Mad Mad Sister tab

Mad Mad Sister

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                           MAD MAD SISTER - Girlschool
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: [email protected]
Date: June 14, 2005
(This tab is the transcriber's own work.)

Written by:  McAuliffe/Johnson
Album:  "21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent"   (2002, Communique)
Tuning: Standard


Notes:

^...bend  (s=semi-tone, w=whole tone)
h...hammer on
r...release bend
p...pulloff
<>..pinch harmonic
/...slide up
\...slide down
~...vibrato


Figure 1

 E ----------------------|----------------------|
 B ----------------------|----------------------|
 G ----------------------|--4---5~--------------|
 D --------------6--7----|----------------------|
 A -------7--------------|----------------------|
 E ----5-----5-----------|----------------------|

Intro:

Play Figure 1 3x


Chords:  F  /  Am
Play Figure 1 4x during this chord progression

1st Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                   Am
Mad mad sister, what did you do today?

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                      Am
Mad mad sister, you're gonna show the way

(Play Figure 1 2x)

Chorus:

F
It shouldn't hurt
G
But it does
Am
Who'll catch you when you fall?
F
You made me
G
I made you
Am
Out of nothing at all


F / E                             F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E                     F
 E ------------------------|
 B ------------------------|
 G -----------1--2--4/7~---|
 D ---9\2--2---------------|
 A ------------------------|
 E ------------------------|


 E                                F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E
 E ------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B ------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G --5^wr(5)--5-4--5-|-4---------------|-----------------|
 D ------------------|---7-6-7-6-------|-----------------|
 A ------------------|-----------7-----|-----------------|
 E ------------------|-------------7-8-|-5~--------------|


Play Figure 1 2x
(Rhythm guitar plays Am)


2nd Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                    Am
Mad mad sister, you're gonna fade away

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
I should have known, read the signs
                                    Am
But that was another place, another time

(Play Figure 1 2x)


Repeat CHORUS


F / E                             F / E
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?
F / E                             F / E
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?


Guitar solo:


     Am          Bb     Am                Bb
(4 meas.)
 E -----------------------------------------------------|
 B -----------------------------------------------------|
 G ---2----3/6~----7----7^wr(7)^wr(7)^w-----------------|
 D -----------------------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------|


       Am                     Bb    Am               F
(4 meas.)
 E -----------------------------------------------------|
 B -----7^sr(7)--<5>--5---------------------------------|
 G --7-------------------7-6-7\6------------------------|
 D ------------------------------7----------------------|
 A ----------------------------------7--5-4-5-4---------|
 E ---------------------------------------------5-5-----|


 E                         F        E                  F
(4 meas.)
 E -------------------------------------------------------------|
 B -------------------------------------------------------------|
 G -------------------------------8--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-|
 D -2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6/7--7/9--9/10-----9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-|
 A -------------------------------------------------------------|
 E -------------------------------------------------------------|


     E                         F
(2 meas.)
 E -----------------------------------------------------|
 B ---------------------10--9--10-9-10-12---------------|
 G --9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9---9---------------------------|
 D --9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------|


      E
(2 meas.)
 E ---12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------|
 B ---12-12-12-12-12-12--10--------15^w--15^w--15^w~----|
 G ---9--9--9--9--9--9------11^w------------------------|
 D -----------------------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------|


      Am
(4 meas.)
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B ---(15^w~)-----------------|-15^wr(15)^wr(15)^w-etc----|
 G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 D ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                          |
                                                          |
Fig. 1                                                    |
 E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B ---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G --------------------4--5~--|-------------------4--5~---|
 D -------------6--7----------|------------6--7-----------|
 A ------7--------------------|-----7---------------------|
 E ---5-----5-----------------|--5-----5------------------|

3rd Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                   Am
Mad mad sister, what did you do today?

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
All your life's spent telling lies
                                Am
Is that madness I see in your eyes?

(Play Figure 1 2x)


Repeat CHORUS


F / E                               F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E                      F
 E --------------------------------------|
 B --------------------------------------|
 G -------------1-1-2--4/7~--------------|
 D --2/6\--0h2---------------------------|
 A --------------------------------------|
 E --------------------------------------|


 E                                F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

             E                      F
 E --------------------------------------|
 B --------------------------------------|
 G --1-2-4--<5>^w--4h5p4-----------------|
 D --------------------------------------|
 A ------------------------0-5-0-3--2-0--|
 E --------------------------------------|


E / F  (3x)

E  /  Am


 E ----------------------|----------------------|
 B ----------------------|----------------------|
 G ----------------------|--4---5~--------------|
 D --------------6--7----|----------------------|
 A -------7--------------|----------------------|
 E ----5-----5-----------|----------------------|

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