All About Eve

All About Eve - Scarlet guitar tab

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From wellis@visual.bt.co.uk Fri May 16 08:09:36 1997

Date: Fri, 16 May 97 10:03:01 BST

From: Wayne Ellis

To: guitar@olga.net

Subject: TAB:"Scarlet" by All About Eve

'Scarlet' by All About Eve

---------------------------

>From the album 'Scarlet and Other Stories'

(also available on the compilation 'Winter Words, Hits and Rareties')

Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk

This song uses 2 acoustic guitars.

The guitars are tuned as follows: E G D A B D (from low to high)

Intro (Guitar1) [play twice]

-----------------------------

D-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|

B-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0---0-|

D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0---0--|

G--0-------0------|--0-----2/3------|--0-------0------|--0------3---2---|

E-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|

Verse 1 (Guitar1)

------------------

D-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3--3----3-0-|

B-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|

G--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0--------------|

E-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3--------3------|

Dress me in scarlet Ribbons and bows So everyone knows

I'm

D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----3-0---0-0---|-----0-----------|

B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|---0------0---0--|

G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0------0---0---|

E-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3------0---1----|

Hiding a face Hadn't the grace Free

to go

D-----3-0-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|------3-3-----3--|

B---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|

G--0-------0------|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|-----------------|

E-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---3-------3-----|

Dress me in shadows Sad April skies Have opened my eyes

D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----0-0----0-0--|----0-------0----|

B-----------------|-----------------|-------3------3--|------0----------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|-----------------|---0------0------|---0------0------|

G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|

To the lie that I And given the river Away

live

D-----0-------0-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0------0----|-----0-0------0--|

B-3---------------|-------0-------0-|-----0-0----0-0--|-----0--------0--|

A-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------0-----|

G----------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0-------0------|

E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|

I'll change these Want to And I do

clothes If I

Chorus 1 (Guitar1)(2/4 Time)

-----------------------------

D0-0-----|

B3-3-----|

A--------| PickUp Use Alternate Picking Style Throughout.

D--------| The incidental notes on the B-String are caused

G--------| by the 'Up' strokes in the picking pattern.

E--------|

D D X

D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0----|-0---0--|-0---0--|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|

B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3----3-|-3--(3)-|-3--(3)-|-3----3-|-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Think that I've Found out What No-ones about to Tell me

D D rake

D-0--0---|-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-|-0--0---|-0--0---|-0------|-0--0---|-0--0---|

B-3--3---|-3--3---|-3--3---|-3-(3)--|-3-(3)--|-3--3---|-3------|-3------|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----5---|--------|--------|

D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----0---|--------|--------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Think that I've Found out I Don't wear scarlet Well

D-0--0---|-0--0---|

B-3------|-3------|

A--------|--------|

D--------|--------|

G-----------------|

E-----------------|

Verse 2 (Guitar1)

------------------

D-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----3-3-----3---|

B-------0------0--|-------0-------0-|-------0-----0---|-----------------|

A-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------------|

G-0--------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0--------------|

E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3--------3------|

Waiting before me Poets and painters May say

D-----5--2---0h2-2|----3--5--0-3p2-0|-----0------0-0--|-----0--0-----0--|

B-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|-----------------|---0------0------|---0-------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|--0------0-------|--0--------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-3------3--------|-3-------3-------|

Stumble our way Kick off your And fly now

redshoes

D-----0------0-0--|-----0-------0---|-----0------0----|-----0-------0---|

B-------3---------|-------0-------0-|-------0------0--|-------0---------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0------0------|

G----------0------|--0-------0------|--0------0-------|--0------0-------|

E---------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3------3--------|

I'll die for their Want to And I do

words if I

Chorus 2 (Guitar1)

-------------------

D0-0-----|

B--3-----|

A--------| PickUp Use Alternate picking.

D--------|

G--------|

E--------|

X X

D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|-0---0--|-----0--|-0--0-0-|-0--0---|-0--0-0-|

B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3-3----|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3----3-|-3--3---|-3--3-3-|

A-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|--------|-5------|----5---|--------|

D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Think that I've Found out What No-ones about to Tell me

X

D-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|-0--0---|-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-|

B-3--3---|-3-3----|-3-3--3-|-3--3---|-3-3--3-|-3-3--3-|

A-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-5------|

D--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Think that I've Found out I Don't wear scarlet Well

Guitar Solo 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)

---------------------------------

D U .....

Guitar1

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar2 | trill | | |

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B--------3h4-1--/3|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-------0---------|------0h1p0h1----|-----------------|-----------------|

D--------- -------|-------------3-/7|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| | | |

D--------5h7-0--8-|-----------------|-----------------|-This-bar-is-----|

B-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-slightly-rushed-|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|---------5-8-7-3-|--------0--7p5p0-|-7p5p0[x4]-------|

G-----------------|------/7---------|-----------------|--------------7--|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 3 (Guitar1)

------------------

D--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--3--3--|-3--(0)-|

B--3--0--|-3--0---|--3--0--|-3--0---|--3--0--|-3--0---|--3-----|--------|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Always before me (Always before me) Poets and sages May say we've been

D----5--2---0h2-2-|----3--5--0-3p2-0|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B-----------------|-----------------|--3-----|-3------|--3-----|-3------|

A-----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Lamenting your And carving it all Stone here

fall into

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|----0---|

B--3-----|-3------|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|333-3-3-|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Skimming them Into the River Just for you

Chorus 3 (Guitar1)

-------------------

D0-------|

B3-3-----|

A--------| PickUp

D--------|

G--------|

E--------|

D--0-----|-0------|--0--0--|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

I think that I've Found out what No'ones about to Tell me

D--0-----|-0-00-0-|--0--0--|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|--0-----|

B--3--3--|-3-33---|--3---3-|-3-3----|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|--3--3--|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

I think that I've Found out the Place where Angels Fell from

D--0-----|-0--0---|--0-----|-0------|--0-----|--0-----|

B--3--3--|-3----3-|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|--3--3--|

A--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

I think that I've Found out I don't Wear scarlet well

Guitar Solo 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)

---------------------------------

D U D U .....

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| | | |

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B------3h4p3-1-/3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-----0-----------|----0h1p0h1------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|-----------3--7--|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| | | |

D-------5h7-0--8--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B------0----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----0h1p0h1-----|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|------------3--7-|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-5-/7|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|--0--0--|-0--0---|

B--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|--3--3--|-3--3---|

A--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|--5-----|-5------|

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| | | |

D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-5-/7|-----------------|-/5-/5-/5-/5-3-0-|

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

TAB Key

-------

h - hammer on

p - pulloff

/ - slide up

U - upstroke

D - downstroke

() - incidental note

X - mute with palm of picking hand

[xT] - play indicated phrase 'T' times

rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord

(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)

Tuning Notes

-------------

The tuning was extracted using the Intro figure, and confirmed in

other parts of the song.

Starting with the guitar in standard tuning:

E A D G B E (low to high)

and altering the tuning as follows .....

Listening to the Intro. The 2 highest notes, which ring throughout,

sound as open strings. These notes are 'B' and 'D', and gives us:

? ? ? ? B D

The first 2 (lowest) notes of the common picked pattern are doubled

G notes. Tuning the A-string down to G would make this possible to

play, giving:

? G ? ? B D

The other G can be played on the E-string-3rd fret, although at the

moment its tuning isn't clear.

The descending run in bar 4, contains open strings. An open D-string

can be heard. The highest note picked is an 'A' - this also sounds as

an open note, implying the standard G-string needs to be tuned to an

open A, giving:

*

? G D A B D

* Make sure you were originally tuned to standard 'E' (as found on a

guitar tuner) or lower, before attempting this. Otherwise the G-string

is put under stress and can break.

The only unknown string is the bottom E-string, which is left tuned

to E - allowing the doubled G note to be played on the 3rd fret.

In verse 1 bar 8, there is an ascending pattern which uses the lowest

3 strings in open positions. An open low E can be heard, confirming

the tuning to be:

E G D A B D (from low to high)

Playing Notes

-------------

The Intro and Verses 1 and 2 are in 4/4 time. The choruses, verse 3

and guitar solos are in 2/4 time. Thanks to Mandy for the thoughts

on timing. (mandy@electronic.co.uk)

Verses 1 and 2 are based on the picking pattern used in the Intro.

Let all notes ring, particularly those on the D and B strings. Verse

3 uses the same shape as a chorus.

In the chorus' spend time getting the feel of 2/4 time. Also, make

sure the guitar is in tune - a few D's played in unison can sound

unforgiving if it isn't up to scratch. The chorus' sound 'jangley',

its possible that they were either doubletracked, played with a

chorus effect or that a 12-string guitar was used. Chorus 2 has a

mandolin mixed in with the guitar, which in turn gives it a brighter

sound.

Both solos are similar and have a Spanish/flamenco feel. The solos

contain some fast note flurries and wide interval steps, requiring

some fretboard fluency. The rhythm tracks behind both solos use the

same shape as a chorus, but the note choices are more uniform.

This Transcription (c) DarkMusic 1995. ReVamped '97.

This Transcription (and others) is also available at:

http://www.electronic.co.uk/users/mandy/tabs/

Comments and corrections welcome.

Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk

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