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Mad World Guitar Tablature
Mad World
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*Arranged for easy guitar duet by L.Hutchings


*Simple lil' piano song featured in the rather weird movie 'Donnie Darko'.
*Originally by Tears for Fears.
*Covered recently by Gary Jules/Michael Andrews

*The original is in F-minor, but to make it easier for beginners
*I have shifted it into E minor.

*This tune uses the Dorian mode to great affect. That is what
*gives it, its 'flavor' or 'mood' .
*A lot of (musical unknowledgable) people comment on how they love
*this song and they dont realise
*that the reason they like it, is coz of the mode.

*To save space etc, i've only included the strings that are actually used.

*I dont particularly care for the tune personally, but its for the benefit of those
*that do like it

Guitar 1:

Intro (piano tune)

(E)1|-0---7--2--3--0--2--------|-0----7--2--3--0--2--3--5---|
(B)2|--------------------3--2--|----------------------------|
(G)3|
(D)4|


(Singing tune Melody)

(E)1|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(B)2|-------------------0--0---0----|------------------------------------|
(G)3|--------0--0-----------------0-|-2--2--2--------2--2--2----0--------|
(D)4|--2--2--------2--2-------------|-----------4------------------4--2--|

(you can also play it an octave higher (12 frets higher), to 'cut-through' more)



Guitar 2:

Intro backing chords ( - to be played along with Guitar 1 Intro)

*Note, its important to let the lowest notes 'ring-on' coz these are the
*bass notes, i have highlighted them with an up arrow (^)for extra clarity.

(E)1|-------------|----0------0--| (Repeat once then continue)
(B)2|----0-----0--|----2------2--|
(G)3|----0-----0--|-2------2-----|
(D)4|-2-----2-----|--------------|
      ^     ^

Verse backing chords ( - to be played along with Guitar 1 Melody tune)

(E)1|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|  Repeat
(B)2|----0-----0--|----3----3--|--------------|----5-----5--|  as
(G)3|----0-----0--|----4----4--|----2------2--|----6-----6--|  necessary
(D)4|-2-----2-----|-5-----5----|----4------4--|-7-----7-----|
(A)5|-^-----^-----|-^-----^----|-5-----5------|-^-----^-----|
                                 ^     ^
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