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Tears+For+Fears - Elemental

From: "Farah Nagato" 
Subject: t/tears_for_fears/elemental.tab
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:10:49 -0200

Elemental (by Tears for Fears)
>From the album "Elemental"

Tab transcribed by Marcos Farah Nagato. Any corrections or questions =
about this file are welcome and should be sent to nagas@zaz.com.br. I =
surely recommend you spend some time listening to the song so you can =
catch everything.

TUNE DOWN HALF STEP!!!

Rhythm: Db | Eb

Wah wah guitar:
eb|--12\--|

Gb|--x-x-x-9~-x-x-x-x-9-7--|
Db|--x-x-x-9~-x-x-x-x-9-7--|

(I don't have a wah wah pedal so I'm not sure about this)

(Other guitar comes in on "Welcome to the real world")

Bass line (after last "Are we rushing like the wind?"):

Eb|--0-1-2--2-2-2-2-2--|--5-6-7--7-7-7-7-7--|--0-1-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
--0--0-0--5-5-5-5---|

Eb|--0-1-2--2-2-2-2-2--|--5-6-7--7-7-7-7-7--|--5----5---5--------|
--4-----------------|

Fill (repeat):
eb|-----5-----|
Bb|--7-----7--|

Rhythm 2:
          (3x)
     F       Eb           F        Ab
Bb|--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--|--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10--|
Gb|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--|--6-6-6-6---9--9--9--9--|
Db|--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--|--4-4-4-4---7--7--7--7--|

Play guitar riff just like the bass line, but an octave higher.

Verse pattern (with wah guitar on background):
Db
  Did you .......
Eb                     F
  Does your ....

Chorus:
 Db            Eb                              F
These days ....

Riff on F:
Db|------2-4-----2-4--|  (2x)
Eb|--2-5-----2-5------|

On last riff:
Db|------2-4----------------------|
Eb|--2-5-----2-5--2-5/7~--5h7p5-2-|

Little bass riff after first chorus:

Eb|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2/14~--|

After last chorus, there's a little solo on Db, Eb and F.