Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 16:09:08 -0600 From: John Schneider NOTE: this is, basically, a piano tune transcribed for acoustic guitar. NOTE: a tab already available on the web, done by Wilson Miner the tab provided here differs in the following respects: 1) the guitar is tuned up; (low E and A strings tuned up 1/2 step 2) the variation on the 'C' chord during the intro is different; 3) the chord progression during the chorus is different, and has been tabbed in full.
========================================================================== song: Foolish Games artist: Jewel Kilcher from: the CD 'Pieces of You', track 4. (transcribed here by 'Daydreamer': schneids@centuryinter.net) ========================================================================== guitar. vocal. ======== ================================================================= [intro.] [v.line] You took your coat off and .... [v.line] I watched from my .... [v.line] You were always the mysterious one .... [v.line] You stood in my doorway, with .... [v.line] Well in case you failed to notice.... [c.line] These foolish games are .... [c.line] Your thoughtless words .... [intro.] [v.line] You were always brilliant in .... [v.line] Your philosophies on art, Baroque .... [v.line] You'd teach me of honest things.... [v.line] So I hid my soiled hands ..... [v.line] Excuse me, think I've mistaken you .... [c.line] These foolish games are .... [c.line] Your thoughtless words .... [intro.] [Dm x 4] [v.line] You took off your coat and .... [repeat intro and fade...] ========================================================================== Tab: (note the guitar tuning... tune 5th and 6th strings up 1/2 step to Bb and F respectively. This makes it considerably easier to play.) [intro] ------- Dm Bb E |---------0---1---3---1---0---1---|---------0---1---3---1---0---1---| B |-----3---------------------------|-----3---------------------------| G |---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| D |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F C E |---------1---3---5---3---1-------|---------0---1---3---1---0-------| B |-----1-----------------------1---|-----1-----------------------1---| G |---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| F |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| [v.line] -------- Dm Bb E |---------1---------------1-------|---------0---------------0-------| B |-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-| G |---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|---3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---| D |-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F C E |---------1---------------1-------|---------0---------------0-------| B |-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-| G |---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---| D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------| F |-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| [c.line] -------- Bb C E |---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| B |-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-| G |---3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|---0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---| D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F F/Dm E |---------1---------------1-------|---------1---------------1-------| B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---1-|-----1-------1-------1-----1---1-| G |---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---| D |-3---------------2---------------|-0---------------0---------------| Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ========================================================================== It's a fun one once you have it - vary the picking during the verses and/or chorus to give more feel to things. - Daydreamer (schneids@centuryinter.net)
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Foolish Games by Jewel