Lovers Town

Date: 25 Jan 1998 23:24:37 Z
From: "Boulton, Nic"
Subject: TAB:/b/bragg_billy/*


>From the first Peel 
session(21/2/84), available on the 
Strange Fruit CD
(SFCD114).

It sounds like there are two guitar 
tracks on this, one playing the bass
part and a second one doing the 
fills up around the ninth fret. I've
tried to tab it out so that you can 
play both parts at the same time
(that is, you don't have to be at 
the fourth and ninth position at the
same time).

Frinstance for the fill around "only
 knew what they taught me", guitar 2
actually plays :

e------------------------11--| 
B-------------------9h11-----| 

only knew what they taught me


but you can get away with playing:

e-------------------4-/--11-- 

only knew what they taught me

....and still be playing the bass 
part/chord at the same time  :)

Everything's played with a barred E 
shape. It's in Ab.

 E  A  D  G  B  e
 4  6  6  5  4  4 - Ab
11 13 13 12 11 11 - Eb
 9 11 11 10  9  9 - Db
 8 10 10  8  8  8 - Cm
 6  8  8  7  6  6 - Bb
 x  8 10 10  9  8 - Fm


The intro & verses bass part pretty 
much just follows the progression
 Ab  Eb  Db  Eb....


..sometimes just following the bass 
notes, with a bit of percussion :

    Ab        Eb        Db        
A----6-x------13-13-x---11---x----
E----4-x------11-11-x----9---x----
  Eb
A|13-13--x---| 
E|11-11--x---| 

..sometimes playing a walking bass 
part :

    Ab        Eb         Db       
E----4------4-11------11-9------9-
  Eb
E|11--------- 

..sometimes leaving an open e before
 each change :

    Ab        Eb         Db       
E----4------0-11-------0-9------0-
  Eb
E|11--------- 


Suggest using something like this 
and messing around with it :

    Ab           Eb                
e---------------------------------
B---------x-----------------------
G---------x--5-------------12-\10-
D---6-----x--6--/13--------13-\11-
A---6-----------------------------
E---4-----------------------------
  Db           Eb
e|--------------------11------| 
B|--x--------9-/11----11-11---| 
G|--x-------10-/12----12-12---| 
D|--x-------11-/13-------13---| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

For the fills, mostly you can do 
them around the top few strings of 
the
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[intro]:
Ab  Eb  Db   Eb   :|| x4


[verse]:

                                  

 |                 e-----------4-| 
 |                 B-11-11-11--4-| 
 |                 G-12-12-12----| 

Ab                     Eb      
    all the lies they told us  
Db               Eb D-13-13-13----|
    in the classroom

                               e-
                               B-
                               G-

 |-----------11--| 
 |-9--9---11-11--| 
 |10-10---12-----| 

Ab                      Eb   Db 
     didn't fit in the outside 
        Eb
world

                     e--------11--
                     B-4---/11----

 |---                       e-11-11-
 |----                      B-11-11-

 |11--4-| 
 |11--4-| 

Ab                              Eb
   they were right & I was wrong  
 Db                    Eb 
   I just had to tag along
G-------------|


 |                         e----11--
 |                         B----11--
 |                         G-12-----

 |---| 
 |11-| 
 |12-| 

Ab                           Eb  
only knew what they taught me    
Db                     Eb 
   remember when they 
D-13--------|
caught me


  Db                               
e---------------------------------
B--9------------------------------
G-10------------------------------
D-11------------------------------
A-11------------------------------
E--9------------------------------
               Eb                
e|----------------------------------
B|--------------11------------------
G|--------------12------------------
D|--------------13------------------
A|--------------13------------------
E|--------------11---11-11--9-8-6-4-

  not disobeying, just trying to get
 out of the way

               e-4--/-11--        
               B-4--/-11--        

 |       e--9--9-------------| 
 |       B--9--9--11----11---| 

Ab                              
   it came to a head one night  
Eb    Db G--------12----12---|
       two dances two fights

                          e------
                          B--9/11
                          G------

 |11-----11---9-9---11--9\8-------4-| 
 |-----11------9------------11------| 
 |----------------------------------| 

Ab                    Eb  Db    Eb
   all my mates just ran away


                                  
                  e-11-11-        
                  B-11-11-        

 |                             e---
 |                             B---
 |                             G-12

 |11-| 
 |11-| 
 |---| 

Ab                    Eb     Db 
   & as I walked home  with 
                            Eb 
blood and the tears on my best 
D-13---|
shirt

                                  

 |     B--9-----11-11-11--| 
 |     G-10-----12-12-12--| 

    Ab                          
and someone said "will they come 
   Eb  Db       Eb
after you?"


e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-10-------------------------7----
D-11-------------------------8----
A-11-------------------------8----
E--9------------------9--8---6----

e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|--------------------6---8----| 

    I began to wonder        what 
did I do wrong here


   Db                       Db/Eb
e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-10------------------------------
D-11------------------------11/13-
A-11------------------------11/13-
E--9----------------------9--9/11-

     I began to wonder        do I 
belong here ?


[chorus]:  [listen to the CD for the
 strumming]

Eb                  Db         
    you think that love only 
Cm            Bb
exists in your eyes
           but it exists   in girls'
       smiles    x2

[last time]:

Eb          Db       Cm           Fm
    Db Db Db Db Db [stop]
    but it exists in girls' 
smi--iiii---iles

N.C.
in lovers' town


    Ab           Eb                
e-------------------------------9-
B---------x---------------------9-
G---------x--5--------------------
D---6-----x--6--/13---------------
A---6-----------------------------
E---4-----------------------------
  Db      Eb
e|-9-------11-11-11-11------| 
B|-9-------11-11-11-11--12--| 
G|---------12-12-12-12--12--| 
D|----------------------13--| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 


    Ab           Eb                
e---4---------------------------9-
B---4-----x---------------------9-
G---5-----x--5--------------------
D---6-----x--6--/13---------------
A---6-----------------------------
E---4-----------------------------
  Db      Eb
e|-9-----------11-----------| 
B|-9-------11--11-----------| 
G|---------12---------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 


[verse2]
Ab                Eb    Db      
I was lonely then         the 
                     Eb
whole world had it in for me
how cool I must have been    all 
metal comb and misery
if ever you go back      there's 
lessons still to be learned
those same boys are waiting outside 
the dancehall for when you return

[chorus]


[then play this riff right through 
until the end]

   Ab          Cm                 
e-------44-44--------8-8---8-8--
B-------44-44--------8-8---8-8--
G-------55-55--------8-8---8-8--
D-------66-66-------1010--1010--
A--6-----------10---------------
E--4------------8---------------
  Db         Eb
e|-
B|-
G|-
D|-
A|1
E|-

e|---9-9--9-9------11-------11--| 
B|---9-9--9-9------11-------11--| 
G|--1010-1010------12-------12--| 
D|--1111-1111------13-------13--| 
A|0-----------------------------| 
E|9------------11------(11)-----| 


   Ab          Cm                 
e-------44-44--------8-8---8-8--
B-------44-44--------8-8---8-8--
G-------55-55--------8-8---8-8--
D-------66-66-------1010--1010--
A--6-----------10---------------
E--4------------8---------------
  Db         Eb
e|-
B|-
G|-
D|-
A|1
E|-

e|---9-9--9-9------11-------11--| 
B|---9-9--9-9------11-------11--| 
G|--1010-1010------12-------12--| 
D|--1111-1111------13-------13--| 
A|0-----------------------------| 
E|9------------11------(11)-----| 


   Ab          Cm                 
e-------44-44------------88-88--
B-------44-44------------88-88--
G-------55-55------------88-88--
D-------66-66-----------10-10---
A--6----------10----------------
E--4-----------8----------------
  Db         Eb
e|-
B|-
G|-
D|-
A|1
E|-

e|------99-99------11-------11--| 
B|------99-99------11-------11--| 
G|-----10-10-------12-------12--| 
D|-----11-11-------13-------13--| 
A|0-----------------------------| 
E|9-----------11------(11)------| 

     when the carpet's paid for     
you can have a party...


Ab              Cm               
     and your friends  can  all 
Db                    Eb
come round
 but they were not my friends,  my 
friends were in the future
just as well I had the sense to hide
                   for this was
   lovers' town,            no other
   town      was quite like lovers
   lovers' town,            no other
   town      was quite like lovers

lovers town, lovers town whoa, whoa,
 etc., lovers to----own,


[outro solo, guitar2]:

    Ab          Cm           Db     
e----------------8-----------9----
B---9-----------------------------
         Eb
e|---------11------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 


    Ab          Cm           Db     
e---------------8------------9----
B---9-----------------------------
         Eb
e|---11b13r11------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 


    Ab          Cm           Db     
e--(11)pb13-----13r11--------8----
B---------------------------------

                                    
         [gtr2 turns into
                                    
          a saxophone]

carry on with the Ab  Cm  Db   Eb  
riff, then end on the Db

/ is slide up
\ is slide down
x is strum, but mute the strings at 
the neck
b is bend up
r is release a bend

 --(11)pb13-- is fret at 11th, 

 |pre-bend to 13, then pick 

h is a hammer on

Nic

Nic.B*