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Tuning: E A D G B E
I've tried to match my single acoustic guitar to the recording here so please be gentle!
I think I've got a good approximation and simplified the chords for ease of playing.
If you’re happy to freestyle finger style to the rhythms of the recording all the way through this
sounds great and the piano bit seems to be just the same chords – I just freestyle similar arpeggios
to the piano. The strumming pattern below is OK to start you off but you'll quickly get a sense of what
to do with the playing fingers. I don’t play either of the E-strings (much).
The challenge for me was the transition from B to B/A# to E/G# - took a bit of practice to get right
but still doesn’t sound as good as just a straight E so I play that instead - but I’ve left the E/G# in
below cos that seems to be the consensus!
The F# F# E E can be played as per the TAB below with two quick plucks on each chord making for the
claps on the recording.
The ‘down down down’ D#m - D#sus4 is pretty easy, just use the ring finger to rock onto the D string
to bar the 8th fret and move the pinky to B string 9th fret to play the sus4 and then back to play
the D#m then repeat. Then the B to Bsus4 and back is easy but check the timing on the recording.
I suggest listening to the track quite a bit to get each section nailed.
I’m sure there must be an even easier way of matching the acoustic guitar to the recording so please do
comment/repost.
Hope you enjoy.
Here goes:
D#m – xx887x
D#sus4 - xx889x
E - x7999x
B - x99877
Bsus4 - xx997x
F# - x9,11,11,11,x
F#7 – x,9,11,9,11,x
B/A# - xx8877
E/G# - 4764xx
B D#m E F# E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-7---7------7----|-7---7------7----|-9---9-----9-----|----11-11----9-9--|
G|-8-------8-------|-8------8--------|-9------9--------|----11-11----9-9--|
D|-9---------------|-8------------8--|-9---------------|--11-------9------|
A|-9------------9--|-----------------|-7------------7--|-9--------7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D#m E D#m E F# F# E E
[Verse 1]
The Bsilicon chip inD#mside her head getsE switched to oveF#rload,
And Bnobody's gonna go to D#mschool today, she’s gonna
EMake them stay at F#home,
And Edaddy doesn't underF#stand it,
He always Bsaid she was B/A#good as gEold.
And he can Esee no reasons, cos there Eare no reasons,
What Ereasons do you need to be F#shownF#7?
[Chorus 1]
Tell me Bwhy I don't like B/A#Mondays,
Tell me E/G#why I don't like F#Mondays,
Tell me Bwhy I don't like B/A#Mondays,
I wanna Eshoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-F#ooh,
The whole day dBown. D#m E F# F# E E
[Verse 2]
The BTelex machine is D#mkept so clean,
And it Etypes to a waiting F#world,
And Mother Bfeels so shocked; Father's D#mworld is rocked,
And their Ethoughts turn to their F#own little girl.
ESweet sixteen ain't that F#peachy keen,
No, it Bain't so neat to admEit defeat,
They can Esee no reasons cos there Eare no reasons
What Ereasons do you F#needF#7?
[Chorus 2]
Tell me Bwhy I don't like B/A#Mondays,
Tell me E/G#why I don't like F#Mondays,
Tell me Bwhy I don't like B/A#Mondays,
I wanna Eshoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-F#ooh,
The whole day dD#sus4own, dD#mown, dD#sus4own, D#mshoot it all dBown...Bsus4 B
D#sus4 D#m D#sus4 D#m E F#
Riff 3
[Piano Bit]
B
[Verse 3]
And all the Bplaying's stopped in the D#mplayground, now.
She Ewants to play with her F#toys F#a wF#hile.
And Bschool's out early and D#msoon we'll be learning
And the Elesson today is F#how F#to F#die.
And then the Ebullhorn crackles, and the F#sus4captain tackles,
With the Bproblems and the E/Bhow's Band Ewhy's
And he can Esee no reasons, cos there Eare no reasons
What Ereason do you need to F#die, die? F#7Ooohh
The Bsilicon chip inD#mside her head getsE switched to oveF#rload,
And Bnobody's gonna go to D#mschool today, she’s gonna
EMake them stay at F#home,
And Edaddy doesn't underF#stand it,
He always Bsaid she was B/A#good as gEold.
And he can Esee no reasons, cos there Eare no reasons,
What Ereasons do you need to be F#shownF#7?
[Last Chorus]
Tell me Bwhy I don't like B/A#Mondays,
Tell me E/G#why I don't like F#Mondays,
Tell me Bwhy I don’t likeB/A#, I don’t like, (tell me E/G#why) I don’t like F#Mondays
Tell me Bwhy, I don’t likeD#m, I don’t like (tell me Ewhy) I don’t like F#Mondays,
Tell me Bwhy I don’t like D#mMondays,
I want to Eshoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-F#ooh...
The. Whole. Day. DowBn...
D#m(Oo-oo-ooh, Eoo-oo-ooh, F#oooooohB.)