Nothing Special Chords & Tabs
Author/Artist: Ill Scarlett
Title: Nothing Special
Transcribed by: Bill Lupton
Email: bill.lupton@hotmail.com
This is how I would go about playing Nothing Special. I would say its pretty accurate.
comments, improvements always welcome.
All Guitars Tuned Down 1/2 step.
I did not include rhythms, just the chords needed, refer to recording for rhythm.
Intro: Clean Guitar
-7-|
-8-|
-9-|
-9-|
-7-|
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Intro:
Guitar 1:Distorted Intro ending:
-7-|---|----|---|---| |---------|
-8-|---|----|---|---| |---------|
-9-|-8-|-9--|-4-|-8-| |---------|
-9-|-9-|-10-|-5-|-9-| |-2-4-5-2-|
-7-|-9-|-10-|-5-|-9-| |-2-4-5-2-|
---|-7-|-8--|-3-|-7-| |-0-2-3-0-|
* These chords are played
at the end of the intro;
refer to song.
Guitar 2: Distorted Wah
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--14b16r14p12-12-11-12-14-12-14-|-14b16r14p12-12-11-12-14-12-14|
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Guitar 2 cont...
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-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-12-12-12-12------------|
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------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
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Ending: played with
“Intro Ending” by
Guitar 2 cont... Guitar 1
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-14b16r14-12-12-11-12b14r12-11| |--11-12---|
------------------------------| |14-----14-|
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Verse:
Guitar 1: PM Distorted Pre-Chorus Chord:
------------|-----|------|----| |-8------|
------------|-8---|-12---|-10-| |-8------|
-9----------|-9---|-12---|-11-| |-9------|
-10---------|-9---|-12---|-12-| |-10-----|
-10---------|-7---|-10---|-12-| |-10-----|
-8----------|-0---|------|-10-| |-8------|
Guitar 2:
During the verse Guitar 2 plays both
of these variations on the verse.
Listen very closely to the recording.
Variation 1: Pre-Chorus Chord:
------------|-7---|------|------------| |--------|
-------8-10-|-8---|------|------------| |-13-----|
-9----------|-9---|-12---|-14---------| |---12---|
-10---------|-9---|-12---|-12---------| |-----12-|
-10---------|-7---|------|------------| |--------|
-8----------|-----|------|------------| |--------|
Variation 2: Pre-Chorus Chord:
------------|-7---|------|------------| |--------|
----12-10-8-|-8---|------|------------| |-13-----|
-9----------|-9---|-12---|--14--12h14-| |---12---|
-10---------|-9---|-12---|--12--12----| |-----12-|
-10---------|-7---|------|------------| |--------|
-8----------|-----|------|------------| |--------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1: Distorted Ending
--------|-------|--------|-----------| |-------------|
-8------|-7-----|-8------|-----------| |-------------|
-9------|-8-----|-9------|-4----8----| |-------------|
-9------|-9-----|-10-----|-5----9----| |-2--4--5--2--|
-7------|-9-----|-10-----|-5----9----| |-2--4--5--2--|
-0------|-7-----|-8------|-3----7----| |-o--2--3--0--|
Guitar 2: Distorted, Let Ring Ending
-7---7--|7---7--|8---8---|-----------| |-------------|
--8---8-|-7---7-|-8---8--|-12---10---| |-------------|
---9---9|--8---8|--9---9-|---12---11-| |----11-12----|
--------|-------|--------|-----------| |-14-------14-|
--------|-------|--------|-----------| |-------------|
--------|-------|--------|-----------| |-------------|
Bridge: This part is written in direct relation with each other.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/illscarlett/nothing_special_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 1: Distorted
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-9-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
-10----------------------|-5-----------------------|
-10----------------------|-5-----------------------|
-8-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
Guitar 2: Distorted
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-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
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-8-----------------------|-9-----------7-----------|
-9-----------------------|-9-----------7-----------|
-9-----------------------|-7-----------5-----------|
-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
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-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-|
-------------------------|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
-------------------------|-10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--|
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Guitar 1 Cont...
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-9-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
-10----------------------|-5-----------------------|
-10----------------------|-5-----------------------|
-8-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
Guitar 2 Cont...
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-12-11-9-11-12-14-12-11--|-12-11-9-11-12-14-12-11--|
-x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x---|-x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x---|
-10-9--7-9--10-12-10-9---|-10-9--7-9--10-12-10-9---|
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Guitar 1 Cont...
-------------------------|----|
-------------------------|----|
-8-----------------------|-8--|
-9-----------------------|-9--| Hold
-9-----------------------|-9--|
-7-----------------------|-7--|
Guitar 2 Cont...
-------------------------|----|
-------------------------|-7--|
-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-|-8--|
-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-9--| Hold
-10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--|-9--|
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Outro:
Guitar 1: Distorted
--------|-------|--------|-----------|
-8------|-7-----|-8------|-----------|
-9------|-8-----|-9------|-4----8----|
-9------|-9-----|-10-----|-5----9----|
-7------|-9-----|-10-----|-5----9----|
-0------|-7-----|-8------|-3----7----|
Guitar 2: Distorted
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-14b16r14p12-12-11-|-14b16r14p12-12-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-|
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Guitar 2 cont...
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-------------13-13-13-13-|-------------------------|
-12-12-12-12-------------|-14b16r14-12-12b14r12-11-|
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Ending:
Guitar 1: Distortion
-------|-------|-------|
--8----|-------|-------|
--9----|--8----|--4----|
--9----|--9----|--5----|
--7----|--9----|--5----|
--0----|--7----|--3----|
Guitar 2: Distortion (Wah)
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--14b16r14p12-12-11-12-14-12-14-|-14b16r14p12-12-11-12-14-12-14|
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Guitar 2 Cont...
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-14b16r14p12-12--------11-12-11-|
----------------12--------------|
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Last Chord Run Played Entirely Together
Guitar 1: Distorted
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-5--4--5--7--4--2--4--5--2---|
-5--4--5--7--4--2--4--5--2---|
-3--2--3--5--2--0--2--3--0---|
Guitar 2: Distorted
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-12-11-12-14-11----11-12-----|
----------------14-------14\-|
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