Wicked Game Chris Isaak

 
 





 
 Subject: TAB: "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak<br/>
 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 22:20:33 -0500 (EST)<br/>
 <br/>
 Wicked Game<br/>
    Chris Isaak, from _Heart-Shaped_World_<br/>
 <br/>
 transcription by pryan@access.digex.net (patrick m. ryan)<br/>
 (formerly pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov)<br/>
 <br/>
 Notes:<br/>
 This song sounds great on a Strat.  I figured out 99%<br/>
 of this song myself and confirmed my interpretation when I<br/>
 saw Chris Isaak on 'Saturday Night Live'.<br/>
 There are really two guitars in this tune.  Isaak is<br/>
 strumming the rhythm on his acoustic while his lead guitarist<br/>
 does the melody work.  Isaak plays the Bm A E progression<br/>
 through most of the song.<br/>
 In my notation, a row of tildes (~) means 'wiggle the<br/>
 tremelo bar'.  '\' means slide down and '/' means slide up.<br/>
 The nice tremelo work along with a lot of reverb give this<br/>
 song most of its atmosphere.<br/>
 The intro riff is hard to notate.  Basically, the sequence<br/>
 on the B string is: pick open string (B), bend tremelo down 1/2 step,<br/>
 hammer-on 7th fret (F#), release tremelo, pick 7th fret (F#), slide<br/>
 down to open string.<br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 intro<br/>
 <br/>
  (down 1/2) (back up) (slide)   ~~~  (down 1/2) (back up) (slide)<br/>
 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------<br/>
 -0----------7---------7\\-------0--|-0----------7---------7\\-------0--<br/>
 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------<br/>
 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------<br/>
 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------<br/>
 -----------------------------------|-----------------------------------<br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
  A                 ~~~~~~<br/>
 --------------------------|<br/>
 ---5----------------------|<br/>
 --6--7-6-4-----2---1------|<br/>
 -7-----------4---2--------|<br/>
 --------------------------|<br/>
 --------------------------|<br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
                        ~~~~<br/>
 -2----0-----------------------------<br/>
 ---3----3--2----0-------------------<br/>
 -------------4----4-2--1-----1-2-4-- o<br/>
 ----------------------2----2-------- o<br/>
 ------------------------------------<br/>
 ------------------------------------<br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 verse<br/>
 Bm        A         E    (fill)<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ----2---1---<br/>
                         --4---2-----<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
 <br/>
 Bm        A         E   (another fill)<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ----1-2-4---<br/>
                         --2---------<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
                         ------------<br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 lyrics:<br/>
 <br/>
 We were on fire<br/>
 No one could save me but you.<br/>
 Strange what desire make foolish people do<br/>
 I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you<br/>
 I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you<br/>
 <br/>
 No, I don't want to fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 No, I don't want to fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 With you<br/>
 With you<br/>
 <br/>
 What a wicked game to play<br/>
 To make me feel this way<br/>
 What a wicked thing to do<br/>
 To let me dream of you<br/>
 What a wicked thing to say<br/>
 You never felt this way<br/>
 What a wicked thing to do<br/>
 To make me dream of you<br/>
 <br/>
 And I wanna fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 And I don't want to fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 <br/>
 World was on fire<br/>
 No one could save me but you<br/>
 Strange what desire make foolish people do<br/>
 I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you<br/>
 I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you<br/>
 <br/>
 And I wanna fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 And I wanna fall in love<br/>
    [This girl is only gonna break your heart]<br/>
 With you<br/>
 With you<br/>
 <br/>
 Nobody loves no one<br/>
 <br/>
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 Subject:&nbsp;TAB:&nbsp;"Wicked&nbsp;Game"&nbsp;by&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;Isaak 
 Date:&nbsp;Mon,&nbsp;15&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;1996&nbsp;22:20:33&nbsp;-0500&nbsp;(EST) 
 
 Wicked&nbsp;Game 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;Isaak,&nbsp;from&nbsp;_Heart-Shaped_World_ 
 
 transcription&nbsp;by&nbsp;pryan@access.digex.net&nbsp;(patrick&nbsp;m.&nbsp;ryan) 
 (formerly&nbsp;pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov) 
 
 Notes: 
 This&nbsp;song&nbsp;sounds&nbsp;great&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Strat.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&nbsp;figured&nbsp;out&nbsp;99% 
 of&nbsp;this&nbsp;song&nbsp;myself&nbsp;and&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;my&nbsp;interpretation&nbsp;when&nbsp;I 
 saw&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;Isaak&nbsp;on&nbsp;'Saturday&nbsp;Night&nbsp;Live'. 
 There&nbsp;are&nbsp;really&nbsp;two&nbsp;guitars&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;tune.&nbsp;&nbsp;Isaak&nbsp;is 
 strumming&nbsp;the&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;acoustic&nbsp;while&nbsp;his&nbsp;lead&nbsp;guitarist 
 does&nbsp;the&nbsp;melody&nbsp;work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Isaak&nbsp;plays&nbsp;the&nbsp;Bm&nbsp;A&nbsp;E&nbsp;progression 
 through&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;song. 
 In&nbsp;my&nbsp;notation,&nbsp;a&nbsp;row&nbsp;of&nbsp;tildes&nbsp;(~)&nbsp;means&nbsp;'wiggle&nbsp;the 
 tremelo&nbsp;bar'.&nbsp;&nbsp;'\'&nbsp;means&nbsp;slide&nbsp;down&nbsp;and&nbsp;'/'&nbsp;means&nbsp;slide&nbsp;up. 
 The&nbsp;nice&nbsp;tremelo&nbsp;work&nbsp;along&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;reverb&nbsp;give&nbsp;this 
 song&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;atmosphere. 
 The&nbsp;intro&nbsp;riff&nbsp;is&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to&nbsp;notate.&nbsp;&nbsp;Basically,&nbsp;the&nbsp;sequence 
 on&nbsp;the&nbsp;B&nbsp;string&nbsp;is:&nbsp;pick&nbsp;open&nbsp;string&nbsp;(B),&nbsp;bend&nbsp;tremelo&nbsp;down&nbsp;1/2&nbsp;step, 
 hammer-on&nbsp;7th&nbsp;fret&nbsp;(F#),&nbsp;release&nbsp;tremelo,&nbsp;pick&nbsp;7th&nbsp;fret&nbsp;(F#),&nbsp;slide 
 down&nbsp;to&nbsp;open&nbsp;string. 
 
 
 intro 
 
 &nbsp;(down&nbsp;1/2)&nbsp;(back&nbsp;up)&nbsp;(slide)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~~&nbsp;&nbsp;(down&nbsp;1/2)&nbsp;(back&nbsp;up)&nbsp;(slide) 
 -----------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
 -0----------7---------7\\-------0--|-0----------7---------7\\-------0-- 
 -----------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|----------------------------------- 
 
 
 &nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~~~~~ 
 --------------------------| 
 ---5----------------------| 
 --6--7-6-4-----2---1------| 
 -7-----------4---2--------| 
 --------------------------| 
 --------------------------| 
 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~~~ 
 -2----0----------------------------- 
 ---3----3--2----0------------------- 
 -------------4----4-2--1-----1-2-4--&nbsp;o 
 ----------------------2----2--------&nbsp;o 
 ------------------------------------ 
 ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
 verse 
 Bm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(fill) 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;----2---1--- 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--4---2----- 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 
 Bm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(another&nbsp;fill) 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;----1-2-4--- 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--2--------- 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;------------ 
 
 
 lyrics: 
 
 We&nbsp;were&nbsp;on&nbsp;fire 
 No&nbsp;one&nbsp;could&nbsp;save&nbsp;me&nbsp;but&nbsp;you. 
 Strange&nbsp;what&nbsp;desire&nbsp;make&nbsp;foolish&nbsp;people&nbsp;do 
 I&nbsp;never&nbsp;dreamed&nbsp;that&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;meet&nbsp;somebody&nbsp;like&nbsp;you 
 I&nbsp;never&nbsp;dreamed&nbsp;that&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;lose&nbsp;somebody&nbsp;like&nbsp;you 
 
 No,&nbsp;I&nbsp;don't&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 No,&nbsp;I&nbsp;don't&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 With&nbsp;you 
 With&nbsp;you 
 
 What&nbsp;a&nbsp;wicked&nbsp;game&nbsp;to&nbsp;play 
 To&nbsp;make&nbsp;me&nbsp;feel&nbsp;this&nbsp;way 
 What&nbsp;a&nbsp;wicked&nbsp;thing&nbsp;to&nbsp;do 
 To&nbsp;let&nbsp;me&nbsp;dream&nbsp;of&nbsp;you 
 What&nbsp;a&nbsp;wicked&nbsp;thing&nbsp;to&nbsp;say 
 You&nbsp;never&nbsp;felt&nbsp;this&nbsp;way 
 What&nbsp;a&nbsp;wicked&nbsp;thing&nbsp;to&nbsp;do 
 To&nbsp;make&nbsp;me&nbsp;dream&nbsp;of&nbsp;you 
 
 And&nbsp;I&nbsp;wanna&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 And&nbsp;I&nbsp;don't&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 
 World&nbsp;was&nbsp;on&nbsp;fire 
 No&nbsp;one&nbsp;could&nbsp;save&nbsp;me&nbsp;but&nbsp;you 
 Strange&nbsp;what&nbsp;desire&nbsp;make&nbsp;foolish&nbsp;people&nbsp;do 
 I&nbsp;never&nbsp;dreamed&nbsp;that&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;love&nbsp;somebody&nbsp;like&nbsp;you 
 I&nbsp;never&nbsp;dreamed&nbsp;that&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;lose&nbsp;somebody&nbsp;like&nbsp;you 
 
 And&nbsp;I&nbsp;wanna&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 And&nbsp;I&nbsp;wanna&nbsp;fall&nbsp;in&nbsp;love 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[This&nbsp;girl&nbsp;is&nbsp;only&nbsp;gonna&nbsp;break&nbsp;your&nbsp;heart] 
 With&nbsp;you 
 With&nbsp;you 
 
 Nobody&nbsp;loves&nbsp;no&nbsp;one 
 
 
 
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