Gentlemen

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Subject: a/afghan_whigs/gentlemen_album.tab

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 13:27:28 -0400

From: Cooperacion Tecnica Sueca

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GENTLEMEN - The Album

By

(Elektra/Sub Pop #61501-2)

Compiled by Manuel Zanzi (ubvchile@reuna.cl)

Contains(*=with basslines):

If I were Going *

Gentlemen

Be sweet *

Debonair *

When we two parted *

Fountain and Fairfax

What jail is like

My Curse

Now you know

I keep coming back *

Credits goes to:

Lee Bochicchio (u2lb@csc.liv.ac.uk) for be sweet guitar transcriptions

Michael J. Mann

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for My Curse transcription

Brian Ebbitt (sten@ix.netcom.com) for Now you know intro

The rest Transcribed by Manuel Zanzi(ubvchile@reuna.cl)(I worked like hell

so a little feedback is welcome, corrections too of course)

IF I WERE GOING

Riff1:

Guitar:

Bass:

A--7------------------------(9or10or12)--(9or10or12)-|

E----(let ring)--------------------------------------|

Riff2:

Guitar:

Bass:

A-/10----------------------------(7or12)-----------------|

E-----(let ring)-----------------------------------------|

Riff3:

Guitar:

Bass:

Riff1x15

Riff2x4

Riff3x4

Riff1x4

Riff2x4

Riff3x4(fade out)

GENTLEMEN

Riff1:

Continued...

Riff2:

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