Nick Lowe – Cruel To Be Kind (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
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Chords
As recorded by Nick Lowe
(From the 1979 Album LABOUR OF LUST)
Words and Music by Nick Lowe & Ian Gomm
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Bremner - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Edmunds - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=134 1.
C G/D F/C G/D
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
||--0--0--0-0-0-0-|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
||o-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-o||
||--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
||--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--||
||o-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-o||
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1st - 3rd Verses
2.
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C Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||o-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||o-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | W W W W |-----------------|----------------||--0-------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------||o-1-------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------||--0-------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------||o---------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------||----------------|---------------| F/C C Em Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|-----------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0--0-0-0--| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1--1-1-1--|-0-0-0--0-0-0--| |-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0--0-0-0--| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2--2-2-2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2--| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-2-2-2--2-2-2--| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0--| F/C Em Dm F/C Em Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |--------0--0-0-|-1--1--1-1-1--|----------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |-1--1-1-0--0-0-|-3--3--3-3-3--|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |-2--2-2-0--0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| |-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0--|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |-3--3-3-2--2-2-|--------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| |--------0--0-0-|--------------|----------------|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| Chorus F/C G/D F/C G/D Em Am Q E E 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 |---------------|---------------||-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1--1-1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| |-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4--4-4-4--||-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--||-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| |---------------|---------------||-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| F/C G/D Em Am F/C G/D Em 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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| 1. To Coda F/C C 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 Q E E E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||-0--0--0-0-0-0--| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-1--1--1-1-1-1--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-0--0--0-0-0-0--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-2--2--2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-3--3--3-3-3-3--| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------||----------------| 2. G/D F/C G/D G/D Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------| C A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Interlude F/C G/D Em Am Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0--1-1--1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0--2-2--2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2--0-0--0-0-| |------------------|-0-0-0-0-----------|
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| Gtr II | H Q. E E E E E E E E E |-5-------7------7-|---7-7----8----8---| |-6-------8------8-|---8-8---10---10---| |-5-------7------7-|---9-9----9----9---| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| F/C G/D Em Am F/C G/D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|------------------| |-1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0--1-1--1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0--2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-| |-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-| |-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2--0-0--0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-| |------------------|-0-0-0-0-----------|------------------|
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| H Q. E E E E E E E E E H Q. E |-5-------7------7-|---7-7----8----8---|-5-------7------7-| |-6-------8------8-|---8-8---10---10---|-6-------8------8-| |-5-------7------7-|---9-9----9----9---|-5-------7------7-| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| Em Am F/C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|------------------------| |-0-0-0-0--1-1--1-1-|-1-1-1-1--1------1--1-1-| |-0-0-0-0--2-2--2-2-|-2-2-2-2--2------2--2-2-| |-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-3-3-3-3--3------3--3-3-| |-2-2-2-2--0-0--0-0-|-3-3-3-3--3------3--3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-----------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E H E +Q. |---7-7----8----8---|---------12b13-(12)-----| |---8-8---10---10---|------------------------| |---9-9----9----9---|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| D.S. al Coda G/D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--1--1------1---1--1--1------1---1-|-3----3-3---3-3---3-3---3----|| |--2--2------2---2--2--2------2---2-|-4----4-4---4-4---4-4---4----|| |--3--3------3---3--3--3------3---3-|-5----5-5---5-5---5-5---5----|| |--3--3------3---3--3--3------3---3-|-5----5-5---5-5---5-5---5----|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------||
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| E. S +E E E. S +E E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-12---------------10---------------|-8------7-----5-----3--------|| |-------13-(13)----------12-(12)----|---10-----8-----6-----3------|| |---------------12---------------12-|------9-----7-----5-----4----|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| Out-Chorus & G/D F/C G/D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------||------------------| Em Am F/C G/D Em 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 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| F/C G/D Em Am F/C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| G/D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-----------------|------------------|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------------|------------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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