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From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Sat May 14 11:30:33 1994
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"stretch out and wait" by the smiths
from the album "louder than bombs"
tab'ed by stephen cheng (cheng@utdallas.edu)
this one sounds rather nice on an accoustic guitar and, as there is no
instrument break, particularly suitable as a solo. the song is in 6/8
time, and each dash of each bar denotes 1/4 note, except the first and
last dash of each bar, which are used 'cos it looks nicer. the tab more
or less indicates the chord positions, so you should strum through the
song as you sing along. ..oh, and you don't need to capo! wow! ;)
E [-x------]
B [-x------]
G [-x------]
D [-x------]
A [-x------]
E [-x------]
percussion intro: just strum along and simulate.
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
on ..
what's ..
on ..
on ..
what's ..
two ..
it's ..
amid ..
and ..
nature ..
so ...
let ..
this ..
this ..
god, ..
E [-3-----------|--------------]
B [-5-----------|--------------]
G [-5-----------|--------------]
D [-5-----------|--------------]
A [-3-----------|--------------]
E [-------------|--------------]
to ..
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
stretch ..
stretch ..
let ..
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-5------------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-7------------]
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------]
as ..
as ..
stretch ..
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
stretch ..
stretch ..
let ..
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-2------------]
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-2------------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-3------------]
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-4------------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|-2------------]
as ..
will ..
(i ..
or ..
(i ..
and ..
E [-0------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]
B [-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-3------------|-2-----4------]
D [-0------------|-4------------|-4------------|-2-----4------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-0-----2------]
E [--------------|--------------|-2------------|--------------]
no, ..
what ..
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
stretch ..
stretch ..
there's ..
how ..
when ..
stretch ..
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------]
stretch ..
stretch ..
wait, ..
E [-4------------|-2------------|-0------------]
B [-5------------|-2---------0--|-2------------]
G [-6------------|-3---------0--|-2------------]
D [-6------------|-4---------0--|-2------------]
A [-4------------|-4---------0--|-0------------]
E [--------------|-2------------|--------------]
outro.
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