Tabs
to another right up the neck.
A augmentedA 
BB 
C# minorC#m 
G# minorG#m Am*
e|---5---| e|---7---| e|---9---| e|---4---| e|---5---|
BB|---5---| BB|---7---| BB|---9---| BB|---4---| BB|---5---|
G+G|---6---| G+G|---8---| G+G|---9---| G+G|---4---| G+G|---5---|
D MajorD|---7---| D MajorD|---9---| D MajorD|---11--| D MajorD|---6---| D MajorD|---7---|
A augmentedA|---7---| A augmentedA|---9---| A augmentedA|---11--| A augmentedA|---6---| A augmentedA|---7---|
E MajorE|---5---| E MajorE|---7---| E MajorE|---9---| E MajorE|---4---| E MajorE|---5---|
Rhythm Chords: Verses/Chorus - Use these chords for rhythm when the rest of the
is playing with the chorus and the verses. They provide a great sound, but not too great
the lead guitarist will be playing these chords as well between the licks. Lead guitar
also play these chords.
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m 
F# minorF#m E MajorE
e|---0---| e|---2---| e|---4---| e|---2---| e|---7---|
BB|---2---| BB|---4---| BB|---5---| BB|---2---| BB|---9---|
G+G|---2---| G+G|---4---| G+G|---6---| G+G|---2---| G+G|---9---|
D MajorD|---2---| D MajorD|---4---| D MajorD|---6---| D MajorD|---4---| D MajorD|---9---|
A augmentedA|---0---| A augmentedA|---2---| A augmentedA|---4---| A augmentedA|---4---| A augmentedA|---7---|
E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---x---| E MajorE|---2---| E MajorE|---x---|
Always use the E, G#m, and F# minorF#m chords as barre chords because it seems easier, but for
bridge before the first solo (E,B,G#m,F#m) use the "solo B" because you're already on the
and 9th frets for the E, so just make the BB from that. * The 
A minorAm is for the rhythm on the verses.
Key:
/ slide up
slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
b bend (hb hold bend)
rb release bend (rhb release held bend)
~ vibrato
() pre-bend
Intro:
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
e|--------------------------|------7----------------------|
BB|-------7-4h5-5~-4h5p4-----|--7hb---rhb-7-5h7p5----5-----|
G+G|--4/6~----------------6~--|--------------------6~---6~--|
D MajorD|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
e|----------------7---------|-----------------------------|
BB|--------7-5-7hb---rhb-5---|--------54------------------|
G+G|--4h5h6-----------------6~|--64/6-----6p4------4-6p4-6b|
D MajorD|--------------------------|----------------6-6~---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Lady writer on the TV,
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary,
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Reminded me of you,
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
Expectations left to come up to, yeah.
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Lady writer on the TV
e|--------------|
BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Yeah, she had another quality,
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The way you used to look,
e|---------------------|
BB|--------5-4-4h5p4----|
G+G|--4h6-6-----------6--|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
And I know - you never read a book!
A augmentedA E MajorE
Just the way that her hair fell down around her face,
e|--12-12p11p9-----------------------------------0--|
BB|-------------9-12----9-------------------------2--|
G+G|------------------11---11-9----9---------------2--|
D MajorD|----------------------------11---11-9----9-----2--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------11---11-0--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------x--|
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Then I recall my fall from grace,
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
e|-----------------------------|
BB|--12b-rhb-9-12p9-12p9--------|
G+G|----------------------11hb~--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
A minorAm C# minorC#m
Another time, another place...
e|----------|---------------------------------------------|
BB|----------|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9h11p9~--|--------------9----9----9--------------------|
D MajorD|----------|--11----11----------------11----11-11-11-12-|
A augmentedA|----------|-----11----11---11---11------11--------------|
E MajorE|----------|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Lady writer on the TV,
e|--------------|
BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
She had all the brains, and the beauty
e|--7-----------------|
BB|----7b-rhb-7-5h7-5~-|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The picture does not fit,
e|------------------------|
BB|--5p4-----5p4-----------|
G+G|------4h6-----4h6~--4~--|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
You talked to me when you felt like it, ah...
A augmentedA E MajorE
Just the way that her hair fell down around her face,
e|--12-11h12p11p9--9-7h9p7-7-4h7p7-3-1h3p3-------------------0--|
BB|-----------------------------------------4-2h4p2-----------2--|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------4-2-------2--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------/11--2--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------0--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------x--|
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Then I recall my fall from grace,
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
e|-------9-12p9---9--------------------|
BB|--9-12--------9---12b-rb-12p9--------|
G+G|------------------------------11hb~--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
A minorAm C# minorC#m E MajorE
Another time, another place
e|----------|--------------------------------|
BB|----------|--------5p4-------------5/7/9~--|
G+G|-9h11p9~--|--4-4h6-----6-4h6-6~--6---------|
D MajorD|----------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE
Yes and your rich old man,
BB
you know he called her a dead ringer
G# minorG#m
e|----------------------|
BB|--7h9-----------------|
G+G|------8-64-4h6p4-----|
D MajorD|------------------6~--|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
You got the same command, but your mother was a jazz singer, ah...
Solo:
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
e|-------------------------|-------------7----------------|
BB|---------7-4h5-5-4h5p4---|-7hb-rhb-7hb---rhb-5-7p5------|
G+G|--4/6-6~---------------6-|(double bend)------------6-6~-|
D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|----------5-4-4h5p4---5~-|-5~-4-5~-5p4------------------|
G+G|------6-6-----------6----|-------------4-6p4------9-9h11|
D MajorD|--4h6--------------------|-------------------6-6~-------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
e|---------------- 12------|--------12p9--9-12p9---9-12p9-|
BB|--9h12-12hb~-12b~---rhb--|-9-12p9-----9--------9-------9|
G+G|--(dbl bend)-------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m A augmentedA
e|-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------0-|
BB|---12p9----9-------------|------------9-10p9---9-10p9---9-10p9-------2-|
G+G|--------11---11p9~-11hb~-|--9-11-9h11--------11-------11-------11-9-2-|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------0-|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------x-|
A augmentedA E MajorE
Just the way that her hair fell down around her face...
A augmentedA
e|-12-11h12p11p9-9-7h9p7-7-4h7p4-7p4------------0-|
BB|-----------------------------------7p5--------2-|
G+G|---------------------------------------6-42--2-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------0-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------x-|
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Then I recall my fall from grace,
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
e|--12----12---------------------------------|
BB|----12b---12b-12-9-----9-12-9--------------|
G+G|-------------------11~--------11----9-11~--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------11--------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
A minorAm C# minorC#m
Another time, another place... A augmentedA
e|----------|--------------------------------------0-|
BB|----------|--------------------------------------2-|
G+G|-9h11p9~--|-------------98-8h9p8----------------2-|
D MajorD|----------|--9h11-11-11-----------11-11-11-11-9-2-|
A augmentedA|----------|--------------------------------------0-|
E MajorE|----------|--------------------------------------x-|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------------|
BB|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
She knew all about a history,
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
You couldn't hardly write your name
e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|--4h6-6hb--|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------|
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
I think I want it just the same as the...
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|--rhb-4-6p4-------4-6b-rb-6-4-6~--|
D MajorD|------------6-4h6-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------7--------------|
BB|--7~-5~---7/9-7-5h7p5~-|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary (Lady writer)
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me (Lady writer on the TV)
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
And the lady writer on the TV
(Now play this underneath this verse for second time and lead to solo)
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
e|------------------------------|----------7----------------|
BB|----------5-7-7b-7b-rb-5h7-5--|--7-5-7hb---7rhb-5-7-7-5h7-|
G+G|--4h6~-4~---------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
e|------------------------------|-----7---------------------|
BB|-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-5h7--|-7hb---rhb-5h7p5h7/12b-12b-|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|--9h12-12b-12b-9-12p9------------------|
G+G|----------------------11b-11b~-9-11p9--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
Outro Solo:
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer on the TV)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-|
D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-|
D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m (Lady writer on the TV)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-|
D MajorD|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----9-----12p9------------------------9h12-----------------------|
G+G|-11b----------11h13p11p9---9-11b-11hb~----rhb-11h12p11p9----9~---|
D MajorD|------------------------11-------------------------------11------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
e|----------------------------------------------------------19-----|
BB|-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-rb-p14--19b-19b-19b-17-19hb---rhb-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB G# minorG#m (play to fade...)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-17-19----17----19p17--19p17--19p17--19p17---19b-19b-19b-17-|
G+G|-------18----18------18-----18-----18-----18----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
Other versions of Lady Writer
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Lady writer (Ver. 2) by Dire Straits
