Mad World (classical guitar)
As recorded by Nathan Cragg on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaNGiC2nHAA
Transcribed by Nathan Cragg
Words by Tears for Fears Music by Gary Jules
Arranged by Nathan Cragg
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=90
Gtr I
E. E E E E E E E +Q Q +Q E E
|------7-------0---------|-------------------------|
|-^8--(8)----8-----------|----------------------8--|
|-^9--(9)-11-----11-7----|--------9---(9)---9--(9)-|
|---------------------11-|-(11)--11--(11)--11-(11)-|
|------------------------|---0---------0-----------|
|-^0---------------------|-------------------------|
W H H
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----7------0------5-|-(5)-------0-------|
|-(8)------8------8---|---------0---0-----|
|-------11-----11-----|-------6-------6---|
|---------------------|-----7-----------7-|
|---------------------|--0----------------|
|--0------------------|-------------------|
W W
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
||------------3---0---|-7-7---7--------|-5-5---5-------|-5-5---5---3-2-0--|
||o-------------0---0-|-----------8----|-----------7---|------------------|
||----------0---------|-----0-------0--|-----7-----7---|------------------|
||--(7)---2-----------|----------------|-0-------0-----|-----2------------|
||o-----2-------------|----------------|---------------|-0-------0--------|
||---0------------2---|-3-------7------|---------------|------------------|
H. E E H H H H H H
+E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-(0)-------3-(3)-0-(0)-|-7-7-(7)-7-(7)--------|
|--------------0-----0--|---------------8-(8)--|
|---------0-------------|------0-----------7---|
|-------2---------------|----------------------|
|-----2-----------------|----------------------|
|--0--------------2-----|-3----------7---------|
H. E E H H
E E E E +E Q E E E E +E E E E
|-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-2---|-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-3p2-0-|
|---------------3---|---------------------|
|------7--------2---|---------------------|
|-0----------0------|------2--------------|
|-------------------|-0----------0--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
H H H H
+E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-(0)-------3-(3)-0-(0)-|-7-7-(7)-7-(7)--------|
|--------------0-----0--|---------------8-(8)--|
|---------0-------------|------0-----------0---|
|-------2---------------|----------------------|
|-----2-----------------|----------------------|
|--0--------------2-----|-3----------7---------|
H. E E H H
E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E
|-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-----|-5-5-(5)-5---3p2-0-|
|---------------7---|-------------------|
|------7--------7---|-------------------|
|-0----------0------|------2------------|
|-------------------|-0---------0-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
H H H H
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-(0)-------3---0---|-7-7---7--------|-5-5---5---2---|-5-5---5---3-2-0-|
|-------------0---0-|-----------8----|-----------3---|-----------------|
|---------0---------|-----0-------7--|-----7-----2---|-----------------|
|-------2-----------|----------------|-0-------0-----|-----2-----------|
|-----2-------------|----------------|---------------|-0-------0-------|
|--0------------2---|-3-------7------|---------------|-----------------|
H. E E H H H H H H
+E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E
|-(0)-(0)-----3---^7---|--9-(9)-----9-9-------|
|---------------0--5-5-|-10-10---10-----10-10-|
|-----------0-----^4---|--9--9----9------9--9-|
|---------2------------|----------------------|
|------2---------------|--0---------0---------|
|--0-------------------|----------------------|
H. E E H H
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E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E
|-0--(0)-----3---^7---|--9-(9)-----9-9-------|
|--------------0--5-5-|-10-10---10-----10-10-|
|----------0-----^4---|--9--9----9------9--9-|
|--------2------------|----------------------|
|-----2---------------|--0---------0---------|
|-0-------------------|----------------------|
H. E E H H
E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E
|-0--(0)-----3---^7---|--9-(9)-----9-9-------|
|--------------0--5-5-|-10-10---10-----10-10-|
|----------0-----^4---|--9--9----9------9--9-|
|--------2------------|----------------------|
|-----2---------------|--0---------0---------|
|-0-------------------|----------------------|
H. E E H H
E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E
|-0--(0)-----3---^7---|--9-(9)-----9-9-------|
|--------------0--5-5-|-10-10---10-----10-10-|
|----------0-----^4---|--9--9----9------9--9-|
|--------2------------|----------------------|
|-----2---------------|--0---------0---------|
|-0-------------------|----------------------|
H. E E H H
E. E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------7-------0---------|---------------0---------------|
|-^8--(8)----8-----------|------0-------------0----------|
|-^9--(9)-11-----11-7----|--------7----------------7-----|
|---------------------11-|-(11)-----11-(11)-(11)-(11)-11-|
|------------------------|---0---------------------------|
|-^0---------------------|-------------------------------|
W W
E. E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------7-------0---------|-------------0---------||
|-^8--(8)----8-----------|------0--------0------o||
|-^9--(9)-11-----11-7----|--------7--------7-----||
|---------------------11-|-(11)-----11-------11--||
|------------------------|---0------------------o||
|-^0---------------------|-----------------------||
W W
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------0-----------|
|---------8-(8)-(8)-8-|-(8)-(8)---5p0-------|
|-------7--------7----|---------------6---0-|
|-----0------0--------|------7----------7---|
|---7-----------------|--0------------------|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
W W
E E E E E E E E +E E H +Q
|---------------------|-------------------*|
|---------8-(8)-(8)-8-|-(8)-(8)-5----(5)--*|
|-------7--------7----|---------6----(6)--*|
|-----0------0--------|------7------------*|
|---7-----------------|--0----------------*|
|-0-------------------|-------------------*|
W W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
