Incubus - Wish You Were Here Tabs

Release Date: October 23, 2001

Tuning: Standard [E A D G B E]
^ - Hammer On
\ - Slide Up | / - Slide Down

Intro Part 1
Clean (For better sound, try an acoustic for this part)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7-77^9--9-9-9-9--9-\-4--4-4/7--7-\-2-22-2-------------------------
A|-7-77-7--7-7-7-7--7-\-2--2-2/5--5-\-2-22-2-------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Play twice, then go into this...

Intro Part 2/Chorus
Medium Distortion
"I... wish you were here..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7--7-7-/-99--9-9-9-9-\-4--44-/-77-\-2-2---------------------------
A|-7--7-7-/-77--7-7-7-7-\-2--22-/-55-\-2-2---------------------------
E|-5--5-5-/-77--7-7-7-7-\-2--22-/-55-\-0-0---------------------------

End on...
E|---
B|---
G|---
D|-7-
A|-7-
E|-5-

The guitar part for the verses is very abstract and I could barely
hear it, so I didn't put it in. And for the bridge I have NO IDEA
how to make that sound, hehe, so if you have any complaints than
TAB THE SONG YOURSELF! :) Anyway, here's the song setup.

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
End

Lyrics:
Verse 1:
I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a million diamonds
Strewn across a blue plate
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy... happy...

Chorus:
I... wish you were here
I... wish you were here
I... wish you were here
I... wish you were here

Verse 2:
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a backyard canopy
With holes punched in it
I'm counting UFOs, I signal with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy... happy...

(Chorus)

Bridge:
The world's a rollercoaster
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air, saying...
I... wish you were here...
I... wish you were...

(Chorus)

End:
Here......


This song is the first single off of Incubus' new album,
Morning View, due out October 23rd, 2001. If you want to get
on their main page. It's a really nice song, and I hope the rest
of the album is this good, too, because this is by far the best
song of the summer. Oh, and I am sorry about not writing the
verse or the bridge parts, because I really have no clue what
they are! :) So if you have any questions, comments, death threats,
love letters, or corrections, just contact me using one of the above
methods. Thank you, drive through.
Dirk (:08- 17 -01:)