All about eve - Scarlet

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Subject: TAB: Scarlet by All About Eve

Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 10:16:22 +0100



'Scarlet' by All About Eve



>From the album 'Scarlet and Other Stories'

(also available on the compilation 'Winter Words, Hits and Rareties')



Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email [email protected]



This song uses 2 acoustic guitars.

The guitars are tuned as follows: E G D A B D (from low to high)



Intro



D|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|------0------------|

B|--------0--------0-|--------0--------0-|--------0--------0-|--------0----------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------0---0-|

guitar 1

D|---0--------0------|---0---------0-----|---0--------0------|---0--------0---0--|

(play twice)

G|--0--------0-------|--0-------2s3------|--0--------0-------|--0--------3---2---|

E|-3--------3--------|-3-----------------|-3--------3--------|-3-----------------|



Verse 1



D|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|------3--3----3-0--|

B|--------0--------0-|--------0--------0-|--------0--------0-|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|---0--------0------|---0--------0------|---0--------0------|---0---------------|



G|--0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|--0----------------|

E|-3--------3--------|-3--------3--------|-3--------3--------|-3---------3-------|





Dress me in scarlet Ribbons and bows So

everyone knows



D|------5-2----0h2-2-|----3-5---0--3p2-0-|------3-0---0-0----|------0------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|---0---------------|---0-------0---0---|

G|-------------------|-------------------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0---0----|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-3-----------------|-3-------0---1-----|



hiding a face hadn't the grace to go free



D|------3-0------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|-------3-3------3--|

B|-----------------0-|--------0--------0-|--------0--------0-|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|---0--------0------|---0--------0------|---0--------0------|-------------------|



G|--0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|-------------------|

E|-3--------3--------|-3--------3--------|-3--------3--------|----3--------3-----|





Dress me in shadows Sad April skies Have

opened my eyes



D|------5-2----0h2-2-|----3-5---0--3p2-0-|------0-0-----0-0--|-----0--------0----|

B|-------------------|-------------------|---------------(3)-|-------0-----------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|---0-------0-------|---0-------0-------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0--------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|



To the lie that I live And given the river Away



D|------0--------0-0-|------0--------0---|------0------0-----|-----0-0-------0---|

B|--------3----------|--------0--------0-|-----(0)0---(0)0---|----(0)-------(0)--|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|---0--------0------|---0--------0------|---0-------0-------|---0--------0------|

G|--0--------0-------|--0--------0-------|--0-------0--------|--0--------0-------|

E|-3--------3--------|-3--------3--------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|

* fill 1 overdub



I'll change these clothes If I want to And I do



U

D|-------------------|

B|--3----------------|

A|--0----------------| fill 1

D|--0----------------|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



Chorus 1

U D

D|-----------0-------|

B|-----------3--3----|

A|--------------5----| Pickup bar

guitar 1

D|--------------0----|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



D U D D U D D U D

D U

D|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0--0------|

B|-3--3-3--3--3-3----|-3--3-3--3--3-3----|-3--3-3--3--3-3----|-3--3-3--3--3------|

A|-5-------5---------|-5-------5---------|-5-------5---------|-5-------5---------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



I think that I've found out what No-ones about to tell me



U D

D|-----------0-------|

B|-----------3--3----|

A|--------------5----| Pickup bar

guitar 1

D|--------------0----|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

U D

U D

D|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0--0-0----|-0--0-0--0---------|---0------0--------|

B|-3--3-3--3--3-3----|-3--3-3--3--3-3----|-3--3-3--3---------|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|-5-------5---------|-5-------5---------|-5-------5--0------|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



I think that I've found out I Don't wear scarlet well



D|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



Verse 2



rake

D|------0-------0----|------0--------0---|------0------0-----|-----3-3-------3---|

B|--------0-------0--|--------0--------0-|--------0------0---|-------------------|

A|-5-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|-0----------0------|---0--------0------|---0-------0-------|---0---------------|

G|-0---------0-------|--0--------0-------|--0-------0--------|--0----------------|

E|----------3--------|-3--------3--------|-3-------3---------|-3----------3------|



Waiting before me Poets and painters May say



D|------5-2----0h2-2-|----3-5---0--3p2-0-|------0------0-0---|-----0-0-------0---|

B|-------------------|-------------------|--------3----------|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|---0-------0-------|---0---------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|--0-------0--------|--0----------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|



Stumble our way Kick off your redshoes And fly now



D|------0-------0----|------0--------0---|------0------0-----|-----0--------0----|

B|--------3-------3--|--------0--------0-|--------0------0---|-------0-----------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|---0--------0------|---0-------0-------|---0-------0-------|

G|-------------------|--0--------0-------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0--------|

E|-------------------|-3--------3--------|-3-------3---------|-3-------3---------|



I'll die And I do



Chorus 2 and Guitar Solo 1



U D

D|-----------0-------|

B|-----------3--3----|

A|--------------5----| Pickup bar

guitar 1

D|--------------0----|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



X X

U D U D (picking pattern same throughout for guitar 1)

D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--------|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--------|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Think that I've found out what No'ones about to tell me



U D

D|-----------0-------|

B|-----------3--3----|

A|--------------5----| Pickup bar

guitar 1

D|--------------0----|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |muted

rake |

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------3h4p3-------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------0-------3-s5-|

guitar 2

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Think that I've found out I Don't wear Scarlet Well



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | | muted

rake |

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------5h7-0-8--|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------0---------|

A|-------0h1p0-------|-------------------|-------------------|--------0----------|

guitar 2

D|-------------3-s7--|-------------------|-s5-s5-s5-s5--3--0-|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |



D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 2

D|---------5-8-7-5---|----------1--7p5p0-|-7p5p0-(X4)--------|

G|------s7-----------|-------------------|----------------7--|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

*play the 7p5p0 phrase 5 times in

all



There may be a mandolin track buried in the mix on this chorus.



Verse 3

X X

U D U D (picking pattern same throughout this verse) U U

U

D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0--0---0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--------|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--------|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Always before me (Always before me) Poets and sages May say

we've been



D|------5-2----0h2-2-|----3-5---0--3p2-0-|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|-------------------|-------------------|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



Lamenting your fall And carving it all into Stone here



D

U D U

D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0---------------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3--3-3-3-3---|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5--5-5-5-5---|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



And skimming them into the River Just for you



Chorus 3 and Guitar Solo 2



U D

D|-----------0-------|

B|-----------3--3----|

A|--------------5----| Pickup bar

guitar 1

D|--------------0----|

G|-------------------|

E|-------------------|



X X

U D U D (picking pattern same throughout for guitar 1)

D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



I think that I've found out what No'ones about to Tell

me



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



I think that I've found out the place Where Angels fell

from



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |muted

rake |

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------3h4p3-------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------0-------3-s5-|

guitar 2

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



I think that I've found out I don't Wear scarlet well



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |muted

rake |

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------5h7-0-8--|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------0---------|

A|-------0h1p0-------|-------------------|-------------------|--------0----------|

guitar 2

D|-------------3--7--|-------------------|-s5-s5-s5-s5--3--0-|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|





D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |

|

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

A|-------0h1p0-------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 2

D|-------------3--7--|-------------------|-s5-s5-s5-s5--3-s7-|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



D|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|---0------0--------|

B|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|---3--3---3--3-----|

A|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|---5--5---5--5-----|

guitar 1

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

| | | |

D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

guitar 2

D|-s5-s5-s5-s5--3-s7-|-------------------|-s5-s5-s5-s5--3--0-|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|



TAB Key



h - hammer on

p - pulloff

s - slide

X - mute with palm of picking hand

U - upstroke

D - downstroke

() - incidental note

rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord

(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)



Notes



** Tuning **



The tuning used for this song is EGDABD - this isn't a regular 'open

tunings'

(at least not ones that I could find any reference to). A lot of

people think

that deriving tunings from a record is a 'black art' - but it can be

straight

forward if you just think about it logically. Listen for open strings,

and

think about finger positions.

The tuning used here was derived mainly using the song intro, and

confirmed

in other parts of it.

If you start with standard tuning: EADGBE, the tuning can be derived

as follows.

The 2 highest notes which are left ringing sound to be open strings -

so we have



X X X X B D



The first 2 notes of the common picked pattern are doubled notes - so

a logical

step would be to tune the A down to G giving:



X G X X B D



The descending run which occurs in bar 4, contains open strings, the

highest note

which is picked is an 'A' - implying that the G - string needs to be

tuned up to

an open A, giving:



X G D A B D



The only undefined string is the low E-string, which can be left tuned

to E since

the doubled G note can be played quite easily on the 3rd fret. If you

then look at

verse 1 bar 8, there is an ascending little riff which uses the lowest

3 strings in

open positions, confirming the tuning to be:



E G D A B D (low to high)



** Playing Notes **



Technically this song is quite a simple one. All the verses (except

verse 3)

consist of a single picked pattern, (with embellishments here and

there) and a

single string melody. When playing the bars with the common picking

pattern

let the D and B strings ring out. Verse 3 which uses the same shapes

as the chorus.



Guitar 1 plays the main parts in the song.



The chorus' all use the same shape which correspond to 3 D-notes being

played in

unison. When playing the chorus' make sure you spend some time getting

the picking

attack right and the overall feel. If you play it just as its written

down then its

going to sound dull, flat, boring etc. Put a bit of life into it. Make

sure your

guitar is in tune, since the 3 D's in unison can sound fairly

'unforgiving' if your

tuning isn't up to scratch.



Guitar 2 is used in the guitar solos only.



Both solos contain the same ideas with only minor variations between

each other.

The second guitar solo is used to bring the song to a close. Both

solos convey a

very Spanish/flamenco feel. If/when you play the rhythm track behind

the guitar

solo make sure you play it a little more vigourously than when its

played in the

normal chorus.



In the song theres a lot going off in to hide what the guitar is

doing.

There are the usual orchestrial parts, 3-part vocal harmonies, a

buried

mandolin track on chorus 2 and a glockenspiel with delay on the guitar



solo. Happy listening.



This Transcription (c) DarkMusic 1995.



Comments, corrections, requests and idle banter welcome.



Wayne Ellis email

[email protected]