From: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Subject: MORE THAN WORDS tab (was Re: WANT some chords...)
Reply-To: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Organization: IBM Austin, TX
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 14:31:36 GMT

Back by popular demand! Here's the tab I posted about a year
or so ago to rec.music.makers. Hope it helps!


        MORE THAN WORDS
        ===============
        by Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone
        published by Funky Metal Publishing/
        Alamo Music Corp. (ASCAP)
        (c) 1990 A&M Records

Notes
-----

o The chord letters are the basic chord Nuno's permutations are
based on (like the C with a D and G on the B(2) and E(1) strings
rather than C and E). I love chords like that! Also, I tend to
use

---3---                 ---0---
---3---                 ---0---
---0---  instead of     ---0---   for Emin.  I also used
---2---                 ---2---
---2---                 ---2---
---0---                 ---0---

---2---                 ---2---
---1---                 ---3---
---2---  instead of     ---2---   (D7th instead of Dmaj)
---0---                 ---0---
---X---                 ---X---
---X---                 ---X---

when playing this song. Nuno may and may not. Listen to him do it
and do it his way. This is my first attempt at a tab and I treated it
like a roadmap - I didn't put every 7-Eleven on it!

o 0 = open string and X = don't play

o The percussive slap comes almost exclusively on 2 and 4 except,
for example, on the Emin at the end of the chorus, where it comes on
the "ta" of each beat, and as fills occasionally. Again, listen to
Nuno for this clever rhythmic idea that really drives the beat of
the song (I slap it on the E and A with my thumb, FYI).

o I tried to use the lyrics as a guide for the guitar part, but
listen to the cd/tape for the correct rhythms. It's too hard to
tab with rhythmic notations and I am lazy anyway, so listen to
Nuno and Gary do it and mimic them. Also, follow the order from the single
(or the album version without the long ending) for how to move through
the tab. You'll figure it out.

If the lyrics don't exactly line up, I'm sorry - I ran out of line!
Check the second line of the second verse for a blatant example.

o I'm sure every bar band with Usenet access will be paying this
soon, so my appologies to those of you who are already burned out
on this song.

o Your mileage may vary!!!!! I do not plan to support this tab!!!
Change it as you will!!! Mea culpa for boo-boos!!!

TAB BEGINS
----------

Intro (play 1st guitar line of verse twice)

VERSE
=====

1.      "Sayin' I love you is not the words I want to hear from you,
         It's not that I want to  not listen but if you  only
2.       Now that I've tried to   talk to you &  make you understand
         All you have to do is   close your eyes&just reach out your

E -X--3----X--3----X--3----3-3----X--0----3-0----X--0----2-X-3--    ||
A -X--3----3--3----3--3----3-3----1--1----1-1----1--1----1-X-1--    ||
D -X--0----0--0----0--0----0-0----0--0----0-0----0--0----2-X-2--   .||
G -X--0----0--0----2--2----2-2----2--2----2-2----2--2----0-0-0--   .||
B -X--X----2--2----3--3----3-3----0--0----0-0----3--3----X-X-X--    ||
E -3--X----X--X----X--X----X-X----X--X----X-X----X--X----X-X-X--    ||

   G       G       C       C      Amin7   Amin7  C       D7th


1. knew    How      easy     it would be to show me how you feel..  More than
2. hands   And      touch me hold me close
                                      don't  ev -er  let me   go-o.  More than
                                            (*strum chords hard)

E -X--0----X--0----0---3-0---2-X--2--2------3----3--0---0----0--0---X--X
A -0--0----0--0----1---1-1---1-X--1--1------3----3--3---3----0--0---0--0
D -0--0----0--0----0---0-0---2-X--2--2------0----0--2---2----0--0---0--0
G -2--2----2--2----2---2-2---0-0--0--0------0----0--0---0----2--2---2--2
B -2--2----2--2----0---0-0---X-X--X--X------2----2--0---0----2--2---2--2
E -0--0----X--X----X---X-X---X-X--X--X------3----3--2---2----0--0---X--X


   Emin    Emin    Amin7      D7th          G       D(F#)   Emin  Emin



CHORUS
======

1. words     is all you have to do  to make it real  then you
2. words     is all I     ever  needed you  to show  then you

E -0--0--3-0----2--X----2----2---1--1--1----1--0--0--0----0--
A -1--1--1-1----1--X----1----1---0--0--0----0--1--1--1----1--
D -0--0--0-0----2--X----2----2---0--0--0----0--0--0--0----0--
G -2--2--2-2----0--0----0----0---0--0--0----0--2--2--2----2--
B -0--0--0-0----X--X----X----X---2--2--2----2--3--3--3----3--
E -X--X--X-X----X--X----X----X---3--3--X----X--X--X--X----X--

   Amin7        D7 D7   D7   D7  G7 G7 G7   G7 C  C  C    C


   wouldn't have to say   that you love me  'cause I'd al-ready (alternate
                                                                 chord at end
                                                                 last time)
E -3----3---X--3-X--X--3---3-3-3---0--X--0--X------0------2---
A -4----4---X--4-4--3--3---3-3-3---0--0--0--0------1------1---
D -5----5---X--5-5--0--0---0-0-0---0--0--0--0------0------2---
G -5----5---X--5-5--0--0---0-0-0---2--2--2--2------2------0---
B -3----3---3--3-3--2--2---2-2-0---2--2--X--2------0------X---
E -X----X---X--X-X--3--3---3-3-2---0--X--X--X------X------X---

   Cmin ...  ...     G        G(F#) Emin .....      Amin7  D7

           BRIDGE
           ======

   know.  What  would    you    do   if my  heart was torn in
*  real.  What  would    you    say  if I  took  those words a-

E -X--3----X--3----X--3----X-3----0--0--0-0---0-----X----2---
A -X--3----3--3----3--3----3-3----3--3--3-3---0-----0----3---
D -X--0----0--0----0--0----0-0----2--2--2-2---0-----0----2---
G -X--0----0--0----2--2----0-0----0--0--0-0---2-----2----4---
B -X--X----2--2----3--3----2-2----0--0--0-0---X-----2----2---
E -3--X----X--X----X--X----X-X----2--2--2-2---X-----X----X---

   G       G       C       G      D(F#)       Emin  Emin Bmin7

two?     More than words to show you    feel that your love for me is*
way?     Then you couldn't  make things new  just by saying I love

E -X--0--0----0----0--0-----0----0------0----3-----0---2----2---2--2
A -1--1--1----1----1--1-----1----1------1----1-----1---1----1---1--1
D -0--0--0----0----0--0-----0----0------0----0-----0---2----2---2--2
G -2--2--2----2----2--2-----2----0------2----2-----2---0----0---0--0
B -3--3--3----3----3--3-----3----2------0----0-----0---X----X---X--X
E -X--X--X----X----X--X-----X----X------X----X-----X---X----X---X--X

   C     C    C    C  C     C    B      Amin7          D



you .     Da - da da da etc. (part before last verse)

 G (back to verse above)

(I'm not doing this part, but it's essentially the same as the intro
        but without the Cmaj chord the second time through)

Alternate chord at end of last chorus (the double secret chord!)
=====================================

E ---5----
A ---4----      No-prize to theory gods who name this chord!
D ---5----
G ---0----
B ---X----
E ---X----

Good luck and good playing!!!

Please don't flame me for inaccuracies, because I don't care.
You'll figure it out, trust me! It's half the fun!!!
This is version 1.0; please feel free to upgrade for your own use.

Enjoy!

ken


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