GENERAL NOTES:
I tabbed out all the chords for the verses in both the above
versions, and found that not only is the pattern inconsistent
from verse to verse, but that it's inconsistent from one
performance to another. I say you can do whatever you want
with the verse; Robyn does.
The Queen Elvis version has been slavishly transcribed from
the recording. I started to do the same for Storefront, then
realised how futile it was. The first verse only of the
Storefront version (third version below) is transcribed
from the recording. The rest is cut-and-pasted from the
Queen Elvis version.
An acoustic guitar (not tabbed) comes in at 'I know who wrote
the book of love...' and plays the same chords as guitar2 for
that section until DIG A DOG. For DIG A DOG and the remainder
of the song, it plays E-major (022100).
PLAYING TECHNIQUE:
Between the actual chords in the verse the beat is kept on the
open 6th string, picking 'down,' and muting the string with the
right hand.
VOICINGS:
E^ = E7 = X757XX
E' = Em7 = X767XX
E" = D/E = X707XX (just D and E notes, not a chord)
Guitar2 (rhythm) has a wah-wah effect throughout the song.
E = E major 022100
A = A major X02220
B = B major X2444X
Just before the song starts (on QE) there's a lone, quiet
semisubliminal 079XXX strummed, with a depressed whammy bar
being released. It's untabbed.
QUEEN ELVIS VERSION:
Tab of Guitar1:
E^ E' E^ E'
E^ E' E^ E'
E^ E^ E^ E'
E^ E' E^ E'
E^ E'
E^ E^ E^ E'
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E^ E' E^ E'
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E^ E' E^ E'
She's called Elainnnnnnn - nnnne
E' E' E^ E'
There's a dead man in your heaaaaaaaa - aaart
E' E' E^
And he takes up too much rooooooooo - ooooom
E' E^ E'
And I know just what he's callllllll - llled
E' E' E' E'
He's called Steeeeeeee - eeeve
E'
riff on low E string:
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
E^ E' E^ E'
There's a farmer in the clouuuuuuu - uuuds
E^ E' E^ E'
And he's sowing gol - den seeeeeeeeee - eeeds
E^ E' E^ E'
And he's feeding o - on your dreeeeeeeee - eeeeeams
E^ E' E' E^
That's the only thi - ng you neeeeeeeeee - eeeed
A
And I know just what he's callllllllllllllllled, He's called
open 6th string
Rayyy -
E^ E' E^
- yyy I'm starting to
E(022100) 022200 022300 022400
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
A(X0222X) X0243X X0254X X0265X
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
open 6th string
Free -
E' E' E' E' -
eze
[guitar2 only]
I know who wrote the book of love!...................
[guitar2 only]
......................................It was an idiot!......
[guitar2 only]
...................It was a fool!...........................
[guitar2 only]
...A slobbering fool with a speech defect and a shakin' hand!
[guitar2 only]
.....................And he wrote my name...................
A(X 7 7 9 10 9)
........................................Next to yours!......
[guitar2 only]
.....................But it should have been David Byrne or somebody!
[guitar2 only]
DOG DIG A
[guitar2 only.......................................................]
DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG
[DIG A DOG DIG A
E' E' E^ E' DOG
DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG
[DIG A DOG
E' E^ E' E^
E' E^ E'
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E^ E' E^ E'
And she's cruel but she's faiiiiiii - iiiir
E^ E' E^ E'
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E'
riff on low E string:
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
She's called Elainnnnnnnnnnnnne
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
[extended lead solo in E/A(?)]
She's called Elaine
[solo continues until end of song]
Tab of Guitar2:
[guitar1 only.................................................]
[guitar1 only.................................................]
E E
E E
E E
E E
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E E
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E E
She's called Elainnnnnnn - nnnne
E E
There's a dead man in your heaaaaaaaa - aaart
E E
And he takes up too much rooooooooo - ooooom
E E
And I know just what he's callllllll - llled
E
He's called Steeeeeeee - eeeve
[guitar1 only]
E E xxx777(harmonics)
There's a farmer in the clouuuuuuu - uuuds
E E xxx555(harmonics)
And he's sowing golden seeeeeeeeee - eeeds
E E xxx555(harmonics)
And he's feeding o - on your dreeeeeeeee - eeeeeams
E E
That's the only thing you neeeeeeeeee - eeeed
E A
And I know just what he's callllllllllllllllled, He's called
E E
Rayyy -
- yyy I'm starting to
[guitar1 only]
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
[guitar1 only]
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
open 6th string
Free -
E E
- eze
E B
I know who wrote the book of love!...................
E A
......................................It was an idiot!......
...................It was a fool!...........................
E
...A slobbering fool with a speech defect and a shakin' hand!
B
.....................And he wrote my name...................
E A
........................................Next to yours!......
.....................But it should have been David Byrne or somebody!
E
DOG DIG A
E
DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG
[DIG A
E
DOG DIG A
E
DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG DIG A DOG
[DIG A
[DIG A
E
DOG
E
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E E
And she's cruel but she's faiiiiiii - iiiir
E E
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E E
She's called Elainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne
E (some soloing too)
She's called Elaine
E
SINGLE GUITAR (Storefront Hitchcock VERSION):
E^ E' E^ E'
E^ E' E^ E'
E^ E^ E^ E'
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E^ E^ E' E^
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E' E^ E'
She's called Elainnnnnnn - nnnne
E' E' E^ E' E"
There's a dead man in your heaaaaaaaa - aaart
E' E' E^
And he takes up too much rooooooooo - ooooom
E' E^ E'
And I know just what he's callllllll - llled
E' E' E' E' E"
He's called Steeeeeeee - eeeve
E'
riff on low E string:
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
E^ E' E^ E'
There's a farmer in the clouuuuuuu - uuuds
E^ E' E^ E'
And he's sowing gol - den seeeeeeeeee - eeeds
E^ E' E^ E'
And he's feeding o - on your dreeeeeeeee - eeeeeams
E^ E' E' E^
That's the only thi - ng you neeeeeeeeee - eeeed
A A#
And I know just what he's callllllllllllllllled, He's called
open 6th string
Rayyy -
E^ E' E^
- yyy I'm starting to
E(022100) 022200 022300 022400
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
A(X0222X) X0243X X0254X X0265X
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
open 6th string
Free -
E' E' E' E' -
eze
E B
I know who wrote the book of love!...................
E A
......................................It was an idiot!......
...................It was a fool!...........................
E
...A slobbering fool with a speech defect and a shakin' hand!
B
.....................And he wrote my name...................
E A
........................................Next to yours!......
.....................But it should have been David Byrne or somebody!
E' E^ E' E^
E' E^ E'
There's a justice in this worlllllll - lllld
E^ E' E^ E'
And she's cruel but she's faiiiiiii - iiiir
E^ E' E^ E'
And I know just what she's callllllll - llled
E'
riff on low E string:
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
She's called Elainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
0 0 0 2-h3-p2-p0 3-h5-p3-p0 5-h7-p5-p0
[extended lead solo in E/A(?)]
She's called Elaine
[solo continues until end of song]
EXTRA VARIATIONS:
Here is a slightly altered middle part incorpating some horn notes:
-2---2---
-0-0---0-
-3-------
-2-------
-2-------
-0-------
E(022100) 022200 022300 022400
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze
A(X0222X) X0243X X0254X A(X02220)
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze