A - "nothing" Tablature

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Artist:"A"
Song: Nothing
Album: Hifi-Serious
Tabbed by: Sian Clarke
Contact: Sarah.lardy@virgin.net


This song is relatively easy to play, but it took me a little while to work everything out. There's probably
lots of mistakes and stuff, but I apologise as I worked this out by listening to the song on the telly a few
times. I don't usually post tabs if I don't know that they're 100% correct, but I thought i'd do it just
this once as no-one else has posted this song and it's really good.
If you have any comments, corrections, questions or whatever, e-mail me (my address is above) and i'll do my
best to reply.

You need to use dropped D tuning for this (downtune your lowest E string to a D for those that are unsure)

Chords used:

F# 444xxx
A 777xxx
D(1) 000xxx
E 14 14 14xxx
D(2) 12 12 12xxx


/ = slide up to numbered fret
\ = slide down to numbered fret


Intro:
F# A D(1) A F# A D(1) D(2) D(1) D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
A-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
|
F# A D(1) A F# A D(1) D(2) D(1) D(2)|
E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
A-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|

Verse 1:
N.C.
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------12--10-9-10-9-10-10-9-12-10-9--|
B--------10---9-----------10---9----------------------|---------------10---10---------------------------|
G------------------11---------------11----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D------10--10---10------10--10---10-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics Nothing and nothings where you're at when you ain't got something, you'll never get it back.


E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------12--10-9-10-9-10-10-9-12-10-9--|
B---------10---9-----------10---9---------------------|---------------10---10---------------------------|
G-------------------11---------------11---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-------10--10---10------10--10---10------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

It's coming on like a drug, the universal power of one, but it don't mean nothing, if it all comes undone.


Bridge 1:
E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics and if you fly ______________________ away _______________________________

E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|------------------19---18-----------------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---------------------------------16-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

and if you fly ______________________ away _______________________________

E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

You might die today

E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14---------------------------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14\-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

If you fly If you fly So give me some


Chorus: (x2)

F# A D(1) A F# A D(1) D(2) D(1) D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
A-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|
D-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7--0-0-0-12\--0-0-0-12\-|

love and give me some skin if we ain't got that then we ain't got much and we ain't got nothing


Verse 2: (as above)

You're left with nothing and nothings what you've got when you ain't got no-one, no-one.
You could've had the lot and if it's over today, you'll never get that thing you had together, no-way.
You only get it once.


Bridge 2:
E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics fly ______________________ away _______________________________

E D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12/-------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14---------------------------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14\-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

If you fly If you fly So give me some


Chorus: (as above) x2


Middle Eight:

A D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

We ain't got nothing We ain't got nothing

E F#
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4--------|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4--------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Our days are numbers, we don't remember how felt it (got here)

D(2) D(2)
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
A-------------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
D-------------------12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12--------|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|-------------14------------------14-------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|---12---14--------14---12---14--------14--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

We will never be the same, and forever have to take

E F#
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-\0-|
A-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-\0-|
D-------------------14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----|-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-x4x-\0-|
|
E-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-(2nd guitar)----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------14--------------14--------|------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------12--14------14--12--14------14----|------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

it for granted, don't remember our mistake so give me some love

N.C. F#
E-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|-4--------------------4---------4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0/|
A-----------------------------------------------------|-4--------------------4---------4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0/|
D-----------------------------------------------------|-4--------------------4---------4-4-4--4-4-4-4\0/|

and give me some skin if we ain't got that then we ain't got much and we ain't got nothing


Chorus (as above) x3


And thats about it, like I said, I know some of it isn't quite right, but I don't think it's that far off.
Mail me if you have any improvements or suggestions.

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