Elvis Costello – Watching The Detectives (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Elvis Costello (From the 1977 Album MY AIM IS TRUE) Words and Music by Elvis Costello Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elvis Costello - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=137(8=s8) N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W Wx4

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 1st Verse
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    Am                                  F
  E e e e E e E e   E e E e E e Q    Q  e e E e e e   E e e e E e e e
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  Am                                   F
  e e e e e e e e   Q  e e E e E E   E e Q  E e E E   +Q   e e E e e e
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   Chorus
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 Bridge
  Am
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|----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----5------5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5---5--||
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 2nd Verse
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  E e e e E e e e   E e e e E e e e   q  q  q  e e   q  q  q  e e
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|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|--------------|----------0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------3-3-|--------------|
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  Q  e e Q  e e   Q  e e Q  e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
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  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q  q  e e E e   E E e e e e e e
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  q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e e   e e e e e e e e   e e q  e e q
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|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-----------------|---------------o||
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                                                        3rd Verse
  2.
    C                 G                                  Am
  E e e E E e e E   E e e e E e e e   E e e e E e e e    q  e e q  e e
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  q  e e q  e e   q  q  q  e e   e e e e e e e e   E e e e E e e e
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                    F                               A5
  e e e e e e e e   q  e e q  e e   q  e e q  e e   e e e e e e e e
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|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---------------|-3--3---3--3---|-3--3---3--3---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-1--1---1--1---|-1--1---1--1---|-----------------|

                    F5                                  Am
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q  e e Q.   e
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----0---0------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------|

                                              Outro
                    F                             C
                                    2/4       4/4
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  e e e e e e e E   e e Q  e e e e   E Q Q     Q  e e Q  e e
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|-0---0---0---0---|----------------|--------||---------------|
|-----------------|---1----1-1---1-|-1-1-1--||---------------|

                     G                            N.C.
  Q  e e Q  e e   Q  e e Q  e e   Q  e e Q  e e    W
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|----2-2----2-2-|---------------|---------------|-------|
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  E e Q  H      W          E e E e E e e E   Q  Q  H
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  H    Q  Q    W          W      H    Q.   e
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                    G                              Am
  E e e e E e e e   Q  Q  Q  Q    E e e E E E Q    Q  e e Q  e e
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|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--|-3-------3------|---------------|

                       F                             Am
  E e e e E e e e   Q  e E Q  q    E e e e E e e E   E e e e E e e e
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|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|--------------|-----------------|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-----------------|----3---------|---3-3-3---3-3---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------3--|---3-3-3---3-3---|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                    F                                  Am
  E e e e E e e e   Q  e E Q  e e   q  e e q  e e   Q  e e Q  e E
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|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|---------------|---------------|----1-1----1---|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---------------|----5-5----5-5-|----2-2----2---|
|-----------------|----3------3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|---------------|
|-0-------0-------|----3------3-3-|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-1-------------|---------------|---------------|

                     F                                  Am
  Q  e e e e e e   E e e e Q  e E   Q  e e E e e e   Q  e e E e q
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|------------1-1-|---1-1-1----1---|----1-1---1-1-1-|----1-1---1-1--|
|----2-------2-2-|---2-2-2----2---|----2-2---2-2-2-|----2-2---2-2--|
|------2---------|---3-3-3----3---|----3-3---3-3-3-|---------------|
|--------0-0-----|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|

                    F
  E e e e E e e e   Q  e e Q  e e   Q  e e E e q
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|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1---1-1--*|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2---2-2--*|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------*|
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths