Saga

 

ON THE LOOSE

 

Written by: M.Sadler / J.Crichton / I.Crichton / J.Gilmour / S.Negus

 

Album: "Worlds Apart" (1981)

 

Tabbed by: Anne Drury

 

Date: February 20, 2006

 

Notes:

 

-the Intro is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar

-chord changes are included, but bracketed chords aren't played by guitar

-chord forms for 3rd Verse:

E A D G B E

Eb x x 1 3 4 x

F 1 3 3 2 1 1

 

INTRO: (Play 2x)

 

(Eb)

E -----|-6-5-----------------|-6-5--------------------|

B ---8-|-----8-6----6-8----8-|-----8-6----6-8------10-|

G --8--|---------8=-------8--|---------8=--------10---|

D -8---|-----------------8---|-----------------10-----|

A -----|---------------------|------------------------|

E -----|---------------------|------------------------|

pm--| pm--| pm----|

 

 

(F)

E -8-------------------------|-8----------------------|

B ---10-8-----------8------10|---10-8-----------8----8|

G --------10-----10------10--|--------10-----10-----8-|

D -----------10=-------10----|-----------10=-------8--|

A ---------------------------|------------------------|

E ---------------------------|------------------------|

pm---| (2nd time) One

 

 

1ST VERSE:

 

 

(Eb) (F)

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|4x

D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E -1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|

 

1. day you... stable... next you're... wall, But I

2. think that... warn me,If... heading for... fall, I see the

3. problem start... tension grow,I... keeping it to yourself, And then

4. instead of... conclusions,I see... reaching for... else

 

CHORUS: (Play 2x)

 

(Eb) (F)

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----/6=---5-3-1-|

 

No one can stop you now To - night you're on the loose

 

(Eb) (F)

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|------0-----0-1--|

E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|--1-3-----3------|

 

No one to tell you how To - night you're on the loose

 

2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse)

 

I see no harm or danger in escaping

If the method suits the style

We put the mind on idle

And let the others take it for awhile

When the pace is too fast, and I think I won't last

You know where I'll be found

I'll be standing here beside myself

Getting ready for the final round

 

Play CHORUS 1x, then this variation:

 

CHORUS:

 

(Eb) (F)

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----/6=---5-3-1-|

 

No one can stop me now, To - night I'm on the loose

 

(Eb) (F)

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-1------------1--|-----------------|

 

No one to tell me how Tonight I'm on the loose

 

BREAK:

 

(Eb) (1st time)

(F) (2nd time)

E --------------------|---------------------------|

B --------------------|---------------------15----|

G -------15-----------|-15--15-15-14--15-17----17-| Play

D -17-15-----17-15-17-|---------------------------| 2x

A --------------------|---------------------------|

E --------------------|---------------------------|

(Eb)

E|--------------------|---------------------------|

B|--------------------|---------------------15----|

G|-------15-----------|-15--15-15-14--15-17----17-|

D|-17-15-----17-15-17-|---------------------------|

A|--------------------|---------------------------|

E|--------------------|---------------------------|

Gt|1 |

| |

Gt|2 |

E|--------------------|-15--15-15-----15-17-18-17-|

B|--------------------|-----------18--------------|

G|--------------------|---------------------------|

D|--------------------|---------------------------|

A|--------------------|---------------------------|

E|--------------------|---------------------------|

(F)

E --------------------|-----------------------------------------13--|

B --------------------|---------------------------------------------|

G -------15-----------|-15-14-12----14-12-------12------------------|

D -17-15-----17-15-17-|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15------|

A --------------------|---------------------------------------------|

E --------------------|---------------------------------------------|

pm------------------------------------|

___ *******

(Eb) |

E --------------------------------| |

B --------------------------------| |

G -------------0------------------| Play 2x |

D -1-1-1-1-1-3---1--1-1-1-1-0-----| |

A ----------------------------3-3-| | Play this

E --------------------------------| |

pm----------------------------| | sequence

|

| 2x

(F) |

E --------------------------------|-----------------| |

B ----------------------------3---|-----------------| |

G -------------0------0---3-----3-|-^(5)------------| |

D -1-1-1-1-1-3---1--1---1---1-----|-----------------| |

A --------------------------------|-----------------| |

E --------------------------------|-----------------| |

pm--------------| ___|

(Eb)

E -13---11-10-------------------------------10-11-|

B ------------13-11-10-------------10-11-13-------|

G ---------------------12----10-12----------------| Play

D ------------------------13----------------------| 2x

A ------------------------------------------------|

E ------------------------------------------------|

(F)

E ---------------------------|-------------------------------|

B -----0-1------0-1------0-1-|-------1-----------------------|

G -2-3------2-3------2-3-----|---2-3---3-2-0-3-2-0---2-0-----|

D ---------------------------|---------------------3-----3-1-|

A ---------------------------|-------------------------------|

E ---------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

 

Repeat all parts below the star (*) symbols

 

3RD VERSE:

 

(played same as 1st Verse, but add these chords to 1st 4 lines)

Eb

The time we feel most stable

F

Is the time we're coming off the wall

Eb

And there's every indication

F

We may be heading for a fall

So let the problems start, and let the tension grow

We'll be keeping it to ourselves

And while they're busy reaching their conclusions

We'll be reaching for something else

CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus)

No one can stop us now

Tonight we're on the loose

No one to tell us how

Tonight we're on the loose

(fade)

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^...bend /...slide up

=...hold note x...muted note

 

This file is the transcriber's own work and represents

their interpretation of the song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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