Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Transcribed by L[DH]P, 2001 This is pretty much the whole guitar part from the classic Tears radio track: the parts vary between a clean tone and mild distortion (marked where appropriate). Some parts (e.g. the first solo) would be easier to play with a capo on the 2nd fret. Also, the original recording is slightly sharp of concert pitch, so tune slightly sharp when playing along to the record. Unless you're deaf. Intro (clean):E-----5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5------ B-3/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-7---5---5---7---5\----------------------------------------------------------------- B---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After 1st verse (clean):
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D---0---0-------0---0-------0---0--------------------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd 'chorus' (distortion):
E--2---2-----------------------------------2---2------------------------------------- B--3---3---------------2---2---3-----------3---3---------------2---2---3---2---2---3- G----------4-----------2---2---4-------------------4-----------2---2---4---2---2---4- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----------------------------------------- B--3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----------------------------------------- G----------4-----------4-----------4-----------(4)----------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bridge section - repeated x3 (distortion):
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--8---------------------------------10-10------------------------------------------- G--7--------------------7--7---------9--9-------------------------------------------- D--5--------------------7--7---------7--7-------------------------------------------- A-----------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-solo section: repeat intro riff several times (clean)
1st solo (distortion):
E---------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-------- B---2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-----2---2-2-----3-3-3-3-------- G---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---------4---2---2-2-4-----------4------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---------------------10-10-10\7-7-7\5-5-5/7-7-5-7--------5-7-----5-7---2---2-2------ B---2---3-2-2-2-3-2---10-10-10\7-7-7\5-5-5/7-7-5-7---2-3--5-7-2-3-5-7---3---3-3------ G---2---4-2-2-2-4-2----------------------------------2-4------2-4---------------4---- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---2---2-2-----2-2-------2-2---2-2-------------------------------------------------- B---3---3-3-----3-3-------3-3---3-3-------------------------------------------------- G-----------4-------4---------4-----4------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Solo carries on into following 'chorus' section (distortion):
E--2---2-2---------------------------------------2---2-2----------------------------- B--3---3-3---------------2---2---3---2---2---3---3---3-3--------------2---2---3------ G----------4-------------2---2---4---2---2---4-----------4------------2---2---4------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--------------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2---3---5------10--12--10--10--12--- B--2---2---3---3---3-------3---3-------3---3-----3---5---7---/12--12--12--12--12--10- G--2---2---4-----------4-----------4----------4-------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--10--12--10--12--10--10--12--10--2---2----- B----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----3---3----- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--2---2-------2---2-------2---2----------------------------------------------------- B--3---3-------3---3-------3---3----------------------------------------------------- G----------4-----------4-----------4------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Straight after that chorus (clean; let the bend down gradually):
E------------------------------------------------------5---7---5---5---7---5--------- B---7r5------------3---5------3---------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7----------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Following chorus is the same as the 2nd chorus (distortion)
2nd solo (big distortion):
E--10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------10--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----9----9-11-11------------11\-----------4---4-4-h6p4---4----------4-h7p4---4----- D--------------------------------------------------------7-----7-------------7---(0)- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E----------------------------------------------------------------10-----10--12------- B--------------------------------------------------8---10---------------------------- G--7-9----9b11----------r9--------7-------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------5---7---------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B----------------------------------------------------14---14b15r14------------------- G----------------------------------------------14------------------------------------ D--12/14-12------14/16\14--------16b17----16-------------------------16------0--x-0-- A-----------12----------------12----------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--13b14----------2------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (and so on to fade...)
