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Song
The Stranglers
Get a grip on yourself
Transcribed by Michel Mulder & Ron Fluit (Netherlands)
The Bold numbers are elapsed time on your cd-player!!!
Intro (14*)
0:00 - 0:27
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|
e e e e e e q
Verse 1 (all notes are eights)
0:27 - 0:41
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|
Chrorus (1e time)
0:41 - 0:54
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|
e e e e e e q e e e e e e q
Then play verse 2 (like verse 1)
0:54 - 1:07
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|
Chrorus (2e time) 1:07 - 1:21
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|
e e e e e e q e e e e e e q
During the bridge lost of notes are difficult to hear. Listen carrefully..
1e part of the bridge:
1:21 - 1:28
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6--| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1:28 - 1:35
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4--| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1:35 - 1:41
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1:41 - 1:48
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
2e part of the bridge:
1:48 - 1:55
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
1:55 - 2:01
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
2:01 - 2:08
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
2:08 - 2:15
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
2:15 - 2:22
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
2:22 - 2:29
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
Verse 3 2:29 - 2:42
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-|
Chrorus (3e time) 2:42 - 2:56
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|
e e e e e e q e e e e e e q
Outpart:
2:56 - 3:02
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3:02 - 3:10
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3:10 - 3:16
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3:16 - 3:23
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
3:23 - 3:30
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
3:30 - 3:36
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
3:36 - 3:43
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
3:43 - 3:50
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
3:50 - 3:56
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
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