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Intro:-
Bass Guitar
| & a / | & | & | & | & | e & | & | e & | & \
G---------|------------------|--------------------------|
D---------|o-----------2/5---|-------------------------o| (Won't continue
with &'s unless
A-7\--0-0-|o---2/5-3---------|---------2-0---0-3---2---o| they're really
needed!!)
E---------|--3-------------0-|-0-0-4-----------------3--|
\ /
Guitar
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
/ | | | | | | | | \ | | | | | | | |
E|--1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0--|-1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0-|
B|--0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-0--|-0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-1-|
G|o-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-2-|
D|o-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-2-|
A|--2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0--|-2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0-|
E|--3-3-x---------0-|---0-x------------|-3-3-x---------0-|---0-x-----------|
\ /
| | | | | | | |
|-1-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 1)
|-3-3-3-3-x-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| | | | | | | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|---2-2-2-2-x---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-3-3-x---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------0-|
|-------------3---|---------------|
p.m......|
(Rhythm Figure 2)...
| e & a g | | | e & a | e & a g | g | | e & a | e & a g | |
| e & a
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
----------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
----------|
|-----x-x-----------x-x-2---|-----x-x-------4/6\--x-x-2---|-----x-x---------
--x-x-2---|
|-----x-x-----5-----x-x-2---|-----x-x-----5-----7-x-x-2---|-----x-x-----5---
--x-x-2---|
|-----x-x-5/7---7\0-x-x-0---|-----x-x-5/7---------x-x-0---|-----x-x-5/7---7\
0-x-x-0---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
----------|
| e & a | g | | e & a
(1/2b) r
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------2-x-x-2---|
|----------------------2-x-x-2---| (end Rhythm Figure 2)
|-----2--------2-0-5/7-0-x-x-0---|
|--------------------------------|
1 Flow ers,
w/Rhythm Figure 2 (x2)
/ <- (repeat back to here)
| | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & : | | | & | &
:
\
1 I sent, were found dead on their ar riv al. The words,
2 we dine, I for get to push in your seat. I wear
| | | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & : | |
| & | & :
1 I said, in sert ed foot in my mouth ful.
So when
2 the wine, spill ing hearts all o ver my sleeve.
A stich
w/Rhythm Figure 1 (First 3 bars only)
| | | & | & : | | | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
1 we dance, my lead it ain't so grace ful. Is
2 in time, pro pos ing down on my knees. Split
Rhythm Fill 1 ....................|
| & | & | & | &
|---------------------------------|
|---3----3---0-----0------------0-|
|---0----0---0-----0-----2----2-0-|
|------------------------2----2-0-|
|---3----3---2-----2-----0----0---|
|-------------------------------3-|
n't so, not ain't so.
ting be tween the seams.
Chorus:
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
I'm a hap less rom an tic,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
| | | | : | | | & | & :
In In love with you
Rhythm Figure 3...
| | | | | & | e & a | e & a | &
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 3)
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------------|
p.m......|
Ahh.
------------------------------------------------------
| 1. w/Rhythm Figure 2 (First 2
bars only)
| | | | | & | & + a | & | & | | | | | | | & | & \
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x---|---------|----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-x---|---------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x-2-|---------|---------------o|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-x-2-|---------|---------------o|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-----------------------0-|---------|----------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------------|---------|----------------|
p.m......| /
Ahh. And when
-------------------
| 2.
| | | | | | | | e & a | | | | | | | |
|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---3-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-0---0-0---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-----1-|
|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-1---1-1---x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-|
|-------3---3-x---|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
Bridge:
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | g & |
& | e & a
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-|--------------
-----0-0-|
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-|-2-2-x--------
-----0-0-|
|-1-1-1--1---1-1-1-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-2-2-2----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-x-------4
-4---1-1-|
|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-|-2-2-x-------4
-4---2-2-|
|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|--------------------|-0-0-x-2/4---2
-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------
-----0-0-|
No bod y can know the trou ble I've seen.
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & |
& | &
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|----2-2---2----2------
--2--2---2----|
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|----3-3---3----3------
--3--3---3----|
|-1-1-1--1---1----1------1---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|----2-2---2----2------
--2--2---2----|
|-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|----0-0---0----0------
--0--0---0----|
|-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|----------------------
--------------|
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
No bod y | can know the | the trou ble
I've |
| | the
trou ble I've |
| & | & | & g | e & a : g | & | & | & | & : g | & | & |
& | e & a :
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
|
(1b) r | (1b) | (1/2b)
|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|--------------11--------9---|-11--------------------|-13------------13-----
-\11-11--9-11-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
--------------|
| & | g & | & | e & a | | | | | | | |
|-0-0-x------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----4--4-4----4---
-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-x------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----5--5-5----5---
-5-5-6---|
|-2-2-x--------------4-4-------1-1-|---1--1-1--1---1-1-1-|----6--6-6----6---
-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-x--------------4-4-------2-2-|---2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----6--6-6----6---
-6-6-6---|
|-0-0-x-2/4----------2-2-------2-2-|---2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----4--4-4----4---
-4-4-4---|
|------------------------------0-0-|---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|------------------
---------|
seen. | No bod y | can
know the |
seen. | |
|
| |
|
| & | e & a | + a & a | e & a : g | & | & | & | & : | & | g &
| & | & a :
| | (1b) r
|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------
---------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------
---------|
|-9-------x-x-9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|-13--------11p9---
-----x-x-|
|-------------9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|------------------
---------|
|--------------------11---11-9\7---|-9/11----------------|------------------
---------|
|--------------------------------9-|---------------------|------------------
---------|
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & | & | &
| & | & | &
|-------4-----4----4---4-x-----------|-------------------------------|------
-----------------------|
|-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9--
----9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9--
----9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|-------6-----6----6---6-x------7----|---7------7----7-7-7-x----9----|---9--
----9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|-------4-----4----4---4-x------5----|---5------5----5-5-5-x----7----|---7--
----7----7-7-7---7---7-|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------
-----------------------|
trou ble I | get in to |
when I'm with |
| |
|
| ^^^^^^ |
^^^^ |
g | & g | & | & | g & : | & a g | & | & | g & | | &
a g | & | & a | e & :
(1b) hold bend (1b) | r (1b) (1b) | r
(1b) |
|----------------------------12------|----p10----------------14------|----p1
2----------------------|
|----------16------16----------------|-------------------------------|------
-----------------------|
|-------13---------------------------|--------10---------------------|------
--11-----9--\--------9-|
|-13/15------------------------------|---------------12----x---------|------
-----------------9h11--|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------
-------------9h11------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------
-----------------------|
| | | | | | | | & | | |<Strum up | | | | | | | | |
|-9---9--x-------------|---------2-|-----0------------|---------|---0-------
------|
|-10--10-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-3-|-----3------------|---------|-----3-----
------|
|-11--11-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-4-|-----1------------|---------|-------1---
----2-|
|-11--11-x-9-x-7-x-5---|-------x-4-|-----0------------|---------|---------0-
----2-|
|-9---9--x-7-x-5-x-3---|-------x-2-|-----2------------|---------|-----------
2---0-|
|----------------------|-----------|------------------|---------|-----------
--0---|
Tra gic com e dy.
w/Rhythm Figure 2 (first 3 bars only) w/Rhythm Fill 1
| | | | | | | | | | | g & | & | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
(1/2b)
(1b)
|---------|---------|-----------------------|---------8-------7-------5-------|
|---------|---------|-------12--------12-10-|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|-------12--------12-9--|-----7/9-----5/7-----4/5-----2/4-|
|---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & | & | & | & |
^^^^^^
|-3---------------4-|-------5-----5\-|
|-----------------6-|-------5-----5\-|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
I'm a hap less rom an tic
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
| | | | : | | | & | & :
In In love with you
| | | |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|
p.m......|
w/Rhythm Figure 1
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
I'm a hap less rom an tic,
La, da, da, da,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
St t tut ter ing p po et.
da da, da. La, da, da, da,
| & | & | & | & : | & | & | & | & :
Just call me a trag ic com ic, 'cause I'm
da, da, da, da.
| | & | & | : | & | & | & | & :
In In love with you
Tra gic com ic, 'cause I'm in love.
w/Rhythm Figure 3
| | | & | : | | | | :
Ah.
Ah.
| | | | | | | | | & | & | |
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2-2-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|---3-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-0-0-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2-2-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-0-|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-1-1-x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------3---3-x---|-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|-----------------|-------------|
Ah.
This next section is in 'free time'. I have still included some timing
markings to give
some idea of how it is to be played
| | | | & | e & a | e & a | e & a | & | | e & a | e & a | |
e & a | e & a | |
trem. pick
hold...................................................................
|-0-|--------------|-0---------------------------|---------------0-----|----
---------0-------||
|-3-|-3----------1-|-----3---3---------------3---|-----------3-----3---|----
-----3-----3-----||
|-1-|--------------|---1---1-------1-------1---1-|---------1---1-------|----
-1-----1---------||
|-0-|--------------|-----------0-2---0---0-------|---0---0-------------|---0
---0-------------||
|-2-|--------------|-------------------2---------|-----2---------------|-2--
-----------------||
|-0-|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|----
-----------------||
Fun, huh?
Daniel Beckitt
University of Tasmania
daniel_b@postoffice.utas.edu.au
How to play Tab
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.