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From: rogers@sasuga.Hi.COM (Andrew Rogers)
Subject: TAB: Music Machine - "Talk Talk"

OK, here's one of my favorite alienated rants. It came out in late '66,
but my bar band used to do it as late as '75 - with me alternating between
organ, guitar, and tambourine, while barking the lead vocal at the same
time.

Note: the rhythm guitar is tuned down a minor third; the key riff of the
verses is played F#-E but sounds Eb-Db.


"Talk Talk"
(Bonniwell)

Intro:

Eb Ab Db
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
/ / / / / / / / (2x)

[fuzz bass: Gb Db]

verse 1:

Eb Db Eb Db
I ..
Eb Db Eb Db
And ..
Eb Db Eb Db
Concernin' ..
Eb Db Eb Db
As ..
Gb Cb Gb Cb
I know ..
Ab Db Ab Db
But I ..
Gb
Have ..
Ab
Or go ..


Riff 1 (on rhythm guitar, tuned down minor third):

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Ab -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Fb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Cb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Gb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Db -7b9---------5---|-2-------5---7---|-7b9---------0---|-2---2--------|


Verse 2:
...
Db
To size


Riff 2 (on lead guitar, standard tuning; organ harmonizes a fifth above):

E D E
v v v v v v v v v v v v
E -------------3---|s7-------5-7-5-3-5-3-| ---------------|
B -5---------------|---------------------| -5---5---------|
G -----------------|---------------------| [2x] ---------------|
D -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|
A -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|
E -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|


Bridge:

E D
Can't ..
E D
The ..
E D
Seems ..
E D E
What ..
Db
Against ..


[Repeat intro]
oh, ..


Verse 3:

Riff 3 (on lead guitar, standard tuning):

Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
v v v v v v v v
E -11----------9---|-------------9---|
B -----------------|-11--------------|
G -----------------|-----------------| [2x]
D -----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|

Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
v v v v v v v v
E -11--9-------9---|-11--9-------9---|
B ---------11------|---------11------|
G -----------------|-----------------| [2x]
D -----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|


Outro:

Eb Db Eb Db Eb Db Eb
Talk ...

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