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Talking to a Stranger

Hunters & Collectors
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS

TALKING TO STRANGER

From the album Hunters and Collectors

NOTE: This was tabbed from the live version of this song from the CD

‘Under One Roof’, so it may not be exactly right compared to the studio recording.

Tabbed by James Greig

H=harmonics

h=hammer on

p=pull off

Intro

H H H H H H H

e--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
B--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
G--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
D--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-   x2
A--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
E--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
B|--6--6-6-6--6-6------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
G|--7--7-7-7--7-7------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------|  x6
A|--5--5-5-5--5-5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chord progression: D m , A m , A# , D m , C

D minor A minor

e|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
A|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
E|---------------------5--5-5-5--5-5------|

A # D minor C

e|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----6--6-6-6---5-5--5--|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
D|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
A|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
E|---6--6-6-6--6-6------------------------|

D m A m

Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A# D m C

And it's like talking to a stranger

D m A m

Venetian candles penetrated its heart

A # D m C

It trembles like talking to a stranger

D m A m

And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?

A # D m C

Your baby was talking to a stranger

D m A m

Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C

And it's like talking to a stranger

Post verse

e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|  x4
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|

Play this x4 then play this next bit twice:

e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|

Then play this next bit twice (Four times the next time around)

e|--5-5-5--5--5:-----|
B|--6-6-6--6--5:-----|
G|--7-7-7--7--5:-----|
D|--7-7-7--7--7:-----|
A|--5-5-5--5---------|
E|-------------------|   back into the verse

D m A m

Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C

And it's like talking to a stranger

D m A m

You tasted mustard when she painted your face

A # D m C

And it was like talking to a stranger

D m A m

And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?

A # D m C

Your baby was talking to a stranger

D m A m

Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C

And it's like talking to a stranger

Play Post Verse Again

SOLO

GUITAR 1

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777557788888888777755555555555---------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------|

This is played twice then GUITAR 2 comes in

(see below)

GUITAR 2

This is played over the second half of the solo

by another guitar. This riff is played

‘til the end of the song

B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-------5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-----|
G|--7:--------------------7:---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8---------------------------|
G|--7:--------------------7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

GUITAR ONE Second half of solo

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777777888888881010101010101010-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| (those are 12’s
D|------------------1010101010101010-|  and 10’s, not 1’s
A|--1212121212121212-----------------|  and 0’s and 2’s)
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------------10---------------|
D|--12p10-12/14----h12p10-10-----|  x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13----------|
G|-----14------14----14------14------14-------|
D|--12------12----12------12------------12----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

About halfway through the instrumental GUITAR 1 plays this:

e|--5--5-5---5-x-5-x-5-------------------|
B|--6--6-6---6-x-6-x-6-------------------|
G|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
D|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Any comments, suggestions or corrections?

greigfam@tac.com.au

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