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Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
For most of you this will probably be the first time you have ever hear of
this french songwriter but for some they know the impact this album had on
todays music. A theme album about Serge's lust for a teenager turns into a
musical masterpiece. This album has been sampled by so many individuals you
can't help but recognize a lick or two. The distorted guitar or the cool
sexy rhythms or the funky bass lines. A must have.
(Phillips 1971)
Try if you like -
Pulp, French pop, Air, Brigitte Bardot
Review by hagicomplex:
Rated:
Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the brilliantly realised concept album that
is Histoire De Melody Nelson is regarded by many as Gainsbourg's
masterpiece. Loosely based on his relationship with Jane Birkin, Melody
Nelson is a 15 year old, red-headed English girl from Sunderland who is
knocked off her bicycle by Serge as he is driving in his Rolls Royce. The 7
songs chart their relationship from their initial meeting to her death in an
plane crash.
Lyrically influenced by Nabakov's Lolita, Serge whispers (en français, bien
sûr!) over an inspired three-piece backing band (guitar, bass and drums)
cranking out a variety of styles from prog-rock to funk and occasionally
augmented by an orchestra and choir.
An utterly unique album that simply has to be heard to be believed!
Ballade de Melody Nelson ( Serge Gainsbourg )
Transcribed and tabbed by : Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( 
j...@medialab.chalmers.se
, 
http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/guitar/
 )
Plain text version
Notes : The song is extremely more complex in harmony and rhythm than
        it sounds.
        The time signature is a mixture of 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4,
        and it can be heard on the record that pieces of bars were pasted
        together, which makes it even more difficult to follow with the
guitar.
        And the vocals ( in french ) usually start on the 2nd beat,
        in syncopated time ...
Intro :
 3/4  >  .  >  .  >  .     >  .  .  .  >  .     >  .  >  .  >  .
e-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A-||--9-----7-----9-----|--------------------|--------------------|
E-||--------------------|--5-----------5-----|--7-----5-----7-----|
 ( let ring )          Dmaj7/E
     >  .  .  .  .  . 4/4 >  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
e-|--------------------|--2-----------------------|
B-|--------------------|--2-----------------------|
G-|--------------------|--2-----------------------|
D-|--------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------------|--------------------------|
Verses :
    F#m
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
          Ca,             c'est l'histoire
   F#m/C#                      D/F#
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
          de,          Me-lo - dy                Nel -
    F#m
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    son
   F#m/C#                      D/F#
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
          Qu'a  part  moi       me - me          per -
    F#m
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------|
B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    sonne
   F#m/A
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------5--------------|-----------5--------------|
B-|--7--------------7-----7--|--7--------------7--------|
G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------6-----|
D-|--7-----------7-----------|--7-----------7-----------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                n'a   ja -     mais  pris  dans  ses
  C#m/G#
     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 3/4 >  .  .  >  .  .
e-|-----------4--------------|--------------------|
B-|--5--------------5--------|--5--------5--------|
G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------|
D-|--6-----------6-----------|--6-----------6-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------|
    bras                       ca    vous   e -
   D#m/F#                            D/F#
 5/4 >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .  >  . 4/4 >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .
e-|-----------2--------------------|-----------2--------------||
B-|--4--------------4--------4-----|--3--------------3--------||
G-|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----||
D-|--4-----------4-----------4-----|--4-----------4-----------||
A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
    tonne                            mais c'est comme ca
Bridge ( same as the intro ) and then the verses ...
Chords voicing :
Dmaj7/E  :  0x0222
F#m      :  xx4222
F#m/C#   :  x44222
D/F#     :  xx4232
F#m      :  xx7675
C#m/G#   :  xx6654
D#m/F#   :  xx4342
Lyrics :
Ca c'est l'histoire
De Melody Nelson
Qu'a part moi-meme personne
N'a jamais pris dans ses bras
Ca vous etonne
Mais c'est comme ca
Elle avait de l'amour
Pauvre Melody Nelson
Ouais, elle en avait des tonnes
Mais ses jours etaient comptes
Quatorze automnes
Et quinze etes
Un petit animal
Que cette Melody Nelson
Une adorable garconne
Et si delicieuse enfant
Que je n'ai con-
Nue qu'un instant.
Oh! Ma Melody
Ma Melody Nelson
Aimable petite conne
Tu etais la condition
Sine qua non
De ma raison

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
Quanto amo quest'uomo. Il disco mi č arrivato da poco (grazie,
tusachi) e non l'ho ascoltato un numero sufficiente di volte, ma la
prima impressione č ottima. Ricordo che 7 anni fa su McM un canale
musicale satellitare francese (ottimo) davano spesso degli speciali su
questo incredibile uomo che ha mangiato la vita e ne č stato
risucchiato. Un genio ribelle affascinante, come tutti i brutti che
fanno impazzire le donne.
Ciao, Gs
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Romolo, REMOLO e l'ottavo nano MALEFICOLO a Roma

 ha scritto nel messaggio
[Cut]
Nooooo, le tablature noooooo, metti il link. Gianni te prego.
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