Artist: The Chameleons Song: Monkeyland Album: Script of the bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tabbed by: Klaus Hurskainen Email: [email protected] Tuning: F#BEAC#F# (a whole step higher than normal) NOTE: I tabbed this by listening to the 'Radio 1 Evening Show Sessions' -album, where there's a live version of Monkeyland. Generally on the live versions you hear much more clear what's going on with the guitars. On 'Script of the bridge' though, the song starts off a bit different, fading in and all but otherwise it's the same. SONG STRUCTURE: Intro Verse 1 Verse 2 Chorus Chorus, pt2 Verse 2 Chorus Chorus, pt2 Chorus Chorus, pt2 Ending On live versions of the song, Reg starts the song of by playing this thing on the sixth string e. He hits the string with the edge of his pick while muting the string with his fretting hand and then slowly and just slightly changes the place where he's hitting, going down and up the string horizontally. Listen to a live version to get the idea. Dave's guitar (intro & verse 1) "I shake my head and shiver..." e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------88888888-11111111-------------------------------11-9----| A|-77777777-66666666-9-9-9-9-9-11-9----1111111111111111--11------11-| E|-55555555-------------------------10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--------| Reg's guitar (verse 2) "Is there anyone there?..." e|------------------|-----------------| B|------------------|-----------------| G|------------------|-----------------| D|------------------|---1-2---1-2---2-| A|---------44444444-|-4-----4-----4---| E|-55555555---------|-----------------| Dave's guitar (verse 2) pt. 2 "A million stars are a..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|----------7777777--5555555--5555555-|-7777777--5555555--5555555--9999999-| G|-6666666--6666666--6666666--6666666-|-6666666--4444444--6666666--8888888-| D|-7777777--4444444--6666666--6666666-|-4444444--2222222--6666666--6666666-| A|-7777777-----------4444444--4444444-|-------------------4444444----------| E|-5555555----------------------------|------------------------------------| Reg's guitar (chorus) "It's just a trick of the light..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-| D|-7--7--7---11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-| A|-7--7--7---9---9--9---9---9--9---4--4--4---4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-| E|-5--5--5------------------------------------------------------| Dave's guitar (chorus) e|-------------------------------------------0--------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-2--2--2--------------2----------1------------2-----------| D|-2--2--2---4--------------2---------2---------------------| A|-0--0--0---4---------------------------2------------------| E|-----------2----------------------------------------------| Both guitars (chorus, pt2) "I have to know what is real..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| continued e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Reg's guitar (ending) "Life's an optical illusion..." e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-66666666666666666666666666666666---------------------------------| A|-44444444444444444444444444444444-444222--222---------------------| E|----------------------------------------55---55544555444005554400-| Dave's guitar (ending) e|---------------0---| B|-------------------| G|-2---2---1-------2-| D|-2-----2---2-------| A|-2-----------2-----| E|-------------------| If you have any corrections, please leave a comment. ===============================================================================
