Wonderful
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#From: tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk (Matthew Tomlinson
#Subject: TAB: Wonderful by Adam Ant
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# Here is a transcription of Adam Ant's 'Wonderful', I can't
#promise perfection, but it sounds OK to me! Anyway, if you
#have a better ear than me (highly probable), please e-mail me
#your corrections. Enjoy.
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# WONDERFUL (Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni/Bonnie Hayes
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#Recorded 1994: "Wonderful" single & Album.
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#CHORDS USED: A#m C# C#maj7 E Emaj7 Em F Fm F#
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E--6---1----1----0----------1--1--2---| There are
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B--6---2----1----0---0---0--1--1--2---| variations
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G--6---1----1----1---1---0--2--1--3---| on these
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D--8---3----3----2---1---2--3--3--4---| chords, but
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A--8---4----4----2---2---2--3--3--4---| I use these.
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E--6-------------0---0------1--1--2---|
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#MUSIC: Riffs used.
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#A: Bars 1 2 3 4
# Chords C# Fm E Em Light struming
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#B: Bars 1 2 3 4
# Notes C# F D# C# Last C# is 1 octive below 1st.
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#C: Bars 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
# Notes C# F D# F D# C# See note for riff B.
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#D: Beats 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
# Notes C# C# F C# F# C# G# F C# is lowest note.
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#E: Beats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
# Notes C# F C#
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#F: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
# Notes C# C# C C C C#
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#G: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
# Notes B B A# A# A# B
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#H: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
# Notes B B A# A# A# B C# C B
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#I: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
# Chords C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
J: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Chords E E E E E E E E E E
K: Bars 1 2 3 4
Chords F F# A#m
Order of riffs:
Intro: A*2
E on bars 4 & 8 of intro
Verse 1: A*2
E on bar 8 of verse
Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars
D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
E on bars 4,8,12 & 16 of chorus
Verse 2: A*2 - These 2 lines (8 bars
C*2 - play at the same time.
E on bar 8 of verse
Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars
D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
K on bar 14
E on bars 4,8 & 12 of chorus
Fill 1: I*2, J*2, I*2, J*2
Verse 3: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars
F*2, G*2 - play at the same time.
Verse 4: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars
F*2, H*1, G*1 - play at the same time.
Fill 2: I*2, E chord - play lines together.
F*2, B note 1/2 way through beat 1
E on bar 4 of fill
- fill 2 is 4 bars.
Outro: A*1
A*1 - These 2 lines (4 bars
B*1 - play at the same time.
A*6 - These 3 lines (24 bars
B*6 - play at the same time.
D*24 -
E on bars 4,8,12,16,20,
24,28 & 32 of outro
Finish with C# chord.
LYRICS:
Intro: do do doooo do doo do do dooo
do do doooo do doo do do dooo
Verse 1: Did I tell you how much I miss, your sweet kiss?
Did I tell you I didn't cry? Well I lied
I lie lie lied
Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
So tired of packaging the anger
Always pushing you away
Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
Cos you're wonderful yeah
Verse 2: Did I tell you how much I miss, your smile?
Did I tell you I was OK? Well no way
No way way way
Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
So tired of packaging the anger
Always pushing you away
Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
Cos you're wonderful yeah yeah
Fill 1: Your wonderful yeah yeah
Verse 3: Now now now each and every day
I realise the price I have to pay, You're wonderful
Verse 4: And now for your information
I'm walking around like an arm decoration
You You're wonderful
Fill 2: So high I can't get over it
So deep I can't get under it
You're wonderful yeah
Outro: You're wonderful yeah yeah (repeat 3 times
Wonderful yeah yeah
Did I tell you you're wonderful? -
I miss you yes I do -
Did I tell you that I was wrong, - (repeat 3 times
I was wrong -
for so long long long -
Did I tell you you're wonderful?
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Matthew Tomlinson
tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk