine day.
E A9
On my way...
C#m B A
Looking for a moment with my dear.

E A9 C#m B A9

E A9
Full moon waves.
C#m B A9
Slowly on the surface of the lake.

E A9
You were there...
C#m B A9
Smiling in my arms for all those years.

C#m
What a fool...
A E
I don't know 'bout tomorrow...
B F#m
What it's like to be.
A9
Ah~

C#m
I was sure,
A E
Couldn't let myself to go.
B F#m
Even though I feel...
A9
The end.

E A9
Old love affair...
C#m B A9
Floating like a bird resting her wings.
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E A9
You were there...
C#m B A9
Smiling in my arms for all those years.

C#m
What a fool...
A E
I don't know 'bout tomorrow...
B F#m
What it's like to be.
A9
Ah~

C#m
I was sure,
A E
Couldn't let myself to go.
B F#m
Even though I feel...
A9
The end.

----------REST-------------

[palm mute] [unmute]

E A9 C#m B A9

C#m
What a fool...
A E
I don't know 'bout tomorrow...
B F#m
What it's like to be.
A9
Ah~

C#m
I was sure,
A E
Couldn't let myself to go.
B F#m
Even though I feel...
A9
The end.

E A9
Full moon sways...
C#m B A9
Gently in the night of one fine day.
E A9
You are there.
C#m B A9
Smiling in my arms for all thoses years...

In the last Verse for the A9 play the pick variation like in the end of the Lead Guitar's
Intro (The Lead guitar will be playing the Verse Variation II, then the Verse, at the same
time).