• Song:

    Minor Incident

  • Artist:

    Badly Drawn Boy

A Minor Incident
Written and Performed by: Badly Drawn Boy
Transcribed by: Clawdaddy
Email: southerntabs@sympatico.ca

Alot of people wanted a tab of this song with the little details, hammer-ons,
etc, so I wrote this tab. It's really fun to play, but might take practice. I
also recommend listening to the song for strumming and timing.

This chord is used in the third line of the verses.
  B*
E-0-
B-1-
G-0-
D-0-
A-2-
E---


Intro: G     C     C     G
E------3-----0-----0-----3-----|
B------3-----1-----1-----3-----|
G------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D------0-----2-----2-----0-----|
A------2-----3-----3-----2-----|
E------3-----------------3-----|

       Am                  C                 G
E--3-----0-0----0-----0------0-0---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B--3h0---1-1----1-----1------1-1------1-1-1----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0--|
G--0-----2-2----0-2h0-0------0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D--------2-2-0h2------2h0----2-2-2h0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A------0-0-0---------------3-3-3-----3-2-0-----2-2-2--------------2-2-2------------|
E--------------------------------------------3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3------------|

   G
E----3-3-----3------------3-3-3-3-|
B----3-3-----3-------3----3-3-3-3-|
G----0-0-----0-------0----0-0-0-0-|
D----0-0-----0-2h0--------0-0-0-0-|
A----2-2-0h2-------2------2-2-2-2-|
E--3-3-3----------------3-3-3-3-3-|

The strumming pattern is pretty simple but I recommend listening
to the song to get it perfect.

Verse 1:

        G               Em              Am           G
There's nothing I could say to make you try and feel ok
                      Am            C                 D
And nothing you could do to stop me feeling the way I do
    Am                   B*            C             D
And if the chance should happen that I never see you again
        Figure 1
Just remember that I'll always love you
        Figure 1

Figure 1:
   G     C     D   C   G
E----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
B----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
G----0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---|
D--------------0---------------|
A--------3---------3-----------|
E--3-------------------3-------|

   G                   Am                  C
E----3-3-----3-----------0-0----0-----0------0-0------------|
B----3-3-----3-----------1-1----1-----1------1-1------1-1-1-|
G----0-0-----0-----------2-2----0-2h0-0------0-0------0-0-0-|
D----0-0-----0-2h0---0---2-2-0h2------2h0----2-2-2h0--------|
A----2-2-0h2-------2---0-0-0---------------3-3-3-----3-2-0--|
E--3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|

   G                  G
E----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
B----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|
D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|
A----2-2-2--------------2-2-2--------------2-2-2-|
E--3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3-|

Verse 2:

    G           Em            Am             G
I'd be a better person on the other side I'm sure
                    Am                 C            D
You'd find a way to help yourself then find another door
   Am              B*        C                 D
To shrug off minor incidents make us both feel proud
          Figure 1
I just wish I could be there to see you through
          Figure 1

Figure 1:
   G     C     D   C   G
E----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
B----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
G----0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---|
D--------------0---------------|
A--------3---------3-----------|
E--3-------------------3-------|

   G                   Am                  C
E----3-3-----3-----------0-0----0-----0------0-0------------|
B----3-3-----3-----------1-1----1-----1------1-1------1-1-1-|
G----0-0-----0-----------2-2----0-2h0-0------0-0------0-0-0-|
D----0-0-----0-2h0---0---2-2-0h2------2h0----2-2-2h0--------|
A----2-2-0h2-------2---0-0-0---------------3-3-3-----3-2-0--|
E--3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|

   G                  G
E----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-|
B----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-3-|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
A----2-2-2--------------2-2-2--------------2-2-2-2-|
E--3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3-3-|

Harmonica Solo
G    Em    Am    G
G    Am    C     D
Am   B*    C     D
Figure 1
Figure 1

   G
E----3-3-3---------3-3-3-|
B----3-3-3---------3-3-3-|
G----0-0-0---------0-0-0-|
D----0-0-0---------0-0-0-|
A----2-2-2-0h2-0---2-2-2-|
E--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|

Verse 3:

    G               Em             Am               G
You always were the one to make us stand out in the crowd
                  Am                C               D
Though every once upon a while your head was in the cloud
        Am                B*          C           D
There's nothing you could never do to ever let me down
       Figure 1
And remember that I'll always love you
       Figure 1

   G                   Am                  C
E----3-3-----3-----------0-0----0-----0------0-0------------|
B----3-3-----3-----------1-1----1-----1------1-1------1-1-1-|
G----0-0-----0-----------2-2----0-2h0-0------0-0------0-0-0-|
D----0-0-----0-2h0---0---2-2-0h2------2h0----2-2-2h0--------|
A----2-2-0h2-------2---0-0-0---------------3-3-3-----3-2-0--|
E--3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|

   G                  G
E----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-|
B----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-0-3-0-3-0----3-3-3-3-|
G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
A----2-2-2--------------2-2-2--------------2-2-2-2-|
E--3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3-3-|

Second Harmonica Solo
   G     C     D   C   G         G     C     D   C   G
E----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3--|
B----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3--|
G----0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0--|
D--------------0-----------------------------0--------------|
A--------3---------3-------------------3---------3----------|
E--3-------------------3---------3-------------------3------|

   G     C     D   C   G
E----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
B----3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3---|
G----0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---|
D--------------0---------------|
A--------3---------3-----------|
E--3-------------------3-------|

   G     C     D   C   G    C    Am   G
E----3-3---3-3---3---3-3----0----0------3-3-----3-------3---|
B----3-3---3-3---3---3-3----1----1------3-3-----3-------3---|
G----0-0---0-0---0---0-0----0----2------0-0-----0-------0---|
D--------------0-------0----2----2------0-0-----0-2h0---0---|
A--------3---------3---2----3----0------2-2-0h2-------2-2---|
E--3-------------------3--------------3-3-3-------------3---|
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