These Days

Song

"These Days" by Joy Division (from the album "Substance")

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transcribed by Gilles Velay

Any comments, corrections or suggestions ?

Please email me at velay@suisse.far.cea.fr

Notation :

w : whole

h : half

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th h : hammer on

Pattern I

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q e e e e q w q e e e e q w

G-|-7---5------------|-----------------|-7---5-----------|--------------------|
D-|-------7-5--------|-----------------|-------7-5-------|--------------------|
A-|-----------8-5----|-3---------------|-----------8-3-/-|-5------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Pattern Ib

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e e e e e e q w e e e e e e q w

G-|-7-7-5------------|-----------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------|
D-|-------7-5--------|-----------------|-------7-5-------|--------------------|
A-|-----------8-5----|-3---------------|-----------8-3-/-|-5------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Pattern II

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------|-3---------------|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Pattern III

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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h

G-|------------------|-------11----11--|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-9-9-9-----9---9-|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5----------|

Pattern IV

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e e e e e e e e [x4]

G-||------------------||
D-||------------------||
A-||------------------||
E-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||

Intro : guitar... drums... then

Pattern I (x2)

1st Verse : Pattern II (x4)

2nd Verse : Pattern II (x3)

Pattern Ib (x2)

Chorus : Pattern III (x3)

3rd Verse : Pattern II (x3)

Pattern Ib (x2)

Chorus : Pattern III (x3)

Break : Pattern IV

4th Verse : Pattern II (x4)

Outro : Pattern Ib (x2)