From wellis@visual.bt.co.uk Fri May 16 08:09:36 1997
'Scarlet' by All About Eve
---------------------------
>From the album 'Scarlet and Other Stories'
(also available on the compilation 'Winter Words, Hits and Rareties')
This song uses 2 acoustic guitars.
The guitars are tuned as follows: E G D A B D (from low to high)
Intro (Guitar1) [play twice]
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D-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|
B-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0---0--|
G--0-------0------|--0-----2/3------|--0-------0------|--0------3---2---|
E-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
Verse 1 (Guitar1)
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D-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3--3----3-0-|
B-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
G--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0--------------|
E-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3--------3------|
Dress me in scarlet Ribbons and bows So everyone knows
I'm
D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----3-0---0-0---|-----0-----------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|---0------0---0--|
G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0------0---0---|
E-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3------0---1----|
Hiding a face Hadn't the grace Free
to go
D-----3-0-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|------3-3-----3--|
B---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|
G--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|-----------------|
E-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---3-------3-----|
Dress me in shadows Sad April skies Have opened my eyes
D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----0-0----0-0--|----0-------0----|
B-----------------|-----------------|-------3------3--|------0----------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|---0------0------|---0------0------|
G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|
To the lie that I And given the river Away
live
D-----0-------0-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0------0----|-----0-0------0--|
B-3---------------|-------0-------0-|-----0-0----0-0--|-----0--------0--|
A-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------0-----|
G----------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|
E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|
I'll change these Want to And I do
clothes If I
Chorus 1 (Guitar1)(2/4 Time)
-----------------------------
D0-0-----|
B3-3-----|
A--------| PickUp Use Alternate Picking Style Throughout.
D--------| The incidental notes on the B-String are caused
G--------| by the 'Up' strokes in the picking pattern.
E--------|
D D X
D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0----|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|
B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3----3-|-3--(3)-|-3--(3)-|-3----3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Think that I've Found out What No-ones about to Tell me
D D rake
D-0--0---|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0---|-0--0---|-0------|-0--0---|-0--0---|
B-3--3---|-3--3---|-3--3---|-3-(3)--|-3-(3)--|-3--3---|-3------|-3------|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----5---|--------|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|--------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Think that I've Found out I Don't wear scarlet Well
D-0--0---|-0--0---|
B-3------|-3------|
A--------|--------|
D--------|--------|
G-----------------|
E-----------------|
Verse 2 (Guitar1)
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D-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----3-3-----3---|
B-------0------0--|-------0-------0-|-------0-----0---|-----------------|
A-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------------|
G-0--------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0--------------|
E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3--------3------|
Waiting before me Poets and painters May say
D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----0------0-0--|-----0--0-----0--|
B-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|---0------0------|---0-------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0--------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-3------3--------|-3-------3-------|
Stumble our way Kick off your And fly now
redshoes
D-----0------0-0--|-----0-------0---|-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|
B-------3---------|-------0-------0-|-------0------0--|-------0---------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0------0------|
G----------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|
E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|
I'll die for their Want to And I do
words if I
Chorus 2 (Guitar1)
-------------------
D0-0-----|
B--3-----|
A--------| PickUp Use Alternate picking.
D--------|
G--------|
E--------|
X X
D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|-0---0--|-----0--|-0--0-0-|-0--0---|-0--0-0-|
B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3-3----|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3----3-|-3--3---|-3--3-3-|
A-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|--------|-5------|----5---|--------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Think that I've Found out What No-ones about to Tell me
X
D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|
B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3-3--3-|-3--3---|-3-3--3-|-3-3--3-|
A-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|
D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Think that I've Found out I Don't wear scarlet Well
Guitar Solo 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
---------------------------------
D U .....
Guitar1
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar2 | trill | | |
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B--------3h4-1--/3|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-------0---------|------0h1p0h1----|-----------------|-----------------|
D--------- -------|-------------3-/7|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | |
D--------5h7-0--8-|-----------------|-----------------|-This-bar-is-----|
B-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-slightly-rushed-|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|---------5-8-7-3-|--------0--7p5p0-|-7p5p0[x4]-------|
G-----------------|------/7---------|-----------------|--------------7--|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 3 (Guitar1)
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D--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--3--3--|-3--(0)-|
B--3--0--|-3--0---|--3--0--|-3--0---|--3--0--|-3--0---|--3-----|--------|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Always before me (Always before me) Poets and sages May say we've been
D----5--2---0h2-2-|----3--5--0-3p2-0|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B-----------------|-----------------|--3-----|-3------|--3-----|-3------|
A-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lamenting your And carving it all Stone here
fall into
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|----0---|
B--3-----|-3------|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|333-3-3-|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Skimming them Into the River Just for you
Chorus 3 (Guitar1)
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D0-------|
B3-3-----|
A--------| PickUp
D--------|
G--------|
E--------|
D--0-----|-0------|--0--0--|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I think that I've Found out what No'ones about to Tell me
D--0-----|-0-00-0-|--0--0--|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|
B--3--3--|-3-33---|--3---3-|-3-3----|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I think that I've Found out the Place where Angels Fell from
D--0-----|-0--0---|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|
B--3--3--|-3----3-|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|--3--3--|
A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I think that I've Found out I don't Wear scarlet well
Guitar Solo 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
---------------------------------
D U D U .....
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | |
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------3h4p3-1-/3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----0-----------|----0h1p0h1------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------3--7--|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | |
D-------5h7-0--8--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----0h1p0h1-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|------------3--7-|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-5-/7|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|
B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|
A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | |
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-5-/7|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
TAB Key
-------
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
/ - slide up
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
() - incidental note
X - mute with palm of picking hand
[xT] - play indicated phrase 'T' times
rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
Tuning Notes
-------------
The tuning was extracted using the Intro figure, and confirmed in
other parts of the song.
Starting with the guitar in standard tuning:
E A D G B E (low to high)
and altering the tuning as follows .....
Listening to the Intro. The 2 highest notes, which ring throughout,
sound as open strings. These notes are 'B' and 'D', and gives us:
? ? ? ? B D
The first 2 (lowest) notes of the common picked pattern are doubled
G notes. Tuning the A-string down to G would make this possible to
play, giving:
? G ? ? B D
The other G can be played on the E-string-3rd fret, although at the
moment its tuning isn't clear.
The descending run in bar 4, contains open strings. An open D-string
can be heard. The highest note picked is an 'A' - this also sounds as
an open note, implying the standard G-string needs to be tuned to an
open A, giving:
*
? G D A B D
* Make sure you were originally tuned to standard 'E' (as found on a
guitar tuner) or lower, before attempting this. Otherwise the G-string
is put under stress and can break.
The only unknown string is the bottom E-string, which is left tuned
to E - allowing the doubled G note to be played on the 3rd fret.
In verse 1 bar 8, there is an ascending pattern which uses the lowest
3 strings in open positions. An open low E can be heard, confirming
the tuning to be:
E G D A B D (from low to high)
Playing Notes
-------------
The Intro and Verses 1 and 2 are in 4/4 time. The choruses, verse 3
and guitar solos are in 2/4 time. Thanks to Mandy for the thoughts
on timing. (mandy@electronic.co.uk)
Verses 1 and 2 are based on the picking pattern used in the Intro.
Let all notes ring, particularly those on the D and B strings. Verse
3 uses the same shape as a chorus.
In the chorus' spend time getting the feel of 2/4 time. Also, make
sure the guitar is in tune - a few D's played in unison can sound
unforgiving if it isn't up to scratch. The chorus' sound 'jangley',
its possible that they were either doubletracked, played with a
chorus effect or that a 12-string guitar was used. Chorus 2 has a
mandolin mixed in with the guitar, which in turn gives it a brighter
sound.
Both solos are similar and have a Spanish/flamenco feel. The solos
contain some fast note flurries and wide interval steps, requiring
some fretboard fluency. The rhythm tracks behind both solos use the
same shape as a chorus, but the note choices are more uniform.
This Transcription (c) DarkMusic 1995. ReVamped '97.
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