Fan Transcriptions

Most of these tabs have been collected from the now defunct Unofficial Blue Nile Website. At some point I should make a link to a downloadable version.

Guitar Tablature for Red Guitar (studio)

Red Guitar - David Sylvian
Based upon the version recorded in Brilliant Trees

Chords

C9     -x32333 -x3x333 -x3233x
Gmaj9  -32423x -3xx232 -3x423x -3x0202
Em11   -022232 -000002 -077777
Bm7    -x2x232 -x24232 -7x777x -797777 -x20202
Gm6    -3x233x -3x2333 -355353
D7     -xx0212 -x5453x -x57575
Gm     -355333
F      -133211
Am     -x02210 -577555
G      -320033 -320003 -355433
Bb     -x13331 -688766

Eb9    -x65666 -x6x666 -x6566x -xx1021
Bbmaj9 -65756x -6xx565 -6x756x -x10211
Gm11   -355565 -333335 -3x0211 -3x321x
Dm7    -x5x565 -x57565 -xx0211 -x5353x
Db7    -x46464 -x4342x -x4x421
C7sus4 -x35363 -x3331x -x3x311

G#m    -466444
F#     -244322
A#m    -x13321 -688666
G#     -466544
B      -x24442 -799877
C#9    -x43444 -x4x444 -x4344x
G#maj9 -43534x -4xx343 -4x534x
Fm11   -133343 -111113 -111011
Cm7    -x3x343 -x35343 -x3131x
G#m6   -4x344x -4x3444 -466464

@ Red Guitar


>Intro

C9 Gmaj9 C9 Em11 
C9 Bm7 Gm6 Bm7
C9 Gmaj9 C9 Em11 
C9 Bm7 Gm6 Bm7

C9       Gmaj9   C9        Em11        C9 Bm7 Gm6 Bm7
  I recognise no method of living that I know
C9      Gmaj9    C9      Em11    C9 Bm7 Gm6 Bm7
  I see only the basic materials I may use

(same as Intro)

C9       Gmaj9  C9      Em11
  If you ask me,  I may tell you
C9               Gmaj9   C9      D7
  It's been this way for years

Gm   F       Am G 
   I    play my     
Gm  F      Am  G 
Red    guitar
         Gm           F
It's the devil in the flesh
         Am   Bb    Gm   F   Am  G    
It's the iron in my soul

Gm   F       Am G 
   I    play my     
Gm  F      Am  G 
Red    guitar
         Gm           F
It's the devil in the flesh
         Am   Bb    Gm   F   Am  G    
It's the iron in my soul


I understand you're facing problems inside you
A certain difficulty of being that I know too

C9        Gmaj9  C9       Em11
  You may ask me why do I fail
C9            Bm7  Gm6   Bm7
Just when I'm needed

I play my red guitar
It's the devil in the flesh
It's the iron in my soul

>Trumpet solo

Eb9 Bbmaj9 Eb9 Gm11
Eb9 Dm7 Db7 C7sus4
Eb9 Bbmaj9 Eb9 Gm11
Eb9 Dm7 Db7 C7sus4

>Transposed 1/2 up

G#m  F#      A#m G# 
   I    play my     
G#m F#     A#m  G#
Red    guitar
         G#m          F#
It's the devil in the flesh
         A#m  B     G#m   F#   A#m  G#   
It's the iron in my soul

G#m  F#      A#m G# 
   I    play my     
G#m F#     A#m  G#
Red    guitar
         G#m          F#
It's the devil in the flesh
         A#m  B     G#m   F#   A#m  G#   
It's the iron in my soul

C#9 G#maj9 C#9 Fm11
C#9 Cm7 G#m6 Cm7
C#9 G#maj9 C#9 Fm11
C#9 Cm7 G#m6 Cm7

C#9       G#maj9  C#9      Fm11
   If you ask me,    I may tell you
C#9               Cm7     G#m6
   It's been this way for years