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Human Frailty Pty Ltd
2001 - 2006

 

Talking To A Stranger Tab

 

Tabbed by James Greig

Note: This was tabbed from the live version of this song from the CD 'Under One Roof', so it may not be exactly right compared to the studio recording.

H=harmonics
h=hammer on
p=pull off

Introduction

H H H H H H H

e--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
B--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
G--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
D--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5- x2
A--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
E--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------

e|--5--5-5-5--5-5------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
B|--6--6-6-6--6-6------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
G|--7--7-7-7--7-7------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------| x6
A|--5--5-5-5--5-5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chord progression: D m , A m , A# , D m , C

D minor A minor

e|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
A|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
E|---------------------5--5-5-5--5-5------|

A # D minor C

e|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----6--6-6-6---5-5--5--|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
D|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
A|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
E|---6--6-6-6--6-6------------------------|

 

D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A# D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger

D m A m
Venetian candles penetrated its heart

A # D m C
It trembles like talking to a stranger

D m A m
And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?

A # D m C
Your baby was talking to a stranger

D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger

Post vers

e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----| x4
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|

 

Play this x4 then play this next bit twice:

e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|

 

Then play this next bit twice (Four times the next time around)

e|--5-5-5--5--5:-----|
B|--6-6-6--6--5:-----|
G|--7-7-7--7--5:-----|
D|--7-7-7--7--7:-----|
A|--5-5-5--5---------|
E|-------------------|

back into the verse

 

D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger

D m A m
You tasted mustard when she painted your face

A # D m C
And it was like talking to a stranger

D m A m
And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?

A # D m C
Your baby was talking to a stranger

D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage

A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger

Play Post Verse Again

SOLO

GUITAR ONE

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777557788888888777755555555555---------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------|

This is played twice then GUITAR TWO comes in

(see below)

 

GUITAR TWO
This is played over the second half of the solo by another guitar. This riff is played 'til the end of the song

B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-------5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-----|
G|--7:--------------------7:---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8---------------------------|
G|--7:--------------------7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

 

GUITAR ONE Second half of solo

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777777888888881010101010101010-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| (those are 12's
D|------------------1010101010101010-| and 10's, not 1's
A|--1212121212121212-----------------| and 0's and 2's)
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------------10---------------|
D|--12p10-12/14----h12p10-10-----| x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13----------|
G|-----14------14----14------14------14-------|
D|--12------12----12------12------------12----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

 

About halfway through the instrumental GUITAR 1 plays this:

e|--5--5-5---5-x-5-x-5-------------------|
B|--6--6-6---6-x-6-x-6-------------------|
G|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
D|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|