––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Adolescence – Prefab Sprout ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Prefab Sprout Adolescence (2013) (McAloon) From: "Crimson/Red" [2013] The chords on the recording are played using a sound called “Fat Fifth”, which adds the fifth to every note played, thus creating densely layered chords which are difficult to reproduce on a guitar. I think what I’ve got here is pretty close, but it is just a suggestion, of course. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS E–A–D–G–B–E C x–3–2–0–1–0 Csus4(add9) x–3–3–5–3–3 Cadd9 x–3–2–0–3–x C/B x–2–x–0–1–0 Gmadd11 3–x–3–3–1–1 F(maj7) (t)1–3–3–2–1(0) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Capo 2nd fret INTRO | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | C Adolescence – what's it like? Csus4(add9) It's a psychedelic motorbike F You'll smash it up ten times a day Cadd9 C Then you walk away C It's moonlight on a balcony Csus4(add9) It's pure hormonal agony F Bad poetry. Its greeting card? Cadd9 C Will (the Bard) C Adolescence – why's it so? Csus4(add9) Ask someone else; how should I know? F It's a song I sang and then forgot Cadd9 C Too long ago C/B F G C When I was a Romeo in love forever Am Em Unable to forget some Juliet F G C Romeo (Romeo) – inconstant? Never! Bb It's knives flashing in fountains, poison Am Em Capulets' letters that go astray Gmadd11 Molehills bigger than mountains Dm F6 G G7 Your pre sat nav, learning to find your way | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | SOLO | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | | F | % | C(addd9) C | | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | | F | % | C(addd9) C | C Adolescence – what's it for? Csus4(add9) It's for keeping your nerve–endings raw, while F Relay teams of fevered dreams Cadd9 C Escape each pore C It's moonlight on a balcony Csus4(add9) It's pure hormonal agony F Bad poetry. Its greeting card? Cadd9 C Will (the Bard) C/B F G C Poor Romeo – in love forever Am Em Unable to forget Juliet F G C Romeo (Romeo) – inconstant? Never! Bb It's knives flashing in fountains, poison Am Em Capulets' letters that go astray Gmadd11 Molehills bigger than mountains Dm F6 G G7 Your pre sat nav, learning to find your way C Adolescence can be rough Csus4(add9) I hope your heat–shield's tough enough F I hope that no–one dares to scoff Cadd9 C When you blast off C Adolescence, crimson red Csus4(add9) Fireworks inside your head F Are three time brighter than the sun Cadd9 C Girls – have some fun OUTRO | C | % | Csus4(add9) | % | (repeat and fade)