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Carnation by The Jam - Guitar Chords
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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 14:30:40 -0400
From: shaun hand <>
Subject: j/jam/carnation.crd
Worked out and transcribed by Shaun Hand, Birmingham
8th September 2000, 19.26pm
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This uses a few chords remembered from seeing a transcription from Christian Korbanka somewhere but
that only applies to where the chords are 6's instead of just majors etc. The rest if my own devising.
CARNATION
(Weller)
>From 'The Gift', 1982
Chords used:
Am: x02210
C: x32010
G: 320033
Bb: x1333x
Gm: 355333
Eb6: xx1313
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
E: 022100
Eb: xx5343
Cm: x35543
Bb6: x13333
F6: xx3231
Em7: 022030
Fmaj7: xx3210
G6: xx5430
Am C G Bb (x2)
'If you gave me..' to '..settle'
Gm (bass: G F# F E) Eb6 D Bm E Am D Am
'I trample down..' to '..gain'
Am C G Bb (x2)
'If you ..' to '..at all'
Gm (bass: G F# F E) Eb D Bm E Am D Cm
'I am out ..' to '..doomed forever'
Cm Bb6 Cm Bb6 Am F6 Am Em7 Fmaj7 G6 E
(guitar solo)
Am C G Bb (x2)
(instrumental verse w/piano solo)
Repeat verse one
Gm (bass: G F# F E) Eb D Bm E Am D Cm
'And if ..' to '..hate in you'
D Bm E Am D
Cm D Bm E Am D
'la la la..' rpt to fade.
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