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Waiting In The Wings

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Waiting In The Wings
BBM (Moore/Bruce)

I can�t believe that there�s no tablature available on-line for this great band (BBM:
Baker, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore). �Waiting in the Wings� is the opening track from their
album �Around the Next Dream� and is reminiscent of Cream�s �White Room� and/or �Tales
Brave Ulysses�. It�s certainly very creamy and features some wonderful wah-wah guitar by
Moore. I�ve transcribed the opening and middle solos, but the outro solo is perhaps the
impressive. I�ve worked out most of this (30 bars) but haven�t got around to
it. It�s a time-consuming process, but if anyone is interested I can get it written down 
posted. There are also a few lead guitar fills in verses 2 & 3.


Intro

  D5               D5/F               G5
  let ring                                                 |----riff 1----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)------0---------------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|------0-------0-------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|


  D5               D5/F               G5
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)----------0-----------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|----------0-----------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|------2---------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|

Intro solo [with wah-wah]

|-----------------------------------|----------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------13-10--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------12b13-----------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  D5              D5/F                      G5
|-----------------10----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--13b15r13b15-------13-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12b13---12-10-----|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10---------|
|-------------------------------------12--|-----------------------------12/2----|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  D5              D5/F                 G5
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-13-10h13p10-----|---------------------------------------|
|--x-12b14-----------------------12--|--10b11--------------------------------|
|--x---------------------------------|--------12-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------12/10-8-10/7----------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


Verse 1

            Dm              F
She was standing in the dark
Gm                   riff 1
Waiting in the wings
Dm    F               Gm
Just around the next dream
             Dm           F
She was holding all the keys
   Gm
To set my heart free
  Bb       C          Dm
Behind the shadows of love

Verse 2

            Dm              F
From the distance I could see
    Gm
Her standing alone
Dm           F            Gm
Shine like a jewel in the night
Dm                F
Hidden from the eyes
  Gm
A thief of the soul
  Bb       C          Dm7
Behind the shadows of love

Chorus [with wah-wah]

Am                      C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em                   Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am                    C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em                Bb
Nothing�s what it seems

Verse 3

            Dm     F
She was waiting outside
     Gm
With arms open wide
Dm       F                Gm
Ready to break my heart�s fall
       Dm                   F
Oh the lightening in her eyes
   Gm
I learned how to fly
  Bb       C          Dm
Behind the shadows of love


Solo [with wah-wah]


   Dm              Dm                 F
|--------10-----|-----------10----10-----------------------|
|--------10-10--|--13b15-------13-10-----------------------|
|--12b14--------|--------------------12b13-12�10h12p10-----|
|---------------|--------------------------------------12--|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|

   Gm                                  Dm         F
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10-------|--0-(7)-8b12r8-6b8-6b7----------|
|-----------------------------12/0--|--0-(7)----------------7-5b6----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------7--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Gm                          Dm            F
|---------------------------|----------------10-12�10h12p10--------|
|---------------------------|----13-13b15-------------------13b14--|
|------------5-7----5-7/13--|--------------------------------------|
|--6-5-3�7h7----------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   Gm                                  Bb                   C
|--10--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----13-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------12b13-12-10h12p10-9---------|------------10-12h14--12-10h12p10p9------------|
|-----------------------------12-10--|--12-10h12---------------------------12-10-----|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12--|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


   Dm                             Dm                      F
|-----------------------13-15--|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|--------------------15--------|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|---------------0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|--10-12�(12)/7-0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

   Gm                                   Dm            F
|--13b15---13b15---(15)-13p10-13-13--|--10------------10----10-12-10-------10-----|
|--13b15---13b15---(15)--------------|--------13b15------13-10-------13b14----10--|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


   Gm                                                     Dm          F
|-----------------------------10----10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--13p10-------10-13-------10-10-13-10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--------12b14-------12b14-------------12b14----12b14--|--10-------12-10h12p10-----10-12h14--|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------12-------------12------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   Gm                                        Bb            C
|--10----------10---12b13r12-10h12p10-----|--------13-15-17-15h17p15-13---15-----|
|--10-10-13b14------------------------13--|--13/15---------------------------15--|
|-----------------0-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

   Dm
|------20b22-(22)-20b22-20b22-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


Chorus

Am                      C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em                   Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am                    C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em                Bb
Nothing�s what it seems


Intro (D5/ D5/F/ G5) x2


Outro solo [with wah-wah] over (Dm/ F/ Gm) x7
                                Bb/ C/ Dm
                               (Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
                                Bb/ C/ Dm
                               (Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
                                Bb/ C/ Dm


Transcribed by Dave Hughes (dm_hughes1@hotmail.com)

29 July 2007

There is no official BBM website since the band was a short-lived enterprise in 1994,
refer to individual band member websites:

www.ginger-baker.com
www.jackbruce.com
www.gary-moore.com

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