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Badman – The Coral
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Tabbed by: Ben Pattyson
One of my fave Coral songs to play. I’m open to any corrections, cheers.
Note: rhythm guitar has some lead parts too
Guitar 1 (lead)
e|------2---1--------------------------2---1-----------------------|
B|------3---2--------------------------3---2------1-3b5--3-1---1---|
G|-(s)4---3----0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3----0-2------------2-----|
D|--------------------------2--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---2---------------------5-------5-------5-----------3----|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0----8b9----8b9----8b9---2-0-2h4------|
D|-------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|-5------5-----------------|
G|-8b9----8b9---------------| x2
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-------------9--10--8-7-3-|
(0:28)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-5------5------5-------------3--|
G|-8b9----8b9----8b9---2-0-2h4----| x4
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
(0:46)
e|------2---1--------------------------2---1-----------------------|
B|------3---2--------------------------3---2------1-3b5--3-1---1---|
G|-(s)4---3----0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3----0-2------------2-----|
D|--------------------------2--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---2---------------------5-------5-------5----------------|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0----8b9----8b9----8b9---222222--2--0-|
D|-------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:58)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-5------5------5-------------3--|
G|-8b9----8b9----8b9---2-0-2h4----| x6
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
(1:24)
e|------2---1--------------------------2---1-----------------------|
B|------3---2--------------------------3---2------1-3b5--3-1---1---|
G|-(s)4---3----0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3----0-2------------2-----|
D|--------------------------2--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1----------------------------------------0--|
B|------3---2---------------------5-------5-------5--1--|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0----8b9----8b9----8b9--2--|
D|-------------------------2-------------------------2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
(2:02) crazy effects, something along the lines of this
e|---------------------|
B|---1---1---1---1-----|
G|-4---4---4---4-------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
(2:12) solo
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-2s4s9-----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coral/badman_tab.html ]
e|----------------------12--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15b17--------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16-12v---------------14b16----14b16-------------------12-14b16--|
D|----------------------------------------14v-14v-14v-14--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------12-12-12-12----12-----------12-15b17-15-|
B|----------------------------------------15----15-15b17--------------|
G|-14b16r14p12----------14b16-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------15-14--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-15b17----------------15-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-14-14b16----14p12-----14p12---------14b16—14b16r14p12-------|
D|-------------------------------------(14)-------14-14v-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:36)
e|------2---1--------------------------2---1-----------------------|
B|------3---2--------------------------3---2------1-3b5--3-1---1---|
G|-(s)4---3----0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3----0-2------------2-----|
D|--------------------------2--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1-------------------------2---1------------------------|
B|------3---2-------------------------3---2-----1-3b5--3-1---1-----|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3---0-2------------2-------|
D|-------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1-------------------------2---1------------------------|
B|------3---2-------------------------3---2-----1-3b5--3-1---1-----|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0---(s)4---3---0-2------------2-------|
D|-------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------2---1--------------------|
B|------3---2--------------------|
G|-(s)4---3---0-2-0-2--2-0---0---|
D|-------------------------2-----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
End on Em.
Guitar 2 (Rhythm)
Intro
e|-2--1-----------|
B|-3--2-----------|
G|-4--3--2-0-2----| x3
D|-4--3--------2--|
A|-2--1-----------|
E|----------------|
e|-0--0---0--0---0--0---|
B|-0--0---0--0---0--0---|
G|-0--0---0--0---0--0---|
D|-2--2---2--2---2--2---|
A|-2--2---2--2---2--2---|
E|-0--0---0--0---0--0---|
Verse chords are Em/Em/Em/Am.
Chorus chords are Bm/Bbm/Am
(1:48) gradually increase bend on 7th fret on G string
e|---------------------------------------------------5--5----------5---5---------|
B|---5---5---5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5--5----5--------5-----5-------|
G|-7---7---7---7b--7b--7b--7b---7b--7b--7b--7b--7b---5------5------5-------5-----| x3
D|---------------------------------------------------7--------7----7---------7---|
A|---------------------------------------------------7----------7--7-----------7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:18)
Solo chords same as verse chords.
Chorus chords are Bm/Bbm/Am
End on Em.
| s slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| b bend
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