MONY MONY
As recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells
(From the 1968 Album MONY MONY)
Words and Music by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell & Bobby Bloom
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Gray - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=131
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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1st & 2nd Verses
A D A
E E Q H W E E Q Q Q E E Q H
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D A
E E Q H W E E Q Q Q E E Q H
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D A
E E Q H W E E Q Q Q E E Q H
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D
E E Q H W E E E E E E E E
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Pre-Chorus
E D D#E D D#E
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
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|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
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Chorus
A G G# A G G# A G G# A G G#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6--|
|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6--|
|-5--5-5-3-3-3-4-|-5--5-5-3-3-3-4-|-5--5-5-3-3-3-4-|-5--5-5-3-3-3-4--|
D C C# D C C# D C C# D C C#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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E D D#E D D#E
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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1. 2.
A
W W E E Q H W
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Breakdown
W W W W
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W W W W
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E D D#E D D#E
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
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Out-Chorus
A G G# A G G# A G G# A G G#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6--|
|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6--|
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D C C# D C C# D C C#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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D C C# E D D#E D D#E
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
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|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-*|
|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-*|
|-7--7-7-5-5-5-6-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-7-8-9-(9)-9-9-9-*|
|-5--5-5-3-3-3-4-|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-5-6-7-(7)-7-7-7-*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
