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 (live - actual tuning)

David Sylvian - Red Guitar

Based upon a live acoustic version at Nagoya Club Japan 15/10/95
Correct tuning 

Chords

Fmadd11/E -01(2)111
Am7       -5x5555
Fm        -133111 
Eb/G      -3x134x 
Gm        -355333 
F         -133211
A#        -466544



@ Red Guitar

Intro

Fmadd11   Am7
Fmadd11   Am7
Fmadd11   Am7
Fmadd11   Am7

(Verse's are the same chords as the intro throughout)

I recognise no method of living that I know
I see only the basic materials I may use

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

Fm   Eb/G    Gm  F 
   I    play my     
Fm  Eb/G     Gm  F 
Red      guitar
         Fm           Eb/G
It's the devil in the flesh
         Gm   A#     Fm   Eb/G    Gm  F    
It's the iron in my soul

Fm   Eb/G    Gm  F 
   I    play my     
Fm  Eb/G     Gm  F 
Red      guitar
         Fm           Eb/G
It's the devil in the flesh
         Gm   A#     Fm   Eb/G    Gm  F    
It's the iron in my soul

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

You may ask me why do I fail
Just when I'm needed


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

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

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