10cc – Art For Arts Sake (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| PM palm mute
|(13) ghost note or optional note
| < pick scrape
| b bend
| r release bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone or slight bend
|(x7678x) chord shape
|(02:10) time marker
| t = thumb ( fretting hand )
| i = index finger ( fretting hand )
| m = middle finger ( fretting hand )
| r = ring finger ( fretting hand )
| p = pinky ( fretting hand )
Great tune from the How Dare You! album by the excellent 10cc.
As always, great fun to play.
Intro:
Dmin9 chord arpeggiated fingerstyle as below or similar:
___Dm9_(x57560)____________________________________________________
e|-------------0------------------|-------------0------------------| B|---------------------6----------|---------------------6----------| G|-----5-----------------------5--|-----5-----------------------5--| D|---------7---------------7------|---------7---------------7------| A|-5---------------5--------------|-5---------------5--------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
For a few bars...
Then rake the chords slowly:
___Dm9_____________________________________________________________
( rake... )
e|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------6--------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------5---------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------7-|--------------------------------|
A|-5---------------------------5--|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Until:
___Dm9_____________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
For several bars...
___Dm9______________________________________________Dm9!___________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7--------------| A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5--------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Riff 1:
___Gm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-----3--------------------------|-----3--------------------------| A|-----------------4---3----------|-----------------4---3----------| E|-3-----------------------6---3--|-3-----------------------6---3--|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
Verse:
___Gm______________________________________________________________ " Gimme your body... " e|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------| B|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------| G|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Am/G________________Gm__________________________________________ " Gimme your mind... " e|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~ B|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~ G|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~ D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|(3)-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
__Gm_______________________________________________________________ " Open your heart... " e|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------| B|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------| G|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Am/G________________Gm__________________________________________ " Pull down the blind... " e|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------| B|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------| G|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------3-------4---5------| E|--------------------------------|-3-----6------------------------| ___Eb______________________________________________________________ " Gim-me your love gim-me it all... " e|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--| B|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--| G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--| D|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--| A|-----6-------6-------6-------6--|-----6-------6-------6-------6--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
___Gm/D_____________________________Dbdim__________________________ " Gim-me in the kitchen gim-me in the hall... " e|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--| B|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--| G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--| D|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--| A|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
___F___________________C___________________________________________ " Art for arts sake... " e|-1-------1---1-------0----------|--------------------------------| B|-1-------1---1-------1----------|--------------------------------| G|-2-------2---2-------0----------|--------------------------------| D|-3-------3---3-------2----------|--------------------------------| A|-3-------3---3-------3----------|--------------------------------| E|-1-------1---1------------------|--------------------------------| ___C___________________Bb/D________________________________________ " Money for Gods sake... " e|-0-------0---0------------------|--------------------------------| B|-1-------1---1-------3----------|--------------------------------| G|-0-------0---0-------3----------|--------------------------------| D|-2-------2---2-------3----------|--------------------------------| A|-3-------3---3-------5----------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
Funky riff, and middle part. The 'D' bass note in the G/D chord is optional,
if you can get your pinky over there then why not?
___Dm7_________________________G/D_________________________________
" Money talks so list - en to it... "
" Money talks to me... "
" Any - one can un - der - stand it... "
e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8--|--------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9--|--------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|-----------------------------5--|
E|----------------------------(10)|-----7---7---8---8---9---9------|
p i m p i
___Dm7_________________________Cmaj7____________________Cmaj7___Bm7_
" Money can't be beat oh no... "
e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7~~~~--------------------7----------|
B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8~~~~--------------------8-------7~~~
G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------9~~~~--------------------9-------7~~~
D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9~~~~--------------------9-------7~~~
A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8~~~~--------------------8-------7~~~
___Bm7_____________________________________________________________
( chord sustains for a few bars... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|Then:
Riff 2:
___Gm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-3---5--------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------1~~~---------------| E|-1---3--------------------------|--------------------------------|
_____________________( implied chord is A )________________________
" When you get down, down to the root...
Don't give a damn don't give a hoot...
Still gotta keep makin' the loot... "
___A_______________________________________________________________
" Chauf-feur dri - ven... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-------2------|--------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-------2------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Repeat for a few bars then:
___Dm9_____________________________________________________________
( arppegiate chord, quiet interlude similar to intro... )
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Repeat riff 1.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
Repeat funky riff, and throughout guitar solo to end...
___Dm7_________________________G/D_________________________________
e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------| B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8--|--------------------------------| G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------| D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9--|--------------------------------| A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|-----------------------------5--| E|-----------------------------10-|-----7---7---8---8---9---9------|
Guitar Solo, begins at 04:48:
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ (04:48) e|-10----10-----------------------|--------------------------------| B|-10----10-----------------------|----------------------------13b15- G|-10----10----7-------7---7------|-----12^~~~~r12p10h12-10-10-----| D|-----------------10-------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|---------13~b15--15r13p10-------|--------------------------------| G|-------------------------12--10-|-12-10-12s14-10~----------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|---------7---10^-----10b11---10b12----7---10--7-----------7------| D|-7---10-------------------------|-------10------------10---------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ ( 04:58 ) e|-----10~~~~~--------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----10~~~~~--------------------|--------------------------------| G|-----10^~~~~p9p7-9---7----------|-----7---7-------7---7----------| D|-----------------------------7~~~h10----------10--------------10~~ A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ ( 05:02 ) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----15----------13------12-----|--------------------------------| G|-----14----------12------12-----|-10----------------------10^----| D|/16----------14------12---------|-10--12--10--12-----------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|---13b15~-----13b15r13p10-13-10-|-----10--10--10~-----15b17---13-| B|--------------------------------|-13-----------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ (05:10) e|---------------------15--17--15-|--------------------------------| B|-15--15--13--15-----------------|-15--13--15--15------15--18b20--| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|-----------------------------17b19~r17p15-----15-----------------| B|-18~~----15-15---15--15---------|--------18b20--18b20-15~--------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ (05:18) e|--------------------------------|-----10-------------------------| B|-----13s10---10--10--10------13-|-----10------12--10--10---------| G|-----------------------------12-|-----10------12--10--10---------| D|--------------------------------|-------------------------12-----| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|-----10-------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-------10------------12--10-----|--------------------------------| G|---------12-10-------12--10h11--|---------10--10~----------------| D|--------------------------------|-12--10--10--10~-----12---------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________ (05:25) e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x--10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x- G|-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x--10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x- D|-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x--10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x-10--x-x- A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x--10------------------13b15~-----| G|-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x--10-----------------------------| D|-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x-10^-x-x--10--12--10--12~----------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Etc to fade...
Words & Music by 10cc
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| PM palm mute
|(13) ghost note or optional note
| < pick scrape
| b bend
| r release bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone or slight bend
|(x7678x) chord shape
|(02:10) time marker
| t = thumb ( fretting hand )
| i = index finger ( fretting hand )
| m = middle finger ( fretting hand )
| r = ring finger ( fretting hand )
| p = pinky ( fretting hand )