The Duchess (Tab)

Tabs for the song The Duchess (EP Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

MAIN RIFF:
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----------------8h10--8------------|
|----10--10-8------------------8----|
|-------------10----------8-10---10-|
|-8---------------------------------|



INTRO: main riff x5, then
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------8----8-10-|
|-10--10-10--10--8---8h10---10------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

VERSE: main riff x4, then something like
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-10-8--------------------|
|--10-10-8--10-8-10--------10-8---10-10-8--10-|
|---------------------------------------------|
for the "It's the way you move in castle grounds..." bit.

CHORUS: main riff x4 then
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------8----8-10-|
|-10--10-10--10--8---8h10---10------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

MIDDLE 8 ("sometimes you..." bit)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|------------8-|
|----------8---|
|-----8h10-----|
|-8-8----------|  x 16

then a piano improvisation for a while.

Rhythm

this doesn't have any rhythm guitar, but if you really have to play something then choose this.

INTRO:

C F  x5
C A#

FIRST VERSE:

C                 F
photographic      duchess
cousin of the     queen   i've
been        infatuated duchess since i 
knew you knew the queen

BRIDGE:

   G                        F               D#
...way you..castle grounds..cousin of the...queen

CHORUS:

  (For Christ's Sake)

C               F      
duchess i would like you, that
says a lot  for me, i'd
like  you  even better duchess if she
C                 A#
died and you were queen

VERSE
BRIDGE
CHORUS

MIDDLE BIT:

C
Sometimes you're here at my side
    D#
And sometimes you travel in time
A#
I don't believe that wherever you travel
      F                     G
You'd get an assistant like mine

CHORUS

END:

C F

Bass

INTRO:

G|-------|
D|---1-3-|
A|-3-----|
E|-------|

G|-------0---------------0-|
D|---------3-1-3-1-3-1-3---|
A|-3-3-3-------------------|
E|-------------------------| x 4

G|-0-0-------|
D|-----3-3-1-|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

FIRST VERSE:

G|-----------|
D|---1---1-3-|
A|-3---3-----|
E|-----------|

G|----------0-------------------0-----|
D|------------3-1-----3-1-3-------3-1-|
A|-3-3-3------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------| x 4
 
   photo    graphic   duchess
   cousin   of the queen
   i've     been infatuated     duchess
   since i  knew you knew the   queen

BRIDGE:

G|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0------------------------0-------|
D|--------------------------3----3-3-3-3----1-3---3-1---|
A|----------------------------------------------------3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

...way you..castle grounds..cousin of the...queen

CHORUS:

  (For Christ's Sake)

G|-------------0-----------0-----|
D|-----------1---3-1-----3---1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x 3

   duchess   i would     like you, that
   says      a lot       for me, i'd
   like you  even better duchess if you

G|-0-----0-----------------|
D|-------------3----3----1-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   died  and   you  were queen

VERSE TWO:

G|-----------|
D|---1---1-3-|
A|-3---3-----|
E|-----------|

G|-------------0-----------------------0-----|
D|---------------3-1-------3-1-3---------3-1-|
A|-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| x 4

   regal by    appointment
   rela        tion        to the      queen
 i thought you were        attractive  duchess but that
   clinched    it all      for me


BRIDGE:

G|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0------------------------0-------|
D|--------------------------3----3-3-3-3----1-3---3-1---|
A|----------------------------------------------------3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

...way you..castle grounds..cousin of the...queen

CHORUS:

  (For Christ's Sake)

G|-------------0-----------0-----|
D|-----------1---3-1-----3---1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x 3

   duchess   i would     like you, that
   says      a lot       for me, i'd
   like you  even better duchess if you

G|-0-----0-----------------|
D|-------------3----3----1-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   died  and   you  were queen

MIDDLE BIT:

G|-----------|
D|---1---1-3-|
A|-3---3-----|
E|-----------|

G|-----------------------------0-|
D|---------1-3-------------1-3---|
A|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-------------------------------|

   some...side

G|---------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-1---3-3-3-3-3-1---|
A|-----------3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------|
 
   some...time

G|-----------0-------------0-|
D|-1-1-1-1-3---1-1-1-1-1-3---|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

   i....believe that..travel

G|-------------0--------|
D|-3-3-3-1---3----3-1---|
A|---------3----------3-|
E|----------------------|

   you'd....mine

G|-----------------------------0-|
D|---------1-3-------------1-3---|
A|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|-------------------------------|

   some...side

G|---------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-1---3-3-3-3-3-1---|
A|-----------3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------|

   some...time

G|-----------0-------------0-|
D|-1-1-1-1-3---1-1-1-1-1-3---|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

   i....believe that..travel

G|-------------0--------|
D|-3-3-3-1---3----3-1---|
A|---------3----------3-|
E|----------------------|

   you'd....mine

CHORUS:

G|-------------0-----------0-----|
D|-----------1---3-1-----3---1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x 3

   duchess   i would     like you, that
   says      a lot       for me, i'd
   like you  even better duchess if you

G|-0-----0-----------------|
D|-------------3----3----1-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   died  and   you  were queen

G|-----------|
D|---1---1-3-|
A|-3---3-----|
E|-----------|

G|-------------0-----------0-----|
D|-----------1---3-1-----3---1-3-|
A|-3-3-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x 3

   Duchess   i would     like you, that
   says      a lot       for me, i'd
   like you  even better duchess if you

G|-0-----0-----------------|
D|-------------3----3----1-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   died  and   you  were queen

END:

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

REPEAT TO END

Credit

• Lead section:
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: Matt Wales