Guitar Tab - Morale
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[Riff 1A - Intro riff]
E :--------------------|
B :--------------------|
G :7-7--7-7------------|
D :7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A :5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7--|
E :----------5-5--5-5--|
[Riff 1B - Intro/Verse riff]
E :--------------------|
B :--------------------|
G :4-4--4-4------------|
D :4-4--4-4--5-5--5-5--|
A :2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--|
E :----------3-3--3-3--|
[Riff 1C - Verse Riff]
E :--------------------|
B :--------------------|
G :7-7--7-7--9-9--9-9--|
D :7-7--7-7--9-9--9-9--|
A :5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7--|
E :--------------------|
[Riff 2A - Chorus?] - "There's not a lot of time..."
E :----------------------------------------|
B :----------------------------------------|
G :----------------------------------------|
D :5-5-7-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|
A :5-5-7-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|
E :3-3-5-2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2-b2|
[Riff 2B - Chorus?] - "Will the hurt be...."
E :-----------------------------|
B :-----------------------------|
G :-----------------------------|
D :5-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
A :5-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E :3-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
[Riff 3 - Bridge] - "I wandered out....."
E :-------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------|
G :3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D :2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A :1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E :1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|
[Riff 4 - Bridge]
E :-----------------------------|
B :-----------------------------|
G :-----------------------------|
D :9-9-9-7-7-7-12-12-12-10-7-7-7|
A :-----------------------------|
E :-----------------------------|
[Riff 5A - End]
E :-------------------------------------|
B :15-15-15-15-15-13-13-12-12--13-15-15-|
G :-------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------|
[Riff 5B - End]
E :-----------------------------------------------|
B :15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G :-----------------------------------------------|
D :-----------------------------------------------|
A :-----------------------------------------------|
E :-----------------------------------------------|
Putting it together
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Intro
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Riff 1A x 1\_______Twice
Riff 1B x 1/
Verse 1
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Riff 1C x 1\________Four times
Riff 1B x 1/
Chorus?
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Riff 2A x 2
Riff 2B x 2
Bridge
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Riff 4 x 4
Before next verse
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Same as Intro
Verse 2
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Same as Verse 1
Chorus?
Bridge
Bridge 2
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Riff 3 x 10
Ending
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Riff 5A x 7
Riff 5B x 1
Lyrics:
The morale is low, the weather's good
Thought it might be understood
Not alone, the rest is more or less the rest.
Would you be so kind, as you can be
Thought it start to bother me
And please don't stop, until I tell you somethin' else
*There's not a lot of time
And the feeling is slow
Will the hurt be generous,
Will it ever be known
The weather's bad, the room is cold
Lights are off in the house down the road
You pass the time, I'll try to stay the wait a long
Would it help to ask and be polite
If not in waitin' overnight
To be so bold I thought I'd tell you somethin' else
* repeat chorus
You can't stop me asking why
You can't help it if you tried
To try, and try, and try and try
I wondered out the back and held my ground (x 4)
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"Okay brain...you don't like me, and I don't like you, so let's just get
through this thing and I can continue killing you with beer," Homer Simpson
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How to play Guitar Tab - Morale
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.