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The Messenger Tab by Johnny Marr

The Messenger tab by Johnny Marr

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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---------|
B|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 2:

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|   (2x)
D|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
B|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|---7------7-----7------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---7-10---7-7---7-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
B|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|---8-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------7-----7------7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---10---7-7---7-10---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

Riff 2 (Chorus):

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|   (2x)
D|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|



Verse 2:

e|------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---7----7-------7-5-7---|---7------7------7------7---|  (2x)
D|-----10-----------------|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-8--------7\5-5-------5-|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|

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

e|-15--15--17-|
B|-12--17--17-|
G|-12--17--17-|  (2x)
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|


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---------|
B|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  (2x)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse 1)

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
B|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|---7------7-----7------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---7-10---7-7---7-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

e|---------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12\-|-----------------------|
B|-15/17--17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--13-13-13\-|---8-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------7-----7------7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-7---10---7-7---7-10---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|


Chorus:

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------7------------7---|---7------7------7------7---|   (2x)
D|----9-9---9-10-10-10---7-|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-7-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|


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


Outro:

e|------------|------------|----------------------------|
B|------------|------------|----------------------------|
G|---7----7-7-|---7----7-7-|---7------7------7------7---|
D|-----10-----|-----10-----|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-8----------|-7----------|----------------------------|
E|------------|------------|----------------------------|
                                                            (5x)
e|------------|-------------|----------------------------|
B|------------|-8-----------|----------------------------|
G|---7----7-7-|----7----7-7-|---7------7------7------7---|
D|-----10-----|------10-----|-7---7-10---7--7---7-10---7-|
A|-8----------|-------------|----------------------------|
E|------------|-------------|----------------------------|

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