Song : The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Album : The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)

Published by Genesis Music Ltd / Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Transcriber : Raphal Chaize, France, bluerael@caramail.com
Transcription for guitar & bass

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Notes :
This title song is more based on the keyboards (unfortunately I cannot
transcribe the mythical piano intro with the means of the Notepad). Thus Steve's
work on this song is rather simple but well studied and efficient with simple
chords voicing and simple rythm patterns leaving to Mike's bass the leading
role with his recognizable sound.

It took me several listenings to enjoy the song when I bought The Lamb, perhaps
because of its false simplesness. Indeed, with the exception of the main rock
riff, the rest of the song is quite elaborate on the melodic point of view
(the piano intro, the chromatic chorus, the bridge section which will be later
developped as the intro for Carpet Crawlers). The structure of the song remains
open and leaves space to variations such as the fantastic melting with "The
Lamia" on "The light dies down on Broadway". Always loved that bit.

The guitar part (in the left pannel) is quite a mess to be isolated from the
crying bass and the surrounding piano arpeggios, thus the fast picking section
of the chorus will surely be "controversial", this is the best way I could
transcribe it. I'm waiting for discussion if you're not satisfied with it.
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THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY

Tuning : standard
Time signature : 4/4

/ : slide up
\ : slide down
<<: pedal volume
. : staccato

fp: strum like an idiot

Piano Intro

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----------------------------------------------------- with lots of delay &
----------------------------------------------------- distortion
-----<<<12------<<<12------<<<<12-------<<<<12~~~---- using volume pedal

fast picking (fp)

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|33333333333333333333333|4444444444444444444444444|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| And the
|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|6----------------------|6----------------------6\|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

Bb(sus2) Bsus4

|1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1--------|--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0|
|3-3-1-1-----1-1-3-3-1-1-----1-1|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|--------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3|4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|Lamb_____________ lies down____________ on
|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|1-------------1-1---1-1--1-1--1|2--2------2-2----2-2----2-2--2-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Esus2

|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|
|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|
|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|
|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|
|Broa____dway
| . .
|6-----9------.--|6-----9------.--|
|--7----------9--|--7----------9--|
|----7-----7-----|----7-----7-----|
|----------------|----------------|

VERSE
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Esus2

|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|
|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|777-777-777-777-|
|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|
|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|999-999-999-999-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|Early morning Manhattan Ocean winds blow on the land
| . . . .
|6-----9------.--|6-----9------.--|6-----9------.--|6-----9------.--|
|--7----------9--|--7----------9--|--7----------9--|--7----------9--|
|----7-----7-----|----7-----7-----|----7-----7-----|----7-----7-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G#m Asus2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----11------11--|----11------11--|----12------12--|----12------12--|
|12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|11------11------|11------11------|12------12------|12------12------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|The Movie Palace is now undone, all night watchmen have had their fun
| . .
|8-6---.------.--|8-6---.------.--|----------------|----------------|
|----9-6------6--|----9-6------6--|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--4-------------|
|----------4-----|----------4-----|5---5-4-5----5-4|5----5------4-2-|

G#m Asus2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|----11------11--|----11------11--|----12------12--|----12------12--|
|12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13--|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--|
|11------11------|11------11------|12------12------|12------12------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|sleeping cheaply on midnight show, same old ending ; time to go
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---7-6-4--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------7------|
|----------------|2----4----6----7|----------------|----------------|
|4---4-2-4---4-4-|---4----4----4--|5---5-4-5---5-4-|5------------0--|

PRE-CHORUS
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E E(dim5)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|
|Get out !
|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|---------7------|---------7------|
|0---0-0---------|0---0-0---------|
 Eb Ebm7

fp
|66666666666666666666|6666666666666666|99999999999999999999|99999999999999999|
|88888888888888888888|8888888888888888|77777777777777777777|77777777777777777|
|88888888888888888888|8888888888888888|66666666666666666666|66666666666666666|
|88888888888888888888|8888888888888888|88888888888888888888|88888888888888888|
|66666666666666666666|6666666666666666|66666666666666666666|66666666666666666|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|
|seems they cannot leave their dream, something movin in the sidewalk steam
|
|-----8----------8---|------------8---|-----8----------8---|-------------8---|
|-8----------8-------|--8-----8-------|-8----------8-------|--8------8-------|
|6--6---66-6---6---66|6---6-66--6---66|6--6---66-6---6---66|6----6-66--6---66|
|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

CHORUS
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Bb(sus2) Bsus4

|1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1--------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|3-3-1-1-----1-1-3-3-1-1-----1-1|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|--------3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
And the |lamb_____________ lies down____________ on
|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------4---------4-4-------4---|
|1-------------1-1---1-1--1-1--1|2----2-------2-2------2-2----2-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

VERSE 2
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Broadway
Night-time's flyers feel their pains
Drugstore takes down the chains
Metal motion comes in bursts
But the gas station can quench that thirst
Suspension cracked on unmade road
The trucker's eyes read "over load"

PRECHORUS 2
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And out of the subway
Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Exits into daylight, spraygun hid

CHORUS 2
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And the Lamb lies down on

BRIDGE
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Emaj7
|------------------------|------------------------|
|16----16----16----16----|16----16----16----16----|
|-16----16----16----16---|-16----16----16----16---|
|--18----18----18----18--|--18----18----18----18--|
|---19----19----19----19-|---19----19----19----19-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
|Broa____dway
|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|12----------------------|------------------------|

Amaj7
|------------------------|------------------------|
|14----14----14----14----|14----14----14----14----|
|-14----14----14----14---|-14----14----14----14---|
|--18----18----18----18--|--18----18----18----18--|
|---19----19----19----19-|---19----19----19----19-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
|The Lamb seems right out place yet the
|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|12----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

Emaj7
|------------------------|------------------------|
|16----16----16----16----|16----16----16----16----|
|-16----16----16----16---|-16----16----16----16---|
|--18----18----18----18--|--18----18----18----18--|
|---19----19----19----19-|---19----19----19----19-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Broadway streetscene finds a
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|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|12----------------------|------------------------|

Amaj7
|------------------------|------------------------|
|14----14----14----14----|14----14----14----14----|
|-14----14----14----14---|-14----14----14----14---|
|--18----18----18----18--|--18----18----18----18--|
|---19----19----19----19-|---19----19----19----19-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
|Focus in its face
|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|12----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

F#m6
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|14----14----14----14-----|14----14----14----14-----|
|--14----14----14----14---|--14----14----14----14---|
|----16----16----16----16-|----16----16----16----16-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|Somehow it's lying there brings a
|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|9------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

C#
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----9----9-----9-----9-|----9----9-----9-----9-|
|--10---10----10----10--|--10---10----10----10--|
|11---11----11----11----|11---11----11----11----|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|Stillness to the air Though
|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|9----------------------|-----------------------|

C#m Dmaj7/C# C#m Dmaj7/C# C#m Dmaj7/C# C#m Dmaj7/C# Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6 Amaj7
--- --- --- --- ----- ----- -----
with volume pedal
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|<<17~--<15-<14~---<14-<12-|<17~--<15-<14~---<14-<12-|<14~--<14-<12-----<12--<14-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------<14~---------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|Manmade light at night is very bright, no white wash victim as the neons dim
|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------11-12|-------------------------|--------------------.------|
|9-------------------------|9----------------------9-|10------------9-10--9-7\5--|
 PRECHORUS 3
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To the coat of white
Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Wipes his gun he's forgotten what he did

CHORUS 3
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And the Lamb lies down on

VERSE 3
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Broadway
Suzanne tired, her work all done, thinks
Money, honey, be on, neon
Cabman's velvet glove sounds the horn
And the saw dust king spits out his scorn
Wonder women, draw your blind !
Don't look at me ! I'm not you kind

PRECHORUS 4
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I'm Rael !
Something inside me has just begun
Lord knows what I have done
And the

CHORUS 4
--------
Lamb lies down on

VERSE 4 (to fade)

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Broadway
On Broadway
They say the lights are always bright
On Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air

(segue to Fly on a Windshield)