Alphabet Soup - Bell X1.
Tab & Chords.
Tabbed By Paul Mackle.

This is a great song, by a great "new" band called Bell X1 (Damien Rice's former band mates).
Couldnt find any Bell X1 tabs, so i thought i'd have a crack myself.
So here goes....

Theres a few riffs, but theyre all based around the same idea:

Opening Riff:
e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g--7-7-6-------5---7-7-6------------------|
d--------5-7-7---5-------5-7-7-4-7--------|
a-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------|

when that dies down, theres a quieter riff
to go with the verse. (its also the same riff
at the end)


Quieter/Ending Riff:
(the very last time you play it, at the end
of the song add that wee note in brackets!)

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g--7-7-6-------5-------5-------------(7)--|
d--------5-7-7---5-7-7---5-7-7-4-7--------|
a-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------|


There seems to be a small riff played over
and over again when
"youre not Maud Gonne" changes key:

e----------------|
b----------------|
g-7-7-6----------|
d-------5--------|
a----------------|
e----------------|

theres also another riff around
"i was somone elses children":

e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
g--7-p-6----------------7-p-6---------------|
d--------4-h-5-h-7-p-4--------4-h-5-h-7-----|
a-------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|

Well thats about it for the riffs; chords are
easy enough too:


Verse:
           D (xx0232@1)           AI (x02220@1)Shoulda known, by the arc of the empty wine glass
           D (xx0232@1)            AI (x02220@1)shoulda known, cos you step on, dont walk over cracks
                  D (xx0232@1)                  Alooking (x02220@1)over my Shoulder, to see you looking back over yours
                          D (xx0232@1)           Abut (x02220@1)you were paying the ferryman, even after Chris said dont..


Pre Chorus:
    	    F#mbut (244222@1)youre not Maud Gonne, not Maud Gonne
          Eno (022100@1)youre not Maud Gonne, not Maud Gonne
          F#mand (244222@1)youre not Maud Gonne, not Maud Gonne
          Eno (022100@1)youre not Maud Gonne, not Maud Gonne...


Chorus:
       D (xx0232@1)                                         Ayoure (x02220@1)not Maud Gonne...but then again neither was she
                D (xx0232@1)                       Athe (x02220@1)only one talkin now, is my alphabet soup
                  F#m (244222@1)                         Ei (022100@1)say you like children, but you couldnt eat a whole one
                   D (xx0232@1)                        Aand (x02220@1)the only one talkin now, is my alphabet soup...
               Aand (x02220@1)hes on a loop...

Verse: (chords as above)
I shoulda known, but i only caught a glimpse,
I shoulda known, a beautiful red wine stained glimpse,
i was other peoples children, i could always be sent home,
in front of some elses blue screen, for someone elses show,

Pre Chorus & Chorus: (as above)

Ending:
D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)                  D...my (xx0232@1)alphabet soup...yeah hes on a loop
                 A (x02220@1)                  D...my (xx0232@1)alphabet Soup...yeah hes on a loop
                 A...my (x02220@1)alphabet soup...(he says..oh wait..whats that, whats that he says)

D5 (xx023x@1)                         C5 (x355xx@1)   A5Whats (x022xx@1)that youre sayin to me
A5tomato (x022xx@1)coated spaghetti?  (play x4, distorted if ya like!)


(5th time round it goes:)
Dwhats (xx0232@1)that youre sayin to me
Etomato (022100@1)coated spaghetti?
DIts (xx0232@1)gonna be okay....(till fade)

And thats it!!! lovely wee song...
any questions/comments...send to paul_mackle@hotmail.com.