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The Working Hour Tab by Tears For Fears

The Working Hour tab by Tears For Fears

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

0:54: -piano, transcription to guitar tab

e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-7-----10-9-7-9-10~--9-7-----10-9-7-9-10---|
G|----------6---------------------6-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-7-----10-9-7-9-10~--9-7-----10-9-7-9-10---|
G|----------6---------------------6-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|------------9-10-12---|
G|-------9-11-----------|
D|---/11----------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|


1:12: -sax, 1:12: -sax, transcription to guitar tab

e|---/12--9--/7------------/12--9--/7-----|
B|--------------7--7-9-10-------------7---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------7-9---9p7------7---------------|
B|---9-10-----------h10----9-------(7)---|
G|-----------------------------(9)-------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---/12--9--/7------------/12--9--/7-----|
B|--------------7--7-9-10-------------7---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------7-9---9p7------7---------------|
B|---9-10-----------h10----9-------(7)---|
G|-----------------------------(9)-------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


1:13: -guitar (x3)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6------------------------|
D|-------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-----|
A|--------------------------------------4---|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6-------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--7-7--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


1:41: -guitar

e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------3------------|--------3---------------3------------|
G|--------------0---------------0---|-----------------0---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------3---------------|---------------------3---------------|
E|---0-----0-3-------------0h1------|---1-0------0-3-------------0h1------|


-keyboard fill

e|-------12p10---12p10--12p10----12p10--------12p10----12p10--12p10----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
    Em Em7    G    C Cadd9 F Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-----------|
G|-------------0--------------0---|
D|--------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------3--------------|
E|---0------3-------------0h1-----|

"this is the working hour..."
    Em Em7    G    C Cadd9 F Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-----------|
G|-------------0--------------0---|
D|--------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------3--------------|
E|---0------3-------------0h1-----|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|------0-----0---|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|---1-----1------|


2:43: -guitar

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------------3------------|
G|-------------------0---------------0---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3---------------|
E|--------0-----0-3-------------0h1------|


-keyboard fill

e|--12p10-----12p10---12p10--12p10---|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Verse:
    Em Em7    G    C Cadd9 F Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-----------|
G|-------------0--------------0---|
D|--------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------3--------------|
E|---0------3-------------0h1-----|

"this is the working hour..."
    Em Em7    G    C Cadd9 F Fsus2
e|--------------------------------|
B|------3-------------3-----------|
G|-------------0--------------0---|
D|--------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------3--------------|
E|---0------3-------------0h1-----|

"fear is such a vicious thing..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|------0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|---1-----1-----1------|


Bridge:
"find out, find out..."
-piano, transcription to guitar tab
     F#m  A       D    Bm
e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
        F#m        A          D          Bm
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-7-----10-9-7-9-10~--9-7-----10-9-7-9-10---|
G|----------6---------------------6-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


3:58: -guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


3:58: -sax, transcription to guitar
e|---/9-7--------------7--9/12--7-------------7----/9--------------------7-9----7-----|
B|--------10-7~---7-10------------10-7---7-10---10-----10-9--------9-10------10---7---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9---9--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


4:17: -guitar

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6------------------------|
D|-------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-----|
A|--------------------------------------4---|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6-------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--7-7--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:
"find out, find out..."

-guitar (x2)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6------------------------|
D|-------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-----|
A|--------------------------------------4---|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6-------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--7-7--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


-piano, transcription to guitar tab
e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-7-----10-9-7-9-10~--9-7-----10-9-7-9-10---|
G|----------6---------------------6-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


4:44: -sax solo

-guitar (x1 and fades)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6------------------------|
D|-------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-----|
A|--------------------------------------4---|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---6--6-6-6-6--4-6-------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--7-7--6-6--6-6-6--4-6-4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


-piano (x3), transcription to guitar tab
e|--------------7------------|
B|-----9----7-----9------7---|
G|------------------6--4-----|
D|---6----9------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-7-----10-9-7-9-10~--9-7-----10-9-7-9-10---|
G|----------6---------------------6-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

5:42: -sax, transcription to guitar
e|---/9-7--------------7--9/12--7-------------7----/9--------------------7-9----7-----|
B|--------10-7~---7-10------------10-7---7-10---10-----10-9--------9-10------10---7---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------9---9--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:02: -guitar
e|---------------------------|
B|------5--------5-----5-----|
G|--------4--------4-----4---|
D|---4--------4--------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


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| ~    Vibrato
| /    Slide up
| p    Pull-off
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on


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