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Body Electric
Sisters Of Mercy
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"Body Elecric" by The Sisters of Mercy (from the album "Some Girls Wander by Mistake")
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transcribed by James A Tucker
Tune guitar a semitone up from normal
(or use a CAPO on first fret -JMcD)
Intro & Verses
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There's several different ways of playing this, I'll put them all in.
Get the rhythm off the record.
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------OR----------------------OR--------------
G--------------------2--2-2---2--2------------------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0xloads-2-2---------------------------------7--7------0loads------7-etc
A-------------------0--0----0---0------5xloads-7-7-0-0--etc----------7-7-0--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the verses the bass thuds out;
G
D
A -00-33-00-33--------------------
E in appropriate timing
Chorus
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Guitar:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----11--------------13--------------10---------------------------------
G-----10--------------12--------------9----------------------------------
D-----8---------------10--------------7----------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bass:
G
D
A-----1--0-1--0-1-0---3--1-3--1-3-1---0--
E
The Guitar plays really distorted stuff for the last bit of the song, you'll
have to work out what sounds good yourself!
Excellent bass riff
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G
D
A
E-00-33-22-11--00-55-44-33--00-77-66-55-44-33-22-11---------------------