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Monkeyland by The Chameleons
Monkeyland
Tuning: F#BEAC#F# (a whole step higher than normal)
NOTE: I tabbed this by listening to the 'Radio 1 Evening Show Sessions'
-album, where there's a live version of Monkeyland. Generally on the live versions you
hear much more clear what's going on with the guitars.
On 'Script of the bridge' though, the song starts off a bit different, fading in and all
but otherwise it's the same.
SONG STRUCTURE:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Chorus, pt2
Verse 2
Chorus
Chorus, pt2
Chorus
Chorus, pt2
Ending
On live versions of the song, Reg starts the song of by playing this thing
on the sixth string e. He hits the string with the edge of his pick while
muting the string with his fretting hand and then slowly and just slightly
changes the place where he's hitting, going down and up the string
horizontally. Listen to a live version to get the idea.
Dave's guitar (intro & verse 1) "I shake my head and shiver..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------88888888-11111111-------------------------------11-9----|
A|-77777777-66666666-9-9-9-9-9-11-9----1111111111111111--11------11-|
E|-55555555-------------------------10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--------|
Reg's guitar (verse 2) "Is there anyone there?..."
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---1-2---1-2---2-|
A|---------44444444-|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-55555555---------|-----------------|
Dave's guitar (verse 2) pt. 2 "A million stars are a..."
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------7777777--5555555--5555555-|-7777777--5555555--5555555--9999999-|
G|-6666666--6666666--6666666--6666666-|-6666666--4444444--6666666--8888888-|
D|-7777777--4444444--6666666--6666666-|-4444444--2222222--6666666--6666666-|
A|-7777777-----------4444444--4444444-|-------------------4444444----------|
E|-5555555----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Reg's guitar (chorus) "It's just a trick of the light..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
D|-7--7--7---11--11-11--11--11-11--6--6--6---6--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-7--7--7---9---9--9---9---9--9---4--4--4---4--4-4--4--4-4-4-4-|
E|-5--5--5------------------------------------------------------|
Dave's guitar (chorus)
e|-------------------------------------------0--------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--------------2----------1------------2-----------|
D|-2--2--2---4--------------2---------2---------------------|
A|-0--0--0---4---------------------------2------------------|
E|-----------2----------------------------------------------|
Both guitars (chorus, pt2) "I have to know what is real..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
continued
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-13-13-13-11-11-11-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-9--9--9--7-7-7-9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Reg's guitar (ending) "Life's an optical illusion..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-66666666666666666666666666666666---------------------------------|
A|-44444444444444444444444444444444-444222--222---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------55---55544555444005554400-|
Dave's guitar (ending)
e|---------------0---|
B|-------------------|
G|-2---2---1-------2-|
D|-2-----2---2-------|
A|-2-----------2-----|
E|-------------------|
I shake my head and shiver
They smile
And then stab my back as they shake my hand
Send out an SOS plea
Come quickly,
I'm marooned in monkeyland.
Is there anyone there
Who understands me
Anyone at all
I'm idly staring at the sky
Did anybody hear me sigh
A million stars are a moving sight
To all you out there
Hearing me tonight
It's just a trick of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Do I dismiss this with a sigh
Yes, you must from time to time
And let the answers pass me by
More questions set to bend the mind
Is my creator God or a man
Yes, yours too
Does someone somewhere
Care are understand
For all the tricks of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Life's an optical illusion
Like other optical illusions
Beware
If there's anyone there
---------------
version 2
Tuning = normal
part 1
slightly palm mute
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A---6--8--9--6--8-9--6--9--6--8--9-6--8-9--6--9------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat along the song
part 2
"it s just a trick of the..
B E
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B---7-7-7---------------------|--------------------------|
G---8-8-8----8-8-8---11-11-11-|---1-1-1----------8-8-8---|
D---9-9-9----6-6-6---11-11-11-|---2-2-2---4-4-4--8-8-8---|
A---9-9-9----6-6-6---9--9--9--|---2-2-2---4-4-4--6-6-6---|
E---7-7-7---------------------|-----------2-2-2----------|
X2 X2
Repeat along the song
alternate part 1 and 2
'Is there anyone...
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--4--------------------------------------------------------------4-|
D--4--1-1-1-------------------------------------------------1-1-1-4-|
A--2--------4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-------2-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat three or four times
I shake my head and shiver
They smile
And then stab my back as they shake my hand
Send out an SOS plea
Come quickly,
I'm marooned in monkeyland.
Is there anyone there
Who understands me
Anyone at all
I'm idly staring at the sky
Did anybody hear me sigh
A million stars are a moving sight
To all you out there
Hearing me tonight
It's just a trick of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Do I dismiss this with a sigh
Yes, you must from time to time
And let the answers pass me by
More questions set to bend the mind
Is my creator God or a man
Yes, yours too
Does someone somewhere
Care are understand
For all the tricks of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Life's an optical illusion
Like other optical illusions
Beware
If there's anyone there
---------------
version 3
Reg (overdriven guitar)
F#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
Dave (chorus/delay guitar)
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|--------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
Verse 2nd part
Reg
F#|---------------------------------||-------------------|
C#|---------------------------------||-------------------|
A|---------------------------------||-------------------|
E|---------------------------------||-------------------|
B|---6-7---6-7---7---6-7---6-7---7-||-------------------|
F#|-9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Dave
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Reg
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
Dave
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
E|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse again
2nd Chorus-Dave's riff
F#|----0~---------------0~---||-----------------0~----|
C#|------0~---------------0~-||-------------------0~--|
A|-2~--------2~---1~--------||-2~----2-2---1---------|
E|-2~------2----2----2------||-2~--2-----2---2-------|
B|-0~-----------------------||-0~--------------------|
F#|--------------------------||-----------------------|
Reg's final riff
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
F#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-|
Final note
Dave
F#|----|
C#|----|
A|-2~-|
E|-2~-|
B|-0~-|
F#|----|
Reg
F#|----|
C#|----|
A|----|
E|----|
B|----|
F#|-5~-|
I shake my head and shiver
They smile
And then stab my back as they shake my hand
Send out an SOS plea
Come quickly,
I'm marooned in monkeyland.
Is there anyone there
Who understands me
Anyone at all
I'm idly staring at the sky
Did anybody hear me sigh
A million stars are a moving sight
To all you out there
Hearing me tonight
It's just a trick of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Do I dismiss this with a sigh
Yes, you must from time to time
And let the answers pass me by
More questions set to bend the mind
Is my creator God or a man
Yes, yours too
Does someone somewhere
Care are understand
For all the tricks of the lights
I have to know what is real
And what is illusion
Tell me how does it feel
Beyond this confusion
Is there anyone there?
Life's an optical illusion
Like other optical illusions
Beware
If there's anyone there
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