Sonnet The Verve
Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Song: Sonnet
Music: Richard Ashcroft
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)
Chorded by: Ross Howard (Rossh@clear.net.nz)
This is track 2 on The Verve's Urban Hymns. I found a small section of it on the a Verve Homepage. But as usual it was incomplete and a bit to sketchy. So here is the best Sonnet that I can do, and some credit to Bryan Elliot for help from his version.
Chords
C - 032010
Am - X02210
Am7 - X02010
Asus4 - X02200
[F]G [-]- [144311]320033
Em - 022000
Intro: C(final strums with 3rd fret on high E) - Em - Am(for 3 strums then Am7 for 1 and then Am for 3 strums then Asus4 for 1)- F(ending with 3rd fret on high E).
Verse 1
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[C]my friend and me,
[Em]looking thru her
[Em]red box of [Am]memories[F]
[C]Faded, I'm sure,
but [Em]love seems to
[Em]stick in her [Am]things you know[F]
Chorus
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[F]yes, there's love if you[G] want it,
don't sound like a [Em]sonnet, my [F]love
[F]yes, there's love if you[G] want it,
don't sound like a [Em]sonnet, my [F]love
[Em]my [F]love.
REPEAT INTRO
Verse 2
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[C]why can't you see
that [Em]nature has it's way
[Em]of [Am]warning me?[F]
[C]eyes open wide,
[Em]looking at the heavens
[Em]with a tear i[Am]n my eye[F]
Chorus
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[F]yes, there's love if you[G] want it,
don't sound like a [Em]sonnet, my [F]love,
[F]yes, there's love if you[G] want it,
don't sound like a [Em]sonnet, my [F]love
[Em]my [F]love.
REPEAT INTRO
Middle 8
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[G]Sinking faster than a boat
without a [F]hull
my [F]love
[G]dreaming about the day
when i can see you [F]here
by my [F]side[G]
by [F]my [G]side[F]
Verse 3
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[F]Here we go a[G]gain
and my head it is [Em]gone
my [F]love
[F]I stop to say he[G]llo
because I think you should [Em]know
[Em]by [F]now, [G]by [F]now (x7)
[-----]
TABBED BY SIMON CARTER
"SONNET" BY THE VERVE...........................EIGHT FUCKIN' YEARS , COMON!
NOTE: All of the tabs that I've seen so far have missed that it is a Fmaj7 played at the
end of the acoustic chord progression , and not a straight F. The top E string is held down,
which gives that high note played at the end of the progression.
FMAJ7: 003213
Verse:
C Em Am (Taking on and off the B string) Fmaj7
Chorus:
[F] [G] [Em] [F] [(Em] [F)]
Pre Verse:
[C] [Em] [Am] [Am]
Verse 2:
[C] [Em] [Am] [Fmaj7]
Chorus 2:
[F] [G] [Em] [F] [(Em] [F)]
Middle 8:
[G] [F] [Em] [F]
[G] [F] [Em] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F]
Verse 3:
[F] [G] [Em] [F]
[F]Em [G] F (T[Em]o end)[F]
HERE'S SOME OF THE TAB.
OPENING LEAD GUITAR PROGRESSION
Apart from the two choppy guitar strikes in the first bar , this is done on a wah pedal with
the end closest to the user held down , as to give that muffled sound. The pedal is not brought
up until the actual song kicks in. The first couple of lead parts are those choppy guitar bits
which is just done by hitting the strings and deadening them straight afterwards. You know the usual
tab procedure. H = hammer on and off , G = gliss or slide , B = bend , and R = let note ring.
CH = Choppy notes in intro)
CH CH slide this up and back
e------3-------3--------------------------------------------------------------8----10----8------------12-(R)--I b------5-------5---------h---------------------------------------------------7-----9-----7------------10-(R)--I g------5-------5------7---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------11-(R)- I d---------------------------------------5---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------I a------------------------------------------------5---7-----3 (R)--------------------------------------------------I e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
THE REST IS PRETTY PISS EASY TO WORK OUT , IT'S JUST ALL PLAYED IN THE ONE SPOT BUT NICK MOVES
IT ALL AROUND A LOT.
CHEERS! COMON!
Simon.
[-----]
"Sonnet" from the album _Urban Hymns_ by The Verve
Written by Richard Ashcroft
Produced by Youth/The Verve
tabbed by Jeremy Joseph (CheshirBat@aol.com)
It opens with two acoustic guitars which I've tabbed for one:
[C] [Em]
E|------0-------3-------------|------0-------0---------------------| B|------1-------1-------------|------0-------0---------------------| G|--0---0---0---0------0--0---|------0-------0---------------------| D|--2-------2---2------2--2---|--2---2---2---2---------------------| A|--3-------3----------3--3---|--2-------2---2---------------------| E|----------------------------|--0-------0-------------------------|
[Am] [F]
E|--0---0---------0--0--------|------1-------3---------------------| B|--1---1---1--0--1--0--------|------1-------1---------------------| G|--2---2---2--2--2--2--------|--2---2---2---2---------------------| D|--2---2---2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3---3---3---3---------------------| A|--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3---3---3-------------------------| E|----------------------------|--1---------------------------------|
Then the acoustic guitars are joined
by a snappy muted electric guitar with
a little reverb that goes:
[C] [Em]
E|--X--------------X-----------|--7--------------------------7------| B|--8--------------8-----------|--8--------------------------8------| G|--9--------------9-----------|--9--------------------------9------| D|-10-------------10-----------|--9--------------------------9------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Am] [F]
E|--5--------------5-----------|--1---------------1-----------------| B|--5--------------5-----------|--1---------------1-----------------| G|--5--------------5-----------|--2---------------2-----------------| D|--7--------------7-----------|--3---------------3-----------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
And another guitar comes in with the
electric guitar with these fills:
[C]
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| D|----------------------12/14--|------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------10----10/12-----------10-----| E|-----------------------------|---------------------10h12----------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------10-----------------------| G|--------------------12-------|---10-----10------------------------| D|--------------------12h14h12-|---10----10-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chours:
[F]Yes there's love if you w[G]ant it, don't sound like no
E|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3---| B|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3---| G|-2--2--2---2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4---4--4--4--4---| D|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5---5--5--5--5---| A|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5---5--5--5--5---| E|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3---|
sonnet my lord my love
E|-0--0--0---0--0--0----0|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--------3--1---------| B|-0--0--0---0--0--0----0|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--------3--1---------| G|-0--0--0---0--0--0----0|-2--2--2---2--2--2--2--------4--2---------| D|-2--2--2---2--2--2----2|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------5--3---------| A|-2--2--2---2--2--2----2|-3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------5--3---------| E|-0--0--0---0--0--0----0|-1--1--1---1--1--1--1--------3--1---------|
During the chorus, the bottom E note of the above
is doubled by an overdriven guitar, which might actually be the bass.
Fill 1:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12/14----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------12/14---10/12---------14--------12h14h12--10---------10-| A|------------------------10/12--------------------------10h12-----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 2:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|------13b(1/4)---------------------------------------------------| G|--14------------12--14-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------12-/-14---12h14h12------------10--| A|--------------------------------------------------10h12h10-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 3:
with wah pedal
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--12-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 4:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12/14\12--------------------------------------------------------| D|------------12/14---10/12---------10-----------10------12/14------| A|---------------------------10h12---------------10h12--------------| E|--------------------------------------10h12-----------------------|
Fill 5:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------12------------------| D|--12b(14)b12--h10--------------------12---12/14----14\12--10--------| A|-------------------10h12--------------------------------------10h12-| E|--------------------------10-10h12----------------------------------|
Solo:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7-----7-7------7------7---- 7--7----7h9--7h9--7-----------------| D|--7/9----7/9------7/9--- 7/9---7/9---------------------10--10--10-9-7--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7h9--7h9--7----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------10--10--10-9-7-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
My friend and me
lookin through her red box of memories
Faded I'm sure
but love seems to stick in her things you know
Chorus:
Yes there's love if you want it
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord
Yes there's love if you want it
Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord, my love
(* Fill 1)
Verse 2:
Why can't you see (* Fill 2)
that nature has it's way of warning me
Eyes open wide
lookin at the heavens with a tear in my eye
Chours
G (w/ Fill 4) F G F
Sinking faster than a boat without a hull, my lord
G (w/ Fill 5)
Dreamin bout the day when I can see you there (by)my side
By my side.
(Solo)
Here we go again and my head is gone, my lord
I stop to say hello cause I think you should know
by now, by now, by now...
That's it!
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