Song: Stranded (Acoustic Version)
Album: THE MAXI – SINGLE
* Words and music by André Andersen
Legend
fb – full bend (2 frets)
fbr – full bend then release
hb – half bend (1 fret)
hbr – half bend then release
~ – vibrato
T – Tap
A.H – artificial harmonic
N.H – natural harmonic
*..* – repeat everything in between
^^ – depress bar before hitting note then release after note is hit
pm… – palm muting
/+sl. – Slide
Forewords: As it is an acoustic song, It would be almost impossible to tab it with accurate
indications about rhythm. So I just put the main chords and some arragements. Listen to the
record to get the rhythm. I wrote the approx. time on the right for a better comprehension.
Intro (0.00):
2 Acoustic Guitars:
.1 .2 (w/ rhythm)
II—-I–5—(5)———–0-0-I-0————–I—3–I-3—2—4—(4)–II
II—-I–5—(5)———–1-0-I-1————–I—3–I-3—3—5—(5)–II
II—-I*-5—(5)———–0-0-I-2————-*I—4–I-0—2—4—(4)–II
II—-I*-7—(7)———–2-0-I-2————-*I—5–I-0—0—6—(6)–II
II—-I–7—(7)———–3-2-I-0————–I—5–I-2——-7—(7)–II
II–3-I–5—(5)—————I—————-I—3–I-3——-0—(0)–II
II II
II II
II—-I————————I———————–I-3—2—0——–II
II—-I—-1—0—0———–I—1—0–0————I-3—3—0——–II
II—-I*—-2—2—2–2——-I—-2—2–2–2——-*I-0—2—1–2–1–II
II—-I*—–2—2—2———I–2–2—2–2———*I-0—0—2—2—-II
II—-I————————I———————–I-2——-2—-2—II
II—-I————————I———————–I-3——-0——–II
w/ Figure 1 (0.17):
Am
I see a face in the night,
F/A
Why do I feel I’m in danger?
Am
Image of me get pushed to the side,
F/A
Just by the eyes of the stranger.
Figure 1 (x2):
Am Am F/A F/A
II-0————I-0———–I-0———–I—————–II
II-1-1-0-1——I-1-1-0-1—–I-1-1-0-1—–I-3—-1—–0—-II
II-2——-2—-I-2——-2—I-2——-2—I—2—-2——2-II
II-2———2–I-2———2-I-3———3-I—–3—-3——II
II-0————I-0———–I-0———–I—————–II
II————–I————-I————-I—————–II
Pre-Chorus (0.31):
Dm C
Anyway, all the faces I’ve seen,
Bb F
Over and over again,
Dm C
Everytime, when the sun goes down,
Bb C
Act the same – just the same.
Chorus (0.49): Over-recordings:
Dm C C Bb* F C+ *(0.52,0.59,1.06,1.12) +(0.54)
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————–I
II——————II—————–I
Dm C C Bb* Gm A^ II——————II—————–I
Stranded – I’ve made, it happen all alone. II-3-2-0————II—2—-5-3-2—-I
Dm C C Bb* F C C C C II——————II-3—3——–3–I
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————–I
Dm C C Bb* Gm
Stranded – in the eye of the… ^(1.01)
II—————II
II—————II
II—6—9-7-6—II
II-7—7——-7-II
II—————II
II—————II
storm (1.15)
II-6-I-5-I-4-I-0
II-5-I-4-I-3-I-0
II-6-I-5-I-4-I-1
II-5-I-4-I-3-I-2
II-0-I-6-I—I-2
II—I—I-4-I-0
w/ Figure 1 (less the 3rd line)(1.29):
Am
Open it up, turn it up – wild!
F/A
Can you just give me a reason?
Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am
Livin’ it up, give it up, walkin’ up blind –
F/A
Leavin’ yourself in a prison.
Pre-Chorus (1.42):
Dm C
Anyway, all the places I’ve been.
Bb F
Over and over again,
Dm C
Everytime, when the lights goin’ down,
Bb C
Looks the same – over and over again.
Chorus (2.00): Over-Recordings:
Dm C C Bb* F C+ *(2.03,2.10,2.17,2.24) +(2.06)
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————-I
II——————II—————-I
Dm C C Bb* Gm A^ II——————II—————-I
Stranded – I’ve made, it happen all alone. II-3-2-0————II—2—5-3-2—-I
Dm C C Bb* F C C C C II——————II-3—3——-3–I
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————-I
Dm C C Bb* Gm A^
Stranded – it’s written all across the wall
^(2.13, 2.27)
II—————II
II—————II
II—6—9-7-6—II
II-7—7——-7-II
II—————II
II—————II
Solo (2.29):
Dm Bb Dm Bb
sl.
II————————I—-6-5———-I————————10—-12—-12—-13–|
II———-13–10—/10p8Ip6——6——–I—————–13–10—-10—-10—-10—–|
II——-10—————I———-5-3-2–I—-7—9—9h10——————————|
II-10/12——————I—————-5I-3—-7—7———————————–|
II————————I—————–I———————————————-|
II————————I—————–I———————————————-|
C sl.
———————II
-11p10p8—-/8-6-8-6-II
———————II
———————II
———————II
———————II
Chorus II (2.42): Over-Recordings:
Dm C C Bb F C+ *(2.52,2.59,3.07) +(2.48)
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————-I
II——————II—————-I
Dm C C Bb* Gm A^ II——————II—————-I
Stranded – I’ve made, it happen all alone. II-3-2-0————II—2—5-3-2—-I
Dm C C Bb* F C C C C II——————II-3—3——-3–I
Stranded – so far away from home, II——————II—————-I
Dm C C Bb* Gm A^
Stranded – it’s written all across the wall
^(2.55, 3.09)
II—————II
II—————II
II—6—9-7-6—II
II-7—7——-7-II
II—————II
II—————II
Ending (3.11):
Dm Gm Gm A A Bb Bb C C Dm Dm (Dm w/ Figure B)
Stranded, I´m Stranded….
Figure B:
II————II
II————II
II—10-9-7—II
II-7——–7-II
II————II
II————II
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