The Grip Of Love

More Tom Verlaine. Hope ya'll like it now. A small request - anyone got

the solo to Breakin' In My Heart, or the tab to Cry Mercy Judge? Both

really tricky I know, but I'd love to be able to do them.

'The Grip of Love' by Tom Verlaine, from his eponymous first solo

album.

Virtually the whole song is based around the main riff (the intro

differs slightly in the rhythm guitar bit), which is backed by the

rhythm guitar & bass clonking once a bar with a big A chord.

The chorus is based around a G D G E progression; I just use the open

chords for rhythm or a power chord for lead.

There are several mistakes in the solo - I just can't get the wailing

two-note chords Tom uses, but I've done my best. Any corrections etc

gratefully received.

(Intro): vvvvvvvv-Rhythm guitar

e-|---------------------8b(9)b(8)----------|

B-|-7b(8)----------------------------------|

G-|--------7--7--------------------------5-|

D-|--------------5b(6)==========------7----|

A-|--------------------------------5-------|

E-|----------------------------------------|

vvvv-Rhythm guitar

e-|-----------------3/10-----------|

B-|-7b(8)-----------3/10-----------|

G-|--------7--5------------------5-|

D-|-------------7=======-----7-----|

A-|-----------------------5--------|

E-|--------------------------------|

(Main riff): A

e-|-------------------------|

B-|-7b(8)-------------------|

G-|--------7--7-----------5-|

D-|--------------5-----7----|

A-|-----------------5-------|

E-|-------------------------|

e-|-------------------------|

B-|-7b(8)-------------------|

G-|--------7--5-----------5-|

D-|-------------7-----7-----|

A-|----------------5--------|

E-|-------------------------|

(Solo):

e-|-3/--------------3/5-|--------------------------|

B-|-3/-----1--------3/5-|----1--3--3/4--3--1--3--1-|

G-|-----2-----0--2------|-2------------------------|

D-|---------------------|--------------------------|

A-|---------------------|--------------------------|

E-|---------------------|--------------------------|

(Play next bar twice):

e-|-11b(12)--11b(12)--11b(12)b(11)--14b(15)b(14)-| (Ouch!)

B-|-11b(12)--11b(12)--11b(12)b(11)--14b(15)b(14)-|

G-|----------------------------------------------|

D-|----------------------------------------------|

A-|----------------------------------------------|

E-|----------------------------------------------|

(Play next bar twice):

e-|-3--3--3--3--5--5--3-|----------------------------0--3--0-|

B-|-3--3--3--3--5--5--3-|----------1--3--1-----1--3----------|

G-|---------------------|-2--0--2-----------2----------------|

D-|---------------------|------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------|------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------|------------------------------------|

e-|--------------------------12-----------12--|

B-|-12b(13)-12b(13)-12b(13)b(12)-12b(13)b(12)-|

G-|-------------------------------------------|

D-|-------------------------------------------|

A-|-------------------------------------------|

E-|-------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------|

B-|-13b(15)--15--15--13b(15)--13b(15)--15-|

G-|---------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------|

B-|-14b(15)--15--15--14b(15)--14b(15)--15-|

G-|---------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------|

B-|-13b(15)--15--15--13b(15)--13b(15)--15-|

G-|---------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|

(Play next bar twice):

e-|---------------------------------------|

B-|-15b(17)--17--17--15b(17)--15b(17)--17-|

G-|---------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------|

(Play this next bar 4 times):

e-|----------------------8--8--8-|

B-|----------------------8--8--8-|

G-|------------------------------|

D-|------------------------------|

A-|-7--7--7--5--7--5--7----------|

E-|-5--5--5--3--5--3--5----------|

(Fade out bit right at the end):

e-|-14b(15)-------------|

B-|----------15--15--13-|

G-|---------------------|

D-|---------------------|

A-|---------------------|

E-|---------------------|

(And repeat these last 2 bars ad infinitum or until your hand hurts):

e-|-------------14b(15)b(14)-------------|

B-|-13------13----------------15--13-----|

G-|-----14----------------------------14-|

D-|--------------------------------------|

A-|--------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------|

e-|-------------14b(15)-------------|

B-|-13------13-----------15--15--13-|

G-|-----14--------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------|

A-|---------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------|

I've copied the lyrics verbatim from the sleeve notes of my Japanese

import cd; this is mainly for amusement rather than correctness. They

appear to have been translated into Japanese (yes, you get a Japanese

lyric sheet too) and then back into English. A few things seem to have

been lost in the translation (like some rather odd phrases, and any

sort of 'repeat to fade' type instructions). My favorite is that the

last song on the album is called "Breakin' my heart"...

Do the 2 intro bars

Do the 2 main riff bars

(Verse 1) Do the 1 main riff bar for each line:

You do the moon

You do the snake

Everywhere you go

You make the prime mistake

You take a picture

And lay it in my toll

Some time I'll win babe

Just like the Milky Way

(Chorus 1)

I don't understand

Must be the grip of love

Sure had it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

(Verse 2) Do the 1 main riff bar for each line:

We did so many things

To find out how we felt

Now you say I'm yours

Well don't that buckle my belt (Yes! But what does it mean?)

(Chorus 2)

I don't understand

Must be the grip of love

Sure had it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip of love

Solo Yeaah!

Go Tom Go (ahem)

(Chorus 3) Comes in towards the end of the solo.

Don't you know sometimes

I don't understand

Must be the grip of love

You got me in your hands

Must be the grip of love

You got the grip of love

(Fade out bit)

Must be the grip of love (Time for a 'repeat ad infinitum' I think)

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Sure got it in your hand

Must be the grip of love

Tell me now

Where you got

Such a thing

Tell me now

Where you got

Such a thing

Tell me now

Where you got

Such a thing

Must be the grip

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip

Must be the grip of love

Must be the grip

Must be the grip of love

Love & kisses to y'all,

John Howell yorkie@praxis.co.uk

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