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Special Fred

Stephen Lynch
Tab

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

Song

This is how I play the song…some parts maybe wrong, but it sounds good to me…any suggestions…lemme know

Intro/Verse

Very simple…just an A open chord pretty much and he changes it a bit…that’s about it

|----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
|----2----2----2----0----0----0----|
|----2----2----2----2----2----2----|
|----2----2----2----2----2----2----|
|----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
|----x----x----x----x----x----x----|

Pre-Chorus

This is the part right before the chorus

|---x----x----x----x----x----x----0----0----0----0----0----0
|---x----x----x----x----x----x----0----0----0----0----0----0
|---4----4----4----4----4----4----1----1----1----1----1----1
|---4----4----4----4----4----4----2----2----2----2----2----2
|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2
|---x----x----x----x----x----x----0----0----0----0----0----0

Chorus:

Easy too. I am not sure If this is 100% although I think it sounds very good. He

just combines the verse and the pre-chorus. Not exact strumming. Maybe its just the

same chords as in the verse.

|--0---0---0---0---0---0---|---x---x---x---x---0---0---0---0
|--2---2---2---0---0---0---|---x---x---x---x---0---0---0---0
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---|---4---4---4---4---1---1---1---1
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---|---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2
|--x---x---x---x---x---x---|---x---x---x---x---0---0---0---0

Bridge

This is the part about him getting hit with a brick and all. Not exact strumming.

|---x----x----x----x----0----0----0----0----x----x----x----x
|---x----x----x----x----2----2----2----2----x----x----x----x
|---6----6----6----6----2----2----2----2----4----4----4----4
|---6----6----6----6----2----2----2----2----4----4----4----4
|---4----4----4----4----0----0----0----0----2----2----2----2
|---x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x

That’s all.

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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