VERVE - "rolling people2" Tablature
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ARTIST: THE VERVE
SONG: THE ROLLING PEOPLE
TABBED BY : DAVID G (leavemehigh_1@hotmail.com)
To say that this song took a while to tab is an understatement! You are really gonna have
to keep your ears open or even better shut off the lyrics on the record to see where some
of the stuff i've got down here comes from. Nick McCabe is a genius and inspired me to pick
up a guitar and i thought it was about time i looked more into his work and tabbed something,
this is off the actual urban hymns recording so it isn't a live version although i have seen
him play it, most of this is right, theres just little bits that i had to guess because of the
layers of echo and other guitars in the way, i may do other songs if i ever recover from tabbing
this one, though its unlikely! Keep the Verve spirit alive and keep tabbing these great songs!
GUITAR 1 - NICK McCABE
GUITAR 2 - SIMON TONG
0:18 (GUITAR 1)
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THESE BITS ARE DONE SIMILTANEOUSLY BETWEEN THE 2 GUITARISTS
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0:26 (GUITAR 1)
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0:50
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0:55
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GUESSED HERE
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1:28 1:34
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1:38
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2:06
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2:13
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2:19 2:25
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2:30
I-7p5-----------------------I
I-----7p5-------------------I I REALLY CAN'T BE BOTHERED TABBING EVERY LITTLE NOTE ON THIS ONE,
I---------7p4---------------I JUST IMPROVISE ROUND THIS ONE
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I-------------------7p5-----I
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2:54
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3:00
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3:05
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3:11
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3:28 3:34
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3:40
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3:46
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3:52
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I-14b16-16r14--11h14p11--11-------------------------------I x3 WITH TINY VARIATIONS THAT I'M
I----------------------14--14p12h14p12--12~-14-14-14-14---I SURE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT
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4:16 4:22 4:27 4:33
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4:39
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4:45
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4:55 4:58
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FROM THIS POINT ON JUST IMPROVISE WITH BENDS AND TREMLO PICKING
5:58
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6:03
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END
ENJOY ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS OFF ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS EVER MADE.
SONG: THE ROLLING PEOPLE
TABBED BY : DAVID G (leavemehigh_1@hotmail.com)
To say that this song took a while to tab is an understatement! You are really gonna have
to keep your ears open or even better shut off the lyrics on the record to see where some
of the stuff i've got down here comes from. Nick McCabe is a genius and inspired me to pick
up a guitar and i thought it was about time i looked more into his work and tabbed something,
this is off the actual urban hymns recording so it isn't a live version although i have seen
him play it, most of this is right, theres just little bits that i had to guess because of the
layers of echo and other guitars in the way, i may do other songs if i ever recover from tabbing
this one, though its unlikely! Keep the Verve spirit alive and keep tabbing these great songs!
GUITAR 1 - NICK McCABE
GUITAR 2 - SIMON TONG
0:18 (GUITAR 1)
I------------------------I
I------------------------I
I------------------------I
I-----7-9-----7-9-----9--I
I-7/9-----7/9-----7/9----I
I------------------------I
THESE BITS ARE DONE SIMILTANEOUSLY BETWEEN THE 2 GUITARISTS
0:20 (GUITAR 1) /
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I------I---I-----------I---I--I
I------I8-8I-----------I9-7I--I
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0:26 (GUITAR 1)
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0:55
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GUESSED HERE
1:19 I1:27 I
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1:28 1:34
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1:38
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2:06
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2:13
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2:19 2:25
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I-7-7-9------7h9-7-7--7-7-9p7h9--7-7--7/9-------------7h9-2/7-7-7-7--------------------------I
I-----9--7h9------------------------------------5h7h9----------------------------------------I
I-------------------------------------------5h7----------------------------------------------I
2:30
I-7p5-----------------------I
I-----7p5-------------------I I REALLY CAN'T BE BOTHERED TABBING EVERY LITTLE NOTE ON THIS ONE,
I---------7p4---------------I JUST IMPROVISE ROUND THIS ONE
I--------------7--4---------I
I-------------------7p5-----I
I-----------------------7---I
2:54
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I-5/10-10--9b10r9----------------9b10--------------I
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3:00
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3:05
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3:11
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3:28 3:34
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3:40
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3:46
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3:52
I---------------------------------------------------------I
I-12----12------------------------------------------------I
I-14b16-16r14--11h14p11--11-------------------------------I x3 WITH TINY VARIATIONS THAT I'M
I----------------------14--14p12h14p12--12~-14-14-14-14---I SURE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT
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4:39
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4:55 4:58
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FROM THIS POINT ON JUST IMPROVISE WITH BENDS AND TREMLO PICKING
5:58
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I-10----12----15-------15----15--------------------I
I-12b14-14b16-17b19----17b19-17b19--2b2.5/4~~~-----I
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6:03
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END
ENJOY ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS OFF ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS EVER MADE.
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are "hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the official VERVE tablature which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route. These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
For more information on this onslaught, you can read the NY Times Article. We hope one of the larger tablature sites will have the money to fight this. Until then, we urge you all to keep tabbing songs and sharing them in any way you can.
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