TECHNIQUE by Paddy McAloon - performed by Prefab Sprout | Tabbed by Paolo Pugliese | | http://stage.vitaminic.it/accetta_veloce (use a monospaced font for best viewing) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested guitar fingerings (obvious omitted): F#/B Bbm7add6b G#m7add4 Em F#7+ Ebm Ebm7 Ddim e --2------2----------4---------3------1------2------2-------4------- B --2------2----------4---------5------2------4------2-------6------- G --3------1----------6---------4------3------3------3-------4------- D --4------3----------4---------2------4------1------1-------6------- A --2------1----------6--------(2)---------------------------5------- E --------------------4--------(0)--------------------------(4)------ Intro (in 3/4): --------------- "1 2 3 4 5 / 1 2 3 4 5...1 2 3 4 5 / 1 2 3 4 5" | | | | | | | | | | | | e |9-9-9-9-9--|-----------|9-9-9-9-9--|-----------| B |7-7-7-7-7--|7-7-7-7-7--|7-7-7-7-7--|7-7-7-7-7--| G |8-8-8-8-8--|6-6-6-6-6--|8-8-8-8-8--|6-6-6-6-6--| D |9-9-9-9-9--|8-8-8-8-8--|9-9-9-9-9--|8-8-8-8-8--| A |-----------|9-9-9-9-9--|-----------|9-9-9-9-9--| E |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Badd9 F# Badd9 F# | | | | | | e |--------2--|1----------| B |------4-2--|2----------| G |----3---3--|1----------| D |3-------4--|3----------| A |--4--------|4----------| E |-----------|-----------| C# D#m F# C# Verse (in 4/4): ** chord fingering listed ** --------------- ** at the end of the text ** B Her husband works in Jodrell Bank, F#/B he's home late in the morning, Bbm7add6b (or simply Bbm7) had he been a lawyer, F# he wouldn't work for pennies. B <--see below for this In the morning I go walking, G#m7add4 (or simply G#m7) it helps the hurting soften, Bbm7add6b I've seen a lot of places, F# 'cos I miss her very often. B But I could never work there, F#/B what a shame that I'm not clever, Bbm7add6b It's for men with horn rimmed glasses, [G#madd9 , G#m7add4 , C#/G# , C#/G#*] x 2 <--see below for these and four distinguished "A Level" passes. Chorus (in 4/4): ---------------- Em F# What chance so long ago, [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B , C#/B*] x 2 <--see below for these I buried something I should know. Em F# What chance so long ago, [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B , C#/B*] x 1 I buried something I should know. Instrumental: ------------- [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B] x 2 (in 6/4) <--see below for these Bb B (in 4/4) [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B] x 2 (in 6/4) Bb B (in 4/4) [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B] x 2 (in 6/4) Bb B Verse and chapter they unfurl, Middle section: (slower tempo) --------------- F# F#7+ Ebm7 - and sprinkle it upon the world limit. (G#m) Ebm B G#m <--see below for (G#m) Tech - nique! Ebm G#m F# Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak, Ebm Bb7 B7 Ddim and I loathe the stilted way you make me speak. F# F#7+ Ebm7 Without recourse to lying distortion or cheating. (G#m) Ebm B G#m Tech - nique! Ebm G#m F# Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak, Ebm Bb7 B7 Ddim G#m and I loathe the stilted way you make me speak. Guitar break (see below) ------------ Repeat instrumental (two times: i.e. 6 repetitions of the chord pattern) ------------------- Repeat middle section --------------------- THE END. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- STRUCTURES SECTION Verse: | | | | | |B | |F#/B | | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | |Bbm7add6b | |F# | | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | |B | |G#m7add4 | | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | |Bbm7add6b | |F# | | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | |B | |F#/B | | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | G#m7 | | |Bbm7 | |G#add9 add4 |C#/B C#/B* | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | G#m7 | | |G#add9 add4 |C#/B C#/B* | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| Chorus: | | | |Em |F# | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | |F#/B F#/B* |C#/B C#/B* |F#/B F#/B* |C#/B C#/B* | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | |Em |F# | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | |F#/B F#/B* |C#/B C#/B* | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| Instrumental: | | | \ |F#/B F#/B* C#/B |F#/B F#/B* C#/B | \ |-- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- --| \ three | | | / times |Bb |B | / |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| / On the third and last time it ends with the lyric "verse and chapter they unfurl..." sung over Bb and B, just before the beginning of the middle section. Middle section: | | | | \ |F# |F#7+ |Ebm7 | \ |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| \ | | | | | \ |(G#m) |Ebm |B |G#m | \ |-- -- --|-- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| \ two | | | | | / times |Ebm |G#m |F# | | / |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| / | | | | | / |Ebm |Bb7 B7 |Ddim | | / |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| / | | |G#m | |-- -- -- --| As you can see, on the 2nd time it resolves to a G#m chord which marks the beginning of (Paddy's?) solo guitar break, or the end of the song. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- "In the morning I go walking" bit: here the drums and all stop and the guitar plays the following arpeggio B | | | | | | | | e |2--------------|---------------| 4 B |4--------------|--------4------| - G |4--------------|------4---4----| 4 D |4--------------|----4-------4--| A |2--------------|--6------------| E |---------------|7--------------| which is fingered here very similarly to the G#m7 that follow. ----------------------------------------------------------------- About those [G#madd9 , G#m7add4 , C#/G# , C#/G#*], [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B , C#/B*], [F#/B , F#/B* , C#/B] riffs: they actually aren't chords, but the implied result of basically one pedal chord (G#m for the first, then F#/B) and the melodic riff played by the guitars and by Wendy's voice in the recording. So, supposing you're trying to play the song with one guitar, they would be: G#madd9 G#m7add4 C#/G# C#/G#* | | | | | | | | e |---------------|---------------| 4 B |---------------|---------------| - G |--------6-6-6-6|--------6-6-6-6| 4 D |8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6| A |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| E |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| F#/B F#/B* C#/B C#/B* | | | | | | | | e |---------------|---------------| 4 B |--------2-2-2-2|--------2-2-2-2| - G |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| 4 D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E |---------------|---------------| F#/B F#/B* C#/B | | | | | | e |-----------------------| 6 B |--------2-2-2-2--------| - G |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1| 4 D |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2| E |-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------- (G#m): this chord is between parenthesis because it's only a guess; what is actually played (by bass and guitar) before Ebm is the melodic line | | | | | | e |-----------|2----------| 3 B |------2-4--|4----------| - G |1-3-4------|3----------| 4 D |--- or ----|1----------| A |------4-6--|-----------| E |4-6-7------|-----------| G#m? Ebm without any harmonic hint. ----------------------------------------------------------------- *GUITAR BREAK* (with approximate beat signature) __triplet__ 1 2 3 4 5 / 7 \ 8 | I | I | I | I | I | I | I | e |----------------------------------------5----4-----3-----| B |--------------------2---4---4/2--------------------------| G |--------1-/-3h4-----------------4------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------| G#m 8 9 10 11 12 13 | I | I | I | I | I | e |------4--------------------------4--------| B |------4----------------------4----h6----7-| G |----------------4p3---4-----------------4-| D |------1-----4---4-----6-----------------8-| A |------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------4-| Ebmadd4 F# G#m G#m9 <--it's actually a mix between G#m and Ebm __triplet__ 12 13 14 15 16 / 18 \ 19 20 | I | I | I | I | I | I | I | I | e |----------------------------------------5----4-----3-------------| B |--------------------2---4---4/2---------2----2-----2-------------| G |--------1-/-2h3-----------------4-------2----2-----2-------------| D |----------------------------------------2----2-----2-------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| G#m 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e |3---3---3---------------3---3---3-------2-------1------------| B |4---4---4---------------4---4---4-------2-------2------------| G |3---3---3h4-------------3---3---3h4-----1-------1------------| D |6---6---6---------------6---6---6-------3-------3------------| A |----------------------------------------1-------1------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb/G# Eb+/G# Eb/G# Eb+/G# Bbm7add6b Bbm7 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e |--------------------2-----------4-----------2--------------------| B |--------4-----------2-----------4-----------2--------------------| G |3---3---3-----------3-----------4-----------4--------------------| D |1---1---1-----------4-----------6-----------4--------------------| A |--------------------4-----------6-----------4--------------------| E |--------------------2--------------------------------------------| Ebm F# G#m/C# Bsus2/C# 54 55 56 57 | | | | e |-----------| B |-----------| G |-----------| -------> back to a faster tempo with the repetition D |-----------| of the instrumental section A |-----------| E |-----------| ----------------------------------------------------------------- *NOTES* This is my very personal interpretation of the song... first of all, several spellings of the chords have many other alternative plausible spellings; the same for the transcription of the solo; about the guitar break specifically, the only true fact is that it's partially based on the harmonic and melodic themes of the song. I tried to listen carefully to every note played by every instrument in the recording, and I assembled them in order to write a fine one-guitar arrangement for the song. But, especially in the riffs and the guitar solo, the transcription is arguable, due to the nature of the recording itself (sometimes it seems the synth is playing a chord while the above guitar is playing a different one). So, feel free to change it according to your ear! | Tabbed by Paolo Pugliese | | http://stage.vitaminic.it/accetta_veloce |