OASIS - "wonderwall" Tablature

From swede@email.unc.edu Sun May 4 11:15:36 1997
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:26:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog <swede@email.unc.edu>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: Wonderwall by Oasis

>From Fred Lidskog <swede@email.unc.edu>

Wonderwall, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis.
Song can be found on the album "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" and was
released as a single in the UK and the US.

I've seen alot of transcriptions of this song that have the correct chords
listed, but have left out the song's guitar fills, the parts played by the
second and third guitar, and the often overlooked (and faintly heard) riff
at the very end of the track, so here goes.

To play this song along with the CD, you must put a capo behind the 2nd
fret and play the following chords. All tablature positions are relative
to the capo.

Chords used:

EADGBe
Em7 (022033)
G (320033)
Dsus4 (xx0233)
A7sus4 (x02033)
Cadd9 (x32033)
Dsus4/F# (2x0233) [note:some people think this is a G/F# (200033)]

Here's the rythym of how the chord in the verses should be played:

Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
e--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
B--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
G--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-2-2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
D--2--2--2--2-2-2-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-2--2--0-2-2-0-2-2-0----
A--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2----------------0--0----0-0-0-0-0------
E--0--0--0--0-0-0-3-3--3--3-3---------------------------------------


Verse 1
-------
[NOTE: use the above strumming rythym when playing the verse chords below]
[ANOTHER NOTE: play all "A7sus4"'s in the verses the way it is played in
the rythym section above.]

Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
By now you should've somehow realized what you gotta do
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do
Cadd9 Dsus4 A7sus4
About you now

Verse 2
-------
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
Backbeat, the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
I'm sure you've heard it all before but you never really had a doubt
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do
Em7 G Dsus4 A7sus4
about you now


Pre-chorus
----------
[NOTE: the tab below is what is played by guitars 1 and 3 while guitar 2
plays the chords above the words. The tab below is used for both the first
and second lines of the pre-chorus]

h=hammer on next note without picking again with the right hand
p=pull off to make next note without having to pick the string w/ your
right hand again

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
e-------3------------2h3p2----------------------------------------
B----------3----------------3-------------------------------------
G-------------0----------------2-----------------0-----------0----
D--------------------0------------------------0---------0h2-------
A---3------------------------------------0h2---------2------------
E-------------------------------------0---------------------------

Cadd9 Dsus4 Em7
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
Cadd9 Dsus4
There are many things that I
G Dsus4/F# Em7 G A7sus4
would like to say to you but I don't know how
e-------3--------3--------3---------3-----------------0-------------0---------
B---------3--------3--------3---------3-----------3------3--------------3-----
G-----------0--------0--------0---------0-----------0------0----------------0-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------2-------------
E-----3-------2---------0---------3-----------0-------------------------------

e-----------0---------------------
B------3-------3-------3----------
G--------0-------0----------------
D-----------------------------0---
A--0-----------------2----0h2-----
E---------------------------------


Chorus
------
Cadd9 Em7 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 G
Because maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 G Em7 Cadd9 Em7 G Em7
And after all You're my wonderwall

(hold Em7, then silence)

drums come in, then:

e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- (and then right back into chord
D--0-2-2-0-2-2-0--- progression for the verses)
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
E------------------


Verse 3
-------
[same chords as Verse 2]
Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

Pre-chorus
----------
And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you,
but I don't know how

Chorus
------
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Outro
-----
[this riff repeated a number of times with chorus chords in background]

Cadd9 Em7 G Em7
e--------3--0-------------3--0----
B--0--1----------1--0--1----------
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------


Very faint riff heard at end of song: (I think alot of people may never
have heard this faint little ditty!)

[NOTE: this little riff is played WITHOUT a capo]


e--------------0--------------------0-----
B--------0--------0--------2--------2-----
G-----------2--------2-----2--------2-----
D-----4-----------------0--2--4--2--2-----
A--4-----------------------0--0-----0-----
E-----------------------------------------


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