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 - ez tuning)

David Sylvian - Red Guitar

Based upon the live acoustic version at Nagoya Club Japan 15/10/95
Not in the correct tuning but easier to play

Chords

Emadd11 -002000
G#m7    -464444
G#m     -466444
Em      -022000
D/F#    -200232
F#m7    -242222
E       -022100
G       -355433

@ Red Guitar


Intro

Emadd11 G#m7 G#m G#m7 
Emadd11 G#m7 G#m G#m7
Emadd11 G#m7 G#m G#m7
Emadd11 G#m7 G#m G#m7

(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

Em   D/F#    F#m7 E 
   I    play my     
Em  D/F#     F#m7  E 
Red      guitar
         Em           D/F#
It's the devil in the flesh
         F#m7 G     Em   D/F#    F#m7 E    
It's the iron in my soul

Em   D/F#    F#m7 E 
   I    play my     
Em  D/F#     F#m7  E 
Red      guitar
         Em           D/F#
It's the devil in the flesh
         F#m7 G     Em   D/F#    F#m7 E    
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