AUTUMNAL BY ARAB STRAP. Words: Aidan Moffat. Music: Malcolm Middleton. Copyright: 1999 GoBeat. Transcribed by Clark Taylor: webmaster@discoboys.co.uk NOTES A very long tab for you here. The song may look complicated, but apart from the chorus (which is chords), your fingers remain in the same shape for the rest of the song and this shape is just moved up or down the fretboard (below): CHORDS USED - A5 D5 C e:------------------------------ e:-----------0------------- b:--7------5------3------1------ b:----0------2------1------ g:--0------0------0------0------ g:----2------3------0------ D:--9------7------5------3------ D:----2------0------2------ A:--9------7------5------3------ A:----0------0------3------ E:------------------------------ E:------------------------- Intro e:----------------0---------------0--------------------------------------------------------- b:------0^5-----5---------0^3-------3-----------0^1-----0^1-----0^1-------1/3-3------------- g:----------0-----------------0-------(0)-----------0-------0-------0---0-------0----------- D:----7-------7---------5-------5-------------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------- A:--7-----------------5---------------------3----------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e:--------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b:------5---5-----5^0------------0^3-----(3)----3\1------0^1------0^1-----0^1-------1/3----- g:------------0-------(0)------------0-----------------------0--------0-------0---0-----0--- D:----7---------7--------------5-------5------5--------3-------3--------3-------1----------- A:--7----------------------3/5-----------------------3-------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e:----------------0------------------0--------------------------------------0--------------- b:------0^5-----5------------0^3-------3---------0^1-----0^1-----0^1----------1------------- g:----------0--------------------0-------------------0-------0-------0---------------------- D:----7-------7------------5-------5-----5\----3-------3-------3-------1--1----------------- A:--7------------------3/5-------------------3---------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e:--------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------- b:------0^7-------7------0^5-----5--------0^3------3------5-3------3/5-5-------------------- g:----------0----------------0-----0------------0----0-0------0----------------------------- D:----9-------9--------7-------7--------5-----5-----------------5--------------------------- A:--9----------------7----------------5----------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e:---------------0----------------0--------------------------------------------------------- b:------0^7--------7\5------5---5---5\3---------0^3----0^3--3------------------------------- g:----------0-----------------0--------------0------0--------------------------------------- D:----9-------9-----------7----------------------------------------------------------------- A:--9-------------------7----------------5-------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------(0)--------------------- Verse 1 e:---------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------- b:--5--5-5---3--3-3----1-3---3----5--5-5---3------1--------------------1-------------------- g:--0--0-0---0--0-0----0-0---0----0--0-0---0------0--------------------0-------------------- D:--7--7-7---5--5-5----3-5---5----7--7-7---5------3----------------------------------------- A:--7--7-7---5--5-5----3-5---5----7--7-7---5------3----------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you learn to drive I can use the train and the bus e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b:--5---5--5-----3---3--3---1--1/3--3-3-3---5--5-5---1-------------1------------------------ g:--0---0--0-----0---0--0---0--0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0---0-------------0------------------------ D:--7---7--7-----5---5--5---3--3/5--5-5-5---7--7-7---5-------------3------------------------ A:--7---7--7-----5---5--5---3--3/5--5-5-5---7--7-7---5-------------3------------------------ E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When you're mobile, we'll go Take my toys and your cat with us e:---------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------- b:--7---7--7----5---5\3---------3-5--5---7---7--7----5------------3--3---3------------------ g:--0---0--0----0---0-0---------0-0--0---0---0--0----0------------0------------------------- D:--9---9--9----7---7\5---------5-7--7---9---9--9----7------------5---------5--------------- A:--9---9--9----7---7\5---------5/7--7---9---9--9----7------------5------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'll leave the violence We'll have something to do e:---(0)---------------------------------0---0---------------------------------------------- b:--7---7--7--5------5\3-----3-5--5----7----7---(7)----5---------------3-------------------- g:--0---0--0--0------0-0-----0-0--0----0---------------0---------------0-------------------- D:--9---9--9--7------7\5-----5-7--7----9---------------7---------------5-------------------- A:--9---9--9--7------7\5-----5/7--7----9---------------7---------------5-------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ With a couch-bed in the front room for when we fall out or when our friends come through Chorus A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C D5 It's painting a kitchen that's keeping me going A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C And we've already named the seeds I'll be sowing Break e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b:---------0^5\3--------0^3-----3\1-----------0^1-----------1------(1)-1/7------------------ g:------0------------0--------------------0-------0---0-------0----------------------------- D:----7------------5---------5----------3---3-------3-----------3--------------------------- A:--7---------------------------------3----------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e:---------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------- b:--7-------0^7-----7\5------5^0---------3-------3--3--------------------------------------- g:--------0-----0----------------0-----------0------0--------------------------------------- D:------9---------9-------7------------5---5--------5--------------------------------------- A:----9------------------------------5------------------------------------------------------ E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Verse 2 e:--------------------------------------------------------------------h-p----h-------------- b:--5----5\3--3--3--1------1/3--3---3-3-----5----5\3----3---3---1-----^3^0--0^1------------- g:--0----0-0--0--0--0------0-0--0---0-0-----0----0-0----0---0---0--------------------------- D:--7----7\5--5--5--3------3/5--5---5-5-----7----7\5----5---5---3--------------------------- A:--7----7\5--5--5--3------3/5--5---5-5-----7----7\5----5---5---3--------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ And when they've grown up That's hoping that I don't shoot blanks e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b:--5-----3--3--3--1--------1/3--3---3-3-----5-----------3--------3--3-------------1-------- g:--0-----0--0--0--0--------0-0--0---0-0-----0-----------0--------0--0-------------0-------- D:--7-----5--5--5--3--------3/5--5---5-5-----7-----------5--------5--5-------------3-------- A:--7-----5--5--5--3--------3/5--5---5-5-----7-----------5--------5--5-------------3-------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Could we move right up north Find a house near the shores and the banks? e:-----------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------ b:--7---7-------5---5\3---3-5--5---7---7--7----5------------3----3---3--(3)----------------- g:--0---0-------0---0-0---0-0--0---0---0--0----0------------0------------------------------- D:--9---9-------7---7\5---5-7--7---9---9--9----7------------5------------------------------- A:--9---9-------7---7\5---5/7--7---9---9--9----7------------5------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ With a big fuck-off telly A brand new stereo system e:---(0)---------------------------------------0----0------------------------------(0)------ b:--7---7--7--5------5\3-----------3-5--5----7----7---(7)----5---------------3--(3)---(3)--- g:--0---0--0--0------0-0-----------0-0--0----0---------------0---------------0-------------- D:--9---9--9--7------7\5-----------5-7--7----9---------------7---------------5-------------- A:--9---9--9--7------7\5-----------5/7--7----9---------------7---------------5-------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'll meet old friends at funerals And pretend that we've missed them Chorus A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C D5 And if they were here they'd say it was shocking A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C D5 To find we've already named the dog we'll be walking A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C D5 It's choosing a mattress that's keeping me going A5 D5 C D5 A5 D5 C D5 And we've already named the seeds I'll be sowing Outro : Repeat A5 / D5 / C / D5 [end of tab] **************************************************************************** Taken from The Unofficial Arab Strap Website http://www.discoboys.co.uk ****************************************************************************