Tabs
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Trouble with a Capital T - Horslips
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Tabbed by: Graham O' Brien
Email: [email protected]
Intro: Flute: Transcribed For Guitar
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2 - Play this when you play the last 12th fret note (D MajorD)
the 14th (E MajorE)
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|---------0-h-2---|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
G+G
High on the mountain stands a boat
B minorBm
But are they gods or real folk?
G+G
We can't see the fire but we smell the smoke
B minorBm
Who'll take the plough? Who'll be the yoke?
G+G
Night after night I don't believe
B minorBm
We are the ones you won't deceive
G+G
Not a thing will you achieve
B minorBm
'cos we belong and we won't leave
Chorus:
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
I try to chase trouble but it's chasing me
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
Trouble with a capital T
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
G+G
Lay down your silver and your gold
B minorBm
I'm a man who can't be sold
G+G
And, even when my heart grows cold
B minorBm
I'll curse your evil stranglehold
G+G
The waves are running much too high
B minorBm
It's got so dark can't see the sky
G+G
But a change is coming by and by
B minorBm
A augmentedA time to laugh, a time to die
Chorus
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
I try to chase trouble but it's chasing me
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
Trouble with a capital T
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Bridge
Gtr 1
e|--/12--10--9---10--9---7--5--5--|
BB|--/14--12--10--12--10--9--7--7--|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
BB|------------------5----|
G+G|--------2--4--/6-------|
D MajorD|--2--4--------------4--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--2--0-----2--0-----|
A augmentedA|--------2--------2--|
E MajorE|--------------------|
e|--/12--10--9---10--9---7--5--5--|
BB|--/14--12--10--12--10--9--7--7--|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
BB|------------------5--7--9--10--|
G+G|--------2--4--/6---------------|
D MajorD|--2--4-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
Gtr 2 - Last five notes of both measures to be played in Unison.
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|------------------9--11--13--14|
D MajorD|--------------11---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
Main Riff
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2 - Play this when you play the last 12th fret note (D MajorD)
the 14th (E MajorE)
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|---------0-h-2---|
A augmentedA|--0-h-2----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
G+G
Been so long away from home
B minorBm
I almost made this place my own
G+G
Now it seems I'll soon be gone
B minorBm
Moving on and all alone
G+G
High on the mountain stands a boat
B minorBm
But are they gods or real folk?
G+G
We can't see the fire but we smell the smoke
B minorBm
Who'll take the plough? Who'll be the yoke?
Outro
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
I try to chase trouble but it's chasing me
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
Trouble with a capital T
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
I try to chase trouble but it's chasing me
G+G
Trouble, trouble
B minorBm
Trouble with a capital T
Gtr 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15--|
G+G|------12--14----------------14-------------|
D MajorD|--14---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11------14--11------14--11------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12----------12----------12--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------12--12--12--12----12--14--15-----|
G+G|------12--14-----------------14----------------|
D MajorD|--14-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------11--14--11------14--11----------|
D MajorD|--12--14--------------12----------12--14--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Not sure about the guitar solo as it sounds a bit dodgy against the studio version but
perfect with live versions. Also when he plays it live, he uses some bends at the start
the solo.
Enjoy :)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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