Adam Ant - Wonderful

      
 
 Subject: TAB: Wonderful by Adam Ant
 
 Here is a transcription of Adam Ant's 'Wonderful', I can't
 promise perfection, but it sounds OK to me! Anyway, if you
 have a better ear than me (highly probable), please e-mail me
 your corrections. Enjoy.
 
 WONDERFUL (Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni/Bonnie Hayes)
 
 Recorded 1994: "Wonderful" single & Album.
 
 CHORDS USED: A#m C# C#maj7 E Emaj7 Em F Fm F#

 E--6---1----1----0----------1--1--2-- There are
 B--6---2----1----0---0---0--1--1--2-- variations
 G--6---1----1----1---1---0--2--1--3-- on these
 D--8---3----3----2---1---2--3--3--4-- chords, but
 A--8---4----4----2---2---2--3--3--4-- I use these.
 E--6-------------0---0------1--1--2--
 

 
 MUSIC: Riffs used.
 
 A: Bars 1 2 3 4
 Chords C# Fm E Em Light struming
 
 B: Bars 1 2 3 4
 Notes C# F D# C# Last C# is 1 octive below 1st.
 
 C: Bars 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Notes C# F D# F D# C# See note for riff B.
 
 D: Beats 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 Notes C# C# F C# F# C# G# F C# is lowest note.
 
 E: Beats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Notes C# F C#
 
 F: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Notes C# C# C C C C#
 
 G: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Notes B B A# A# A# B
 
 H: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Notes B B A# A# A# B C# C B
 
 I: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Chords C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
 mj mj mj mj mj 
     
 7 7 7 7 7 
     
 J: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
 Chords E E E E E E E E E E
 mj mj mj mj mj 
     
 7 7 7 7 7 
     
 K: Bars 1 2 3 4
 Chords F F# A#m
 
 Order of riffs:
 Intro: A*2
 (E on bars 4 & 8 of intro)
 
 Verse 1: A*2
 (E on bar 8 of verse)
 
 Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars)
 D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
 (E on bars 4,8,12 & 16 of chorus)
 
 Verse 2: A*2 - These 2 lines (8 bars)
 C*2 - play at the same time.
 (E on bar 8 of verse)
 
 Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars)
 D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
 (K on bar 14)
 (E on bars 4,8 & 12 of chorus)
 
 Fill 1: I*2, J*2, I*2, J*2
 
 Verse 3: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
 F*2, G*2 - play at the same time.
 
 Verse 4: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
 F*2, H*1, G*1 - play at the same time.
 
 Fill 2: I*2, E chord - play lines together.
 F*2, B note 1/2 way through beat 1
 (E on bar 4 of fill)
 - fill 2 is 4 bars.
 
 Outro: A*1
 
 A*1 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
 B*1 - play at the same time.
 
 A*6 - These 3 lines (24 bars)
 B*6 - play at the same time.
 D*24 -
 (E on bars 4,8,12,16,20,
 24,28 & 32 of outro)
 
 Finish with C# chord.
 
 LYRICS:
 
 Intro: do do doooo do doo do do dooo
 do do doooo do doo do do dooo
 
 Verse 1: Did I tell you how much I miss, your sweet kiss?
 Did I tell you I didn't cry? Well I lied
 I lie lie lied
 
 Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
 So tired of packaging the anger
 Always pushing you away
 Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
 Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
 Cos you're wonderful yeah
 
 Verse 2: Did I tell you how much I miss, your smile?
 Did I tell you I was OK? Well no way
 No way way way
 
 Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
 So tired of packaging the anger
 Always pushing you away
 Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
 Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
 Cos you're wonderful yeah yeah
 
 Fill 1: Your wonderful yeah yeah
 
 Verse 3: Now now now each and every day
 I realise the price I have to pay, You're wonderful
 
 Verse 4: And now for your information
 I'm walking around like an arm decoration
 You You're wonderful
 
 Fill 2: So high I can't get over it
 So deep I can't get under it
 You're wonderful yeah
 
 Outro: You're wonderful yeah yeah (repeat 3 times)
 
 Wonderful yeah yeah
 
 Did I tell you you're wonderful? -
 I miss you yes I do -
 Did I tell you that I was wrong, - (repeat 3 times)
 I was wrong -
 for so long long long -
 
 Did I tell you you're wonderful?
 
 --               
 Matthew Tomlinson
 tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk