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Ballade De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Jean Marc Orliaguet Subject: TAB : Ballade de Melody Nelson ( Serge Gainsbourg ) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 02:20:36 +0200 (MET DST) Ballade de Melody Nelson ( Serge Gainsbourg 1971 ) Transcribed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet ( jmo@fy.chalmers.se , http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo ) Notes : The song is extremely more complex in harmony and rythm than it sounds. The time signature is a mixture of 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4, and it can be heard on the record that pieces of bars were pasted together, which makes it even more difficult to follow with the guitar. And the vocals ( in french ) usually start on the 2nd beat, in syncopated time ... Intro : 3/4 > . > . > . > . . . > . > . > . > . e-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| A-||--9-----7-----9-----|--------------------|--------------------| E-||--------------------|--5-----------5-----|--7-----5-----7-----| ( let ring ) Dmaj7/E > . . . . . 4/4 > . . . . . . . e-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| B-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| G-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| D-|--------------------|--0-----------------------| A-|--------------------|--------------------------| E-|--0-----------------|--------------------------| Verse : F#m > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| Ca, c'est l'histoire F#m/C# D/F# > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--| G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| de, Me-lo - dy Nel - F#m > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| son F#m/C# D/F# > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--| G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| Qu'a part moi me - me per - F#m > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| sonne F#m/A > . . > . . . . > . . > . . . . e-|-----------5--------------|-----------5--------------| B-|--7--------------7-----7--|--7--------------7--------| G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------6-----| D-|--7-----------7-----------|--7-----------7-----------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| n'a ja - mais pris dans ses C#m/G# > . . > . . . . 3/4 > . . > . . e-|-----------4--------------|--------------------| B-|--5--------------5--------|--5--------5--------| G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------| D-|--6-----------6-----------|--6-----------6-----| A-|--------------------------|--------------------| E-|--------------------------|--------------------| bras ca vous e - D#m/F# D/F# 5/4 > . . > . . . . > . 4/4 > . . > . . . . e-|-----------2--------------------|-----------2--------------|| B-|--4--------------4--------4-----|--3--------------3--------|| G-|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----|| D-|--4-----------4-----------4-----|--4-----------4-----------|| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|| tonne mais c'est comme ca Bridge ( same as the intro ) and then the verses ... Chords voicing : F#m : xx4222 F#m/C# : x44222 D/F# : xx4232 F#m : xx7675 C#m/G# : xx6654 D#m/F# : xx4342 Lyrics : Ca c'est l'histoire De Melody Nelson Qu'a part moi-meme personne N'a jamais pris dans ses bras Ca vous etonne Mais c'est comme ca Elle avait de l'amour Pauvre Melody Nelson Ouais, elle en avait des tonnes Mais ses jours etaient comptes Quatorze automnes Et quinze etes Un petit animal Que cette Melody Nelson Une adorable garconne Et si delicieuse enfant Que je n'ai con- Nue qu'un instant. Oh! Ma Melody Ma Melody Nelson Aimable petite conne Tu etais la condition Sine qua non De ma raison jmo@fy.chalmers.se , http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo
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