Waiting In The Wings
BBM (Moore/Bruce)
I can’t believe that there’s no tablature available on-line for this great band (BBM:
Baker, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore). ‘Waiting in the Wings’ is the opening track from their
album ‘Around the Next Dream’ and is reminiscent of Cream’s ‘White Room’ and/or ‘Tales
Brave Ulysses’. It’s certainly very creamy and features some wonderful wah-wah guitar by
impressive. I’ve worked out most of this (30 bars) but haven’t got around to
it. It’s a time-consuming process, but if anyone is interested I can get it written down
posted. There are also a few lead guitar fills in verses 2 & 3.
Intro
D5 D5/F G5
let ring |----riff 1----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)------0---------------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|------0-------0-------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------3------(3)------3(3)-----|-(3)--------------3------------------|
|------2-------------------2p0------|-(0)----------0-----------------3b4--|
|--0-------------------0------------|----------0-----------------5---3b4--|
|-----------------------------------|------2---------------------3--------|
|--------------0---1-------------2--|--3--------------(3)--3h5------------|
Intro solo [with wah-wah]
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------10--------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------13-10--|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------12b13-----------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|-----------------10----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--13b15r13b15-------13-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12b13---12-10-----|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10---------|
|-------------------------------------12--|-----------------------------12/2----|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D5 D5/F G5
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-13-10h13p10-----|---------------------------------------|
|--x-12b14-----------------------12--|--10b11--------------------------------|
|--x---------------------------------|--------12-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------12/10-8-10/7----------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Dm F
She was standing in the dark
Gm riff 1
Waiting in the wings
Dm F Gm
Just around the next dream
Dm F
She was holding all the keys
Gm
To set my heart free
Bb C Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Verse 2
Dm F
From the distance I could see
Gm
Her standing alone
Dm F Gm
Shine like a jewel in the night
Dm F
Hidden from the eyes
Gm
A thief of the soul
Bb C Dm7
Behind the shadows of love
Chorus [with wah-wah]
Am C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em Bb
Nothing’s what it seems
Verse 3
Dm F
She was waiting outside
Gm
With arms open wide
Dm F Gm
Ready to break my heart’s fall
Dm F
Oh the lightening in her eyes
Gm
I learned how to fly
Bb C Dm
Behind the shadows of love
Solo [with wah-wah]
Dm Dm F
|--------10-----|-----------10----10-----------------------|
|--------10-10--|--13b15-------13-10-----------------------|
|--12b14--------|--------------------12b13-12—10h12p10-----|
|---------------|--------------------------------------12--|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--10-12-12b14-10h12-12----10-------|--0-(7)-8b12r8-6b8-6b7----------|
|-----------------------------12/0--|--0-(7)----------------7-5b6----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------7--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|---------------------------|----------------10-12—10h12p10--------|
|---------------------------|----13-13b15-------------------13b14--|
|------------5-7----5-7/13--|--------------------------------------|
|--6-5-3—7h7----------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gm Bb C
|--10--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----13-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------12b13-12-10h12p10-9---------|------------10-12h14--12-10h12p10p9------------|
|-----------------------------12-10--|--12-10h12---------------------------12-10-----|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12--|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Dm Dm F
|-----------------------13-15--|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|--------------------15--------|------13b16-----13b15-----13b15-----13b15----|
|---------------0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|--10-12—(12)/7-0--------------|--(10)------(10)------(10)------(10)---------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|--13b15---13b15---(15)-13p10-13-13--|--10------------10----10-12-10-------10-----|
|--13b15---13b15---(15)--------------|--------13b15------13-10-------13b14----10--|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
|-----------------------------10----10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--13p10-------10-13-------10-10-13-10-------10--------|-------------------------------------|
|--------12b14-------12b14-------------12b14----12b14--|--10-------12-10h12p10-----10-12h14--|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------12-------------12------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gm Bb C
|--10----------10---12b13r12-10h12p10-----|--------13-15-17-15h17p15-13---15-----|
|--10-10-13b14------------------------13--|--13/15---------------------------15--|
|-----------------0-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Dm
|------20b22-(22)-20b22-20b22-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
Am C
Set me on fire with the stories you tell
Em Bb
Drown in an ocean of dreams
Am C
Close to the flame on wings of desire
Em Bb
Nothing’s what it seems
Intro (D5/ D5/F/ G5) x2
Outro solo [with wah-wah] over (Dm/ F/ Gm) x7
Bb/ C/ Dm
(Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
Bb/ C/ Dm
(Dm/ F/ Gm) x3
Bb/ C/ Dm
29 July 2007
There is no official BBM website since the band was a short-lived enterprise in 1994,
refer to individual band member websites: