HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS
TALKING TO STRANGER
From the album Hunters and Collectors
NOTE: This was tabbed from the live version of this song from the CD
‘Under One Roof’, so it may not be exactly right compared to the studio recording.
Tabbed by James Greig
H=harmonics
h=hammer on
p=pull off
Intro
H H H H H H H
e--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
B--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
G--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
D--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5- x2
A--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-
E--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
B|--6--6-6-6--6-6------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
G|--7--7-7-7--7-7------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7------7--7-7-7--7-7--------------| x6
A|--5--5-5-5--5-5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Chord progression: D m , A m , A# , D m , C
D minor A minor
e|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----5--5-5-5--5-5------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
A|---5--5-5-5--5-5-----7--7-7-7--7-7------|
E|---------------------5--5-5-5--5-5------|
A # D minor C
e|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
B|---6--6-6-6--6-6-----6--6-6-6---5-5--5--|
G|---7--7-7-7--7-7-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
D|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----7--7-7-7---5-5--5--|
A|---8--8-8-8--8-8-----5--5-5-5---3-3--3--|
E|---6--6-6-6--6-6------------------------|
D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage
A# D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger
D m A m
Venetian candles penetrated its heart
A # D m C
It trembles like talking to a stranger
D m A m
And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?
A # D m C
Your baby was talking to a stranger
D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage
A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger
Post verse
e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--10\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----| x4
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
Play this x4 then play this next bit twice:
e|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
B|--6-6-6--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
D|--7-7-7--12\---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
A|--5-5-5--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
Then play this next bit twice (Four times the next time around)
e|--5-5-5--5--5:-----|
B|--6-6-6--6--5:-----|
G|--7-7-7--7--5:-----|
D|--7-7-7--7--7:-----|
A|--5-5-5--5---------|
E|-------------------| back into the verse
D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage
A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger
D m A m
You tasted mustard when she painted your face
A # D m C
And it was like talking to a stranger
D m A m
And Oh Miss Jesus tell me where are your black eyes?
A # D m C
Your baby was talking to a stranger
D m A m
Souvent pour j'amuser les hommes d'equipage
A # D m C
And it's like talking to a stranger
Play Post Verse Again
SOLO
GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777557788888888777755555555555---------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
This is played twice then GUITAR 2 comes in
(see below)
GUITAR 2
This is played over the second half of the solo
by another guitar. This riff is played
‘til the end of the song
B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-------5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-----|
G|--7:--------------------7:---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8---------------------------|
G|--7:--------------------7-7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
GUITAR ONE Second half of solo
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--5555555577777777888888881010101010101010-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| (those are 12’s
D|------------------1010101010101010-| and 10’s, not 1’s
A|--1212121212121212-----------------| and 0’s and 2’s)
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------------10---------------|
D|--12p10-12/14----h12p10-10-----| x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13----------|
G|-----14------14----14------14------14-------|
D|--12------12----12------12------------12----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
About halfway through the instrumental GUITAR 1 plays this:
e|--5--5-5---5-x-5-x-5-------------------|
B|--6--6-6---6-x-6-x-6-------------------|
G|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
D|--7--7-7---7-x-7-x-7-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Any comments, suggestions or corrections?
greigfam@tac.com.au
