The Alarm
The Alarm - Shelter guitar tab
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# Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4) with SMTP id ; Mon, 28 Jun 1993 08:53:31 -0700 Received: from LINC.CIS.UPENN.EDU by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Mon, 28 Jun 1993 08:53:28 -0700 Received: from ENIAC.SEAS.UPENN.EDU by linc.cis.upenn.edu id AA22124; Mon, 28 Jun 93 11:53:27 -0400 Return-Path: Received: by eniac.seas.upenn.edu id AA28903; Mon, 28 Jun 93 11:53:26 -0400 From: ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ken MacFarlane) Posted-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 11:53:26 EDT Message-Id: Subject: /Alarm/Shelter.tab (archive submission) To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 11:53:26 EDT X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11-upenn1.13] Here's a song I tabbed I thought you might want to add to the archive. -Ken. "Shelter" by The Alarm There are actually two guitars, one playing the chords, another playing the lead riffs. I believe the song is written in the key of A, if this helps. Chords: B5 x2440x A x02220 D x00232 E 022100 For each riff, I just use the strings it uses to save a little space. Riff 1: E|---2---0------------------------ B|-0---0----0-3--0-2--0-0-0----0-- G|--------------------------2-2--- Riff 2: E|-4-2-0-5--2-0---4- B|--------------3--- Riff 3: E|-4-5-7-7-5-7-7-4-5- (Lyrics may not be exactly right, I'm writing from memory) Intro: B5, play Riff 1, pause, play again (second time is actually slightly different) B5 (Riff 1 twice, no pause) Shelter B5 A E I've been branded, I've been washed around left for dead, D A B5 D A I've been cast out from this world B5 A E I've been exiled, I've been stranded on the street, D A B5 D A Ain't got no place left to run D(Riff 2)A B5 (Riff 1) No one loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore D(Riff 2)A E Another heartbeat, down...come on and take me to the B5 A E (Riff 3) Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight B5 A E Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight D A Shelter (play Riff 1 twice) B5 A E D A B5 I've been exiled, I've been (raised within the street ?), in this wicked world D A B5 A E D A B5 D A Persecution, I'm carrying my cross, down here on my knees D(Riff 2)A B5 (Riff 1) No one loves me, anymore, anymore, anymore D(Riff 2)A E Another heartbeat, down...come on and take me to the B5 A E (Riff 3) Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight B5 A E Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight D A B5 Shelter Solo: E|---2----0-----------------------5----2----5----2-----0- B|-0----0----0-3--0-2------0----0----0----0----0---2-2--- G|---------------------2-2------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2- B|----------0--0--2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------- G|-2--2-2-2------------------------------------------------ (this is basically a run up the A scale starting on A) Chords (played during solo): B5 B5 A E D A E A B5 D D ...come on and take me to the B5 A E (Riff 3) Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving) B5 A E (Riff 3) Shelter, Shelter, sleeping on the street tonight (give me your loving) B5 A E (Riff 3) Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight (give me your loving) B5 A E Shelter, Shelter, give me what I want tonight A D A D A D Outro: E|--------------------- B|--------------------- G|-----2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4- D|-4-4-----------------