Drake Nick - Pink Moon (First Version)
 Drake Nick - Pink Moon First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Drake Nick. Other chords and tabs for the "Pink Moon" can find at the bottom of the page. Here's my transcription of Pink Moon, please tell me if you think it's wrong! Pink Moon - Nick Drake He uses DADGDF# tuning. If you want to avoid breaking too many strings try tuning to CGCFCE and using a capo at the 2nd fret. Introduction:- F#||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| D ||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| G ||-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0/2--.|| D ||-4-4-4-2-0-2-0-2/4--.|| A ||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| D ||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Verse:- ||-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5---|| ||-7-9-7-9-7---5-7-5-7-5---|| ||-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5--.|| ||-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5--.|| ||-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5---|| ||-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5---|| Chorus:- Introduction followed by:- ||-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0------|| ||-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0------|| ||-0-----2-----0-0-0-0-0-2-----.|| ||-0-----4-----2-0-2-0-2/4-----.|| ||-2-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0------|| ||-2-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0------|| Solo:- ||---------------|-----------------|| ||---------------|-----------------|| ||-2-------------|-0-----------2--.|| ||-4-2-0---------|---4-2-0---0-0--.|| ||-------4-2---2-|---------2-------|| ||-----------5-2-|-----------------|| (let all the open strings ring during the solo) I hope that makes sense... You'll have to work out the rhythm by playing along to the tape. To help learn it, here are the chords used during the song. The numbers on the fretboards represent where you should put your fingers and the numbers correspond to which finger I use to play it comfortably (1=thumb, ... , 5=little finger). Intro:- O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| Verse:- |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| 7th fret 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |=|=|=|=|=| |=|=|=|=|=| And the same patterns at the 5th fret. Chorus:- O O O O | | | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| 4 5 | | | | |=|=|=|=|=| Together with the intro chords. ==== Also, here's a copy of some info I got sent about his odd tunings... I think I can help you out by relaying some information which helped me out quite a bit with figuring out Nick Drake's guitar arrangements. (I've never posted any of the tabs because it's too much of a pain to key in) Nick Drake used six different altered tunings. They are as follows: (1)DADGAF# (2)DADGDG (3)CGCFCE (4)DGDDAD (5)DADGDF# (6)DGDGAD He often capoed, so this can make it a bit harder to figure out which tuning he is using. I also believe that tuning number 6 was a full tone lower on some songs [sorry, I mean tuning #5! (CGCFCE). The tuning he used most often was tuning #5. This is the one he used on "Which Will", "Parasite", "Hazey Jane"(I & II), "From the Morning", "Pink Moon", and "Northern Sky". Tuning #1 was used on "Place to Be". Tuning #2 was used on "Fly". CGCFCE was used to play "Hanging on a Star". Tuning #4 was used on "Road", and I believe it is used on "Things Behind the Sun", though I am not sure of the latter fact. I THINK he uses tuning #6 on "Day is Done", and he definitely uses it on "Clothes of Sand". I also believe the lowered version of tuning #5 was used on "From the Morning" and "Which Will". As far as capo positions go, the ones I know are as follows: Place to Be [2nd fret], Parasite [2nd fret], Pink Moon [1st fret], Northern Sky [1st fret], Fly [1st fret], Road [3rd fret], Clothes of Sand [3rd fret], Day is Done [7th fret (I think)], Things Behind the Sun [6th fret (I think)]. And that's about all I know. I picked up most of this stuff from a 1988 article in Frets magazine, which helped me immensely. The rest I figured out myself by transcribing Nick Drake's songs, or attempting to. I really wish someone would publish a tab book of his stuff. But as I understand, he never took the trouble to do this himself during his all too brief life, and no one has bothered to do it since, probably because it wouldn't sell millions of copies. I hope this info helps you. Let me know if you have any questions. Ethan H. |
