Melissa Etheridge - Feel A Lot Like You

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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 20:59:29 +0000 (Z)
From: "Boulton, Nic" 
Subject: TAB:/e/etheridge_melissa/feel_a_lot_like_you.tab

>From the "16 Unreleased & Unrecorded", "Melissa Madness" and "Being   
Sensitive" demos/bootlegs.

in brief, its like this :


[verse]
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |
|Gb |Gb |
|Ab |Ab |Ab |Ab |

[chorus]
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |
|Gb |Gb |
|Ab |Ab |Ab |Ab |
|Db |Bbm|Gb |Ab |




in not-so-brief, its like this.......


This song isn't on a studio album, so I'm gonna assume you've never heard   
it and try to get across how to play it just using this tab......

The song's quite bright in terms of tempo and mood. It's 4/4 timing at   
124 beats per minute. There's a bit of a Joan Armatrading 1975/6   
influence here...(try the 'Back to the Night' album).

Overall, its an upbeat strummed guitar played over a bongo rhythm track.   
The actual rhythm of the drum part isn't a million miles from   
"Occasionally", but slightly faster (Occasionally is 119 bpm) and played   
on a drum :>)


There are three sections to the guitar part- this first one makes up most   
of the song....

First, get something that clicks 124 times a minute (or at least at a   
steady rhythm)...this tab won't make much sense without following the   
timing pretty close...

then, get the feel for the basic rhythm by playing this over and over   
(using barred E shapes).....


    Db               Bbm              Gb               Ab
e-||----------------|----------------|--------2-------|----------4--4-4||
B-||----------------|--------6-------|----------2---2-|----------4--4-4||
G-||--------10------|----------6---6-|------------3---|----------5--5-5||
D-||----------11--11|------------8---|----------------|----------------||
A-||------------11--|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E-||9--.------------|6--.------------|2--.------------|4--.------------||
bts 1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4


Cut the bass notes short (at the ".") to give a funky(?) feel

In the last bar, delay the strums at the end to create an expectation for   
the Db in the next bar


Once you've gotten that into your head...fill it out a bit by playing the   
same thing but *also* hitting the string each side of the one you were   
picking before......like this....

    Db                 Bbm             Gb              Ab
e-||------------------|-------6-------|-------2-----2-|---------4--4-4||
B-||-------9----------|-------6-6---6-|-------2-2---2-|---------4--4-4||
G-||-------10-10----10|-------6-6-6-6-|---------3-3-3-|---------5--5-5||
D-||11-----11-11-11-11|8--------8-8-8-|4--------4-4---|6--------------||
A-||11--------11-11-11|8----------8---|4----------4---|6--------------||
E-||9--.---------11---|6--.-----------|2--.-----------|4--.-----------||
bts 1   2   3   4      1   2  3   4    1   2  3   4    1   2   3   4

then, spice that up by sliding between the bass notes, synchopating a   
bit, chucking in some extra strumming and generally putting some   
expression into it...then call this [part 1].


Right, now you've got the intro, most of the chorus and half the verse   
sorted out.... here's the vocal....

just play [part1] over and over and sing this.....

chord   Db                              Bbm
beats   1    2     3     4              1      2     3     4
e---------------------------------------4--1-------------------------
B-------2---------------------2------4-------------------2-----2---2-
G-1--------------------------------------------------------------
  my friends                they're so ...


chord   Gb                          Ab
beats   1    2         3     4      1        2   3         4
e------------------------------------------------1------4--4---------
B-------2-----4--------4--2---------4----4--2------------------------
       girl there's something      ...



chord     Db                       Bbm
beats     1     2   3      4       1     2  3      4
e----4----4-4-1----------------------------1-----------------------
B----------------------2--2---2---4--4--2----2---------------------
it aint natural       to go ...



chord     Gb                       Ab
beats     1      2   3    4        1    2   3          4
e-------------------1----------------------1-------1----------------
B---------4-4---2-----2-----------4-4---2--------------4-------------
         lover to  lover         moving a-...



on to [part 2], which is just two bars of Gb, followed by a walk up the   
bass........

chord     Gb
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B-[vocal]-4---2--------------------------------------------2------
G-----------------------3--------------------------3--------------
        kno...ho.......who..................oa     it     takes

                                                   /f    /gb
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B-[guitar]-------2------4--2----------4--2-----------------------
G--------------3---------------3-------------3-------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E---------2-----------------------------------------1*-----2*----
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4
                                                  * pick these by
                                                  hooking the string
                                                  away from the
                                                  guitar


[then part 3, four bars of Ab]

chord     Ab                          Ab
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4
e--------------------------------------------------2--------------
B-[vocal]-4--4----4----4-2--------2---4-----4---2----------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
         ten of their kisses      ...

e-----------------------4---------------------------4------------
B-[guitar]--------------4---------------------------4------------
G-----------------------5---------------------------5------------
D----------6--------------------------6--------------------------
A----------6--------------------------6--------------------------
E----------4--------------------------4--------------------------
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4




chord     Ab                          Ab
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4
e------------------------1-4----------6--4---4----4--1------------
B-[vocal]--4-----4-----------------------------------------4------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
          ten   times   baby          oh ...

e----------------------------------------------------------------
B-[guitar]-------------------------------------------------------
G---------5------5------5------5------5--------------------------
D---------6------6------6------6------6--------------------------
A---------6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6---6---[let ring]-------------
E---------4--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4--------------------------
beats     1      2      3      4      1      2      3      4


then back to [guitar part 1] for the chorus


chord     Db
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]--2----2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
      ....you  and they      ...

chord     Bbm
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
               and they      ...

chord     Gb
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
               say they      ...

chord     Ab
beats     1         2         3         4
e-----------------------------1----------------
B-[vocal]-4-----4---4-----2-------------4------
G----------------------------------------------
         yea  they feel   a  ...

chord     Db
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]--2----2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
      ....you  and they      ...

chord     Bbm
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
               and ...

chord     Gb
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
              that they      ...

chord     Ab
beats     1         2         3         4
e-----------------------------1----------------
B-[vocal]-4-----4---4-----2-------------4------
G----------------------------------------------
        baby  they feel   a  ...

chord     Db
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]--2----2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
      ....you  and ...

chord     Bbm
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
               and they      ...

chord     Gb
beats     1         2         3         4
e--------------------4--------4--------1-------
B-[vocal]-------2---------------------4--------
G----------------------------------------------
               say they      ...

chord     Ab
beats     1         2         3         4
e-------------------------------------1--------
B-[vocal]-4-------------------------------4----
G-------------------1--------------------------
         yea       yea              they dont....


[part 2 again]
   Gb     Gb    /f /gb [walk up bass]
...kno--whoa


[part 3]
         Ab                      Ab
it takes ten of their kisses, to ...
         Ab                      Ab
         ten   times   baby      ...


[part 1]
   Db  |  Bbm  |  Gb   |  Ab  |
 ..you  .....[no vocal].......
   


the rest of the song pretty much just repeats various parts of that.



There's a few extra syllables in verse 2, so here's the melody to the   
vocal [play guitar part1]
   


chord   Db                         Bbm
beats   1       2    3   4         1        2         3        4
e-----------------------------------------------------1--------------
B---2---2---2---2----2---4--2--------4---4-------2-------------2-----
G------------------------------------------------------------------3-
    I guess I could say  I don't   ...

chord   Gb                              Ab
beats   1       2      3    4           1      2     3       4
e-------------------------------------------------------4----4-------
B-------2---2----2-----2----4-----------4----------------------------
G-------------------3------------------------------------------------
      truth is that I just ...


chord   Db                       Bbm
beats   1      2   3  4          1      2    3   4
e-------4----1-------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------2--4---4--4----4---4----2--------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
       left me                I got ...

chord   Gb                        Ab
beats   1      2    3    4        1      2    3    4
e---------1-----------------------------------1----------------------
B-------4---------------------2---4------2---------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
      feeling                ...

chord   Db
beats   1          2           3          4
e----1--4-4----4---1----1--1--------------1--------------
B-----------------------------4-4----4-------------4------
G---------------------------------------------------------
     a little bit here and a ...

chord   Bbm                         Gb
beats   1        2     3   4        1    2       3    4
e----------------------1-------------------------------------
B---2---4-----2--4---2-----------2--2---2-2----------------2--
G-------------------------------------------------------------
    it helps to take away      ...

chord   Ab
beats   1          2  3    4
e--------------------1-----4--------
B-------4-----4----2----------------
G-----------------------------------
       burns deep ...

chord   Db                        Bbm
beats   1      2     3      4     1      2    3    4
e---4---6---4--4----1-------------1----------------------------------
B----------------------4--2-4-------2-----------------2--2-----------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
  ..I think if I   gather enough ...

chord   Gb                    Ab
beats   1     2    3    4     1        2    3    4
e-------------------------------------------1------------------------
B-------2---2-2--2------------4----4---2-----------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
       put together          ...


[play guitar part 2]
             Gb
e---1------------------
B------4------4---2----
G----------------------
    I don't kno---ow...


it takes ten of their kisses.....[play part 3]

chorus  .....[play part 1]

it takes ten of their kisses.....[play part 3]

[saxaphone solo] over part 1

they dont know.....[play part 2]

it takes ten of their kisses.....[play part 3]

chorus.....[play part 1]

adlib (chorusy) vocals over 3 lines of part 1

....[outro]: [still playing guitar part 1]

chord...Ab                          Db           Bbm
beats   1        2      3      4    1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4
e--------------------------------------1-----------------------------
B-------4---4----4--4---4-----2-----4--------------------------------
       sometimes if I ...


chord     Gb              Ab
beats     1     2  3  4   1 [just one strum of Ab]
e----------1---------------- then stop dead]
B-4----2--------2-2----------
close my eyes  ba-by

[acapella]
beats    2      3          4
e---------------1---------------------------
B-----2--4---2------4-2------4-2------------
   ...I feel a lot ...

Sing that last line with a lot of irony, kinda like the whole song has   
been building to that twist at the end.
   







Here's the whole thing, set out for timing & structure.........


[intro]
    |Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
            |

[verse 1]
    |Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
            |
myfriends, they're so  worried .... say  ....
 they



     |Gb               |Gb          f  gb|      [only 2 bars in this   
line]
dont know                           ...



|Ab                    |Ab               |Ab             |Ab   
            |
ten of their kisses to make one of ...
feel..like



|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
                |
you they kiss me....touch me......say....
like
you they hold me....tell me..............
like
you they kiss me....touch me......say....


|Gb               |Gb          f  gb|   [only 2 bars]
know                           it takes

|Ab                    |Ab               |Ab             |Ab   
            |
ten of their kisses to make one of ...
feel..like

|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
                |
 you        [---------------no vocals here--------------------------]



  |Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
              |
I guess say   I don't know right wrong....

  left me           I got to get back  ...
    somewhere
little bit here there.helps take away ...
o
I think.gather enough pieces     I can ...
I

|Gb               |Gb          f  gb|   [only 2 bars in this line]
dont know                      it takes

|Ab                    |Ab               |Ab             |Ab   
            |
ten of their kisses to make one of ...
feel..like


|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab   
                |
you they kiss me....touch me......say....
you they hold me....tell me...
like
you they kiss me....touch me......say....


     |Gb               |Gb          f  gb|   [only 2 bars]
dont know                          it t...

|Ab                    |Ab               |Ab             |Ab   
            |
ten of their kisses to make one of ...
feel..like

|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab             |
you  [ - - - - - - - - - - saxaphone solo - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
[ - - - - - - - - - - - - -saxaphone- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -]
[ - - - - - - - - - - - - -saxaphone- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -they]


     |Gb               |Gb          f  gb|   [only 2 bars]
dont know                           it takes

|Ab                    |Ab               |Ab             |Ab   
            |
ten of their kisses to make one of ...
feel..like


|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab                |
you they kiss me....touch me......say....
you they hold me....tell me..............
like
you             like you            like you          oh    oh   no

|Db                |Bbm              |Gb             |Ab                |
         kiss me    touch me......say.want ....
you                like yo-oo       like you-hoo [outro]sometimes if I   
cls
eyes                        close my eyes baby........[stop][acapella]
                                                     I ...
you






If you already know the song, here's the standard, .crd version

     Db                   Bbm
my friends    they're so ...
 Gb                       Ab
girl there's something    ...

         Db                   Bbm
it aint natural    to go from ...
 Gb                 Ab
lover to lover     ...
           Gb
they dont know

Ab                                   Ab
 it takes ten of their ...
 ten times baby                     ...

Db                   Bbm
you and they kiss me   ...
Gb                 Ab
  say they want me, yeah ...

Db                   Bbm
you and they hold me   ..
Gb                 Ab
  say they love me, baby ...

Db                   Bbm
you and they kiss me   ...
Gb                 Ab
  say they ...

           Gb
they dont know

Ab                                 Ab
  it takes ten of their ...
Ab                Ab
  ten times baby ooh ...

Db      Bbm    Gb   Ab
you

[chorus]

[verse 2]:
   Db                        Bbm
I guess I could say I ...
          Gb                         Ab
when the truth is that I ...

           Db        Bbm
since you left me ...
         Gb             Ab
to that ...

   Db                                             Bbm
a little bit here and a little ...
         Gb             Ab
this emptiness    that ...

          Db                      Bbm
ooo   I think if I ...
       Gb               Ab
I can put together     ...

         Gb
I dont know

[chorus]

[3 lines of [part1] with ad-lib chorus vocals]

[outro]:

Ab                       Db     Bbm          Gb        Ab
Sometimes if I close my ...

I feel a lot ...




E  A  G  D  B  e

9 11 11 10  9  9 - Db
7  9  9  7  7  7 - Bbm
2  4  4  3  2  2 - Gb
4  6  6  5  4  4 - Ab


small case letters are individual notes (not chords), except b which is a   
flat symbol, ;>)


I'd appreciate any comments on this presentation.....I'll probably do a   
few more of the unreleased songs, but (for example), if everyone's   
already got the tapes, I could save on a load of keying in time.....   
whaddayathink?.....



Nic
Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com