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John Frusciante - A Corner
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This tab is accurate to the album version.
John uses variations in both chords and song-structure.
However, I included an easier version at the bottom of this page.
Tuning: EADGBe
v = downstroke strum
^ = upstroke strum
p = pick
Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------5-----3---------6---------------5-----3---------|
G|7---------------5-----3---------7---------------5-----3---------|
D|7---------------7-----5---------7---------------5-----3---------|
A|5---------------7-----5---------5---------------7-----5---------|
E|----------------5-----3-------------------------5-----3---------|
Dm Am Gm Dm Am7 Gm7
Verse
"I wouldn't go outside and walk around."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------5-----3---------5---------------3---------------|
G|7---------------5-----3---------5---------------3---------------|
D|7---------------7-----5---------7---------------5---------------|
A|5---------------7-----5---------7---------------5---------------|
E|----------------5-----3---------5---------------3---------------|
Dm Am Gm Am Gm
"And they may fear for your life, but I reached this conclusion."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
p p v p p v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|----------------------------10----------------------------------|
B|----6-------10--10----10----10--10------10------3-----6---------|
G|----7-------10--9-----10----10--10------9-------3-----7---------|
D|--7-------10----10--------------10------10------5-----8---------|
A|5-------8-------------10----10--8---------------5-----8---------|
E|----------------8-----------------------8-------3-----6---------|
Dm F C6 Gsus2 F C6 Gm Bb
Chorus
"Everyone's in a corner, face to the wall."
"I never looked the other way; I'm not allowed to at all."
"Great is my confusion; it never lets me be."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v ^ v v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----5---------3-----3---------1-----5---------3-----3---------|
G|2-----5---------3-----3---------2-----5---------3-----3---------|
D|3-----5---------5-----3---------3-----5---------5-----3---------| x3
A|3-----3---------5-----1---------3-----3---------5-----1---------|
E|1---------------3---------------1---------------3---------------|
F C Gm Bb F C Gm Bb
"No one said to be here; I was punished by me."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v ^ v v v v ^ v v v v^v^v v v^v^v v v^v^v v v ^ v v v ^v^v v ^v^v^v
e|----------------------3---------------------------------1-----3-------------------------|
B|1-----5---------3-----3---------------------------------1-----3-------------------------|
G|2-----5---------3-----3---------------------------------2-----3-------------------------|
D|3-----5---------5-----1---------------------------------3-----1-------------------------|
A|3-----3---------5-----1---------------------------------3-----1-------------------------|
E|1---------------3---------------------------------------1-------------------------------|
F C Gm D#maj7/A# F D#maj7/A#
Intro 2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------5-----3---------6---------------5-----3---------|
G|7---------------5-----3---------7---------------5-----3---------|
D|7---------------7-----5---------7---------------7-----5---------|
A|5---------------7-----5---------5---------------7-----5---------|
E|----------------5-----3-------------------------5-----3---------|
Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm
Verse 2
"And there's a weeping fire that's high as a mountain."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------5-----3---------5---------------6---------------|
G|7---------------5-----3---------5---------------7---------------|
D|7---------------7-----5---------7---------------8---------------|
A|5---------------7-----5---------7---------------8---------------|
E|----------------5-----3---------5---------------6---------------|
Dm Am Gm Am Bb (John plays Gm on bass)
"And they skip all the way up to the top."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
p p v p p v v v v v v v v v v ^ v v v
e|----------------------------10------------------------0---------|
B|----6-------10--10----10----10--10------10------3-----3---------|
G|----7-------10--9-----10----10--10------9-------3-----2---------|
D|--7-------10----10--------------10------10------5-----3---------|
A|5-------8-------------10----10--8---------------5-----1---------|
E|----------------8-----------------------8-------3---------------|
Dm F C6 Gsus2 F C6 Gm Dmadd2/A#
Chorus 2
"Great is my confusion, oh, it never lets me down, it never lets me down."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v v v v ^ v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----5---------3-----3---------1-----5---------3-----3---------|
G|2-----5---------3-----3---------2-----5---------3-----3---------|
D|3-----5---------5-----3---------3-----5---------5-----3---------|
A|3-----3---------5-----1---------3-----3---------5-----1---------|
E|1---------------3---------------1---------------3---------------|
F C Gm Bb F C Gm Bb
"Everyone's in a corner; they'll never turn around, they'll never turn around, then away."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
v ^ v v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v ^v^v v ^v^v v v^v^v v^
e|------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
B|1-----5---------3-----3---------1-----5---------3-----3---------------------------------|
G|2-----5---------3-----3---------2-----5---------3-----3---------------------------------|
D|3-----5---------5-----3---------3-----5---------5-----1---------------------------------|
A|3-----3---------5-----1---------3-----3---------5-----1---------------------------------|
E|1---------------3---------------1---------------3---------------------------------------|
F C Gm Bb F C Gm D#maj7/A#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +
v ^ v v v ^v^v v ^v^v^v
e|1-----3-------------------------|
B|1-----3-------------------------|
G|2-----3-------------------------|
D|3-----1-------------------------|
A|3-----1-------------------------|
E|1-------------------------------|
F D#maj7/A#
Outro (x6)
(During the 2nd and 4th repeats, John extends the "na na" part with 2 extra beats.)
(The 6th repeat ends the song.)
"Na na na na na na" "No na, no na"
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v v ^v^v v v v ^v^v v v ^ v v v v ^ v v v ^v^v v ^v^v v
e|----------------1---------------------1---------------1-------------------------|
B|3-------1-------3---------------1-----3---------1-----0-------------------------|
G|3-------2-------2---------------2-----2---------0-----0-------------------------|
D|3-------3-------0---------------3-----0---------2-----0-------------------------|
A|1-------3-------0---------------3-----0---------3-----2-------------------------|
E|--------1-----------------------1---------------------3-------------------------|
Bb F Dm/A F Dm/A C G7
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Easy Version
(Song Structure = Intro, Verse, Chorus, Intro 2, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Outro)
Intro:
Dm Dm Am Gm
Dm Dm Am Gm
Verse:
Dm Dm Am Gm
Am Am Gm Gm
Dm F C Gm
F C Gm Bb
Chorus:
F C Gm Bb
F C Gm Bb
F C Gm Bb
F C Gm D#
Intro 2:
Dm Dm Am Gm
Dm Dm Am Gm
Verse 2:
Dm Dm Am Gm
Am Am Bb Bb <- (John plays Gm on bass)
Dm F C Gm
F C Gm Bb
Outro:
Bb F Dm Dm
F Dm C G7
Bb F Dm Dm
F Dm C G7
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I am aware that the notation and formatting doesn't conform to the conventional template.
However, I believe that the conventional legend is unnecessary for this tab.
Also, the term Pre-Chorus seems to be misleading in this case, so I used "Intro 2" instead.
My goal was to create as accurate a tab as possible for this song (exempting the "Easy Version").
The other tabs neglect more subtle and complex chords that are present in the recording.
The "Easy Version" is meant to provide a more accurate tab for beginners than what already exists.
