Mike Love Not War
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Here is another Smudge tab taken from the band themselves (well, Tom).
Again, I'm 99% sure about this one from watching Tom play it many times.
I hope people get some use out of it and post other tabs!
The basic idea for the verse is (like a lot of other Smudge songs)
to play variations of a particular open chord - this time G major.
The first two lines of the verses just involve sliding the G major
chord (4 finger version) up two frets and then up two again.
I had this one written out properly with lyrics and everything, but I
lost it - so this one is not so complete, but the chords should be
right anyway. By the way, the tab for 'Outdoor Type' (probably my fave
Smudge song) is available on the Lemonheads Guitar Archive on Chris
Bray's homepage (uark). It's reasonably accurate I think.
VERSES:
G A*
I'm not fit to smell your shit
B*
But I don't wanna make too much of it
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But I love the girl that you been with
G C
But I knew she'd realise
(sorry, I forgot the lyrics if these are dodgy!!)
[Refrão]D C
What if I'm so laid bare, I
D C
Don't have too much upstairs
D
I just got back and I never went away
BREAK: (big riff)
A Em |
F C Cmaj7 | (repeat a few times)
then:
A Em
F C Cmaj7
C F G (then back to verse)
ENDING:
D C | (repeat around 10 times)
Bm E
How to play Mike Love Not War
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 G. 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.