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Tab2
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Song
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Am I wry? No - Mew
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Tabbed by: Per Budtz-Jørgensen
Email: budtz38@hotmail.com
Okay, I really like this song - it's the version from the album
Half the world is watching me from 2000 although I don't think
it's very different from the version on the boring Frengers album.
I did this tab with an acoustic guitar and that's probably reflected
in the fingering in some of the chords but overall I'm fairly satisfied
with the result. You're welcome to comment email-wise.
Tuning: EADGBe
There are three guitars:
Guitar 1 is played with a capo on the 3rd fret,
Guitar 2 is played with a capo on the 3rd fret,
Guitar 3 is an acoustic with a capo on the 1st fret
1st PART (intro):
Guitar 1
Fmaj9/c(?) Dm Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
e|0---------0-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-----2--------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------3--------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----0---------------0---------0-----0---------0-----------0---0------------| A|0-0---------0p2-2-2---------2-----------------------0----------------------| E|--------------------------------3-3---------3---3-3-----3------------------|
2nd PART (verse):
Guitar 2 (you'll have to figure out the rhytms for yourself)
F C/e Bb/d Bb/a Bb
e|x---------x---------x------------------------------------------------------| B|7---------5---------3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------| G|7---------6---------4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------| D|7---------7---------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------| A|5---------4---------2---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------| E|------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3--------------------------------|
0:26 Now enters the bass and the rest of the band, cleverly changing
the function of your chords (bass in parenthesis):
Guitar 2:
Dm7 C Gm7 Bb6
e|x---------x---------x---------0--------------------------------------------| B|7---------5---------3---------3--------------------------------------------| G|7---------6---------4---------4--------------------------------------------| D|7---------7---------5---------5--------------------------------------------| A|5---------4---------2---------2--------------------------------------------| E|(7)------(5)-------(0)-------(3)-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Dm7(9) C
e|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------5----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------| B|7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------5----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Gm7 Bb6
e|--3-----3-----3-----3-----2------------------------------------------------| B|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------4-5---4-5---4-5---4-5---4-5----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
0:58 Now the singing starts:
Guitar 2:
F C/e Bb/d Bb/a Bb Bbmaj7
e|x---------x---------x-----------------------0------------------------------| B|7---------5---------3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------------------------------| G|7---------6---------4---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------| D|7---------7---------5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4------------------------------| A|5---------4---------2---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5------------------------------| E|------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3------------------------------|
3rd PART (chorus):
Guitar 1 (same riff as intro)
Fmaj9/c(?) Dm7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
e|0---------0-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-----2--------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------3--------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----0---------------0---------0-----0---------0-----------0---0------------| A|0-0---------0p2-2-2---------2-----------------------0----------------------| E|--------------------------------3-3---------3---3-3-----3------------------|
Guitar 2 (plays rhytmic slashes over Guitar 1's riff using the same chord
all the way through):
Fmaj9/c Dm7 Bbmaj9 Bbmaj9
e|5---------------5---------------5---------------------5----------7-7-7-7-7-| B|7---------------7---------------7---------------------7----------7-7-7-7-7-| G|7---------------7---------------7---------------------7----------7-7-7-7-7-| D|7---------------7---------------7---------------------7----------7-7-7-7-7-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4th PART (in 3/4):
Guitar 1:
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7(b5)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-----------2----------| G|2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-------------3-----------3------| D|------------------------------------------------4-4---4-----4-4---4--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7/a
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2-----------2-----------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2------| G|--------3-----------3---2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2--------| D|4-4---4-----4-4---4--------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm7 Fmaj7 Dbmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------2--2-------3---3-------| G|0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0-----2-2--2-----2-2---2---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gbmaj7 Bbmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3---3-----------------------3---2-------3---2-------3---2-------3---2--| G|3-3---3---------------------4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-4---4----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 Eb6,9 Ab6
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------3---3-------3---3------| G|2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2-----2-2---2--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gbmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3---3------------------------------------------------------------------| G|3-3---3--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2, chords (rhytmic slash on every 8th note):
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7/a Gm7 Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Eb6,9 Ab6
e|2--------2---------2---------0---------1---------3---------0---------1-----| B|2--------0---------2---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----| G|2--------0---------2---------0---------2---------3---------2---------2-----| D|0--------0---------0---------2---------3---------1---------2---------3-----| A|---------x---------0---------2---------1-------------------3---------------| E|---------3-------------------0---------------------------------------------|
5th PART:
Guitar 2, chords:
C F Gm7 Bb6
e|0---------2---------0---------0--------------------------------------------| B|2---------3---------3---------3--------------------------------------------| G|2---------2---------0---------0--------------------------------------------| D|2---------0---------2---------0--------------------------------------------| A|0-------------------2---------2--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------0---------3--------------------------------------------|
C /F /Gm7 /Gm7 C /C /F /Gm7 /Gm7 Ab6/
6th PART:
Guitar 3
F Db Gbmaj7 Bb Ebmaj9 Ab6 Dbmaj7
e|0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0--------------| B|0---------1---------1---------2---------2---------0---------0--------------| G|1---------0---------2---------2---------2---------0---------0--------------| D|2---------2---------2---------2---------0---------0---------2--------------| A|2---------3---------x---------0-------------------2---------3--------------| E|0-------------------1-----------------------------3------------------------|
F Db Gbmaj7
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Bb Ebmaj9 Ab6 Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7
but you can't find it, cold is the night
Am I Wry? No:
1st PART
2nd PART
3rd PART
2nd PART
4th PART
3rd PART
5th PART
6th PART
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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