The Masterplan

Music by: N. Gallagher

Lyrics by: N. Gallagher

This is another one of my favorites by Oasis, truly an epic song and

another where our lads are accompanied by a string and horn section.

There's alot of weird chords used in this song, and the chords and

fills are sort of hard to hear (especially in the intro) because of the

string section, so keep an open mind when you see this transcription on

paper, because if you play the song, you'll hear these chords are pretty

much the right ones. Written next to some of the chords I use for this

song are the chords listed in the official Oasis B-sides guitar book

(thanks to Paul Das <p.das@rl.ac.uk> for providing these) in case you want

to know what that book has listed. Unfortunately, I don't think the

transcription found in this book is a very accurate one (as is the case

with many transcriptions in the "official" Oasis tab books) so you can try

out these chords if you wish, but you'll most likely agree with me that in

most cases the "official" book is incorrect.

Chords used:

EADGBe

Am (x02210)

A7sus4 (x02030) or try (x05430) [official book: G/A (x05433)]

Fmaj7/A (x03210) [official book: F/A (x03211)]

C/B (x2x010) [official book: G/B (x20003)]

C (x32010)

D (xx0232)

E (022100)

E7 (020100)

F (x33211)

G (3x0033)

Tab Key:

b = bend (7b8 means bend string at 7th fret to make approximately the note

the string would make if played at the 8th fret with no bend

r = release bend

h = hammer on

s = slide (a quick slide, sounds like one note)

/ = a slide where you play the first note, THEN slide to the second

() = harmonics, lightly touch the string directly above the fret listed

and then pick the string

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Chords used in intro:

Am (x07500)

Am/G# (x06500) [official book: Am(maj7/G#) (4x2210)]

Am7 (x05500) [official book: Am7/G (3x2210)]

Am/F# (x04500) [official book: Am6/F# (2x2210)]

Fmaj7/A (x03500) [official book: Fmaj7 (1x2210)]

Am/D (x00500) [official book: D (xx0232)]

E7 (020100)

So here it goes:

e------------(12)-----(12)-------(19)-----------------

B---------------------------(12)----------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------

e---------0-----------------------------------------------

B-------3---3---------------------------------------------

G-------------0-------------------------------------------

D---2s4---------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------

THEN: Repeat intro chords one more time through, with the second guitar

picking notes from the chords in a kind of random pattern, but which can

basically played like this:

e------------0----------------------0---------------------

B--------------0----------------------0-------------------

G----5--4--5-----5----------5--4--5-----5-----------------

D-7----------------7--7--6----------------6--6--5--etc.---

A---------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------

The book has the intro like this:

Am Am(maj7/G#) Am7/G Am6/F# Fmaj7 D G Am E7

Verse 1

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Take the time to make some sense

A7sus4

of what you want to say

Fmaj7/A A7sus4 Am E7

and cast your words away upon the waves

Sail them home with acquiesce

A7sus4

On a ship of hope today

Fmaj7/A A7sus4

And as they land upon the shore

Tell them not to fear no more

Say it loud, and sing it proud today And then

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Dance if you wanna dance

Please brother take a chance

You know they're gonna go

Which way they wanna go

All we know is that we don't

Know how it's gonna be

Please brother let it be

Life on the other hand

won't make you understand

Am A7sus4 Fmaj7/A A7sus4 Am E7

We're all part of the masterplan

NOTE: This little musical interlude has a guitar solo part being played

backwards. The following is that part tabbed as it sounds backwards.

Am A7sus4 Fmaj7/A A7sus4 Am E7

e-----------------------------------------------------------------7-------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-7bbbbbb9--b9r7--7--5--------------5--7b9r7--5-----------7bbbbb9------5--

D-----------------------7--5--5--7---------------5-------------------7----

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Am A7sus4 Fmaj7/A A7sus4 D7 F

e----------5~~~--------------5----------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G-b9rrrr7--------b9rrrr7-----------7bbbbbbbbbbbb9---5-----------

D-------------------------7-----7----------------------7--5--7--

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

Say it loud and sing it proud today

Verse 2

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I'm not saying right is wrong

It's up to us to make

The best of all the things that come our way

'Cos everything that's been has passed

The answer's in the looking glass

There's four and twenty million doors

Down life's endless corridor

Say it loud and sing it proud today

And then

Musical Interlude

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e-------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------

G-----------5--5---------5--5--7--7b8.5r7--5-----5------

D------5h7----------5h7-----------------------7-----7/5-

A-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------5-----------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G-----7b8r7--5-----5-------5--7--5--7--7b8.5---b8.5r7--5-

D---------------7------5h7-------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------5-----------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G-----7b8r7--5-----5-------5--7--5--7--7b8.5---b8.5r7--5-

D---------------7------5h7-------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------

G---------5--5---------5--5--7--7b8.5r7--5--5-------

D-----5h7---------5h7--------------------------7--5-

A---------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------7------------

B----------------------------------------------------

G-----7b8.5r7-5---5------5--5--7--7b8.5---b8.5r7--5--

D---------------7----5h7-----------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----7b8.5r7-5---5------5--5-----5-----5-----5---------------------

D---------------7----5h7------5h7----7-----7------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5-

B-------------------------------------------------------

G--7b8.5----7b8.5----7b8.5----7b8.5----7b8.5----7b8.5---

D-------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------

OUTRO (same as INTRO)

8ºversão:

Here is my attempt at tabbing Masterplan, I think it is relatively close. I

don't know the names of several of the chords but from watching MTV Unplugged

I can tell you they are very close.

Here is the intro:

The chords are basically moveable E chords for the entire intro:

the number before each "E" will indicate which fret to play the E on.

Intro: Am, 5E, 4E, 3E, 2E, 4E, Am, E

Seems easy huh? well I'm pretty sure that it is something very close to that

if not exactly.

Am 4E

Take the time to make some sense of what you want to say

2E 4E Am E

Cast your words away upon the waves.

Am 4E

Sail them with acquiesce on a ship of hope today.

2E 4E D* F

And as they land upon the shore, tell them not to fear no more.

Say it loud and sing it proud today!

Dance if you want to dance, please brother take a chance.

You know they're gonna go which way they wanna go.

All we know is that we don't know, how it's gonna be

 

Please brother let it be, life on the other hand won't make you understand.

We're all part of a masterplan.

then this progression: 4E, 2E, 4E, D*, F

Say it loud and sing it proud today!

Next verse is the same as before.

After Noel stops singing, the progression is C, G, Am, G (he is actually using

falsetto here on Unplugged). Break down for outro is: F, G, E(After he stops

falsetto). The outro is alot like the intro, so listen to it and figure it out

for yourself.