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From: [email protected] ()
This is my transcription of ‘Blue Valentines’ by Tom Waits, on
the album ‘Blue Valentine’ ( actually one of the songs that hooked me
to Tom Waits !).
It is note-for-note for the intro and the first verse ( first
80 seconds of the song on the album). Then there are some slight
variations I didn’t want to tab.
As the rhythm of this song is not very regular, I didn’t try to
match the words on the notes(I think it wouldn’t make sense with
such a song). Though, the first note of each ‘measure’ should be
played together with the word that is just below it.
The complete lyrics are included in the album so I didn’t write them all.
Title : Blue Valentines
Author : Tom Waits
Album : Blue Valentine (1978)
Intro
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/———— twice —————-
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||—12—-|————-|—————12—|——————|
||—10—-|———7—-|—————10—|———7——7—|
||—10—-|———7—-|—————10—|———7——7—|
||—0——|——6——-|——————-|——6——6——|
||———|—0———-|——————-|—0—————|
||———|————-|—~~~~10—10——|——————|
(long slide)
1st Verse
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She sends me…
/———— three times ————-
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|——-5—6—|————————|
|——-6—6—|—————7—7—|
|——5—5—-|—————7—7—|
|—————|————6—-6——|
|—5————|————————|
|—————|———0————-|
blue valen-tines
a-way from phila-delphia
to mark the anni-versary
/————————— three times —————————
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|—————|——————|———5——5—|——————|
|——-5—5—|———5—-5—|———6——6—|————7—7—|
|——-5—5—|———6—-6—|———5—5——|————7—7—|
|——5—5—-|——5—-5——|——————|———6—-6—-|
|—0————|—0—————|-~~5—5———-|——————|
|—————|——————|——————|——0————|
of someone that I used to be and it feels like there’s a warrant out
of my arrest, got me checkin’ in my rear view-
mirror and i’m always on the run
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|——-5—5—|————5—-5—|
|——-5—5—|————6—-6—|
|——5—5—-|———5—-5——|
|—0————|——0—————|
|—————|———————|
that’s why I changed my name and I
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|——-7——7—|——-|—————7——7—|——-|
|——-8——8—|—bis—|—————7——7—|—bis—|
|—-7——7——|——-|————6——6——|——-|
|—————-|——-|————————|——-|
|—7————-|——-|———0————-|——-|
didn’t think you’d ever find me here -> goto beginning
Tabbed by :
Richard Taillet
LAPP(Laboratoire d’Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules)
Chemin de Bellevue, BP 110
74941 Annecy-le-Vieux
FRANCE