FLY, by Adrian Belew
                      
Transcribed by Joel Friedman (jf@math.ubc.ca).

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This is a (hopefully reasonably accurate) transcription of the
remarkable acoustic guitar part of the version of this song on the album
"Here" (but see below for remarks on the "Salad Days" version).  Please
send corrections, suggestions, comments, etc. to jf@math.ubc.ca.

My TAB notation is pretty standard, with rhythm indicated above the TAB
by commas (beats) and periods (half-beats).  I suggest fretting-hand
fingerings after the TAB.

All strings should be tuned down one half step (if you want to play in
Eb).  I fingerpick this song; my guess is that Mr. Belew flatpicks it.

I assume that you know the song reasonably well.  I view the song in two
"parts."  The first part of the song is composed of the two measures
(which I will call "phrases"):

  Phrase 1          Phrase 2         
  , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , . 
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----1----3---3---|----2----4---4---|
|-----2--2---2---2|-----2--2---2---2|
|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|

The introduction consists entirely of Ph.1.  The verse repeats

  | Ph.1 | Ph.1 | Ph.2 | Ph.1 |

The second part of the song is composed of a number of measures or
phrases:

  Phrase 3          Phrase 4          Phrase 5          Phrase 6         
  , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---2---0---2---|-----------------|-0---------------|-3---2---0---2---|
|----4---4---4---4|-4---------------|-----3---1---3---|----4---4---4---4|
|---4---4---4---4-|----68--66--68--6|----2---2---2---2|---2---2---2---2-|
|-2---2---2---2---|---6---6---6---6-|---2---2---2---2-|-2---2---2---2---|
|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|

  Phrase 7
  , . , . , . , .  
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-9898767654543232|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

The second part occurs three times in the song; the first two times it
is played like this:

  | Ph.3 | Ph.3 | Ph.4 | Ph.5 | Ph.6 | Ph.3 | Ph.4 | Ph.7 |

and back into part one of the song.  The third time it occurs, Ph.6 and
the last Ph.3 are exchanged:

  | Ph.3 | Ph.3 | Ph.4 | Ph.5 | Ph.3 | Ph.6 | Ph.4 | Ph.7 |

Finally, I think that on "Salad Days" (I haven't listened that closely),
Ph.6 is always replaced by Ph.3.



SUGGESTED FINGERINGS FOR THE PHRASES:

0 Ph.1&5   0 Ph.2       0 Ph.3       0 Ph.6       4 Ph.4          
x - - -    x - - - -    x - - - -    x - - - -    x - - - -
0 - - -    x - - - -    0 - 1 2 -    0 - 1 2 -    x - - - -
- 1 - 4    - - 1 - 4    - - - - 4    - - - - 4    1 - - - -
- - 3 -    - - 1 - -    - - - - 3    - - 1 - -    - - 3 - 4
- - 2 -    - - 1 - -    - - 1 - -    - - 1 - -    - - 2 - -
0 - - -    0 - - - -    x - - - -    x - - - -    1 - - - -

(where the open string in the first diagram is voiced only for Ph.5)

Notation is as follows:
  "1,2,3,4,T" refer to the four fingers and thumb of the fretting-hand.
  "x" means a string is muted or not played.
  "0" means a string is left open.
  Upper left number indicates the fret position.
  "alt" means an alternate voicing or fingering.
  Two or more positions on one string indicate that the you will have to
    play more than one note on the same string.  (Not a big surprise...)