E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tab to XTC's "Then She Appeared," as clumsily arranged by James Poulakos
for solo guitar performance. See lyrics below.
[repeat X 4 for each bar] 1 bar intro, then 8 bars per verse,
E|-------5--------5--------5-|--------------------------------|
B|----3--------0--------2----|--------------------------------|
G|-2--------2----------------|--| etc....-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Then she appeared... Apple Venus on a
but on last bar:....]
E|-----------------|--------5-----------5---------|
B|-----------------|-----3----------0------2---0--|G:--etc.....-------|-2----------2-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------------------|
half-open shell ...I was a...
[Bbdimadd9-thingy chord?]
[2 bars of straight 8th note riddim]
E|-r(3)--------------------------------|
B|-r(3)--------------------------------|
G|-r(3)--------------------------------|
D|-r(2)--------------------------------|
A|-r(1)--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
little frightened,
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [A]
[open 8th note strums]
E|-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|
Flying w/my senses heightened
[4 more bars of verse pattern]
E|--------5-----------5-------5-|
B|----3-----------0-------2-----|G:2-----------2-----------------|
D|------------------------------| etc.
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Cherubim cheered... Then she appeared!
[D]
[ 1-bar transition to chorus]
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|----0---------|
A|--------4---2-|
E|--------------|
[A]
[chorus]
E|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------|-------4---------------4---------------4---------------4------|
G|---------|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4--|
D|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------| 2--------------0----------------------------------------------|
E|---------|-------------------------------4---------------2--------------|
[E] [Esus4][E] [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [A]
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
suddenly just changed address, now shines from her blue
[then 2 bars of verse pattern before next verse]
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
eyes.....
Verse 1:
Then she appeared, Apple Venus on a half-open shell,
Then she appeared, the first photograph on Fox Talbot's gel,
I was a... little frightened, flying with my senses heightened
Cherubim cheered... Then she appeared!
Verse 2:
Then she appeared, as the giggling crew of _Mary Celeste_,
Then she appeared, pale Atlantis rising out of the West,
I was a... little dazzled, catherine-wheeled and senses frazzled
All Edward Leared... Then she appeared!
Chorus 1:
And the Sun which formerly shone in the clearest summer sky,
Suddenly just changed address, now shines from her blue eyes...
Verse 3:
Then she appeared, brittle shooting star that fell in my lap,
Then she appeared, dressed in tricolour & Phrygian cap,
I was a... little troubled, hookah with my senses bubbled,
Know it sounds weird, but she appeared!
Chorus 2:
And the Moon which formerly rode on the marbled midnight mile,
Suddenly just packed its bags, now shines from her bright smile...