• Song:

    The Damage

  • Artist:

    Marillion

  • Album:

    Tumbling Down The Years

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Marillion - The Damage
======================

Tabbed by Mike C (smilock@hotmail.com)

Tab Explanation
===============

s       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

Here's another class track from Marbles. There's
5 guitars in this track but only ever 3 at any
one time. You can compromise playing the whole song
with one guitar as some bits are quiet.
Enjoy!

Gtr. 1 - Electric Guitar w/Slight Distortion (right
Gtr. 2 - Electric Guitar w/Distortion
Gtr. 3 - Electric Guitar w/Distortion
Gtr. 4 - Electric Guitar w/Slight Distortion
Gtr. 5 - Acoustic Guitar

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Intro - Part I
==============
e|--------------|
B|-8-8-8-8----8-|
G|-7-7-7-7----7-| Gtr. 1
D|-5-5-5-5----5-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-12-13-12-10-12-10-----|
G|-------------------12~-| Gtr. 1
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10b11-8-10b11-10-8-10-10b11-10-8----------|
G|------------------------------------10-10s12-| Gtr. 1
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Intro - Part II
===============
e|--------------------------|
B|-6-6s8~-8~-8~-8~-------8~-|
G|-5-5s7~-7~-7~-7~-5~-5~-7~-| Gtr. 2
D|-3-3s5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-|
A|-3-3s5~-5~-5~-5~-3~-3~-5~-|
E|-----------------3~-3~----|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-12-------13-13-12-------13-13-12------------|
G|----------11-12----------11-12-----------11-12-12~-| Gtr. 3
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
=======
e|--------------|
B|-8-8-8-8----8-|
G|-7-7-7-7----7-| Gtr. 1 (listen for playing pattern)
D|-5-5-5-5----5-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

I'm scared of opening the can
Scared of changing who I am

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10b11-8-10b11-10-8-10-10b11-10-8----------|
G|------------------------------------10-10s12-| Gtr. 1
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Might've taken all I can
I'm scared of everything I am

Bridge
======
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh

e|--------------------------|
B|-6-6s8~-8~-8~-8~-------8~-|
G|-5-5s7~-7~-7~-7~-5~-5~-7~-| Gtr. 2 & Gtr. 1
D|-3-3s5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-5~-|
A|-3-3s5~-5~-5~-5~-3~-3~-5~-|
E|-----------------3~-3~----|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-12-------13-13-12-------13-13-12------------|
G|----------11-12----------11-12-----------11-12-12~-| Gtr. 3
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Gtr. 5 strums E)
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e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-9-9-9-9-| Gtr. 4 (listen for strumming pattern)
D|-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------|
                                                             //
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15s14s10s12------------------------12-|
G|-9~-9~-9s11s14s13-9~-9~-------------9~-9~-9s11s14s13-9~-9~----| Gtr. 3
D|------------------------12s11s07s09------------------------09-|
A|-7~-7~-7s09s12s11-7~-7~-------------7~-7~-7s09s12s11-7~-7~----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Are you a natural woman?
I know I've got it comin..
The scent in the air
And the water running

Interlude
=========
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-------------8---------|
G|-7~s12-12~-8p7s5s7~s12-12~-12s14-14b15----15r14s12s10b12r10b12~-| Gtr. 1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

The damage!

Verse 2 (as Verse 1)
=======
She said she's not telling it today
She said "Come back when you're alone"
"Come back when you're alone"

Bridge (as before)
======
The damage The damage
The damage The damage
The damn damn dam damage

Chorus (as before)
======
Are you a natural woman?
I know I've got it comin..
Dissent in the air
And the water running

Interlude
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e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12-10b12-7-----------------10b12-10b12-7-----------------|
G|---------------9s7b9r7b9r7-------------------9s7b9r7b9r7s11~-| Gtr. 4 (x3)
D|---------------------------7s9-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Don't give me what's in the window, babe
I want the stuff you think would never sell
Whatcha have under the counter on the bottom shelf?
I'll buy the lowdown deepdown primal truthful self

*On "truth": 

Gtr. 5 plays E)

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-9-9-9-9-| Gtr. 2 (listen for strumming pattern)
D|-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------|

Bridge (Gtr. 5 strums Am Am B D)
======
 |------------x3----------|
e|----15----12----------------------------------------|
B|----------------13----15----15b16b15-13-15b16-13-15-|
G|-14----14----14----14----14-------------------------| Gtr. 1 (play 2 times)
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 4 (plays the accompanying chords (A5 A5 B5 D5)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2~-------2~------4~--------7~-------| 
D|-2~-------2~------4~--------7~-------|
A|-0~-------0~------2~--------5~-------|
E|-------------------------------------|

I let the genie out of the box
Who let the genie out of the box
Did you let the genie out of the box
We let the genie out of the box

Chorus (as before until last line)
======
Are you a natural woman?
I know I've got it comin..
The scent in the air
And the water running

Are you a natural woman?
Tell me you're the million-to-one
Are you a natural woman?
Are you a natural woman?

e|------------|
B|-8-8-8-8----|
G|-7-7-7-7-9~-| Gtr. 2
D|-5-5-5-5-9~-|
A|-5-5-5-5-7~-|
E|---------0~-|

I'm a natural man.
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