REM - "strange currencies" Tablature

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STRANGE CURRENCIES

Initial tab by Steve Krulewtz (skrul@csugrad.cs.vt.edu)
Another Initial Tab by Chris Barran (C.D.Barran@shef.ac.uk)
Combined and some (small) corrections by Peter Cox (pdc194@soton.ac.uk)


Fill:
e-|-----------
B-|-----------
G-|-----------
D-|--2p0---0--
A-|------3----
E-|-----------

Pattern 1:
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
e-|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3------
B-|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1----
G-|------0-----0---2-------2-|-----0-----0---2-------2--
D-|----2---------3-----------|--2----------3------------
A-|--3-----------------------|-3------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------

Pattern 2:
C Fmaj7 Am7 Dm G
e-|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3------
B-|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-------3---3----
G-|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2---0-------0--
D-|----2---------3-----2-----|-0------------------------
A-|--3-----------------------|--------------------------
E-|--------------------------|-------------3------------

[Fill] [Pattern 1]

[Pattern 1]
I don't ..
[Pattern 2]
When ..
[Pattern 1]
I don't ..
[Pattern 2]
turn ..


C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These ..

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These ..


[Pattern 1]
The ..
[Pattern 2]
But ..
[Pattern 1]
I'm ..
name, ..
[Pattern 2]
make ...


C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These ..

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These ...,

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

I ...

Am F C Dm G G
E|------0-----------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-------|
B|1-------1---------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-------|
G|2---------2-------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0------0--0-------|
D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-------|
A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------|
E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-------|
What ...


[Pattern 1]
You ..
[Pattern 2]
And ..
[Pattern 1]
I need ..,
a word, ..
[Pattern 2]
just ..

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These ..

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These ...

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These ...

C G F C Dm G
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These ...

[Repeat Above (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [Fill] and C chord]

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