Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (btab) — Pink Floyd

Here it is, "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," in all its glory. Pink Floyd "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" >From the album _A Saucerful of Secrets_ (1968)

Tab transcribed by Peter McFerrin ([email protected])

Figure 1: e e e q. q e e e e h

Figure 2: e e e q. q e e e e h

Figure 3: e e e e q. e+e e e e h G|----------2-------|------------| The last note of the first D|-2--2--2-----5--5-|-3--3--3--2-| measure here is also the A|------------------|------------| first note of the second E|------------------|------------| (two tied eighth notes).

Figure 4: q e e e q.

Listen to the song to figure out the pattern; it`s somewhat based off a 12-bar blues (at least in the verses).

When playing, make sure to cut the highs quite a bit, and probably the lows (but not much). The whole song is pretty much a low-mid workout--it has that late `60s blues-bass vibe to it.