The Messenger tab by Johnny Marr

Tabs

Riff 1:

e|-3--3-3-4/7--7-7--5--5-5-4/8---8--8---7--7--7--7-7--5--5-5-8--8--8---------|
BB|-5--5-5-5/8--8-8--6--6-6-6/10--10-10--8--8--8--8-8--6--6-6/10-10-10--------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2:

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|  (2x)
D MajorD|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|

Verse 1:

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
BB|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|-----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|---7------7-----7------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---7-10---7-7---7-10-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
BB|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|---8-------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------7-----7------7-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---10---7-7---7-10---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

Riff 2 (Chorus):

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|  (2x)
D MajorD|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|


Verse 2:

e|------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---7----7-------7-5-7---|---7------7------7------7---| (2x)
D MajorD|-----10-----------------|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-8--------7\5-5-------5-|----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|----------------------------|

Chorus: - It is actually just this in the 2nd chorus :)

e|-15--15--17-|
BB|-12--17--17-|
G+G|-12--17--17-| (2x)
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|

Now repeat these two parts

(Intro)

e|-3--3-3-4/7--7-7--5--5-5-4/8---8--8---7--7--7--7-7--5--5-5-8--8--8---------|
BB|-5--5-5-5/8--8-8--6--6-6-6/10--10-10--8--8--8--8-8--6--6-6/10-10-10--------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2x)
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse 1)

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
BB|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|-----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|---7------7-----7------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---7-10---7-7---7-10-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
BB|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|---8-------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------7-----7------7-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---10---7-7---7-10---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|  (2x)
D MajorD|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|----------------------------|


(Solo) - He is basically soloing in the A minorAm pentatonic scale. So you can just improvise on it :)


Outro:

e|------------|------------|----------------------------|
BB|------------|------------|----------------------------|
G+G|---7----7-7-|---7----7-7-|---7------7------7------7---|
D MajorD|-----10-----|-----10-----|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-8----------|-7----------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|----------------------------|
                              (5x)
e|------------|-------------|----------------------------|
BB|------------|-8-----------|----------------------------|
G+G|---7----7-7-|----7----7-7-|---7------7------7------7---|
D MajorD|-----10-----|------10-----|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A augmentedA|-8----------|-------------|----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------|----------------------------|

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