----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAND by Heart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: A. Wilson/N. Wilson/S. Ennis/F. Cox Album: "Red Velvet Car" (2010, Eagle Records) Guitarist: Nancy Wilson Tabbed by: Anne Drury e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: August 17, 2016 Tuning: Open A at the 5th fret **Tune to Open E (E B E G# B E low to high), then capo at the 5th fret** (Below the tab there is further info on tuning & ways to play the song) All tab numbers are relative to the 5th fret as 0. (eg. a 7 would mean 7 frets up from the capo/5th fret) INTRO: A5 E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| G -8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-8-| 2x D -7-------7-----7-|---7-7-----7-7-7-| A -5-------5-----5-|---5-5-----5-5-5-| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + d d d u d u d u (strum pattern) 1ST VERSE: A5 E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-=-| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-=-| G -8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-8-|-8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-\-| D -7-------7-----7-|---7-7-----7-7-7-|-7-------7-----7-|---7-7-----7-7-\-| A -5-------5-----5-|---5-5-----5-5-5-|-5-------5-----5-|---5-5-----5-5-\-| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-=-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I asked a distant star, I wonder where you are A6 A E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0---0-| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0---0-| G -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0---0-| D -4-------4-----4-|---4-4-----4-4-4-|-4-------4-----4-|---4-4-----0---0-| A -2-------2-----2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-|-2-------2-----2-|---2-2-----0---0-| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0---0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The shadow at my door, the friend who is no more, I A Dadd9 A Dadd9 A Dadd9 E -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------------| B -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------------| G -0-1-----1-------|-0-1---1---------|-0-1---1---------|-------1=--------| D -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----0-----0-----| A -0-2-----2-------|-0-2---2---------|-0-2---2---------|---2-------------| E -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-0---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . watched him go to the wind, I closed my eyes, Good-bye, good-bye A5 Amaj7 E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| G -8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-8-|-8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-8-| D -7-------7-----7-|---7-7-----7-7-7-|-4-------4-----4-|---4-4-----4-4-4-| A -5-------5-----5-|---5-5-----5-5-5-|-4-------4-----4-|---4-4-----4-4-4-| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my friend 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) Friends and family, the branches of the tree Sheltered in the rain, telling me again "No matter how the raindrops run The world will turn, turn back to the sun," yeah yeah CHORUS 1: (follow staves as numbered) A5 Dadd9 E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----------| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-----| G -8-------8-----8-|---8-8-----8-8-8-|-1-------1-----1-|---1-1-------1---| D -7-------7-----7-|---7-7-----7-7-7-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0---------0-| A -5-------5-----5-|---5-5-----5-5-5-|-2-------2-----2-|---2-2-----------| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. A trick of light upon our eyes 3. Ancient songs cry out to you Dadd9 A5 E E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0---0-0-|-x-------x---x-x-| B -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0---0-0-|-7-------7---7-7-| G -1-------1-----1-|---1-1-----1-1-1-|-8-------8---8-8-|-7-------7---7-7-| D -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-7-------7---7-7-|-7-------7---7-7-| A -2-------2-----2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-|-5-------5---5-5-|-0-------0---0-0-| E -0-------0-----0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-------0---0-0-|-7-------7---7-7-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. A trick of time upon our lives 4. Surely this sweet sand is slipping through INTERLUDE: A Dadd9 A Dadd9 A Dadd9 E -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------0-0-0-| B -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------0-0-0-| G -0-1-----1-------|-0-1---1---------|-0-1---1---------|-----------1-1-1-| D -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------0-0-0-| A -0-2-----2-------|-0-2---2---------|-0-2---2---------|-----------2-2-2-| E -0-0-----0-------|-0-0---0---------|-0-0---0---------|-----------0-0-0-| A E -0------0--------0-|---0-=----0-0-0-0-| B -0------0--------0-|---0-=----0-0-0-0-| G -0------0--------0-|---0-=----0-0-0-0-| D -7=/9---4=/7-----0-|---2-=-/4-4-4-4-4-| 4x A -5=/7---2=/5-----1-|---4-=-/5-5-5-5-5-| E -0------0--------0-|---0-=----0-0-0-0-| . . . . . . . . 3RD VERSE: (played same as Bars 9-16 of 1st Verse) I watched him go to the wind, I closed my eyes Good-bye, good-bye my friend Play CHORUS 1, then: CHORUS 2: (played same as CHORUS 1) Slipping through the glass of time Surely this sweet sand will run out by and by And while the days come down to you You are just a traveler passing through Repeat INTERLUDE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The main tab above is based on the way Nancy Wilson's guitar is tuned for this song. (Open A at the 5th fret, song played in A Major) When Heart plays "Sand" live, Ann Wilson also plays guitar. Her guitar is in Standard tuning and capoed at the 2nd fret. She plays the song in G Major. Below are the chord forms used. E A D G B E Intro: G (4 bars) G 3 2 0 0 0 3 Verses: G (4 bars) / G6 (3 1/2 bars) G G6 3 2 2 0 0 3 G C /G C /G C / C Gmaj7 3 2 0 0 0 2 G (2 bars) / G maj7 (2 bars) C 3 3 2 0 1 3 _ D x 0 0 2 3 2 Chorus: G (2 bars) / C (2 bars) | 2x C (2 bars) / G (1 bar) D (1 bar) _| Interlude: G C /G C /G C / C G (8 bars) Note the fingerings for the chords. When playing the G, G6 & C chords, Ann keeps her pinky and ring fingers anchored on the 3rd fret of the high and low E strings and only her other fingers move to change the chords. See 2nd verse of the song in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CsDxmjR8ns 3rd way of playing the song: For those who don't want to re-tune or use a capo, the song can be played in Standard tuning by using the chords shown above the tab staff (but not the tablature itself, it will only work for Open A at 5th fret tuning.) All three ways of playing the song are in the same pitch as the studio recording. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -For the strum pattern shown under the Intro staff: d=down u=up The strum pattern shown in the tab isn't exact. -For the 9th bar of the Chorus ("Ancient songs...") an A chord (all open strings) can be substituted for the A5 chord for a fuller sound. =...hold note or chord /...slide up x...muted note \...slide down (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret