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ISN'T LIFE STRANGE As recorded by The Moody Blues (From the 1972 Album SEVENTH SOJOURN) Words and Music by John Lodge Transcribed by Slowhand
x 3 2C 0 1 0 x 2 G/B0 0 0 3 x 0 Am2 2 1 0 3 x C/G2 0 1 0 x 3 3F 2 1 1 0 2 Em2 0 0 0 x x Dm0 2 3 1 x 2 G70 0 3 1
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Distortion Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Pinder - Keyboards' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Distortion Guitar' Intro Q=82 4/4 Gtr III (Keyboards & Orchesta arr. for Gtr.) H Q Q Q. S S Q Q H Q Q H Q Q ||--------------|-8----10-8---------|---------------|---------------|| ||o----------8--|-----------10------|-----------10--|------8-------o|| ||--------9-----|-------------------|-------10------|---------10----|| ||--10----------|---------------12--|-12------------|-9-------------|| ||o-------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------o|| ||--------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ W +H E E Q W +Q E E E E E E |-8--------|-(8)--------8--||------------|------------------------| |----------|----------8----||o-10--------|-(10)-------------12----| |-9--------|-(9)----9------||--10--------|-(10)----------10----12-| |----------|---------------||------------|---------12-12-------14-| |----------|---------------||o-----------|------------------------| |----------|---------------||------------|------------------------| +W +Q. E E E +E E W H E E E E |-------------|-------------------------|-----------|-------------------| |-------------|----------------------10-|-----------|-------12----------| |-(12)--------|-(12)---------12-(12)----|-----------|----------12-12-10-| |-(14)--------|-(14)---14-14------------|-12--------|-12----------------| |-------------|-------------------------|-----------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------------------|-----------|-------------------| W +Q. E E E E E +H +Q Q Q E E Q Q |-----------|--------------8----|------------------|-----------------| |-----------|------------8---10-|-(10)----(10)-----|-----------------| |--9--------|--(9)---9-9-----10-|-(10)----(10)-----|-------------10--| |-10--------|-(10)--------------|------------------|------12-12------| |-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| W +Q. E Q E E |-----------------------|-----------------| |--8--------------------|-(8)--------8-10-| |--9--------------------|-(9)---9-9-------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~ | Q. +E Q. E W |-----------------------|-----------------| |-15b17r==(15)-13----12-|-----------------| |-----------------------|-14--------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| H +E E E E Q Q Q. E |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------------------| |-12-----------(12)-----12-|-12--14--15----17-| |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------------------| | | ~~ | Q. +E Q. E W |--------------------------|------------------| |-13b15r==(13)--12------10-|------------------| |--------------------------|-12---------------| |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------|------------------| H H H Q Q W +H Q Q |------------|-5----10--8---|-10--------|-(10)----8--7--|| |-------8----|-5------------|-10--------|-(10)----------|| |--9----9----|-9----11------|-10--------|-(10)----------|| |-10----9----|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| | | H H H Q E E W +W |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| |--3----2----|-0-----5--5-5-|--5--------|--(5)----------|| |------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|| Chorus E E +E S S Q. E E. S Q H |----12-(12)-12-12---13----13-|---12--10-------------------| |----13-(13)-13-13---15-------|---13--12-13----12----------| |----12-(12)---------12-------|----------14----12----------| |-----------------------------|----------------14----------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q. S S a Q. E a E. S +E E E. S +E. S |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------2--3-3s=5-----5-|-5s=7---------7--5----------| |-3---------------------------|--------7-(7)-------7-(7)-7-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| Q E. S Q S S S S +Q. E +Q +E E |-------13----10-12---12-10-8-10-|-(10)---10-(10)---------(10)----------| |-------13-------12-----------10-|-(10)---12-(12)---------(12)----------| |-------14-------12---12------10-|-(10)---12-(12)---------(12)----------| |---14---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~ | a Q +E S S E E S E S H S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------9-10-12--| |--------------------------------|-------------------9-10--12-----------| |-7s=8--(8)-8--8--7-7--7--5------|---5-------/10--12--------------------| |------------------------------8-|--------------------------------------| E E +E S S S E. +E E |------12----(12)----12----12-15-13--------(13)----13----| |------13----(13)----13----13-15-------------------------| |------12----(12)-------------12-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | |----3----| |----3----| |----3----| | E. S E E E E E E E E E |-/12-------------------12----10----------------------10-| |-----------------13----------------------------12-------| |---------12--12---------------------12-12--12-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| To Coda E. S Q H Q E. S Q S S S S |-12--10-----------------|-------13--10-12-----12--10-8-10--| |-13--12-13----12--------|-------13-----12--------------10--| |--------14----12--------|-------14-----12-----12-------10--| |--------------14--------|----------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| | E. S E. S E. S Q E E E Q E E E E. S |--8---------8--7--------|-5--------------------------------| |------------------------|---6----------/5-5----------------| |------9--9--------9-9\--|-----5-------------5--------------| |------------------------|--------7\------------5--------5--| |------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------| 1. +Q Q +H H E. S +Q |-(10)----------------------------|-------------------| |-(10)----------------------------|-------------------| |-(10)--10---(10)-----------------|-------9--12-(12)--| |---------------------------------|-10----------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| | | ~~~~ | Q. E S S a S S S S S S W |--------------1------------------|-------------------| |-----------------3-----3---------|-------------------| |-------------------2s4---0-0-0---|-------------------| |---5---------------------------0-|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-/3----------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| Q. S S Q Q H Q Q |-------10------------|---------------| |-13-------13-10------|-----------10--| |---------------------|-------10------| |-----------------12--|-12------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| | | W W |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| Interlude 2.
H Q Q W +H E E Q

N.C.

W +W |------------|-8--------|-(8)--------8---||-----------||---------| |------8--6--|----------|----------8----o||-----------||---------| |------------|-9--------|-(9)----9-------||-----------||---------| |-9----------|----------|----------------||-10--------||-(10)----| |------------|----------|---------------o||-----------||---------| |------------|----------|----------------||-----------||---------|
| | W W W W +W |------------|----------|----------------||-----------||---------| |------------|----------|---------------o||-----------||---------| |------------|----------|----------------||-----------||---------| |------------|----------|----------------||-----------||---------| |------------|----------|---------------o||-/3--------||--(3)----| |------------|----------|----------------||-----------||---------| D.S. al Coda +W W W |-------------|----------|-------|| |-------------|----------|-------|| |-------------|----------|-------|| |-(10)--------|----------|-------|| |-------------|----------|-------|| |-------------|----------|-------|| & W Gtr III Q Q +H |-10-----------------------------|| |-10-----------------------------|| |-10---10---(10)-----------------|| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| | | Gtr II | ~~~ | Q. E S S a S S S S S S |-------------1------------------|| |----------------3-----3---------|| |------------------2s4---0-------|| |--------------------------0-3p2-|| |--5-----------------------------|| |--------------------------------|| Out-Chorus
CGtr I G/B Am C/G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E +E S S Q. E E. S Q H |---12-(12)-12-12-13------13-|-12----10---------------| |---13-(13)-13-13-15---------|-13----12-13---12-------| |---12-(12)-------12---------|----------14---12-------| |----------------------------|---------------14-------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | H E E Q H H |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |-3----------------2--2-2----|--0---------------------| |----------------------------|----------------3-------| F Em Dm G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E. S Q S S S S +Q. E +Q +S S E |------13----10-12---12-10-8-10-|-(10)-----10-(10)---(10)------| |------13-------12-----------10-|-(10)-----12-(12)---(12)------| |------14-------12---12------10-|-(10)-----12-(12)---(12)------| |-14----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| | | W H Q E E |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------12-| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| C G/B Am C/G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E +E S S S E. +E E E. S Q H |--------12-(12)-12-12-15-13----(13)-13-|--12----10---------------------------| |--------13-(13)-13-13-15---------------|--13----12-13---12-------------------| |--------12-(12)-------12---------------|-----------14---12-------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------14-------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +H. +T +T S E |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-15b17=================================|=(15)----------------(15)r(15)p13-15-| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F Em E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q E. S Q S S S S |-------13--------10-12----------12-10--8-10-| |-------13-----------12-------------------10-| |-------14-----------12----------12-------10-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~ | Q +S S S S e a S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------| |-13---(13)----------------------------------| |-----------12-14-12-14----------------------| |-----------------------14s12p10-12-10-------| |--------------------------------------12-10-| |--------------------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | W |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Dm G7 C G/B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / +Q Q +H E E +E S S Q. E |-(10)----------------------------------||------12-(12)-12-12-13-------13-| |-(10)----------------------------------||o-----13-(13)-13-13-15----------| |-(10)---10---(10)----------------------||------12-(12)-------12----------| |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||o-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------| | | H S S S S S S S S Q. S S Q E E |---------------------------------------||--12----------------10----------| |---------------------------------10s12-||o-------------15s13-------13-12-| |-------------------------9-10-12-------||--------------------------------| |---------------9--10--9----------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||o-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------| | | Q Q S S S S S S S S W |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||o-------------------------------| |------------------------------12-10s12-||--------------------------------| |---------------------12-10-12----------||--------------------------------| |--12----12----10--12-------------------||o-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------| Am C/G E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / E. S Q H |-12----10-----------------------| |-13----12-13-------12-----------| |----------14-------12-----------| |-------------------14-----------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | Q. S S Q. S S |--------------------------------| |-13----------12-10-12------10s8-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| F Em Dm G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E. S Q S S S S +Q. E +Q +S S E |-------13----10-12----12-10-8-10-|-(10)-----10-(10)---(10)-------| |-------13-------12------------10-|-(10)-----12-(12)---(12)-------| |-------14-------12----12------10-|-(10)-----12-(12)---(12)-------| |-14------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | Q. S S Q. S S Q H S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-10--------8s=6--8----------6--5-|----------------------6p5------| |---------------------------------|---7----7-----------------7-5--| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C G/B Am C/G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E E +E S S S E. +E E E. S Q H |-----12-(12)-12-12-15-13----(13)-13-|-12----10---------------| |-----13-(13)-13-13-15---------------|-13----12-13---12-------| |-----12-(12)-------12---------------|----------14---12-------| |------------------------------------|---------------14-------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| | | S S E Q H W |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |-7-5--5---5-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr IV | W W |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------| F Em Dm G7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E. S Q S S S S Q Q +H |-----13----10-12---12-10-8-10-|-10----------------------------------|| |-----13-------12-----------10-|-10---------------------------------o|| |-----14-------12---12------10-|-10---10---(10)----------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| | | W H S S S S S S S S |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------------10s12--o|| |------------------------------|---------------------9-10-12---------|| |------------------------------|-------------9--10-9-----------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| | | W H S S S S S S S S |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|---------------------------2--3--4---|| |------------------------------|-------------------2-3--5-----------o|| |------------------------------|-------------3---5-------------------|| 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