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Step 1 / 61Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), CAPO IV (4th pos)
Time sig: 6/4 @158 bpm, key of Cmaj (Emaj non-relative to Capo)
See notes at end of chords/tab
[Chords]
Chord names relative to Capo
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F(b5)x-x-3-2-0-x F6x-x-3-2-3-1 Cmaj7x-3-2-0-0-0 Cx-3-2-0-1-0 Dmx-x-0-2-3-1
Dm Dmadd9 Cadd9(intro) Cadd9(verse) G
x-x-0-2-3-1 x-x-3-2-3-0 x-x-0-0-1-0 x-3-2-0-3-0 3-2-0-0-0-3
G7x-x-3-0-3-1 Em0-2-2-0-0-0 E0-2-2-1-0-0 E70-2-2-1-3-0 Amx-0-2-2-1-0
Ax-0-2-2-2-0 Dmx-0-3-2-3-1
*("love" in chorus, with A as root, but NOT in 2nd chorus)
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[Intro]
e|-F(b5)----------F6-------F---F(b5)-----|-Cmaj7------0-----C------------|-F(b5)----------F6-------F-----
B|---------0-3--3---1--p0---|---------0---1-----------|---------0-3--3---1----
G|-------2---2--2-----------|-----0-----------0-------|-------2---2--2--------
D|-3--------(3)(3)--3-------|-2-------------------2---|-3--------(3)(3)--3----
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
• • • •
e -F(b5)----|--C------------0-----------|-F(b5)----------F6------F---F(b5)------|
B -p0--|--1-----1---1-----3p1p0---|-0-------0-3-3---1--p0----|
G -----|------0---0-----0-------2-|-------2---2-2------------|
D -----|--2-----------------------|-3---------3-3------------|
A -----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E -----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
• •
e|--Cmaj7-----0--------C-------|-Dm1---------Dmadd9--0h1p0---Cadd9----|-G3-----------G7------------|
B|-0-------0---1---------|-3-----3---------------1-|-0-------3---3-----------|
G|-0---------------0-----|-----2-------------------|-0---0-------0-----------|
D|-2---2---------------2-|-0-------2h3---------0---|-------------3-----------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (rest)
•
[Verse 1]
FWhatever happened to CmajDun- Ccan?
FHe was a F6good boy Fthey CsayCadd9 C
FThe girls all F6wanted hiFm to Cmaj7dance Cwith, the Dmboys to play, to Gplay
FWhen the policeman came Cmaj7kno- Ccking,
Fshe didn't F6know whFat to CsayCadd9 C
FExcept his F6shoes and soFcks were Cmaj7all Cgone, it Dmseems he ran a-Gway
[Chorus]
COh, you fool, you Emfool! DmDon't give into Gfate. If this is
Eall we've E7got to Amfight Afor, Dmrage my darling, Grage!
CDuncan, good for Emyou! DmSad but on your Gway, well the
EArmy E7never Fturned his crank, but Dmlove sure Gmade him -
*
[Bridge]
(repeat intro, simile)
F(b5)braveF6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) C
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
Dm Dmadd9 Cadd9 G G7
[Verse 2]
FA sweeter infatu-Cmaj7a- -Ction
FOh you'd be F6hard prFessed to CfindCadd9 C
FHe loved so F6deeply F Cmaj7mad- Cly, he Dmnearly lost his Gmind
FAnd oh behold the mayor's Cmaj7daugh- Cter
FShe was a F6treat for Fthe Ceye
FWhy this the F6only thiFng to Cmaj7live Cfor, just Dmmade tGo die!
[Chorus]
COh, you fool, you Emfools! DmDon't give into Gfate. If this is
Eall we've E7got to Amfight Afor, Dmrage my darling, Grage!
CDuncan, good for Emyou! DmSad but on your Gway, well the
EArmy E7never Fturned his crank, but Dmlove sure Gmade him -
[STRINGS 'SOLO']
Cbrave. Em DmLa, da-da, da-Gda
E E7 Am A Dm GLaaaa...
[Chorus]
CThis is holy wEmar! We must Dmfight and fight a-Ggain, and go a
Ethousand E7times for the Fsake of love, but Dmnever Gonce in -
[Outro]
(repeat intro, simile)
F(b5)vain F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 COh-
F(b5)ohF6 F F(b5) C
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
[Replace 2 last measures of intro with this]
(slowing down)
e|--Dm--------1---G7----D5----G7----|--C------------8---------------------------------|
B|--3-------3---3-----------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-------4---2---4---|--9--------9------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------3---0---3---|--10--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5---0---5---|--10---10---------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-------3---|--8---------------------------------------------|
• Staccato
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--1---------------0-h1-p0--------|
B|--3------3---------------------1-|
G|------2--------------------------|
D|--0---------2-h3------------0----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 2 4 1 3 1
4
- The Cmaj7 in the verse is open to interpretation. The piano does an E5, the
bass an E, but the overall tonality is Cmaj7 as she then augments to C. You
could choose to play an Em instead of Cmaj7, but I found it didn't really
- The F6 could've also been interpreted as Dm but the bass does F when she
echoes the same patterns during the verses, and strumming an F6 with (in whole)
its F root sounds better, either placing thumb on 1st fret or whichever way.
- The way you arpeggiate the chords can be more guitar-style driven. Some
fret), but some progressions translated into a more dull result. Example:
where an E was followed by a higher E, remaining in that lower octave made the
arpeggio less interesting so I took the liberty to substitute some of the
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Duncan
by Sarah Slean
Chords in this song · guitar
F(b5)
F6
Cmaj7
C
Dm
Dmadd9
Cadd9
G
G7
Em
E
E7
Am
A
F
Cmaj
D5
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), CAPO IV (4th pos)
Time sig: 6/4 @158 bpm, key of Cmaj (Emaj non-relative to Capo)
See notes at end of chords/tab
[Chords]
Chord names relative to Capo
==============================================================================
F(b5) F6 Cmaj7 C Dm
x-x-3-2-0-x x-x-3-2-3-1 x-3-2-0-0-0 x-3-2-0-1-0 x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm Dmadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 G
(intro) (verse)
x-x-0-2-3-1 x-x-3-2-3-0 x-x-0-0-1-0 x-3-2-0-3-0 3-2-0-0-0-3
G7 Em E E7 Am
x-x-3-0-3-1 0-2-2-0-0-0 0-2-2-1-0-0 0-2-2-1-3-0 x-0-2-2-1-0
A Dm
x-0-2-2-2-0 x-0-3-2-3-1
*("love" in chorus, with A as root, but NOT in 2nd chorus)
==============================================================================
[Intro]
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C F(b5) F6 F
e|--------------------------|-------0-----------------|-----------------------
B|---------0-3--3---1--p0---|---------0---1-----------|---------0-3--3---1----
G|-------2---2--2-----------|-----0-----------0-------|-------2---2--2--------
D|-3--------(3)(3)--3-------|-2-------------------2---|-3--------(3)(3)--3----
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
• • • •
F(b5) C F(b5) F6 F F(b5)
e -----|--------------0-----------|--------------------------|
B -p0--|--1-----1---1-----3p1p0---|-0-------0-3-3---1--p0----|
G -----|------0---0-----0-------2-|-------2---2-2------------|
D -----|--2-----------------------|-3---------3-3------------|
A -----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E -----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
• •
Cmaj7 C Dm Dmadd9 Cadd9 G G7
e|-------0---------------|-1-----------0h1p0-------|-3-----------------------|
B|-0-------0---1---------|-3-----3---------------1-|-0-------3---3-----------|
G|-0---------------0-----|-----2-------------------|-0---0-------0-----------|
D|-2---2---------------2-|-0-------2h3---------0---|-------------3-----------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (rest)
•
[Verse 1]
F Cmaj C
Whatever happened to Dun- can?
F F6 F C Cadd9 C
He was a good boy they say
F F6 F Cmaj7 C Dm G
The girls all wanted him to dance with, the boys to play, to play
F Cmaj7 C
When the policeman came kno- cking,
F F6 F C Cadd9 C
she didn't know what to say
F F6 F Cmaj7 C Dm G
Except his shoes and socks were all gone, it seems he ran a-way
[Chorus]
C Em Dm G
Oh, you fool, you fool! Don't give into fate. If this is
E E7 Am A Dm G
all we've got to fight for, rage my darling, rage!
C Em Dm G
Duncan, good for you! Sad but on your way, well the
E E7 F Dm G
Army never turned his crank, but love sure made him -
*
[Bridge]
(repeat intro, simile)
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
brave
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) C
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
Dm Dmadd9 Cadd9 G G7
[Verse 2]
F Cmaj7 C
A sweeter infatu-a- -tion
F F6 F C Cadd9 C
Oh you'd be hard pressed to find
F F6 F Cmaj7 C Dm G
He loved so deeply mad- ly, he nearly lost his mind
F Cmaj7 C
And oh behold the mayor's daugh- ter
F F6 F C
She was a treat for the eye
F F6 F Cmaj7 C Dm G
Why this the only thing to live for, just made to die!
[Chorus]
C Em Dm G
Oh, you fool, you fools! Don't give into fate. If this is
E E7 Am A Dm G
all we've got to fight for, rage my darling, rage!
C Em Dm G
Duncan, good for you! Sad but on your way, well the
E E7 F Dm G
Army never turned his crank, but love sure made him -
[STRINGS 'SOLO']
C Em Dm G
brave. La, da-da, da-da
E E7 Am A Dm G
Laaaa...
[Chorus]
C Em Dm G
This is holy war! We must fight and fight a-gain, and go a
E E7 F Dm G
thousand times for the sake of love, but never once in -
[Outro]
(repeat intro, simile)
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
vain Oh-
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) C
oh
F(b5) F6 F F(b5) Cmaj7 C
[Replace 2 last measures of intro with this]
(slowing down)
Dm G7 D5 G7 C
e|----------1---------------|--------------8---------------------------------|
B|--3-------3---3-----------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-------4---2---4---|--9--------9------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------3---0---3---|--10--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5---0---5---|--10---10---------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-------3---|--8---------------------------------------------|
• Staccato
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--1---------------0-h1-p0--------|
B|--3------3---------------------1-|
G|------2--------------------------|
D|--0---------2-h3------------0----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 2 4 1 3 1
4
- The Cmaj7 in the verse is open to interpretation. The piano does an E5, the
bass an E, but the overall tonality is Cmaj7 as she then augments to C. You
could choose to play an Em instead of Cmaj7, but I found it didn't really
- The F6 could've also been interpreted as Dm but the bass does F when she
echoes the same patterns during the verses, and strumming an F6 with (in whole)
its F root sounds better, either placing thumb on 1st fret or whichever way.
- The way you arpeggiate the chords can be more guitar-style driven. Some
fret), but some progressions translated into a more dull result. Example:
where an E was followed by a higher E, remaining in that lower octave made the
arpeggio less interesting so I took the liberty to substitute some of the
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