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Bela Lugosis Dead

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This is an interpretation for a standalone guitar, mixing both bass and guitar 
elements, based on the original version recorded on the 26th January 1979: 
For the guitar noises, hear some live version to find inspiration. You can stroke B
and e strings while muting them with the left hand and sliding it along the neck.
Play with a lot of distorsion, flanger and delay.
The D C# B and F# chords are played with B and e opened strings:
D5  10-12-12--x-x-x        D  10-12-12-11--0--0
C#5  9-11-11--x-x-x        C#  9-11-11-10--0--0
B5   7--9--9--x-x-x        B   7--9--9--8--0--0
F#5  2--4--4--x-x-x        F#  2--4--4--3--0--0
 A577655     A#688766     B799877
[Intro]
(drums)
(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises...)
(play only the fundamental string)
|  D5|  D5|
(in the following lines, play one string, then two, then three)
D5   C#5   B5
D5   C#5   B5
D5   F#5   B5
D5   C#5   B5
(first strokes of each chord on loud strings, then on all the strings)
D5   C#5   B5
D5   C#5   B5
D5   F#5   B5
D5   C#5   B5
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    F#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    F#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
[Verse 1]
White on Dwhite translucent C#black capes,  Bback on the rack
   D      C#     BBela Lugosi's dead
The bDats have left the C#bell tower, the Bvictims have been bled, red velvet 
Dlines  the black F#box      BBela Lugosi's dead
[Chorus 1]
A  A#  B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5
   A      A#     B5     B5  B5BelB5a LB5ugoB5si'B5s dB5ead
D  C#  B
   D      C#     BUndead undead undead
D  C#  B
   D      C#     BUndead undead undead !
[Verse 2]
The Dvirginal C#brides Bfile past his tomb
DStrewn with time's dead C#flowers beBreft in deathly bloom
AlDone in a darkC#ened room,  Bthe Count 
   D      F#    BBela Lugosi's dead
[Chorus 2]
   A      A#     B5     B5  B5BelB5a LB5ugoB5si'B5s dB5ead
   A      A#     B5     B5  B5BelB5a LB5ugoB5si'B5s dB5ead
    D5       C#5     B5Undead undead undead 
    D5       C#5     B5Undead undead undead 
    D5       C#5            B5Undead
D5  C#5  B5
[Outro]
(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises…)
|  D5|  F#5|
(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises…)
|  D5|  F#5|  B5|
D5   C#5   B5
D5   C#5   B5
D    F#    B
D    C#    B
D    C#    B
D(sing C#crescBendo)
D5Oh   C#5Be_____B5la_
D5Be___C#5la's unB5dead_
DOh   C#Be_____Bla__
DBe___F#la's unBdead__
DBe___C#la's unBdead__
DOh   C#Be_____Bla____
DBe___C#la's unBdead____
DOh   C#Be_____Bla____D_____C#________B__
D    C#      B
D    C#      B
D    C#      B
|  D5|  F#5|
             Undead
D5
F#5
   D5(pick scraping)
|  D5|  F#5|
             Undead    
(pick scraping)

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Bela Lugosis Dead

by Bauhaus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

F#5

This is an interpretation for a standalone guitar, mixing both bass and guitar

elements, based on the original version recorded on the 26th January 1979:

For the guitar noises, hear some live version to find inspiration. You can stroke B

and e strings while muting them with the left hand and sliding it along the neck.

Play with a lot of distorsion, flanger and delay.

The D C# B and F# chords are played with B and e opened strings:

D5 10-12-12--x-x-x D 10-12-12-11--0--0

C#5 9-11-11--x-x-x C# 9-11-11-10--0--0

B5 7--9--9--x-x-x B 7--9--9--8--0--0

F#5 2--4--4--x-x-x F# 2--4--4--3--0--0

A A# B

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[Intro]

(drums)

(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises...)

(play only the fundamental string)

D5 D5

| | |

(in the following lines, play one string, then two, then three)

D5 C#5 B5

D5 F#5 B5

D5 C#5 B5

(first strokes of each chord on loud strings, then on all the strings)

D5 C#5 B5

D5 F#5 B5

D5 C#5 B5

D C# B

D F# B

D C# B

D F# B

D C# B

[Verse 1]

D C# B

White on white translucent black capes, back on the rack

D C# B

Bela Lugosi's dead

D C# B

The bats have left the bell tower, the victims have been bled, red velvet

D F# B

lines the black box Bela Lugosi's dead

[Chorus 1]

A A# B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5

Bela Lugosi's dead

D C# B

Undead undead undead

D C# B

Undead undead undead !

[Verse 2]

D C# B

The virginal brides file past his tomb

D C# B

Strewn with time's dead flowers bereft in deathly bloom

D C# B

Alone in a darkened room, the Count

D F# B

Bela Lugosi's dead

[Chorus 2]

A A# B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5

Bela Lugosi's dead

A A# B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5 B5

Bela Lugosi's dead

D5 C#5 B5

Undead undead undead

D5 C#5 B5

Undead undead undead

D5 C#5 B5

Undead

D5 C#5 B5

[Outro]

(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises…)

D5 F#5

| | |

(distorsion noises, pick scrapes, various noises…)

D5 F#5 B5

| | | |

D5 C#5 B5

D F# B

D C# B

(sing crescendo)

D5 C#5 B5

Oh Be_____la_

D5 C#5 B5

Be___la's undead_

D C# B

Oh Be_____la__

D F# B

Be___la's undead__

D C# B

Be___la's undead__

D C# B

Oh Be_____la____

D C# B

Be___la's undead____

D C# B D C# B

Oh Be_____la___________________

D C# B

D5 F#5

| | |

Undead

F#5

(pick scraping)

D5 F#5

| | |

Undead

(pick scraping)

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