EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER - "cest la vie" Tablature

From boettchers.pad@sni.de Wed Apr 16 11:00:02 1997
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:13:54 +0000
From: Rainer Boettchers <boettchers.pad@sni.de>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: Emerson, Lake and Palmer; C'est la vie

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Greg Lake: C'est La Vie
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From: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Works I

Transcription by: Rainer Boettchers (boettchers.pad@sni.de)
Paderborn/Germany, July 1996

Tuning: DADGBE (DropD)

Comments: I've tried my very best but sometimes it is nearly
unpossible to identify the guitar on this track.
Greg plays some additional harmonics and open octave
chords, add them if you like.
When a chord is used the first time I try to
name it (I hope my guitar teacher doesn't read the
results ...). Some chords are really unusual and some
are not even real chords. That's Greg's style.
I did not write down the complete song but only the
main theme and bridge which are repeated over and over
again.
THIS SONG ALSO AVAILABLE IN TABESTRY FORMAT (.TBS)

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*** Intro:
4x
E---- sp = ca. 120-------||----------0--------||-
B------------------------||--------6---6------||-
G-----4:-----------------||*-----7-------7---*||-
D-----4:-----------------||*---0-----------0-*||-
A------------------------||-------------------||-
D------------------------||--0----------------||-

*** Main theme:

Dmin9 Cmaj9

E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|-
A-------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-


Bbmaj#11
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G-------3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-----3-----------3-|---2-----------2-|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A---1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------



E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------



E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-----------------
G-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----------------
D-----2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|---3-----------3-|-----------------
A---3---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------
D-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------



E-----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||----------------
B---------3---3-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----||----------------
G-------0-------0---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---||----------------
D-----2-----------2-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-||----------------
A---3---------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------
D-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||----------------

*** Bridge:

Dsus2
E-------------5-----|-----------5-----|---------0-------|-----------------
B-----------8---8---|---------8---8---|-------6---6-----|-----------------
G---------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-----7-------7---|-----------------
D-------5-----------|-----5-----------|---0-----------0-|-----------------
A-----5-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---5---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|-----------------



E-----------0-------|-----------5-----|-----------5-----|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|---------8---8---|---------8---8---|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------
A-------------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------


G7 whatever
E-----------0-------|---------0-------|-------0---------|-----------------
B---------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-----6---6-------|-----------------
G-------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|---7-------7---7-|-----------------
D-----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-5-----------5---|-----------------
A-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------


Asus4 Amaj
E---------0---------|-------0---------|---------0-||
B-------6---6-------|-----3---3-------|-------2---||
G-----7-------7---7-|---2-------2---2-|-----2-----||
D---6-----------6---|-2-----------2---|---2-------||
A-------------------|-----------------|-0---------||
D-------------------|-----------------|-----------||

*** Solo:

E----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-
B--------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-------6---6-----|-
G------7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-
D----0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-
A------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
D--0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-

(now the guitar switches from 8th notes to triples!)
(keep this rhythm during the whole solo part ... )

Dmin9 Dmin9/C# Dmin9/C Bmin11
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---4-------4-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---5-----------4-----------|-3-----------2-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------


Bbmaj#11
E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------2---2---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---2-------2-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---4-------4-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---5-----------4-----------|-3-----------2-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------2---2---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---2-------2-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------



E---------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------------------
B-------8---8-------8---8---|-----8---8-------8---8---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------



E---------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------------------
B-------8---8-------8---8---|-----8---8-------8---8---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------6---6-------6---6---|-----6---6-------6---6---|-------------------
G-----7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
D---0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------------------
B-------3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-------------------
G-----3-------3---3-------3-|---3-------3---3-------3-|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------
A---1-----------1-----------|-1-----------1-----------|-------------------
D---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------



E---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-|-----------------------
B-------2---2-------2---2---|-----2---2-------2---|-----------------------
G-----2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-----|-----------------------
D---2-----------2-----------|---------------------|-----------------------
A---------------------------|-0-----------0-------|-----------------------
D---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------
(slow down to return to standard)
(8th notes .... )

... return to main theme and refrain ...

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Rainer Boettchers Paderborn/Germany mailto:boettchers.pad@sni.de
Siemens Nixdorf AG LoB OEC SAM TS1 April 16, 1997
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