The tempo is 120 and it’s played in common time (4/4) and those
‘1 2 3 4’ markings mean where the 1/4 notes are played. I really
tried to get those timings but I’d still like to hear corrections and
other comments about them. Bass is very simple… just follow the chords.

I got some additions and corrections to this. One new riff and some changes
in chords.

Guitars 1 & 2 are overdrive guitars
Guitars 3 & 4 are ‘clean’ ones

Ah Artificial harmonic
H Hammer on
Pm Palm muting
(5)-/-/- ‘Bend’ down with bar & wibrate

Rhy.Fig1 (Gtr1 and Gtr2)
Gtr1.

Pm----------- Ah Ah Pm-----------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------555---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)----------|-----7-----7---5-|--(5)--H---------|
|---7-------------|-----------------|---7-------------|-------033-------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----33------5-3-|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Gtr2.

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--5---4---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--3---2---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|

|
|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---4---|-----------------|------xx---33---5|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|------xx---33---5|
|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|-0-------3-3---5-|------xx-35---57-|
|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|

End Rhy.Fig.1

Pm----------- Ah Ah Pm-----------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------555---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)----------|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)-/-/---|
|---7-------------|-----------------|---7-------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--5---4---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--3---2---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|

|
|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|
|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|

Rhy.fig2 (Gtr2, Gtr3, Gtr4)
Note: During this figure there is also an palm muted overdrive guitar
that plays 1/8 note strumming that goes like the chords.
Gtr3

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|-5-----4---------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|---------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|(7)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Gtr2
| Pm Pm

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|--------(4)------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| Pm Pm

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|-5-----4---------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|---------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|(7)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|
| Pm Pm

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|--------(4)------|---------5-4-----|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|-------7-----5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| Pm Pm

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|

Bridge: (in here the Gtr3 plays something but it’s so quiet in background
that I can’t figure it out. Try some arpeggios if you want it)

Gtr2
F G End Rhy.fig2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
|-1---------------|(1)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|

|Gtr3
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------7-----7-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|
|Gtr4

|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-0---------------|(4)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-0---------------|(5)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-2---------------|(5)--------------|
|-1---------------|(1)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|

Fill1 (Gtr3)

|-----------------|
|--H--------------|
|-57--------------|
|---7----(7)------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

The structure of the song:

Rhy.fig1
Rhy.fig2 (1st verse)
Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)

Rhy.fig2 (2nd verse)
Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)

(3rd verse)
After the chorus all guitars are quiet for 8 measures, exept for that
1/8 Pm strumming and fill1 which is played at 6th measure.
Rhy.fig2 starts from 9th measure without Gtr3 which comes along in Bridge part

Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)
Repeat Chorus couple of times and fade

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THE SISTERS OF MERCY – “I Was Wrong”

Comments, corrections, etc. welcome

Riff #1 :

1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^

e |-------------------------------------------------------------2---|
B |---------3---------------3---------------2-------2h3h2-----------|
G |-----4---------------2-------2-------2-------2-----------4-------|
D |-----------------0-------------0---------------------------------|
A |-2-----------2h4-----------------0-------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^

-------------------------------------------------0--------------|
---------3---------------3-------2---2-----------0--------------|
-----4---------------2-------2---2---2-----------1--------------|
-----------------0-------------0-2---2-----------2--------------|
-2-----------2h4-----------------0---0-----------2--------------|
-------------------------------------------------0--------------|

(Repeat four times)

Chords:

E A D G B e

B5 : 2 2 4 4 x x
D : x x 0 2 3 2
A : x 0 2 2 2 0
E : x 7 9 9 9 7

you say stay and never leave
you say meant for ever
I could believe you, but I don’t
you say we’re almost all alone together
all alone
you say
you say you will
I know you won’t

I was wrong

I was wrong to ever doubt

I can get along without

I can love my fellow man

but I’m damned if I’ll love yours

in a bar that’s always closing
in a world where people shout
I don’t wanna talk this over
I don’t wanna talk it out
I was quite impressed until I hit the floor
isn’t that what friends are for?
pain looks great on other people
that’s what they’re for

I was wrong

I was wrong to ever doubt

I can get along without

I can love my fellow man

but I’m damned if I’ll love yours

B5 D A B5 D E #1 (etc.)

you say stay and never leave
you say meant for ever
I could believe you but I don’t
you say we’re almost all alone together
you say
you say you will
I know you won’t

I was wrong
I was wrong to ever doubt
I can get along without
I can love my fellow man
but I’m damned if I’ll love yours

in a bar that’s always closing
in a world where people shout
I don’t wanna talk this over
I don’t wanna talk it out
I was quite impressed until I hit the floor
isn’t that what friends are for?
pain looks great on other men
that’s what they’re for
I was wrong
I was wrong to ever doubt
I can get along without
I can love my fellow man
but I’m damned if I’ll love yours

Remarks:

The above is my interpretation of the song for one guitar, but since
there are (at least) two acoustics + a bass, it’s, as usual, quite
tricky to sort out what plays what. It’s especially hard at the part
between the asterisks.

Also, I really don’t know if “B5” is really called B5 🙂

Am E C
All the things, We never needed
I don’t need them now
All the things we ever did, Were always confidential
And hidden from me anyhow

Chorus:
You can stand all night, At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing Mary’s left and right, But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past, I don’t want to be the last

Gimme something fast

God knows everybody needs, A hand in their decision
Some of us are not so sure
I seen his own held out, For a ride on television
I think he’s still in Baltimore

Chorus:
You can stand all night, At a red light anywhere in town
Hailing Mary’s left and right, But none of them slow down
I seen the best of men go past, I don’t want to be the last

Gimme something fast

[(] [)]