This is the most comprehensive tab I've ever done, so I apologize for any minor hiccups. Below you will find chord voicings, lyrics and chord symbols, and complete tablature for all of the fingerpicking. Take some time to look over the tabs and the chords before attempting to play through this as it takes a little practice to get the different rhythms down. Feel free to send me a message with any thoughts or comments on this tab. Thank you!
Capo on fifth fret
Chords
Am x02210
Am7b5 x0554x
G 3x000x
Cmaj7 x3200x
G/B x2003x
Dsus2 xx0230
Am7/G 3x201x
D7/F# 2x021x
Bm x24432
Em 022000
Gmaj7/F# 2x000x
G7/F 1x000x
C x32010
Bb6 x1003x
Eb x6888x
Bb x1333x
F 1x321x
Ab 4x654x
D7sus2 xx0210
Am7#11 x05545
Am7b5 x0101x
Intro
|Am |Am7b5 |
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 1
G Cmaj7
I’ve worked so long
G Cmaj7
Every night and every day
G Cmaj7 G/B
Been through hours and hours of research
Am Dsus2
And dozens of graves
G Cmaj7
The perfect girl
G Cmaj7 G/B
Turns out, was just too hard to find
Am Am7/G
So I had to make her
D7/F#
But can I make her mine?
Pre Chorus
Bm
Will she be friendly?
Em
Or will she break free?
Am Am7/G
Will she terrorize the villagers?
D7/F#
Will she notice me?
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7b5(let ring)
Is that you live
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 2
G Cmaj7
I know I’m smart
G Cmaj
But a madman’s all they see
G Cmaj7
Now there’s finally a person
G/B Am Dsus2
Who might love me for me
G Cmaj7
She holds my heart
G cmaj7 G/B
Like the way that I held hers
Am Am7/G
The one from the cadaver
D7/F#
Igor just disinterred
Pre Chorus
Bm
Left nothing to chance now
Em
Double-checked every stitch
Am Am7/G
The Tesla coils are charging up
D7/F#
Igor, throw the switch
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7b5(let ring)
Is that you live
Bridge Lead In
|G Am|G/B Bb7|
Bridge
Eb Bb
They call me a monster
F Bb
For making a monster
Eb Bb Dsus2
But what is a monster anyway?
Eb Bb
Someone frightening the mob?
F Bb
Someone playing God?
Eb Bb Ab
Or is it someone too scared to understand
Dsus2 D7sus2
And so they stand in love’s way?
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 3
G Cmaj7
Now here they come
G Cmaj7
Sounds like the rabble’s roused again
G Cmaj7 G/B
With their torches and their pitchforks
Am Dsus2
About to break in
G Cmaj7
There’s just no point
G Cmaj7 G/B
In trying to make them understand
Am Am7/G
I’ll wait here by her gurney
D7/F#
Holding onto her hand
Pre Chorus
Bm
Her eyes open slowly
Em
She gives me a smile
Am Am7/G
Now we’ve got each other
D7/F#
At least for a while
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7#11(let ring)
Is that you live
Outro
|G Am|G/B Bb6|Am Am7b5|G C|G |
Tabs
Intro
Am Am7b5
|--------0------|------------|
|1----1-----3-1-|4----4--4---|
|---2---2-------|---5----5---|
|--2---2---2---2|--5---5-5---|
|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---|
|---------------|------------|
Verse Lead In
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 x2
|-----------------|------------------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0----0----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0--|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2---|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-----|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|
Verse
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am Dsus2
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------0------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0----0----|--3--1--0---------|1--3-1---3----3----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0--|-----------0-0-0--|-----------2---2---|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2---|--0---0---2-------|--2---2--0---0-----|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-----|--------3---3-2---|0---0--------------|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|3---3-------------|-------------------|
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------0----------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0---------|1----1--1----1----|1----1-----3-1-----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0-0-0--|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2-----------|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2-------|--2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0----|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-2---|0---0-------------|-------------------|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|--------3---3-----|2---2---2---2------|
Pre Chorus
Bm Em Am Am7/G D7/F#
|--------2--------|--------0---------|------------------|-------------------|
|--3--5-----5-3---|0----0-----3-0----|1----1--1----1----|1----1--1--0-------|
|-----------------|---0---0----------|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2-----2-----|
|--4---4---4---4--|--2---2---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0----|
|2---2---2---2----|------------------|0---0-------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|0---0---0---0-----|--------3---3-----|2---2---2---2------|
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F# G7/F C Am Am7b5
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|0----0--0----0---|0----0--1----1----|1----1--1----1----|4----4--4----------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--|---5----5----------|
|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--5---5-5----------|
|-----------------|--------3---3-----|0---0---0---0-----|0---0---0----------|
|3---3---2---2----|1---1-------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bridge Lead In
G Am G/B Bb6
|-----------------|------------------|
|0----0--1----1---|3----3--3----3----|
|---0---0---2---2-|---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---0---0---|
|--------0---0----|2---2---1---1-----|
|3---3------------|------------------|
Bridge
Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Dsus2
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|0--0---0---0------|
|8----8--3----3---|1----1--3----3----|8----8--3----3---|-3---3---3---3----|
|---8---8---3---3-|---2---2---3---3--|---8---8---3---3-|--2---2---2---2---|
|--8---8---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---|--8---8---3---3--|0---0---0---0-----|
|6---6---1---1----|--------1---1-----|6---6---1---1----|------------------|
|-----------------|1---1-------------|-----------------|------------------|
Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Ab
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|8----8--3----3---|1----1--3----3----|8----8--3----3---|4----4--4----4----|
|---8---8---3---3-|---2---2---3---3--|---8---8---3---3-|---5---5---5---5--|
|--8---8---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---|--8---8---3---3--|--6---6---6---6---|
|6---6---1---1----|--------1---1-----|6---6---1---1----|------------------|
|-----------------|1---1-------------|-----------------|4---4---4---4-----|
Dsus2 D7sus2
|---0----0--------|
|3----3--1--------|
|--2---2-2--------|
|0---0---0--------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Final Chorus
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F# G7/F C Am Am7b5 Am7#11
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------5-----------|
|0----0--0----0---|0----0--1----1----|1----1--1----1----|4----4--4----------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--|---5----5----------|
|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--5---5-5----------|
|-----------------|--------3---3-----|0---0---0---0-----|0---0---0----------|
|3---3---2---2----|1---1-------------|------------------|-------------------|
Outro
G Am G/B Bb6 Am Am7b5 [harmonics]
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|0----0--1----1---|3----3--3----3----|1----1--1----1---|0-----------------0-[5]|
|---0---0---2---2-|---0---0---0---0--|---2-------0---0-|0-0---0---0---0---0-[5]|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---0---0---|--2---2---1---1--|0-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0-[5]|
|--------0---0----|2---2---1---1-----|0---0---0---0----|--3---3---3---3--------|
|3---3------------|------------------|-----------------|3-----------------3--3-|
6 comments:
This is fantastic work, Dave. I've been listening to the original track slowed down and so far it seems perfectly accurate. I'm using it to learn the song. It is a little time consuming to learn but not technically that difficult. It's seems to be a great piece to improve finger-picking skills.
You can see my half-baked practice play-through here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJK_zEA2Bn0
So, I've recorded it, and sent it to Joe, and he added vocals. My play through is still a little rough. I was not able to get one complete take free of mistakes, so there are some edits. I'll try again after some more practice, but the result is here:
http://joecovenant.bandcamp.com/track/live-a-paul-storm-cover
I may have dropped a rest that should be in there in the verses.
There is a confusing spot in your tab: in the section where you provide the tab staff for the verse lead in, you should remove the "x2" since you have already doubled it, and it makes it look like the phrase is played 4 times for the verse lead-in.
I'm still having a bit of trouble with the pattern shift in the first half of the bridge, where the Dsus2 goes under the end of the phrase "what is a monster anyway?" I'll keep practicing!
Ah, one more comment. In the original, in the "verse lead-in" for the second verse _only_, Storm plays a barr with the G and Cmaj7 pattern, but then instead of repeating it, plays a bar based around Dsus2. It's very similar to the Dus2 patterns he uses in the verses and bridge, but I thought it was worth mentioning since this tab seems otherwise note-for-note accurate.
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