TALKING TO A STRANGER
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
Intro
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: Dm, Am, A#, Dm, 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 verse
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 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777557788888888777755555555555---------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
This is played twice then GUITAR 2 comes in (see below)
GUITAR 2
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|---------------------------------------|
Tabbed by James Greig