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Some Kind of Stranger

The Sisters of Mercy
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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

Artist(s): The Sisters Of Mercy

Title: Some Kind Of Stranger

Album: First And Last And Always (1985)

Transcribed by: Doorim (doorim@hotmail.com)

Note: There was only the intro to the verse that was originally tabbed out,

and some chords along with it. But I finnished the verse and tabbed

out the rest of the song.

Credits to mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie for some of the intro part.

There is a really good cover made by The Mist Of Avalon. Go check it

out at www.mist-of-avalon.com

This tab use real timing.

Also look for the basstab which I've tabbed.

The original song have three guitars, but the third is only used for the

last solo. The other solos is played by a synth.

| = indicates the end of the part, in comparens to the guitars.

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

Order to play:

Verse "And yes I belive in..."

Chorus "And all I know..."

Verse "All my words are..."

Solo

Chorus "And all I know..."

Verse "Becouse the world is..."

Solo "And I know the world is..."

Solo (with guitar 3) "Come here I think you're beautiful

I think you're beautiful beautiful

Some kind of angel come inside..."Verse (guitar 1)

repeat 8x

e|-3----3--3/5--1--1h3-1--0-|------0-------0------0---|
B|-3------------------------|---------1------1------3-|
G|-0------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-x------------------------|-0----------3------5-----|
E|-3------------------------|-------------------------|

Pre-Verse (guitar 2)

slide down to verse with

e|----|
B|----|
G|----|

D|-12\|

A|-12\|

E|-10\|

Verse (guitar 2, begin playing when g1 have done the verse twice)

repeat 6x

e|---|-------------------|
B|---|-------------------|
G|---|-------------------|
D|-5-|-7--------10----12-|
A|-5-|-7--------10----12-|
E|-3-|-5-------- 8----10-|

Chorus (guitar 1)

repeat 3x

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7----------------7\|-5----------------5/|
D|-7----------------7\|-5----------------5/|
A|-5----------------5\|-3----------------3/|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

end with

e|--------------------|------0-------0------0---|
B|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7----------------7\|-5-------5------5------7-|
D|-7----------------7\|-5-----------------------|
A|-5----------------5\|-3----------3------5-----|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|

Chorus (guitar 2)

repeat 3x

e|----10-10----12----10-------10-10----12----10\-|
B|-10-------10----10----10-10-------10----10---\-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---8-8---10---8-----8-8---10---8/10-|
B|-8-----8----8---8-8-----8----8--/---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

end with

e|----10-10----12----10-------10-10----12----10-|---|
B|-10-------10----10----10-10-------10----10----|-8-|
G|----------------------------------------------|---|
D|----------------------------------------------|---|
A|----------------------------------------------|---|
E|----------------------------------------------|---|

Solo (guitar 1)

repeat 2x

e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---|
D|-12----------------12\|-10----------------10/|-8------------------8/|-7-|
A|-12----------------12\|-10----------------10/|-8------------------8/|-7-|
E|-10----------------10\|- 8---------------- 8/|-6------------------6/|-5-|

Solo (guitar 2)

repeat 2x

e|----12-----10-----12-----10----12----10-|---10----8----10----8---10---8-|
B|-10-----10-----10-----10----10----10----|-8-----8----8-----8---8----8---|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|---8----6----8----6---8---6-|---5-5---6--5----6--5--6-5--|
B|-6----6----6----6---6---6---|-5-----5-------5------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Solo (guitar 3, actually not played until final solo)

repeat 3x

e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---|
B|-10--10--10--10-8----|--------------------|---------------------------|---|
G|-------------------10|-9----------10-9----|----------10-9-10-9----9-10|-9-|
D|---------------------|----10-----------10-|-8------------------10-----|---|
A|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---|
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---|

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