The Stranglers - In the Shadows

      
 
 The Stranglers - In The Shadows
 Tabbed By: Reecy
 Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
 
 Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
 
 
 IN THE SHADOWS

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 Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 Date of Transcription: 1st April 2002
 
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 This transcription was an extremely painful experience, I didn't know there were so damn many
 variations in this damn song! What on the surface just seems like a catchy bass riff and
 repetetive lyrics is actually much much more. First off, Hugh varies his guitar part
 extremely regularly throughout this song, and I've tried my hardest to transcribe most
 of these variations. I think most of them are at least 88% right. Comments are welcome!
 I've provided the basic root notes of the bassline
 as 5th chords as there are no actual chords to the song.
 
 intro (bass): A5 C5 - A5 C5 - A5 C5, A5 G5 E5
 
 A5 C5, A5 G5 E5

 E---------------------------------------------------------|
 B--14-------12-------10-------9------7-----6-----5--------|
 G-----14-------12-------10------9------7-----6-----5------|
 D--------14-------12-------10-----9------7-----6-----5----| *let ring
 A------------------------------------------------------0*-|
 E---------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 (riff 1)

 E------------------|
 B---5--------------|
 G-----5------------|
 D-------5----------| *let ring
 A---------0*-------|
 E------------------|
 

 
 A5 G5 E5 (riff 1)
 When you're walking on the street at night
 A5 G5 E5 (riff 1)
 You turn around and die of fright
 A5       G5        E5      
 What's that in the shadows?
 A5       G5        E5      
 What's that in the shadows?
 
 A5 C5 A5 G5 E5 
      
 
 (riff 2) (riff 3)

 E-------------------| E--------------------------------|
 B------14-----------| B-----13------------13-----------|
 G----------14-------| G---------13------------13-------|
 D--14----------14---| D--14---------13*-----------13---|
 A-------------------| A--------------------------------|
 E-------------------| E--------------------------------|
 

 
 A5 (r.2) C5
 Walking down the streets at night
 A5 (r.3) G5 E5
 Turn around and you die of fright
 A5 (r.2) G5
 Walking on the streets at night
 C5                     F5    
 Turn around and die of fright
 A5 (r.4) C5
 What's that in the shadows?
 A5 (r.5) G5 E5
 What's that in the shadows?
 
 (riff 4) (riff 5)

 E-------------| E--5*-----|
 B--10*--------| B--8*-----|
 G--9*---------| G--5*-----|
 D--7*---------| <- hit with lots of attack D--5*-----| <- backwards strum w/lots
 A--0*---------| and let ring A--7*-----| of attack
 E-------------| E--5*-----|
 

 
 A5 (r.6) C5 (r.7) A5 G5 E5
 
 (riff 6) (riff 7)

 E-----------| E-------------|
 B--7*-------| B--14*--------|
 G--7*-------| <- hit w/lots of G--14*--------|
 D--7*-------| attack (note: D--14*--------|
 A--0*-------| riff 7 is played A--0*---------|
 E-----------| slightly out of E-------------|
 

 time on the recording!
 
 A5  G5  E5   A5  G5  E5  
 Is it a dog, is it a cat?
 A5(r.8) E5 A5 G5 E5
 Is it a dog, what do you think of that? (riff 8)

 A5 C5 E----------------|------------------|
 When you're walking on the streets at night B--17--14h15p14--|-17--14h15--------|
 A5 G5 G----------------|-----------13--14-|
 Turn around and die of fright D----------------|------------------|
 A5 (r.1) C5 A----------------|------------------|
 What's that in the shadows? E----------------|------------------|
 

 A5 (r.1) G5 E5 ^ 98% right, got stuck on the
 What's that in the shadows? discordant bit ^
 
 G5        E5 D5      C5  
 Is it a dog, is it a cat?
 G5        E5 F5                        
 Is it a dog, what do you think of that?
 A5                                    C5   
 When you're walking on the streets at night
 A5    G5     E5    
 Moving shiny bright
 A5             C5   
 Walking on the night
 A5      G5         E5                      
 When you're walking on the streets at night
 A5 G5 E5     A5  G5   E5 
 Oh  -  look around you
 A5 G5 E5     A5  G5   E5 
 Oh  -  look around you
 
 A5 C5 A5 G5 E5 
      
 A5 C5 A5 (r.9) G5 E5
 When you're walking on the streets at night
 
 A5 (r.10) C5 A5 (r.9) G5 E5
 When you turn around and die of fright
 
 (riff 9) (riff 10)

 E--3--s--5---- E-------------
 B--3--s--5---- B--10--s--7---
 G--4--s--6---- <- hit with a lot of G--10--s--7--- <- hit with lots of attack, but
 D--5--s--7---- attack D--10--s--6--- make the slide really sloppy, as
 A--5--s--7---- A------------- well as the fingering of the second
 E--3--s--5---- E------------- chord, listen to the recording to
 

 see what I mean
 
 (riff 11)
 G A 
  

 E----------------------------------------
 B--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10---
 G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9----
 D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----
 A----------------------------------------
 E----------------------------------------
 

 Who's there in the shadows?
 
 <..short bass bit..>
 
 A5 C5 A5 G5 E5 ('what's that in the shadows'...etc.)
 
 (play riff 12)
 A5 G5 E5     A5   G5  E5 
 Oh  -  look around you
 A5 G5 E5     A5   G5  E5 
 Oh  -  look around you
 
 (riff 12)

 E--15----------------|--15---------------|
 B------14------------|------13-----------|
 G----------14--------|----------13-------|
 D--------------14*---|--------------13*--|
 A--------------------|-------------------|
 E--------------------|-------------------|
 

 
 bass riff repeats with Hugh picking riff 1 until song ends on the bass
 note of A.