From: tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk (Matthew Tomlinson)
Subject: TAB: Wonderful  by  Adam Ant

  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.

        WONDERFUL (Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni/Bonnie Hayes)

Recorded 1994: "Wonderful" single & Album.


CHORDS USED:   A#m C# C#maj7 E Emaj7 Em F  Fm F#
            E--6---1----1----0----------1--1--2--  There are
            B--6---2----1----0---0---0--1--1--2--  variations
            G--6---1----1----1---1---0--2--1--3--  on these
            D--8---3----3----2---1---2--3--3--4--  chords, but
            A--8---4----4----2---2---2--3--3--4--  I use these.
            E--6-------------0---0------1--1--2--

MUSIC:  Riffs used.

A: Bars   1    2    3    4
   Chords C#   Fm   E    Em      Light struming

B: Bars   1    2    3    4
   Notes  C#   F    D#   C#      Last C# is 1 octive below 1st.

C: Bars   1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . .  4 . . .
   Notes  C#      F       D#  F D# C#      See note for riff B.

D: Beats  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
   Notes  C#  C#  F   C#  F#  C#  G#  F      C# is lowest note.

E: Beats  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8
   Notes            C#   F    C#

F: Beats  1  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
   Notes        C# C#       C     C     C  C#

G: Beats  1  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
   Notes        B  B        A#    A#    A# B

H: Beats  1  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
   Notes        B  B        A#    A#    A# B     C# C  B

I: Beats  1  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
   Chords C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#          C#
                mj mj       mj mj             mj
                7  7        7  7              7

J: Beats  1  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
   Chords E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E           E
                mj mj       mj mj             mj
                7  7        7  7              7

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?

--
Matthew Tomlinson
tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk