Shabondama or Soap Bubbles
Author: Tsunku
Original arrangement by: Takahashi Yuichi.
This is the four minutes long version.
Intro
B7(b9)
Verse
E- E-/D E-/C# CM7 (do this while the solo guitar is doing arpeggi on E- D A C)
G6 A B7 E-
E- Dsus2 A/C# CM7
G A B7 C
Chorus
C B7 E- A(7)
A-7 (/Bb) B7
Repeat Chorus
C x CM7 (/E-G-C)
Theme (Verse)
E- Dsus2 A C
E- G A B7 E-
Verse
(Famous line "Ai surru hito...")
1.E- x Dsus2 x A x C (The solo guitar is doing notes E D C# C)
E- G A Badd#5 (/D#) B7 E-
2.E- Dsus2 A C
E- G A Badd#5 B7 E-
B7 E- x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/morning_musume/shabondama_crd.html ]
PreChorus
G
A-7add13 G#-7b5 GM7
F#-7b5 B7 E-7 G*
C(6) B7(addb5) E- A5 A
C A7/C# D D (/C#-C-A) B7 (/F#-A-B)
Repeat Chorus(x2)
CM7 (E-G-C)
These are the chords for rika's monologue.
E- (/G-B-D) E-7add11 E-M7b5 G Gadd9 G
A (/C#-E-G) A11 A-M7b5 A A7
B7 CM7 A/C# D Baddb5 B7
Repeat Chorus (x4)
CM7 (/B-D) B7 E
C D E- A
A F#7 B7
C D E- A
A F#7 B7 B7 B7
E- x
E- G A Badd#5 B7 E-
Repeat Verse (2.) then PreChorus, Chorus (x4, Same chords always)
CM7 (/E-G-C)
Hints
A-7add13: 5x5500
G#-7b5: 4x4430
E-7add11: 0000xx
E-M7b5: 0110xx
A11: x00000
A-M7b5: x0111x
* Play the chord one beat before next measure
x = mute string or silence