----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH POINT - Mike Oldfield ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: M. Oldfield Album: "Islands" (1987, Virgin Records) Guitarist: Mike Oldfield Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: June 16, 2006 INTRO: Dm E -----|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--| B -----|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--| G -0h2-|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D -----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| A -----|-----------------|-----------------| E -----|-----------------|-----------------| 1ST VERSE: Dm Am7 Dm Am7 E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--| B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--| G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----| D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (Fill #1) Have you To spend ever been to North Point your time and pray? Dm Am7 Dm Dm E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--| B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--| G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| The prison (Fill #2) walls are dark and cold and grey Repeat above progression (8 bars) with these lyrics: The writing on the wall at North Point Speaks to a silent room They shut the bars down, leave you to the gloom How could we CHORUS: Bb C F E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--| B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--| G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|-5-------5-------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| get any closer? So high is the wire and the guards won't listen Bb C F E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|-----5-------5=--| B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--| G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (Fill #3) They won't believe me, And then it Bb C F E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--| B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---6-6-6---6-6=--| G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-9-------9-------|-5-------5-------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| all came back, Somewhere far above has a new day risen Bb C D E -----6-------6=--|-----8-------8=--|-----5-------5=--|-----5-------5=--| B ---6-6-6---6-6=--|---8-8-8---8-8=--|---7-7-7---7-7=--|---7-7-7---7-7=--| G -7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Way beyond the searchlight, Comes alive, comes alive 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, but add these fills) Then on a bright day at North Point The gate was open E -------5=--------|-------------------| B ---5-6-----------|-------------------| G -7-----------5---|-5h7~--------------| D -----------------|-------------------| A -----------------|-------------------| E -----------------|-------------------| wide, They chanced to look at what was inside E ---------------------|---------------| B ---10-13-13p10-13-13=|=--10~---------| G ---------------------|---------------| D ---------------------|---------------| A ---------------------|---------------| E ---------------------|---------------| There were a million stars at North Point And from the silent tomb They took it to the heart and left for the E -----------------|-8-----------------| B ------------8h10-|---10~-------------| G -----------------|-------------------| D -----------------|-------------------| A -----------------|-------------------| E -----------------|-------------------| moon CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus, but add this fill) How could we get any closer? So high is the wire and the guards won't listen They won't believe me (Fill #3) Bb C E ------------18-20-22|=--------22-20-22-20|=-------------------| B ---------22---------|--------------------|---20~--------------| G --------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D --------------------|--------------------|--------------------| A --------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E --------------------|--------------------|--------------------| And then it all came back, Somewhere far above has a new day risen Way beyond the searchlight Comes alive, comes alive GUITAR SOLO: Dm Am7 Dm Am7 E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------17-19-|-20-------------| B --------------|----------------20--|-------18-20-------|--------17~~----| G --------------|--------------------|----17-------------|----------------| D --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| Dm Am7 Dm E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|--------------|------------------10-| B --------------|----------------20--|--------------|------10-13p10-13----| G --------------|--------------------|-17h19~~------|---12----------------| D --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------| A --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------| E --------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------| Dm Am7 Bb Am7 E ------20^(22)-|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------17-19-|-20-------------| B --------------|----------------20--|-------18-20-------|--------17~~----| G --------------|--------------------|----17-------------|----------------| D -12-----------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| Dm Am7 Dm E ---20^(22)----|-(22)r20-19-17------|-------------------|----------------| B --------------|----------------20--|-------------------|----------13-15~| G --------------|--------------------|--------17h19~~----|-----14-15------| D --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| A --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| E --------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 | |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |--------12h14~~----|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----------------| Bb C E ------------12=/(13)-|-12~-----------------| B ==-------------------|--------13~----13-15-| G ---------------------|---------------------| D ---------------------|---------------------| A ---------------------|---------------------| E ---------------------|---------------------| C F E -----------------------------------|----13--------------| B -15^(17)-hb-(17)-(17)r15-13-15^(17)|=--------13---------| G -----------------------------------|------------14------| D -----------------------------------|-----------------15=| A -----------------------------------|--------------------| E -----------------------------------|--------------------| Bb D E ------------------------|---------------15-| B -----------15----/18-17~|=--------17-------| G --------17----15--------|------17----17----| D ==----------------------|------------------| A ------------------------|------------------| E ------------------------|------------------| D E -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B -pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--|-pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--|-pb(19)r17--pb(19)r17--| G -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| (Have you ever..) 3RD VERSE: Dm Am7 Dm Am7 E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--| B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--| G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----| D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (Fill #1) Have you To spend ever been to North Point, your time and pray? Dm Am7 Dm Dm E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----1-------1=--| B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----3-3-----3=--| G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| The prison walls are dark and cold and grey Dm Am7 Dm Am7 E -----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--|-----1-------1=--|-----3-------3=--| B -----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--|-----3-3-----3=--|-----1-3-----1=--| G ---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----| D -0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Repeat last staff and fade ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * GUITAR FILLS * Fill #1 (1st & 3rd Verses) - E -------5=--------|-----------------| B ---5-6-----------|-----------------| G -7-----------5---|-5h7~------------| D -----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------| ..and pray, The prison walls are... Fill #2 (1st Verse) - E --------------------|-----------------| B --------------------|-----------------| G ---------5~~--------|-----------------| D -----5h7--------5h7-|-----------------| A --------------------|-5~--------------| E --------------------|-----------------| The writing on the wall at... Fill #3 (Chorus) - They won't believe me Gtr1 E|-17-17-------------------------| B|-------17^(18)r17-15~----------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| | | Gtr2 | E|-------------------------------| B|-10-10-------------------------| G|-------9^(10)r9-7~-------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| | | Gtr3 | E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7--7--------------------------| A|-------7^(8)r7-5~--------------| E|-------------------------------| And then it all... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -The arpeggio pattern may vary somewhat throughout the tab. For most of the Chorus, I couldn't even hear it that clearly, so I just followed the pattern of the verses. The chords are correct, but the arpeggio pattern may not be exact. -Measures 17-25 of the Guitar Solo are tabbed an octave lower than the actual pitch on the recording, because parts of the melody go higher than the 22nd fret of the high E string. -Some of the guitar fills couldn't fit into the format of the main tab, so they're located at the bottom of the tab along with an indication (both where they're printed out, and in the main tab) of where in the tab those fills are played. ^...bend hb...hold bend r...release bend pb...pre-bend h...hammer on /....slide up p...pull off ~....vibrato =...hold note (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)