The Chameleons

The Chameleons - Monkeyland guitar tab

Artist: The Chameleons

Song: Monkeyland

Album: Script of the bridge

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Tabbed by: Klaus Hurskainen

Email: webmaster at tabs-database.com.com

Tuning: F#BEAC#F# (a whole step higher than normal)

NOTE: I tabbed this by listening to the 'Radio 1 Evening Show Sessions'

-album, where there's a live version of Monkeyland. Generally on the live versions you

hear much more clear what's going on with the guitars.

On 'Script of the bridge' though, the song starts off a bit different, fading in and all

but otherwise it's the same.

SONG STRUCTURE:

Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Chorus

Chorus, pt2

Verse 2

Chorus

Chorus, pt2

Chorus

Chorus, pt2

Ending

On live versions of the song, Reg starts the song of by playing this thing

on the sixth string e. He hits the string with the edge of his pick while

muting the string with his fretting hand and then slowly and just slightly

changes the place where he's hitting, going down and up the string

horizontally. Listen to a live version to get the idea.

Dave's guitar (intro & verse 1) "I shake my head and shiver..."

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

D|----------88888888-11111111-------------------------------11-9----|

A|-77777777-66666666-9-9-9-9-9-11-9----1111111111111111--11------11-|

E|-55555555-------------------------10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--------|

Reg's guitar (verse 2) "Is there anyone there?..."

e|------------------|-----------------|

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

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

D|------------------|---1-2---1-2---2-|

A|---------44444444-|-4-----4-----4---|

E|-55555555---------|-----------------|

Dave's guitar (verse 2) pt. 2 "A million stars are a..."

e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

B|----------7777777--5555555--5555555-|-7777777--5555555--5555555--9999999-|

G|-6666666--6666666--6666666--6666666-|-6666666--4444444--6666666--8888888-|

D|-7777777--4444444--6666666--6666666-|-4444444--2222222--6666666--6666666-|

A|-7777777-----------4444444--4444444-|-------------------4444444----------|

E|-5555555----------------------------|------------------------------------|

Reg's guitar (chorus) "It's just a trick of the light..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-----------11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-|

D|-7--7--7---11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-|

A|-7--7--7---9---9--9---9---9--9---4--4--4---4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-|

E|-5--5--5------------------------------------------------------|

Dave's guitar (chorus)

e|-------------------------------------------0--------------|

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

G|-2--2--2--------------2----------1------------2-----------|

D|-2--2--2---4--------------2---------2---------------------|

A|-0--0--0---4---------------------------2------------------|

E|-----------2----------------------------------------------|

Both guitars (chorus, pt2) "I have to know what is real..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|

D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|

A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

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

continued

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

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

Reg's guitar (ending) "Life's an optical illusion..."

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

D|-66666666666666666666666666666666---------------------------------|

A|-44444444444444444444444444444444-444222--222---------------------|

E|----------------------------------------55---55544555444005554400-|

Dave's guitar (ending)

e|---------------0---|

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

G|-2---2---1-------2-|

D|-2-----2---2-------|

A|-2-----------2-----|

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

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