My Girlfriends Girlfriend
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** "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" - Type O Negative **
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** Tabbed by Gerard van de Lagemaat **
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Type-O tuning from low to high (B,E,A,D,F#,B)
[Riff 1; Clean gtr.]
{ Keyboard playes same riff 2 octaves higher. }
{ This time another "simpler" voicing. }
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---|----9---7---10----9---7---5-7----9---7----5---4---5---5-7--|
---|-7----7----7----7---7---7-----7----7----7---5---5---5------|
-7-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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[Riff 1; Dist. gtr.]
{ The weird 3rd and open-string chords here sound nicer than
power chords, which I think are actually used on the album. }
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|------------------------------7--7---7---------------------|
|-7--7---7----7--7---0--0------7--7---7-----0---0----0---0--|
|-7--7---7----8--8---7--7------5--5---5-----8---8\-/10--10--|
|-5--5---5--0------0---------0-----------0----0---0---------|
. . . . . .
{ Watch the sus2 chord at the end of the 1st 3 bars! }
[verse] { 3 times }|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------12--\-|----------------5/9-5--7\-|
|----------------------10--\-|-5--5--5-5-5----5/9-5--7\-|
|-7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--8--\-|-3--3--3-2-0-5--3/7-3--5\-|
|-5----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|-------------3------------|
. . . . . . . .
[Chorus]
{ The first 8 chords look like the Batman theme! }
{ I think this is better than my previous posting. }
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-8-8-7-7-9-9-12-12-12-14----14-12-14-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-10-12----12-12-12-|
"My GF GF she looks like you."
[Solo]
{ Not really Van Halen stuff, but fine anyway. }
{ The first is a harmonic note, in case you don't know. }
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-<5>---------------------slow--------------------------12-12-----|
|------------------------pull'of-----------------12-12-------14---|
|-------------10-10------14p12------10---------10-----------------|
|----/12-10h12-----12~-12-----15p12---12-10-12--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------15-----------|
|-----17----16----15----13-----------------/17-17-17----17-15~----|
|-/14----14----14----14-------16----14-12-------------------------|
|--------------------------14----14-----------------------[scrape]|
|--------------------------------------------------------------x\-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------x\-|
[bridge]
{ Clean guitar }
{ On the album this piece is actually played by keyb and bass,
but when you're playing alone this will do fine. }
{ Kenny plays this live in another voicing, but this sounds nicer. } {
b=bass note; Pete plays this an octave lower on bass }
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------------3--------------3------3---3-----3----------3-|
|-----2----2---2-----2----2---2-----2----2-----------0----0-----0---|
|---0--------0-----2--------2-----2------------0--------------0-----|
|-0-----------------------------3----------3-------2----------------|
|----------------0------------------------------------------3-------|
b b b b b b
"Her and me...."
[Stupid "in between"-riff]
{ First, 2 times played by bass, before the gtr comes in.}
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|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------9-9-8-8-7-7-5-7-5-4-|
|-0-5/7-7---------------------|
{ For the last chorus, play chorus-riff 2 frets higher }
How to play My Girlfriends Girlfriend
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 B. 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.