Golden Brown Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | Bbm |
| Capo: | no capo |
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Song: Golden brown
Artist: The Stranglers
Album: La Folie
Composers: Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black,
Hugh Cornwell & David Greenfield
Tabbed by: DJ 31th May 2014
TIME SIGNATURES:
The first part of the intro section is a bar of 6/8
followed by a bar of 7/8, before settling back into
6/8 throughout the links and verses.
I find it much simpler to think of the count as
3 bars of 3/4, with a bar of 4/4 on the end...
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / |
The above is the sequence until it changes to
alternating from Dm to C for the verses,
which are in waltz time, 3 beats for each chord.
KEY:
Judging by performances on Youtube the band
play it live in Bbm.
FINE TUNING:
The original studio track is quite sharp above
standard pitch, likely everything was tuned to the
unusual pitch of the harpsichord.
Standard pitch for A4 = 440Hz, but for the harpsicord
the pitch is 415Hz.
To more closely match the original studio recording,
you need to use a chromatic tuner and tune all strings
up between approx. + 20 to +25 cents above
standard tuning and then add a capo at the first fret.
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded approx. key of Bbm)
Played fingerstyle
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Am = x02210 C/D = xx0x10 F = xx3x11
Em = 022000 C = x3xx10 F/E = xx2x11
F = 133211 C/B = x2xx10 F/D = xx0x11
C/E = xx2x10 G = 320033 F/C = x3xx11
(C4) = x33010 Dm = xx0231
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[Intro]
Am Em F C/E C/D C C/B
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / :|| [x3]
Am Em G F F/E F/D F/C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / |
[Link]
Dm C Dm C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm C Dm C Dm C
Golden brown, texture like sun, ...lays me down,
Dm C Dm C
With my mind she runs ...throughout the night,
Dm C Dm C Dm C
No need to fight, never a frown ...with golden brown
[Link]
Dm C Dm C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 2]
Dm C Dm C
Every time...just like the last,
Dm C Dm C
On her ship, tied to the mast,
Dm C Dm C
To distant lands, takes both my hands,
Dm C Dm C
Never a frown with golden brown
[As intro sequence tab]
Am Em F C/E C/D C C/B
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / :|| [x3]
Am Em G F F/E F/D F/C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / |
Dm C Dm C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 3]
Dm C Dm C
Golden brown, finer temp - tress,
Dm C Dm C
Through the ages she's heading west,
Dm C Dm C
From far a - way, stays for a day,
Dm C Dm C
Never a frown ...with golden brown
[As intro sequence tab]
Am Em F C/E C/D C C/B
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / :|| [x3]
Am Em G F F/E F/D F/C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / |
Dm C Dm C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Break]
Dm C Dm C
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / :|| [x4]
[As intro sequence tab]
Am Em F C/E C/D C C/B
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / :|| [x3]
Am Em G F F/E F/D F/C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / |
Dm C Dm C
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 4]
Dm C
||: Da - ddle, da - ddle! ...Da - ddle, da - ddle,
Dm C
Da - ddle! Da - dum! :|| [x3]
Dm C Dm C
Na - na, na - na, na! ...Na - na, na - na, na!
[Verse 5 - Stay in 3/4 time]
Am Em F G
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / :|| [x2]
Am Em F G Am Em F G
Ne - ver a frown with golden brown,
Am Em F G Am Em F
Ne - ver a frown with golden brown!
[Coda]
G Am Em F G Am Em F
Never a frown--------- with golden brown,
G Am Em F G Am Em F G Am
Never a frown--------- with golden brown!
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[Intro sequence- repeat x3]
Am Em F C/E C/D C C/B
e |------0----|-----0-----|------1----|--1--1--1--1--|
B |--1-----1--|--0----0---|--1-----1--|--1--1--1--1--|
G |--2--------|--0--------|--2--------|--------------|
D |-----2-----|-----------|-----3-----|--3--2--0-----|
A |--0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------3--|
E |-----------|--0--------|--1--------|--------------|
Am Em G F F/E F/D F/C
e |------0----|-----0-----|------3----|--1--1--1--1--|
B |--1-----1--|--0----0---|--3-----3--|--1--1--1--1--|
G |--2--------|--0--------|--0--------|--------------|
D |-----2-----|-----------|-----0-----|--3--2--0-----|
A |--0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------3--|
E |-----------|--0--------|--3--------|--------------|
[Link]
Dm (Dm7) C (C4)(C) Dm (Dm7) C (C4)(C)
e |--1--------|-----------|--1--------|-----------|
B |--3--------|--1--------|--3--------|--1--------|
G |--------2--|--0--------|--------2--|--0--------|
D |--0--3-----|-----3--0--|--0---3----|-----3--0--|
A |-----------|--3--------|-----------|--3--------|
E |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
[Verse 5 - Stay in 3/4 time]
Am Em F G
e |------0----|------0----|------1----|------3----|
B |--1-----1--|--0-----0--|--1-----1--|--3-----3--|
G |--2--------|--0--------|--2--------|--0--------|
D |-----2-----|-----------|-----3-----|-----------|
A |--0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E |-----------|--0--------|--1--------|--3--------|
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15 comments
I stumbled upon a u toob video showing Dave Brubeck doing this song.Upon further investigation it was uploaded as an edit and a hoax .Anyway I checked the song and to my welcome surprise you had tabbed it.Consistent reliable accuracy.I hope you do more tabs your work is always appreciated.
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Spot on brother!
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Excellent tab, particularly the explanation of the timing!
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