Wicked Game Chords & Tabs
Artist: Chris Isaak
Song: Wicked Game(Album Wicked Game)
Tabbed by: John Leadman
CHORDS:
Bm* (x24430)
Asus2 (x02200)
E (022100)
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
D = dive down with whammy bar
INTRO:
Bm* Asus2 E Bm* Asus2 E
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---7--------7\--0------0---7--------5-3--2-0-------------|
G|--------------------------------------6--------------2---1--|
D|-------------------------------------7-------------4---2----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
D D
| |
These D's mean if you have a whammy bar on your guitar, dive
down a bit on these notes. I can't tab it any better than
that.
Then comes the part that's used many times in the song, we'll
call it RIFF 1.
RIFF 1: [play twice]
Bm* Asus2 E
E|----2------0-------------------------------------------|
B|------3------3-----2-------0---------------------------|
G|--4----(4)----(4)----4-------4-----2----1-----1-2-2/4--|
D|----------------------(4)-----(4)-----2-----2----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
The notes in parantheses ( ) are notes that he probably doesn't play
but I usually play them anyway because I think they sound good.
The lead guitar should have some heavy reverb on it.
In the verses there are two fills that are often used:
FILL 1: FILL 2:
E|--------------| E|--------------|
B|--------------| B|--------------|
G|----2---1-----| G|----1-2-2/4---|
D|--4---2-------| D|--2-----------|
A|--------------| A|--------------|
E|--------------| E|--------------|
VERSE 1:
Bm* Asus2 E
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
Bm* Asus2 E [FILL 1]
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
Bm* Asus2 E [FILL 1]
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/isaak_chris/wicked_game_tab.html ]
Bm* Asus2 E [FILL 2]
and I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
In the first two lines of the CHORUS, you can faintly hear the
lead guitar playing something like this:
Bm Asus2 E
E|-----0-----0--------------0---------------------|
B|-------3-----3------0-------0-----0-------------|
G|---------4-----4------2----------------1-2-2/4--|
D|---4--------------2-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS: [play first 2 lines with tab above]
Bm* Asus2 E
No I don't wanna fall in love
Bm* Asus2 E
No I don't wanna fall in love
[play RIFF 1]
With you
[play RIFF 1]
With you
VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you and
CHORUS: [play first 2 lines with same tab as first CHORUS]
Bm* Asus2 E
I don't wanna fall in love
Bm* Asus2 E
No I don't wanna fall in love
[play TAB below]
With you
Bm* Asus2 E Bm* Asus2 E
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0---7---------0------0---7--------5-3--2-0-------------|
G|-------------------------------------6--------------2---1--|
D|------------------------------------7-------------4---2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D D
| |
These D's mean if you have a whammy bar on your guitar, dive
down a bit on these notes. I can't tab it any better than
that.
Now play RIFF 1 twice
VERSE 3: [play like VERSE 1]
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd loose somebody like you
CHORUS: [play like first CHORUS]
Bm* Asus2 E
No I wanna fall in love
Bm* Asus2 E
No I wanna fall in love
[play RIFF 1]
With you
[play RIFF 1]
With you
OUTRO:
[Play RIFF 1 over this line]
Bm* Asus2 E Bm* Asus2 E
No IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Then this:
Bm*
E|----------|
B|--0---7---|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
D
Bm* Asus2 E
Nobody loves no one