God's Mistake by Tears For Fears

From Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections or improvements.
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--------------- author's note -------------------
A straightforward hit single, which is mostly easy to figure and play, as already shown by other people who posted on the web before me.

But there are some trickier parts that could still be properly transcribed.
-------------------------------------------------

Intro / verse:
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----2-----3-----3------3-----3------7------5--3---|
|----2-----2-----2-----2------2-----2------7-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0------0---------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


2nd part of verse: include strums on A and D/A where D/A is
|-2-|
|-3-|
|-2-|
|-4-|
|-0-|
|---|

(Before the choruses there's an arpegiatted sequence on that D/A which I'm not 100% how it's played)

Chorus:
F#m G A
Oh love is god's mistake

On the last A play this:
|----------------------------|
|---------5~~----------5~~---|
|--2-2~---------2-2~---------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

On 2nd and 3rd chorus it's slightly different (when he sings "never was so much at stake"):
|----------------------------|
|---------5~~---8~-----7--5--|
|--2-2~----------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

Bridge after 2nd chorus (repeat):
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------2-----2---------2-----2-------|
|----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----|
|--0---------------------------------|
|--------3-------3-2-----3-------3---|

Solo:
|--9-9-9-10-12------------------------------
|--------------10-----8-8-8-10-10br-8-10----
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------

-------------------10p9-14p12-10p9----9---
--8-8-7-8-10-12-10-----------------12-----
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------

----------------------------------
-----2----------------------------
--0-------0--4p2---0--4p2---0-----
-------2---------4--------4---4---
----------------------------------
----------------------------------

-----------------------2p0-3p2--/7-5~----|
-----------------2-3-2-------------------|
--0---0-2-4-2--4-------------------------|
----4------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|

That' it! Huge thanks to "willowbearmec" on youtube, who showed exactly how to play the solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsngIurBaZY (I only changed which strings I prefer for a couple of notes).

Secrets by Tears For Fears

Secrets by Tears For Fears
From Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections or improvements.
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--------------- author's note -------------------
A melancholic but reeeally really beautiful tune, with some very interesting and well played guitar phrasing which I think was done by Mr. Alan Griffiths, but it could also be Roland Orzabal himself.

I'm not so sure about those chords on the bridge which sound dissonant, but hopefully they're not too far from what I transcribed.
-------------------------------------------------

F

C             Dm        C      Bb9
  It seems we caused a forest fire
C              Dm     C      Bb9
  With just a flicker of a flame
C            Dm   C       Bb9
  And now I set alight to    everything
C           Dm     C         Bb9
  Now all I do is cause you pain

Guitar pattern:
|------------------------------------|
|------5-------6-----------1---------|
|--------5-------7-----3-----3-------|
|----5-------7-------3---3-----3-----|
|--3-------5-------1-------------1---|
|------------------------------------|


Chorus:
                        F
I won't keep secrets alive
Eb                           Bb
  I'll send them all out to space
                        F
Without the will to survive
Eb                        Bb
  They won't be going no place
C     Bb
Oh my angel
 C      Bb    G# Gm F
Woman child


Chorus licks:
|--1---3---5--------------------|
|--------------4~---------3-----|
|----------------------/3-3-----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

Play above 2x, then on "oh my angel":

|----------------------------------4---3---1---|
|-----5-------3-------5-------3----4---3---1---|
|--/5------/3------/5------/3------5---3---2---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


C            Dm       C          Bb9
  I used to think the time would come
C                 Dm    C        Bb9
  When man would rise above the beast
C             Dm       C      Bb9
  I gave up thinking that way   long ago
C           Dm     C       Bb9
  In conversation with a priest


2nd Chorus like 1st, but adding the following different fills:

"survive...   they won't be going no place"
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------3-5-6~------5~-------3~----1~--1~------|
|----------------------------------------------|

 "oh my   angel               wo - man  child
|-----------------------------------------------4---3---1---|
|-----5-------3----3h4p3---------5---------3----4---3---1---|
|--/5------/3------------5p3--/5--------/3------5---3---2---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar before bridge:
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------6-/10--6~---|
|------------------5h7-------------|
|----------3---5h7-----------------|
|------3h5-------------------------|
|--3h5-----------------------------|
(and keep repeating that last note at the beginning of each phrase)

F/Eb
    We could have heal this blindness
F
    With some human kindness
F/Eb
    I know secrets kill you
F
    But my love can fill you
F/Eb
    Time and time again
F
  Time and time again
C#
It would be so fine
Ddim
If you could be mine


Guitar on 1st "Time and time again":
|----------------------------------|
|----13-11--11-9--11b--rp9---------|
|---x----------------------h11-----|
|--x-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

"It would be so fine if you could be mine":
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---9--------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|
|--10--10------10-----------10--10-----10----------|
|--11-----11------11---11---12----12------12---12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


Solo:
|---------------------------------------------------
|-----------------16b~~--16br-13-13--13p11p9--------
|--12~---12b~~-------------------------------(11)---
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------
----6~-----10~------11~----11p10-11p10-11p10-11p10--11/13~---
---------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-----------
-/7----/11-----(11)------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------10-------------
--11brp10-13~---13p11-11-------------------13-11-13~---
-------------------------13-10~~-----10----------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------

------15~------17~------18~----17-18-/20~~----20p18-18-17--------|
--13--------13-------13-----------------------------------18~----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar after last chorus before switching to verse and fading:

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------6-/10--8~--/10~---|
|------------------5h7-------------------|
|----------3---5h7-----------------------|
|------3h5-------------------------------|
|--3h5-----------------------------------|



Raoul and the Kings of Spain by Tears For Fears

Raoul and the Kings of Spain by Tears For Fears
From Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)


Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections or improvements.
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--- author's note ---
I had some difficulties at first figuring out how the verses are played, but after watching a couple of live performances on youtube it was clear how to play them.
Hope everyone enjoys!
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Pattern for intro and choruses:
E5 - F#5/E - C5/E - D5/E

where:
E5 F#5/E C5/E D5/E
|-0-| |--0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-0-| |--0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-9-| |-11-| |-5-| |-7-|
|-9-| |-11-| |-5-| |-7-|
|-7-| |--9-| |-3-| |-5-|
|-0-| |--0-| |-0-| |-0-|


E5 F#5/E
When the seventh of the seventh son
C5/E D5/E
Comes along and breaks the chains
E5 F#5/E
Raoul, Raoul,
C5/E D5/E
Raoul and The Kings of Spain
E5 F#5/E
Making it plain, making it sane
C5/E D5/E
To turn this loss into a gain
E5 F#5/E
Raoul, Raoul,
C5/E D5/E (...to B9)
Raoul and The Kings of Spain


Chords used for verses:
B9 A9 G9 F#9 C#9 Bm B
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---| |-7-| |-7-|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |---| |-7-| |-7-|
|----| |---| |---| |---| |-8-| |-7-| |-8-|
|-11-| |-9-| |-7-| |-6-| |-6-| |-9-| |-9-|
|-9--| |-7-| |-5-| |-4-| |-4-| |-9-| |-9-|
|-7--| |-5-| |-3-| |-2-| |---| |-7-| |-7-|


B9 A9 G9 F#9
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------3~--3-5---5-3~----3-5--7--2~---|


(F#9) G9
Did you know your father was an island
A9 B9
Did you know your mother was the sea
C#9 A9
Can we ever hope to seek asylum
B9 Bm B Bm B
From the bounds of fate and family


After playing 2nd Chorus, 2nd Verse and extended 3rd Chorus, finish playing:


|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------9-----9------------11------11--------5--4--5----
|-----9----9----9-------11-----11-----11--------------5-
|-/7----------------/9--------------------/3------------
|-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------0---|
----------------------------------------0------|
------7--6--7------------------------9---------|
---------------7------------------9------------|
--/5---------------------------7---------------|
----------------------------0------------------|


Confession by Collective Soul

Confession by Collective Soul
From the 2015 album See What You Started By Continuing

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections.
Visit http://untabbedtilnow.blogspot.com/ for more tabs!
Feel free to repost, but please keep these lines and give me proper credit.

-- author's note --
This is a simple song and somewhat different than their regular rock song, since it starts slower and then they kick up the pace with an awesome riff and chorus. The former reminds me a little of the riff on Lenny Kravitz's Always on the Run (another great song). So... hopefully I got it correctly.
Other than that, just hear it and you should be able to learn it quickly.

(Tune all strings half step down)

Intro/Verse:
E - A Am

Riff:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-5p4---4-5----5-4------7-5p4---4-5-----5/7---|
|--0--------5------0-3-2---0--------5-------0-3/5---|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-5p4---4-5----5-4------7-5p4---4-5-x-x-x-x-x-|
|--0--------5------0-3-2---0--------5-----x-x-x-x-x-|

Chorus:
E - A - E - A - E - A - F#m - A - E (hold)

On the verses there's a fill that follows the A and Am chords:
|--------------------|
|--0---------0-------|
|----2---------1-----|
|------2---------2---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

Bridge after second chorus("you won't bring me down..."):
C#m - A - E - E
C#m - A - F#m - A - E

PS: on the very last chorus just hold longer on the F#m and A chords.

Am I Getting Through by Collective Soul

Am I Getting Through by Collective Soul
From the 2015 album See What You Started By Continuing

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections.
Visit http://untabbedtilnow.blogspot.com/ for more tabs!
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-- author's note --
It's a shame I've never posted anything from Collective Soul here, since they're one of my all-time favorite bands! But that ends tonight, and lots of other songs should follow sometime, so check back if you're a fan.
This song is a very fun and rocking one to play, and quite easy I think.

(Tune all strings half step down)

Riff: (played during verses)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------2-2---|
|---------------------2-2---|
|--2-----2-------2----0-0---|
|--0-3-4-0-3-4-3-0----------|

Pre-Chorus: ("well tomorrow shall be better...")
D - A - D - A - D - A

(Chorus = Riff)

Bridge: ("all you've shown...")
G - D - A - E - G - D - E

Fill:
|--12~-------16~---12~-----------|
|-------15~--------------15/17---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

The last verse, as you might notice, is the same main riff played with some palm muting.
That's pretty much it. They finish the song with a variation of the main riff: |--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------2~------|
|--2-----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-------2---2~------|
|--0-3-4-0-3-4-3-0---0-3-4-3-0-3-0---0-3-4-3-0-3-0~------|

June Afternoon by Roxette

June Afternoon by Roxette
From the 1995 Greatest Hits: Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections.
Visit http://untabbedtilnow.blogspot.com/ for more tabs!
Feel free to repost, but please keep these lines and give me proper credit.

-- author's note --
This is one of the most joyful songs in the world! I wanted to quickly check the chords from another tab that's published out there, but ended up first realizing that the recording is clearly off tune! And then after I retuned my guitar I could properly work on the chords and they were not as simple as initially expected and the bridge was almost all wrong.
I also added a couple of guitar fills and orchestrations done at the end of the song, which definitely add to its magic!

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*** Important: on the original recording all instruments are tuned *UP* 1/4 step. Yes, 1/4!!

Intro:
G C D C
G Em C D

Guitar fill on G string:
G|--0-2-4-2---0---2---0---| (repeat)

 G                               C       D               G Em C D
Didn't I tell you everything is possible in this déjà vu?
  G                           C             D               G Em C D
Try the river boat, the carousel, feed the pigeons, Bar-B-Q
 Em             C              G          D
Look at all the people, happy faces all around
 Em                C            G           D
Smiling, throwing kisses, busy making lazy sounds


Chorus:
           A  D          E        D
It's a bright June afternoon, it never gets dark
A        F#m  D              E
  Wah-wah!   Here comes the sun
            A     D         E              D
Get your green green tambourine, let's play in the park
A        F#m  D              E
  Wah-wah!   Here comes the sun

 G                                  C               D                   G Em C D (with intro guitar fill)
Some folks are on blankets, slowly daydreaming and reaching for their food
 G                               C        D            G Em C D (with intro guitar fill)
Let's go buy an ice-cream and a magazine with an attitude
    Em            C               G                   D
and put on a cassette, we can pretend that you're a star
    Em              C      G               D
cos life's so very simple just like la-la-la


Chorus

           C   G  D
comes the sun

Bridge:
          Em                    Bm
There's a painter painting his masterpiece
                Em               B
There are some squirrels jumping in the trees
           C                      G
There's a wide-eyed boy with a red balloon
       Bm                        D
All my life I've longed for this afternoon


(repeat intro before back to Chorus)

after Chorus 2x:
               A    F#m  D   E
It never gets dark...
               A    F#m  D
Let's play in the park

(there's some orchestration on the back here, doing a phrase in A major such as:)

B|---------2-3-5~--|
G|--2~---4---------|


-> Then there's a small stop with this orchestrated phrase:
G|--4-2-1-2~--2~----4-2-1-2~--|

it comes back to the chorus pattern, adding the same intro phrase one step up (on A):
G|--2-4-6-4---2---4---2---| (repeat)

then there's a similar phrase orchestrated, which goes:
G|--2-4-6-4---2---4---2-----2-4-6-4---2---9~--| (repeat)

and finally the other orchestrated little phrase:
e|--9-10-12--9-10-12~--|

That all gets repeated and fades out!

Lies by Roxette

Lies by Roxette
From Crash! Boom! Bang!

Tab by marcos.nagato at gmail - feel free to send me any corrections.
Visit http://untabbedtilnow.blogspot.com/ for more tabs!
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-- author's note --
This is a cool rocking tune from the Swedish duo, which I remember I was instantly hooked to when I heard it for the first time many years ago. Today I was listening to it and I realized the very catchy guitar riff had never been published on the net.
I ended up working on the whole song, which already had most chords figured out on the tabs you'll find at the usual sites, but some important bits were missing, so here's the whole deal! :)

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Riff:

   A                                 C  D
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----2-0h2p0---0---2~------2-0h2p0---------|
|------------2---2-----------------2----0--|
|--0--------------------0------------3~----|
|------------------------------------------|

Add harmony one octave up, that is:

   A                                  C  D
|-------------------------------------------|
|---10-8h10p8--8---10-----10-8h10p8---------|
|------------9---9------------------9-5~-7--|
|--7--------------------7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


Verse:
      Em                              D  Em               D   C    A  (play riff)  C D
    Put 'em on, put them big boots on,     baby put them big boots on
      Em                                  D Em                     D      C   A  (play riff)  C D
    Make your mark, make a good kick start,   kick yourself right out of my heart

Pre-Verse was already correct, which goes:
Em - C - A 1st, 3rd and 4th times
Em - C - D 2nd time

Chorus: there's only one passage chord missing, the G pointed below:

D - G - Em - A
D - G - Em *G* - A


Post-chorus: go to C and then play the little riff:

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--3-2---3-2----|
|------3-----3--|

(then back to riff / verse / pre-chorus / chorus / post-chorus)


Solo - a slide is much probably used, and here goes something that should be pretty close (not necessarily using the slide):

  A                C   D    A              C  D
|---------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------/8~----
|--/5--5-----------------5-/9\5~--------------
|--------7--7~------/5-7---------7p5----------
|------------------------------------7--------
|---------------------------------------------

    A                       C  D     A                    C  D
------5~------5-5------5-5---------------0----0----0----0------/5~--|
--8p5-----8p5------8p5------5\1-1~----/5---/5---/5---/5---3p1-------|
--------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|

then just repeat a few Es (B string 5th fret) after it goes back to the pre-chorus chords;

(pre-chorus / chorus 2x / riff)

After finishing the song with the riff, there are a few strums from Dsus4 to D.