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Biding My Time Tab

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Brain Quade
Biding My Time, Pink Floyd (from Relics)

     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-
    /       /       /       /     
e |-8-----8--------8-----------------8--|
B |-9--------------------------------9--|
G |-10-------------------------------10-|
D |-10----------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|  
E |-------------------------------------|   
                                             
     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-         Play twice.
    /       /       /       /            /
e |-11----11-10----10-9-----9--8--------|   /
B |-------------------------------------|  /
G |----------------------------------10-|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-
    /       /       /       /     
e |-8-----8--------8--------------------|
B |-9-----------------------------------|
G |-10----------------------------------|
D |-10-------------------------------10-|
A |-------------------------------8-----|
E |-------------------------------------|

     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-
    /       /       /       /     
e |-------------------9-----8-----------|
B |-9--------9--------10----9-----------|
G |-10-------10-------11----10----------|
D |-------10-------10-------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-
    /       /       /       /     
e |----------8--------7-----8-----------|
B |----------9--------8-----9-----------|
G |-------10-10-------9-----10----------|
D |-10-------------------------------10-|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

     /-3-    /-3-    /-3-    /-3-
    /       /       /       /     
e |-8--------7-----8--------------------|
B |-9--------8-----9--------------------|
G |-10-------9-----10-------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

All I have so far is the intro.  It's not exactly the way Floyd
play it, but it sounds pretty close.  If anyone can help out,
it would be greatly appreciated.

Brian Quade


Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:43:07 +0100
From: Plantefeve Xavier 
Subject: tab: biding_my_time by the Pink Floyd

+Biding my time.Tab
Words & music by Roger Waters (?, anyway that's the Floyd)

Transcribed, adapted & tabed by Syl Voice 
This is an adaptation, if you want a transcription, you can find the
intro above.

Do it yourself now or take a look at bottom notes.
(UnGuitarists, Look down)
Lyrics included (two times, just because I luv U!)

Note:   This is the very first tab i ever write, so Xcuse me 4 talking
        too much, I'm so happy!

Intro:
E :------------------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-------------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :0---0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :2---------2-------------|------------------------|
A :------------------------|------------------0---2-|
E :------0-----------0-----|0-----2-----3-----------|

E :------0-----------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-------------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :------------------2-----|------------------------|
A :------------------------|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----0-----------------|0-----2-----3-----------|

E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :0---------------0-------|------------------------|
G :----0-------------0-----|------2---0-------------|
D :----------2-------------|------1---1-----4-------|
A :------0-2---------------|----2-----------2-------|
E :0-----------0-------0-1-|2-----2---2-----2-------|

E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :5-----5-----4--5------4-|5---5-4---5-----5-------|
G :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------------|
D :6-----6-----5--6------5-|6---6-5---6-----------5-|
A :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------7-----|
E :------------------------|------------------------|

Verse 1:
E :------------------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-------------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :0---0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :----------2-------------|------------------------|
A :------------------------|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----0-----------0-----|0-----2-----3-----------|
   wasting my time...
E :----------0-------------|0-----------------------|
B :0-----------0-----------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :----0-----------0-------|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :----------------------2-|------------------------|
A :------0-2---------0-2---|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----------0-----------|0-----2-----3-----------|
   resting my mind...
E :----------0-------------|------------------------|
B :0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G :----0-----------0-------|------2---0-------------|
D :------------------------|------1---1-----4-------|
A :------0-2---------2-----|----2-----------2-------|
E :0-----------0-------0-1-|2-----2---2-----2-------|
  and I'll never pine for the sad days and the bad days
E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :5-----5-----4--5------4-|5---5-4---5-----5-------|
G :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------------|
D :6-----6-----5--6------5-|6---6-5---6-----------5-|
A :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------7-----|
E :------------------------|------------------------|
   when we was working from 9  to 5.
Verse 2:
E :------------------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-------------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :0---0-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :----------2-------------|------------------------|
A :------------------------|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----0-----------0-----|0-----2-----3-----------|
   and if you don't mind...
E :----------0-------------|0-----------------------|
B :0-----------0-----------|------4-----3-----2-----|
G :----0-----------0-------|----0-----0-----0-------|
D :----------------------2-|------------------------|
A :------0-2---------0-2---|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----------0-----------|0-----2-----3-----------|
   I'll spend my time...
E :----------0-------------|------------------------|
B :0-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G :----0-----------0-------|------2---0-------------|
D :------------------------|------1---1-----4-------|
A :------0-2---------2-----|----2-----------2-------|
E :0-----------0-------0-1-|2-----2---2-----2-------|
   here by the fireside in the warm light of the love in her
E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
D :6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-|
A :7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
E :------------------------|------------------------|
   eyes!
Bridge:
E :----------0-------------|0-----------------------|
B :0-----------0-----------|--0---4---4-3---3-2-----|
G :----0-----------0-----0-|----0---0-----0-----0---|
D :------------------------|------------------------|
A :------0-2---------0-2---|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----------0-----------|0-----2-----3-----------|

E :------------0-----------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------------0-------|--0---4---4-3---3-2-----|
G :--0-------0-------0-----|----0---0-----0-----0---|
D :--------2-----------2---|------------------------|
A :----0-2---------------2-|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----------------------|0-----2-----3-----------|

E :------------0-----------|------------------------|
B :0---------------0-------|------------------------|
G :----0-----0-------0-----|------2---0-------------|
D :------------------------|------1---1-----4-------|
A :------0-2---------------|----2-----------2-------|
E :0-------------------0-1-|2-----2---2-----2-------|

E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :5-----5-----4--5------4-|5---5-4---5-----5-------|
G :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------------|
D :6-----6-----5--6------5-|6---6-5---6-----------5-|
A :7-----7-----6--7------6-|7---7-6---7-------7-----|
E :------------------------|------------------------|

E :------------------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-----------0-|--0---4-----3---3-2-----|
G :0---0-----------0-------|----0-----0---0---------|
D :------------------------|------------------------|
A :------0---2-------------|------------------0---2-|
E :0---------0-------0-----|0-----2-----3-----------|
   and if you don't mind...
E :------0-----------------|0-----------------------|
B :0---------0-------------|--0---4-----3---3-2-----|
G :----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----0---0---------|
D :------------------------|------------------------|
A :------------------0-2---|------------------0---2-|
E :0-----0-----------------|0-----2-----3-----------|
   I'll spend my time...
E :------------0-----------|------------------------|
B :0---------------0-------|------------------------|
G :----0-----0-------0-----|------2---0-------------|
D :------------------------|------1---1-----4-------|
A :------0-2---------------|----2-----------2-------|
E :0-------------------0-1-|2-----2---2-----2-------|
   here by the fireside in the warm light of the love in her
E :------------------------|------------------------|
B :------------3-----3-----|4---5-6---5-------------|
G :1-----1-----2-----2-----|6---7-8---7-------------|
D :2-----2-----1-----1-----|5---6-7---6-------------|
A :2-----2-----2-----2-----|6---7-8---7-------------|
E :0-----0-----------------|------------0-----------|
   eyes!

Hi guys, Syl (Frenchydon'thitme!) Voice talking;
What a pleasure it is to be able to play this song on an acoustic guitar,
I'v waited a few years to adapt it, 'cause of course that's an adaptation:
I'm not the Off-The-Record man. I've transcribed the way I'm playing it,
but unless you really start the instrument (& then what are you doin'g here?
Get back to Let it be!) I don't think that it's a good idea to play the tune
in exactly the same way. My advice: Take a look at verse 1, it's all over
the same part except for the 2 last bars. So you can only learn verse 1 &
links to play the thing like that:

   Intro   : verse 1 with a bit less notes
   link  1 : E7 with a few D#7
   Verse 1 : verse 1 (No?! Yes it is Sir!)  =)
   link  2 : E7 with a few D#7 (u see link 1? exactly the same thing...)
   Verse 2 : Verse 1 (Again? Roger must have wrote it)
   link  3 : E7#9 & B7#9 (U know, the blues ones!)
   Bridge  : Verse one but with a bit more notes
   link  4 : E7 with a few D#7, exactly as Link 1
   Verse 3 : Good old verse 1 is striking back, but this time
             with verse 2's lyrics. Hi Roger, not too busy?
   Coda    : E7, B7#9...  D#7, E7, F7, E7... (TaDa!)

something not on the tab: Slide from D#7 to E7 on links.
Link 3, bridge & Coda are my own ideas, as they replace solo parts,
being not able to play them alone ('cuz i'm alone, how cruel is life!
but she will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine!), i didn't even tried to
catch chords on 'em, but it sounds to me as an old 12-bar blues in E.



Another good idea: All of the lyrics on just 8 lines:

v1: wasting my time...
    resting my mind...                              the typical Rog. line 
    and I'll never pine                                                   |
    for the sad days and the bad days when we was working from 9  to 5.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dunnie Average	#1 by Dunnie at May 13, 1970 at 1:09 PM EST
	I agree

No Picture jga Average	#2 by jga qup at Oct 22, 1975 at 1:17 AM EST
	anybody notice who posted these lyrics which happen to have mistakes? inporaiseoffolly, you should know, you commented on it on the 'Burning Bridges' page! The correct lyrics are: Wasting my time, Resting my mind And I'll never pine For the sad days and the bad days When we was workin' from nine to five. And if you don't mind I'll spend my time Here by the fire side In the warm light of the love in her eyes. And if you don't mind I'll spend my time Here by the fire side In the warm light of the love in her eyes. Also, not the date. What a sad April Fools joke, eh?

No Picture connor Average	#3 by connor gooley at Oct 1, 1979 at 6:00 AM EST
	great song i love the big band feel to this and the very powerfully distroted solo at the end being played over the horns. song always gets me going.

No Picture Chad Wanna Be	#4 by Chad Barri at Jan 3, 1980 at 10:50 AM EST
	note* the date

No Picture Green Day rocks Average	#5 by Green Day rocks!!!! at Feb 6, 1986 at 4:39 PM EST
	This is a highly underrated Pink Floyd song, perhaps the most so. As my dad said when I played him this song, "you know a band is talented when they can write and play so many styles of music and make them all sound legitimate."

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#6 by Conar Gillard at Sep 21, 1987 at 8:20 PM EST
	Played backwards, this song says: "miss, I'm absent" (several times)

No Picture Kazza Average	#7 by Kazza at Jan 3, 1994 at 10:23 AM EST
	This is an excellent song off of the Relics album. The lyrics are better than most bands ever hit, and the riff at the end is very interesting. When I say "end" I mean the last 3:30 or so.

No Picture GonnaKill Average	#8 by GonnaKill YOU at May 24, 1995 at 7:45 PM EST
	spending time with a loved one... pink floyd is an INTRIGUING band! never will get old.... great band... the final cut is an awesome record of theirs..

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