Jamiroquai – Half The Man (Guitar Tab)

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by Jamiroquai Superb mellow song. I'm surprised it wasn't tabbed before, despite a brilliant tab solo done by Maitinin and included in this version. [Intro] This is played virtually throughout. This is a keyboard originally, but if you use an effect like a defretter or organ (EHX B9, C9 or KEY9 anyone?), with some type of stereo rotary effect or tremolo you can get close to the sound on the record. Another way I do it is just turn on my wah, heel it to make it mellow, then add some phase 90 around 10o'clock.
"Keyboard 1"
     D7          G6  G7      Bb6(b5)       A7
e|---5-----------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x3
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|
  Ha  a a ah - ha
 Every bird will sing the melody of  our lo-ho ve tune.

"Keyboard 1"
Tiny variation on 3rd one on the D7
     D6  D7      G6  G7      Bb6(b5)       A7
e|---7---5-------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|-------5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x1
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|

"Keyboard 2"
Same keyboard sound by played with more auto-wah or phaser effect over the chords above for the last 2 repeats
e|-----------------7------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---7-----10--10p8-------7-8-10-8p7------7-8-7----------------------|
G|---------------------------9-------------7-9-------7---9----------------|x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
"Keyboard 1"
Part 1
     D7          G6  G7      Bb6(b5)        A7
e|---5-----------5---3-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----------3-------6--------------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4---------------7--------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5----------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6--------------5------------------------------|
"    Yesterday I was         Half the man I used to be
Oh, maybe that's because    You're the other half of me
    Like the spring in bloom The summer of our love is soon
 Every bird will sing    The melody of     our love tune"
Part 2 Whereas the Bass in Part 1 is D G Bb A; in part 2 it's A D (low) G A, however the singing melody is the same which is a little confusing. I guess you can play the previous chords or you can play the below
"Keyboard 1"
     Am7         G7(Dbass)   Gm7           A7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5-------5--3------------3---------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4--4--------3---3-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------3--3--------3-------------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------------------3-------------5------------------------------|

"Wah Guitar"
with a "D5" chord with wah pedal over it (with some rythm variations)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---x-15-15-----x-15-15-----x-15-15-------15-x-15---------------------------|
G|---x-14-14-----x-14-14-----x-14-14-------14-x-14---------------------------|
D|---x-12-12-----x-12-12-----x-12-12-------12-x-12---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    "Sent down from above   Unconditionally love
    Likened to a flower    Stronger love grows by the hour
    Stormy weather days    Make us go our separate ways
   Where our love was so    Now you got me on my knees " 
                       at ease           down

Part 3
     D7          G6  G7      Bb6(b5)       A7
e|---5-----------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|

with
"Keyboard 2"
e|-----------------7------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---7-----10--10p8-------7-8-10-8p7------7-8-7----------------------|
G|---------------------------9-------------7-9-------7---9----------------|x4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    "Yesterday I was          Brighter than the morning sun
    Now my love is lost      And lonely days have just begun
     A solitary chair        For a silent love affair
     A king lost his throne  And now he sits alone. "

[Solo]
This is nicked from Maitinin's tab. It's absolutely on the button. I've added it here for completion, but check his website and his tab for the original. Brilliant transposition. HOWEVER, that's the solo in the official video. The solo in the actual song on the record is 2 bars longer!
"Accoustic guitar"
        G/A               Dmaj7                G7(13)            A7(13)
e|-9/10-||-----7 --7 --7 --|-4/5 --5-----------|-----------------|-----------------10-|
B|------||---8-8 --8 --8 --|-6/7 --7-7---6---5-|---5---5-3 --3 --|-6/7---7-5---5----8-|
G|------||---7-7 --7 --7 --|-5/6 --6-6---5---4-|---4---4-4 --4 --|-5/6---6-6---6----7-|
D|------||---------7 ------|---------7---4---3-|---3---3-3 --3 --|-4/5---5-5---5----7-|
A|------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|------||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

     G/A                   Dmaj7             G7(13)             A11
e|---10--10-10 7-7-4/5-|-5 -5 -----------|------------------|-------------------|
B|----8--8- 8 -8-8-6/7-|-7 -7 -6---6---5-|(5)---3-----5-----|-3---3-3-----------|
G|----7--7- 7  7-7-5/6-|-6 -6 -5---5---4-|(4)---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-----------|
D|----7--7- -------6/7-|-7 -7 -4---4---3-|(3)---3-----3-----|-5---5-5-----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|----------------0-|(0)----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
**end solo here for music video version**

     G/A                   Dmaj7             G7(13)                 A11
e|---10p7 --10-7 --8/9-|-9--9--9 -9---|-10p7-7-7---10-7-10|---10-7-10-----13/14---|
B|----8-8 --8 -8 --6/7-|-7 -7 -7--7---|-8----8-8---8--8-8-|---8--8-8------11/12---|
G|----7-- --7 -7 --6/7-|-7 -7 -7--7---|-7----7-7---7------|---7-----------11/12---|
D|----7-- ---------6/7-|-7 -7 -7--7---|-7-----------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

e|-13/14--13/14--12--12-|-11/12-12--10--10-|--12-12-12--10--10---|--10-7-10--12\-|
B|-11/12--11/12--12--12-|-11/12-12--12--12-|--10-10-10--10--10---|--8--8-8---12\-|
G|-11/12--11/12--12--12-|-9-/10-10--10--10-|--10-10-10--10--10---|--7--7-7---12\-|
D|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|

[Bridge]
"Keyboard 1"
     D7          G6  G7      Bb6(b5)       A7
e|---5-----------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x2
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|

"Keyboard 2"
e|-----------------7------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---7-----10--10p8-------7-8-10-8p7------7-8-7----------------------|
G|---------------------------9-------------7-9-------7---9----------------|x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Key change up to E (move everything up 2 frets)
     E6  E7      A6  A7      C6(b5)        B7
e|---7---5-------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|-------5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|
                             "oh now every bird will sing...
     "Every bird will sing sing the melody of our love tune
     Oh Every bird, every bird, every bird will sing the melody of our
      Love tune   hey      I'm going to tell you about"

Over the last chord there's an organ playing a constant E5 over the riff below:
     E6  E7      A6  A7      C6(b5)        B7
e|---7---5-------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|-------5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|
" Yesterday I was Half the man I used to be Oh, maybe that's because You're the other half of me Like the spring in bloom The summer of our love is soon Every bird will sing The melody of our love tune" It's hard to play the organ part unless you have a polyphonic organ simulator here but it goes something like this:
e|--12--------12----------12------16--14----------------------------|
B|--12--------12----------12------16--14----------------------------|
G|--9---------9-----------9-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

or an octave below
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------9---7------------------------------|
G|---9---------9-----------9-----8---6------------------------------|
D|---9---------9-----------9----------------------------------------|x4
A|---7---------7-----------7----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
Mellows back to D
     D7          G6  G7      Bb6(b5)       A7
e|---5-----------5---3----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-----------3-------6-------------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4---------------7-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---5---------5---5--------------------------|x2
A|---5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------6-------------5------------------------------|

"Keyboard 1"
     Am7         G7(Dbass)   Gm7           A7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---5-------5--3------------3---------5------------------------------|
G|---5---5-------4--4--------3---3-------------6--------------------------|
D|---------------3--3--------3-------------5---5--------------------------|x4
A|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------------------3-------------5------------------------------|

"Wah Guitar"
with a "D5" chord this time with a slide lower (no wah?)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15\-------15\---------15\-----------15\-------------------------------|
G|-----14\-------14\---------14\-----------14\-------------------------------|
D|-----12\-------12\---------12\-----------12\-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
" Yesterday I was Half the man I used to be Oh, maybe that's because You're the other half of me Like the spring in bloom The summer of our love is soon Every bird will sing The melody of our love tune" Every biiiiii hard ooo hoo Willsingdamelody of our lo-hove tune. Fade out. ************************************ | p Pull-off | x Dead note | / Slide up | (n) Ghost note | \ Slide down ************************************