Madame Helga Chords & Tabs
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Madame Helga - Stereophonics
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this was the best i could do and it was my first tab hope you enjoy!
Tabbed by: owenphonics
Email:owen_west_side@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: standard
intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-16^-16-16-16--14-14--11-11------------------------|x3
D|-----------------------------14^-12-9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--14h12--------14h12-------14h12-------|
D|--------14-12--------14-12-------14-9--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
verse:
Mary,Mary where you been
e|-2-2-x-2----------------------------------|
B|-4-4-x-4----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-x-4-----------------2---2-4----------|
D|-4-4-x-4------0-2-0-3-4----4--------------|
A|-2-2-x-4--2-2-----------------------------|
E|-2-2-x-4----------------------------------|
You been out all night you aint got no sleep
e|-2-2-x-2----------------------------------|
B|-4-4-x-4----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-x-4-----------------2---2-4----------|
D|-4-4-x-4------0-2-0-3-4----4--------------|
A|-2-2-x-4--2-2-----------------------------|
E|-2-2-x-4----------------------------------|
i been dancing at the hills, at the place i know
e|-2-2-x-2----------------------------------|
B|-4-4-x-4----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-x-4-----------------2---2-4----------|
D|-4-4-x-4------0-2-0-3-4----4--------------|
A|-2-2-x-4--2-2-----------------------------|
E|-2-2-x-4----------------------------------|
she said 'that's the place where the fire flies glow'
e|-2-2-x-2----------------------------------|
B|-4-4-x-4----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-x-4----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4------0-2-0-3-4-2-0---------------|RIFF CHANGES HERE! DONT MISS!
A|-2-2-x-4--2-2---------------2-0-----------|
E|-2-2-x-4----------------------------------|
pre chorus:
Had to slap my white face,
e|-2-2-2-xxx-2-2-2-xxx-2--------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-1 let this chord ring------|
G|-2-2-2-xxx-2-2-2-xxx-2--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Pull my head from the clouds
e|-2-2-2-xxx-2-2-2-xxx-2--------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-xxx-1-1-1-xxx-1 Same again---------------|
G|-2-2-2-xxx-2-2-2-xxx-2--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
and i keep dying and lying and flying and lying and dying to know whats spins the world around.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stereophonics/madame_helga_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-------------------------------|
A|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-------------------------------|
E|-2-3-4-5-6-7-8--9--------------------------------|
no idea how many times this chord is strum you figure it out.
Chorus:
Morning i missed ya but shes bringing me down
e|-2-2-2--0-0----------------------2-2-2----------------|
B|-3-3-3--0-0----------------------3-3-3----------------|
G|-2-2-2--1-1----------------------2-2-2----------------|
D|-0-0-0--2-2----------------------0-0-0---0------------|
A|-0-0-0--2-2--5-4-2-0-------------0-0-0-4--4-2-0-------|
E|-0-0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0----------3-----|
i saw an Indian roller today on the line
e|-3-3-3-3----------------2-2-2-------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----------------3-3-3-------------|
G|-0-0-0-0----------------2-2-2-------------|
D|-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0--4-5-6-7-9--|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-0--------0-0-0--4-5-6-7-9--|
E|-3-3-3-3----------------0-0-0--2-4-5-6-7--|
it was the 48th hour we fought our 48th fight
e|-2-2-2-0-0---------------------2-2-2-0-0-------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-0-0---------------------3-3-3-0-0-------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-1-1---------------------2-2-2-1-1-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-2-2-----0---------------0-0-0-2-2----0--------------------|
A|-0-0-0-2-2---4--4-2-0----------0-0-0-2-2--4--4-2-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------------3--------0-0-0-0-0---------3---------------|
Madame Helga's folly is where i spent last night
e|-3-3-3-3-------------------2-2-2------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-------------------2-2-2------7---7---7---7---7-|
D|-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0----9---9---9---9---9---|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-0-----------0-0-0------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------0-0-0------------------------|
verse:
pre chorus:
Chorus:
solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10-----------------------------------------12-10------------------|
G|-------11-10-9-7-7h9p7-7-----x3--4th time do:--------11-14-16-16-16---|
D|--------------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus:
outro:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12----------------------------|
A|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12----------------------------|
E|-2-3-4-5-6-7-8--9--10----------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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