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From: starladear@aol.com (Starladear)
Subject: TAB: CONFESSIONS by Violent Femmes
here's a cool tune, i havn't figured out the whole thing yet but here's
what i got so far, they opened up with this on in hollywood last month.
please send comments/corrections to starladear@aol.com
btw... i've only been playing guitar a few months and this is my first
transcription
"Confessions" by Violent Femmes (Gordon Gano)
Am9 Am Dsus2
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------1-------3---1-----------1-1-1--3-3-3----1-1--------------------
------------|
G-----2----2---0---2---2---0---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-0--2-2---0----------------
-----------------|
D-----2----2---0---0---0---0---2---2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0---0----------------
-----------------|
A-----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0----------------
-----------------|
E-----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0----------------
-----------------|
Bass line transcribed for guitar
E----------|------------------------------------------|
B----------|------------------------------------------|
G----------|------------------------------------------|
D----------|------------------------------------------|
A----------|----0-----2--0--------0-----2--0----------|
E---(10)--|-2-----2--------0--2-----2--------2--0----|
any help with the rest of the song?
I also figured out part of Add it Up:
this is rapid up and down strumming
E----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|---2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2-------|
G----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4---|---2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2-------|
D----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4---|---2--2--x-x-x-x--2--2-------|
A----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2---|---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-------|
E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0---|---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-------|
i know this is wrong but it's close
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