The Changingman
Paul Weller
Song - The Changing Man
Album - Stanley Road
Words by P. Weller
Music by P Weller & Brendan Lynch
Transcription by Matt Gilroy
The Solo added by Luc Gravely
Intro/(Riff A)
C /Bb /A /Ab
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------1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|------1----1----|
----0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|----0----0-----0|
------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
--3-----3-----3---|-1-----1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|----------------|
------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--4----4-----4--|
C Bb
Is happiness real
Bb Am7 Ab
Or am I so ja ded I can't
C Bb Am7 Ab
see or feel like a man been tainted
C Eb
Numbed by the effect aware of the muse too in-
F Ab Bb (Riff A)
touch with myself I light the fuse I'm the changing man
/B /A /Ab Bb
oh I'm built on shifting sand yeah I'm the
C /Bb /A Ab
changing man ooh I'm waiting for the bang as I light a bitter fuse
Riff A
Verse 2
(Rhythm over guitar solo)
C | Bb | Am7 | Ab Bb |
PM.........................etc...
Ab Bb C Am Bb
Its a bigger part when our in stincts act
C Am Ab Bb C
oh a shot in the dark
Am Bb C Am Ab
a movement in black
Use above rhythms for rest of song.
End riff - Note 4/\ = bend up then release
C C C C C C C C Am Am Am Ab
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------------------------7--7--7--6------
------------------------5--5--5--4/\----
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The Changingman Guitar Solo:
Whether you can understand this solo or not, you
should be able to get an idea of how the solo goes,
and half way play it yerself.
S = Slur
/ or \ = Slide
B = Bend
R = Release
H = Hamer On
C5 C5/Bb
e---h11--8--------------------------------------------
B-8-h11-----11-b13-13r-11---8--8----------------------
G---------------------------8--8--10-b12r--10-8-------
D---------------------------------------------10--8--8
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
C5/A C5/Ab
e------------------------------8-------8--------------
B------------------------------8---8---8--8--8--------
G-----------------------8----------x------10-10--b12--
D-10--10-\1-------------8--10------10-----------------
A------------/10--10-10-------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
C5
e-8---------------------------11----------------12----
B-x-----------------------11--11--11-13-11-0-11-11-11-
G-8--8--8-\2-/12--0--/12------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
C5/Bb C5/A
e---------------12------------------------------------
B-11-13-11--11--11--11--11----------------------------
G-----------12--------------12-\10-8-----8--10-b12----
D------------------------------------10---------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
C5/Ab
e-8---------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G----8--8---------------------------------------------
D----------10-----8----8--8---------------------------
A--------------0--8-10-------10--\8-6-----------------
E-------------------------------------8--\2--0--------
Luc Gravely
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