#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # this tablature file originally archived at emil's phish tab page, http://www.redmedia.com/chordslast update 26-Jul-2001 13:12 Colonel Forbin's Ascent by Phish Transcribed by Emil Hedaya ( emil@liii.com ) 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 G Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here, and I'll help you in your quest to gain the knowledge that you lack. A Db D G I call upon my faithful friend the Mockingbird, to fly and seize the Helping Book and bring it to your shack. A Db D G And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow, and the Helping Friendly Book will plant a seed A Db D G (Ab) A But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure becomes 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 G Gbm G A F Gbm D (x2) And if you wait until tomorrow ........ the sacred creed/greed will be yours, to devour, yours to seize, and to obey.. Dbm .... Chords underlying the "story" D Dbm Bm E A Dbm (segue into Mockingbird)