G C
There's something strange going on tonight
G C
There's something going on that's not quite right
G C
Michael's nervous and the lights are bright
G C
There's something going on that's not quite right
E Esus4
There's something going on that wasn't here before
E Esus4
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
E Esus4
There's something strange going on tonight
E Esus4
There's something going on that's not quite right
G/ G/ G/ C (x 2)
G C
There's something strange going on tonight
G C
There's something going on that's not quite right
G C
Michael's nervous and the lights are bright
G C
There's something going on that's not quite right
E Esus4
There's something going on that wasn't here before
E Esus4
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
E Esus4
There's something strange going on tonight
E Esus4
There's something going on that's not quite right
{Solo:}
G5 C5 G5 C5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------3-0-----3-p0---5----|--------3-0-----3-p0---5---|
G|-2p0----------------0---4b-|-0-2p0---------------0--4b-|
D|-----0---------------------|------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G5 C5 G5 C5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------3-0----3-p0---5----|--------3-0----3-p0---5-0--|
G|-0-2p0--------------0---4b-|-0-2p0--------------0-----4|
D|------0--------------------|-------0-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E Esus4
There's something going on that wasn't here before
E Esus4
Keep your eyes glued to the floor
E Esus4
No one's going to say goodnight
E Esus4
There's something going on that's not quite right
G/ G/ G/ C (x 8)
End on G.
STRANGE (Version 2)
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis (ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk)
Intro
G C G C
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
guitar1
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-|-----------------5-5-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|
E|-3--3--3-3--3-3------|-3--3--3-3--3-3------|
| |
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------5-|---------------------|
guitar2
G|-4--4--4-4--4-4--5-5-|-4--4--4-4--4-4--5-5-|
D|-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
A|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|-5--5--5-5--5-5--3-3-|
E|----3----3----3------|----3----3----3------|
U D U D U D D D D U D U D U D D
G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 C5 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6 G5 G6
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
guitar1
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-5-5-0-|-----------------------------0-5-5-0-|
A|-5--5-7--5-5-5-7--5-5-5-7--5-0-3-3-0-|-5--5-7--5-5-5-7--5-5-5-7--5-0-3-3-0-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---------|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3---------|
| |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
guitar2
G|-----------------------------0-5-----|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-5-----|-------------------------------5-----|
A|-5--5----3h5---5--3h5---5------------|-5--5----5---5-5--5---5-5----0-3-----|
E|-3--3----3-----3--3-----3------------|-3--3----3---3-3--3---3-3------------|
Verse 1
G5 C5 G5 C5
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
guitar1
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-----5-------|-----------------------0-----5-------|
A|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|
E|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
| |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
guitar2
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5----0------|-------------------------5----0------|
G|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|
D|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
X X
Theres something strange Theres something going
going on tonight on thats not guite right
G5 C5 G5 C
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------5--5-------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------5--5-------|
guitar1
D|-----------------------0-----5-------|--------------------------5--5-------|
A|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3--3-------|
E|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
| |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
guitar2
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5----0------|--------------------------5--5-------|
A|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3----0------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3--3-------|
E|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
X X X
Michaels nervous and Theres something going
the lights are bright on thats not quite right
Chorus
E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5
A5
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|
D|-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---2--|-2---2-2---2-----0---2--|
A|-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2--2--0---0--|-2---2-2---2-----0---0--|
E|-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0--0---------|-0---0-0---0------------|
rake | | | |
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar2
G|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|---------------------2--|
D|-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2-----0---2--|-2---2-----2---------2--|
A|-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2-----0---0--|-2---2-----2---------0--|
E|-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|-0---0-----0------------|
There's something going on Keep your eyes glued There's something strange Th
ere's something going
that wasn't here before to the floor going on tonight o
n thats not quite right
'Do Do' Interlude
G5 C5 G5 C
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------5-5-5--0--|------------------------5-5-5--0--| guitar1
D|------------------------5-5-5--0--|------------------------5-5-5--0--|
A|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5----3-3-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5----3-3-----|
E|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3------------|
X | X |
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-------|----------------------------------| guitar2
D|--------------------------5-------|--------------------------5-------|
A|--5--5--5--5----5--5------3-------|--5--5--5--5----5--5------5-------|
E|--3--3--3--3----3--3--------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3------3-------|
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
Verse 2
Palm Mute Guitar 1 heavily, giving it a sharp staccato sound.
G5 C5 G5 C5
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| guitar1
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------5-0-----|-----------------------------5-0-----|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
X | X |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5---5-------|-------------------------5---5-------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
E-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Theres something strange Theres something going
going on tonight on thats not guite right
G5 C5 G5 C5
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| guitar1
D-----------------------------5-0-----|------------------------------5-0----|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-3-0-----|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3-3-3-0----|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
X | X |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| guitar2
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5---5-------|--------------------------5---5------|
A--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3---3-------|--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0--3---3------|
E--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3---------------|
Michaels nervous and Theres something going
the lights are bright on thats not quite right
Chorus
E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5
A5
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|
D|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|
A|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|
E|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|
| | | |
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar2
G|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|------------------2-----|
D|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--2--0--|
A|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|-2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0--|
E|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|-0--0-0--0--0-----------|
There's something going on Keep your eyes glued There's something strange Th
ere's something going
that wasn't here before to the floor going on tonight o
n thats not quite right
Guitar Solo
G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C
5 G5 C5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------3-0-----3-p0---5----|--------3-0-----3-p0---5---|--------3-0----3-p0---5----|--------3-0----3-p0---5-0--| guitar1
G|-2p0----------------0---4b-|-0-2p0---------------0--4b-|-0-2p0--------------0---4b-|-0-2p0--------------0-----4|
D|-----0---------------------|------0--------------------|------0--------------------|-------0-------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| | | secret secret |
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar3
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|----------5-4-0------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| | | |
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar2
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-0-3-3-|
E|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|
Chorus
E5 A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5
A5
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| guitar1
G|--------------0--2------|--------------0--2------|---------------0--2-----|---------------0--2-----|
D|-2---2-2---2--0--2------|-2---2-2---2--0--2------|-2---2-2---2-2-0--2-----|-2---2-2---2-2-0--2-----|
A|-2---2-2---2-----0------|-2---2-2---2-----0------|-2---2-2---2-2----0-----|-2---2-2---2-2----0-----|
E|-0---0-0---0------------|-0---0-0---0------------|-0---0-0---0-0----------|-0---0-0---0-0----------|
There's something going on Keep your eyes glued There's something strange Th
ere's something going
that wasn't here before to the floor going on tonight o
n thats not quite right
I hear no guitar 2 on this chorus.
'Do Do' Outro
G5 C5 G5 C5 G5
C5 G5 C5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar1
G|----------------------0----|---------------------0-----|---------------------0-----|---------------------0-----| (play twice)
D|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|
E|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|
| | | |
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar2
G|----------------------5----|---------------------5-----|---------------------5-----|---------------------5-----| (play twice)
D|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|-----------------------5-5-|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|
E|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|
X X X X
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do etc........
The second time this section is played, the notes played on 'the beats' in
each bar (there are 4) are emphasised.
G5 C5 G5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar1
G|----------------------0----|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-|-0-------------------------|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|-0-5-----------------------|
E|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|---3-----------------------|
| X |
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------| guitar2
G|----------------------5----|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-5-|---------------------------|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5---3-3-|---5-----------------------|
E|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-------|---3-----------------------|
X
Do Do Do Do .....
Notes
TAB Key
b - bend a semitone
X - mute with palm of hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke