Gary Jules - Mad World Chords & Tabs

 

Mad World Chords & Tabs

Gary Jules Chords & Tabs

Version: 12 Type: Tab

Mad World Tab

   
This tab will be using ALPHA TAB instead of the regular fret-tab. This is simply because 
this tab it is very important to understand WHAT you are playing. Alpha tab is 
here:
http://www.studybass.com/lessons/reading-music/alpha-tab/

This tab is HOW TO play Mad World on the guitar in a simple, yet beautiful way. Mad 
chord w/lyrics can be found here:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/g/gary_jules/mad_world_ver2_crd.htm


Capo on 1st Fret

Verse:

    Em               G
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------B-------B-------D-------D----|
G|--------G-------G-------B-------B----|
D|----E-------E-------G-------G--------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
  "All around me are familiar faces..."

    D                A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------D-------D-------C#------C#---|
G|--------A-------A-------A-------A----|
D|----D-------D------------------------|
A|--------------------A--------A-------| << pluck the A-string very gently.
E|-------------------------------------|
   "Worn out places – worn out faces..."

             Repeat x4
Bridge:

    Em             A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------B-----B---------C#------C#----|
G|-------G-----G---------A-------A-----|
D|---E------E--------E-------E---------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|     Repeat x4
"And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad..."

Chorus:

    Em             A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------B-----B---------C#------C#----|
G|-------G-----G---------A-------A-----|
D|---E------E--------------------------|
A|-------------------A--------A--------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
         "Maaad Wooorld..."
Verse:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gary_jules/mad_world_tab_ver_12.html ]
    Em               G
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------B-------B-------D-------D----|
G|--------G-------G-------B-------B----|
D|----E-------E-------G-------G--------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"Children waiting for the day they feel good..."

    D                A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------D-------D-------C#------C#---|
G|--------A-------A-------A-------A----|
D|----D-------D------------------------|
A|--------------------A--------A-------| << again pluck the A-string very gently.
E|-------------------------------------|
  "Happy birthday – happy birthday.."

              Repeat x4
Bridge:

    Em             A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------B-----B---------C#------C#----|
G|-------G-----G---------A-------A-----|
D|---E------E--------------------------|
A|-------------------A--------A--------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
"And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad..."

Chorus:

    Em             A
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------B-----B---------C#------C#----|
G|-------G-----G---------A-------A-----|
D|---E------E--------------------------|
A|-------------------A--------A--------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
         "Maaad Wooorld..."

Usually here would come the outro "Enlarge your world..."-Outro. But since this is made 
solo guitar i recommend  plucking the chorus once then strum the regular A-chord ULTRA SLOWLY:

    A-Chord
e|----------------E--------------------|
b|------------C#-----------------------|
G|---------A---------------------------|
D|------E------------------------------|   AND LET RING
A|--A----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2