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Here is a transcription of Adam Ant's 'Wonderful', I can't
promise perfection, but it sounds OK to me! Anyway, if you
have a better ear than me (highly probable), please e-mail me
your corrections. Enjoy.
WONDERFUL (Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni/Bonnie Hayes)
Recorded 1994: "Wonderful" single & Album.
CHORDS USED: A#m C# C#maj7 E Emaj7 Em F Fm F#
E--6---1----1----0----------1--1--2---| There are
B--6---2----1----0---0---0--1--1--2---| variations
G--6---1----1----1---1---0--2--1--3---| on these
D--8---3----3----2---1---2--3--3--4---| chords, but
A--8---4----4----2---2---2--3--3--4---| I use these.
E--6-------------0---0------1--1--2---|
MUSIC: Riffs used.
A: Bars 1 2 3 4
Chords C# Fm E Em Light struming
B: Bars 1 2 3 4
Notes C# F D# C# Last C# is 1 octive below 1st.
C: Bars 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Notes C# F D# F D# C# See note for riff B.
D: Beats 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Notes C# C# F C# F# C# G# F C# is lowest note.
E: Beats 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Notes C# F C#
F: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Notes C# C# C C C C#
G: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Notes B B A# A# A# B
H: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Notes B B A# A# A# B C# C B
I: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Chords C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
mj mj mj mj mj
7 7 7 7 7
J: Beats 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Chords E E E E E E E E E E
mj mj mj mj mj
7 7 7 7 7
K: Bars 1 2 3 4
Chords F F# A#m
Order of riffs:
Intro: A*2
(E on bars 4 & 8 of intro)
Verse 1: A*2
(E on bar 8 of verse)
Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars)
D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
(E on bars 4,8,12 & 16 of chorus)
Verse 2: A*2 - These 2 lines (8 bars)
C*2 - play at the same time.
(E on bar 8 of verse)
Chorus: A*4 - These 2 lines (16 bars)
D*8, B*2 - play at the same time.
(K on bar 14)
(E on bars 4,8 & 12 of chorus)
Fill 1: I*2, J*2, I*2, J*2
Verse 3: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
F*2, G*2 - play at the same time.
Verse 4: I*2, J*2 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
F*2, H*1, G*1 - play at the same time.
Fill 2: I*2, E chord - play lines together.
F*2, B note 1/2 way through beat 1
(E on bar 4 of fill)
- fill 2 is 4 bars.
Outro: A*1
A*1 - These 2 lines (4 bars)
B*1 - play at the same time.
A*6 - These 3 lines (24 bars)
B*6 - play at the same time.
D*24 -
(E on bars 4,8,12,16,20,
24,28 & 32 of outro)
Finish with C# chord.
LYRICS:
Intro: do do doooo do doo do do dooo
do do doooo do doo do do dooo
Verse 1: Did I tell you how much I miss, your sweet kiss?
Did I tell you I didn't cry? Well I lied
I lie lie lied
Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
So tired of packaging the anger
Always pushing you away
Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
Cos you're wonderful yeah
Verse 2: Did I tell you how much I miss, your smile?
Did I tell you I was OK? Well no way
No way way way
Chorus: Over real over, when I nearly hit the face I loved
So tired of packaging the anger
Always pushing you away
Did I tell you you're wonderful? I miss you yes I do
Did I tell you that I was wrong, I was wrong
Cos you're wonderful yeah yeah
Fill 1: Your wonderful yeah yeah
Verse 3: Now now now each and every day
I realise the price I have to pay, You're wonderful
Verse 4: And now for your information
I'm walking around like an arm decoration
You You're wonderful
Fill 2: So high I can't get over it
So deep I can't get under it
You're wonderful yeah
Outro: You're wonderful yeah yeah (repeat 3 times)
Wonderful yeah yeah
Did I tell you you're wonderful? -
I miss you yes I do -
Did I tell you that I was wrong, - (repeat 3 times)
I was wrong -
for so long long long -
Did I tell you you're wonderful?
--
Matthew Tomlinson
tom-1@tom-1.demon.co.uk
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