The Stranglers - It Only Takes Two to Tango

      
 
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 #The Stranglers - It Only Takes Two To Tango
 #Tabbed By: Reecy
 #Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
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 #Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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 #IT ONLY TAKES TWO TO TANGO
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 #Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
 #Date of Transcription: 11th August 2002
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 #A nice little pretty blues-based filler track from 'La Folie'. The guitar parts to this are
 #pretty simple, in that Hugh just messes around a static riff, throwing the odd variation in
 #there every now and then. The root note of the riff starts on whatever the root note of the
 #chord is. Listen to the recording to see what I mean.
 #
 #intro riff:
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 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 

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 B|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 

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 G|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 

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 D|---------1h3--3p1-----1-----------1h3--3p1--------|
 
 

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 A|-----1h3----------3p1---------1h3----------3p1----|
 
 

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 E|-1h3----------------------1h3------------------1--|
 
 

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 # verse riff in F:
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 E|-------------------------|
 
 

 # 

 B|-------------------------|
 
 

 # 

 G|-------------------------|
 
 

 # 

 D|---------1h3--3p1-----1--|
 
 

 # 

 A|-----1h3----------3p1----|
 
 

 # 

 E|-1h3---------------------|
 
 

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 #
 # verse riff in Bb:
 # 

 E|-------------------------|
 
 

 # 

 B|-------------------------|
 
 

 # 

 G|---------1h3--3p1-----1--|
 
 

 # 

 D|-----1h3----------3p1----|
 
 

 # 

 A|-1h3---------------------|
 
 

 # 

 E|-------------------------|
 
 

 #
 #(on the 'turnaround' of the blues progression, Hugh simply strums the chords...)
 #
    F                 Bb F                        Bb        F    
 It only takes two to tango, it only takes two to start the dance
        Bb                      F    
 You've gotta begin with circumstance
          C      Bb                   F  
 It takes two to tango, it only takes two
    F                 Bb F                        Bb        F  
 It only takes two to tango, it only takes two to start the war
        Bb                                F   
 You've gotta make do or you're gonna get more
          C      Bb                   F  
 It takes two to tango, it only takes two
 
 
 riff in Ab:

 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|---------4h6--6p4-----4--|
 A|-----4h6----------6p4----|
 E|-4h6---------------------|
 
 

 
 riff in Db7:

 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|---------4h6--6p4-----4--|
 D|-----4h6----------6p4----|
 A|-4h6---------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 
 

 
 riff in G:

 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|---------3h5--5p3-----3--|
 A|-----3h5----------5p3----|
 E|-3h5---------------------|
 
 

 
 
 (chords in brackets determined by vocal melody/keyboards)
 
 
    Ab                       Db7         Ab                    Db7        
 It only took two in ancient history, to get to the top of the monkey tree
                 F                 Fadd+5                  G   F 
 Better wait and see, better wait and see, better wait and see 
 
 
    F                 Bb F                        Bb        F    
 It only takes two to tango, it only takes two to start the dance
     Bb                                   F     
 You gotta make do, it could be your only chance
          C      Bb                   F  
 It takes two to tango, it only takes two
 
 
   Ab                       Db7         Ab                    Db7         
 It only took two in ancient history, to get to the top of the monkey tree
                 F    Ddim            F                    Fadd+5 
 Better wait and see, better wait and see, better wait and see
        F        Fadd+5             Fmaj7                  Faddb3 
 Better wait and see, better wait and see, better wait and see
 
 
 (keyboard solo, bass and guitar stick on F)
 
 guitar enters
 
 G 
  

 E|--13-12----------------12-13-12----------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------15-13----13-15----------15-13----------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------13----------------------13--13--13--13--13s15--13--13--13--13s15--13-|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 

 
 F 
  

 E|-12-10----------------10-12-10----------10-12-10----------10-13----------13----------|
 B|-------13-12----12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13-------13-12-13----13-12-13-|
 G|-------------12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 

 
 F 
  

 E|-13----------15----------15----------13----------13-----------|
 B|----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13--|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 song fades out.