ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - "Ma-Mama Belle" Tablature

“Ma ma ma Belle” by Electric Light Orchestra

Hi everybody! (Hi Dr Nick!)
Anyway, I searched for this tab/chords all over the internet and couldn’t find it anywhere so I decided to try to

tab it myself. Note this is my first time tabbing and I am not the best guitar player, but I think the chords are

right and that I pulled it off pretty well. Hope you like it!!



MAIN RIFF
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Csus4 C D
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----8----7-----8---8---8--7------6---6--5-------------------7-----|
G:----7----7-----7---7---7--7------5---5--5-------------------7-----|
D:----7----7-----7---7---7--7------5---5--5-------------------7-----|
A:----5----5-----5---5---5--5------3---3--3------0-3-0-3-0----5-----|
E:----5----5-----5---5---5--5------3---3--3-------------------5-----|

1st Bridge (On D)

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----7--9--7----7--7-7--9--7---------------------------------------|
D:----7--9--7----7--7-7--9--7---------------------------------------|
A:----5--5--5----5--5-5--5--5---------------------------------------|
E:----5--5--5----5--5-5--5--5---------------------------------------|

Verse
D D C G D
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--7-------7----------------------------5--------------------3-----7|
G:--7-------7----------------------------5--------------------4-----7|
D:--7-------7----------------------------5--------------------5-----7|
A:--5-------5----------------------------3--------------------5-----5|
E:--5-------5----------------------------3--------------------3-----5|
Got love, if thats what you need, I got 3 or 4 babies sitting on my knee . . .


Chorus
A D
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------5--------------------------7-----------------------------|
G:---------6--------------------------7-----------------------------|
D:---------7--------------------------7-----------------------------|
A:---------7--------------------------5-----------------------------|
E:---------5--------------------------5-----------------------------|
You gotta Mamama Belle, before I get you


Bridge 2

Basically same as before, but a second guitar does a little slide from C up
to D. (You can hear it for timeing if you listen to the song)
A
C D C D
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---5/7--7-----5/7--7----------------------------------------------|
D:---5/7--7-----5/7--7----------------------------------------------|
A:---3/5--5-----3/5--5----------------------------------------------|
E:---3/5--5-----3/5--5----------------------------------------------|



Intro
Main Riff X2
Bridge to Verse (D)

Verse

D
Got love, if that's what you need
C G D
I got, three or four babies sittin' on my knee
D
I got love waitin' for you
C G D
I come sneakin' round the corner of the avenue


Chorus
A D
You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, before I get you
A D
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, or I will get you


Main Riff x2
Bridge 2


Verse

There's one thing that's on my mind
And that's getting hold of you before I serve my time
I'll keep on, with my heavy load
Till I see you come a strollin' down that open road


Chorus

You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, before I get you
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, or I will get you

Main Riff x2
EXTENDED BRIDGE (String Section has a little part here)


Verse
I love you Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
That's why I want to get it all well
I'm sure you can tell
I got, good soul, runnin' so deep
Gonna get you in the corner so that I can keep


Chorus and Outro

Can't you hear me once Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, or I will get you
You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, or I will get you
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle, before I get you