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Released on February 9th 2004, "Jacqueline" is the opening track from Franz
Ferdinand's debut homonym album. The song's intro goes in crescendo to
reach bright and rhythmic verses. The harmonies walk around 3 chords, making
it a very easy song.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Alexander Kapranos, Nicholas McCarthy & Bob Hardy (official lyrics)
Music by Franz Ferdinand
Key of C minor
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NOTE: I've compared this tab with three live versions of the song,
so I'm certain this is very accurate.
Live at Pinkpop 2004 - goo.gl/W5WMGg
Live at Glastonbury 2004 - goo.gl/ignZQo
Live at Glastonbury 2009 - goo.gl/tu0aEZ
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PRELUDE
Cm Ab Bb ____ ___
|1. |2. G Cm Ab Bb Cm
|| -8----|-----|-6---|-6--- ||-6------|-----|-8----|-----|-6---|-8----|
|| -8----|-4---|-6---|-6--- ||-6------|-3---|-8----|-4---|-6---|-8----|
||O-8----|-5---|-7---|-7---O||-7------|-4---|-8----|-5---|-7---|-8----|
||O-10---|-6---|-8---|-8---O||-8---8\-|-5---|-10---|-6---|-8---|-10---|
|| -10---|-6---|-8---|-8--- ||-8---8\-|-5---|-10---|-6---|-8---|-10---|
|| -8----|-----|-----|----- ||-----6\-|-----|------|-----|-----|------|
Cm
Jacqueline was seventeen
Ab Bb
Working on a desk when Ivor peered above a spectacle
Forgot that he had wrecked a girl
Cm Ab Bb
Sometimes these eyes forget the face they're peering from
When the face they peer upon
G Cm
Well, you know that face as I do
Ab
And how in the return of the gaze
Bb
She can return you the face
Cm
That you are staring from
INTRO
Palm mute.......................................
Cm
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
Cm
|| ----------------------|---------------------- ||
|| ----------------------|---------------------- ||
||O----------------------|-8-8-8----------------O||
||O----------------10-10-|-------10-10-10-------O||
|| -------10-10-10-------|----------------10-10- ||
|| -8-8-8----------------|---------------------- || x2
Gtr. 1 Alex Kapranos
|| --------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------ ||
|| --------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------ ||
||O--------------------|-----10--8------|-------------------|-----10--8--------O||
|| -----10----10----10-|-10--------10-8-|-----10----10---10-|-10---------10--8- ||
|| -8-8-----8-----8----|----------------|-8-8-----8----8----|------------------ ||
|
| Gtr 2. Nick McCarthy
| Cm
|| --------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------ ||
|| -X-X-8--8--(8)------|-8--8--(8)------|-8--8---(8-)-------|------------------ ||
||O-X-X-8--8---8-10b12-|-8--8---8-10b12-|-8--8----8--10b12--|-10-10-10-8-8--7-7O||
||O-X-X-10-10----------|-10-10----------|-10-10-------------|------------------O||
|| -X-X-10-10----------|-10-10----------|-10-10-------------|------------------ ||
|| --------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------ || x2
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----8-10-11-10-8-------|-------------------|----8-10-11-10-8-------|
|-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-10-|-11--------------11-10-|-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-10-|-11--------------11-10-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----8-10-11-10-8-------|-------------------|----8-10-11-10-8-------|
|-8-8-8-11---8---10-|-11--------------11-10-|-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-10-|-11--------------11-10-|
CHORUS
Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|| -X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--|-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6- ||
||O-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--|-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-O||
||O-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-O||
|| -X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8- ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|
|
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
||O----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------O||
||O----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------O||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|----------11-10-8------- ||
|| 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11---------11-10- || x4
Cm Eb Bb
It's always better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
So much better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
That's why we only work when
Cm Eb Bb
We need the money
REFRAIN
|| -------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|| -------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||O-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||O-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|| -----9-10-----9-10-|-------9--10--------9-10-|-----5-6-----5-6-|-----5-6-----5-6-|
|| -8-8------8-8------|-8--8---------8--8-------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4-----4-4-----|
|
| Cm Palm mute..................... Ab Palm mute...........
|| -------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|| -8-----------------|-------------------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
||O-8-----------------|-------------------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
||O-10----------10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-----------6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|| -10----------10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-----------6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|| -8-----------8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-----------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/franz_ferdinand/jacqueline_tab_ver_6.html ]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------O||
|-----7-8-----7-8-|-----7-8-----7-8-|-----7-8-----7-8-|-----7-8-----7-8- ||
|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6-----6-6----- ||
|
| Bb Palm mute........... Palm mute...........
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|----------------- ||
|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------O||
|-8-----------8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-----------8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-O||
|-8-----------8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-----------8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- ||
|-6-----------6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- || x2
Cm
Gregor was down again
Ab
Said "come on, kick me again"
Bb
Said "I'm so drunk I don't mind if you kill me"
Cm Ab Bb
Come on you, gutless, I'm alive, oh, I'm alive!
G
|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|
|
| G
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G
Oh, I'm alive!
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------9-10--------9-10--|-------9-10--------9-10--|-----5-6-----5-6-|-----7-8-----7-8-|
|-8--8--------8--8--------|-8--8--------8--8--------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|
|
| Cm Ab Bb
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Cm
And how I know it's true
Ab Bb
But for chips and for freedom I could die
INTERLUDE
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----10--8------|----------------|-----10--8--------|
|-----10----10----10-|-10--------10-8-|----10---10--10-|-10---------10--8-|
|-8-8-----8-----8----|----------------|-8-8----8---8---|------------------|
|
| Cm
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-X-X-8--8--(8)------|-8--8--(8)------|8--8--(8)-------|------------------|
|-X-X-8--8---8-10b12-|-8--8---8-10b12-|8--8---8-10b12--|-10-10-10-8-8--7-7|
|-X-X-10-10----------|-10-10----------|10-10-----------|------------------|
|-X-X-10-10----------|-10-10----------|10-10-----------|------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
CHORUS
Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|| -X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--|-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6- ||
||O-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--|-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-O||
||O-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-O||
|| -X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8- ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|
|
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------ ||
||O----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------O||
||O----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------O||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|----------------|----------11-10-8------- ||
|| 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11---------11-10- || x4
Cm Eb Bb
It's always better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
So much better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
That's why we only work when
Cm Eb Bb
We need the money
INTERLUDE (both guitars)
|-----------------|-----------------|| ----------------------|---------------------- ||
|-----------------|-----------------|| ----------------------|---------------------- ||
|-----------------|-----------------||O----------------------|-8-8-8----------------O||
|-----------------|-----------------||O----------------10-10-|-------10-10-10-------O||
|-----------------|-----------------|| -------10-10-10-------|----------------10-10- ||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-4-4-6-7-|| -8-8-8----------------|---------------------- ||x4
Cm Eb Bb
|| ----------------|--------------- ||
|| -X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--6-6-6-6- ||
||O-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--7-7-7-7-O||
||O-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8-8-8-8-O||
|| -X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------8-8-8-8- ||
|| ----------------|--------------- || x4
CHORUS
Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb
|| ----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------ ||
|| -X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--|-X-X-8----X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6- ||
||O-X-X-8---X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--|-X-X-8----X-8--X-|-8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7-O||
||O-X-X-10--X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10---X-10-X-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-O||
|| -X-X-10--X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8--|-X-X-10---X-10-X-|-------------8--8--8--8- ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------ ||
|
|
|| ----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------ ||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------ ||
||O----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------O||
||O----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------O||
|| ----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------11-10-8------- ||
|| -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-11-11-11---------11-10- || x4
Cm Eb Bb
It's always better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
So much better on holiday
Cm Eb Bb
That's why we only work when
Cm Eb Bb.........Cm
We need the money
