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It Only Takes Two to Tango  The Stranglers

The Stranglers - It Only Takes Two To Tango
Tabbed By: Reecy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
IT ONLY TAKES TWO TO TANGO
 
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Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com)
Date of Transcription: 11th August 2002
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A nice little pretty blues-based filler track from 'La Folie'. The guitar parts to this are
pretty simple, in that Hugh just messes around a static riff, throwing the odd variation in
there every now and then. The root note of the riff starts on whatever the root note of the
chord is. Listen to the recording to see what I mean.
intro riff:
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------1h3--3p1-----1-----------1h3--3p1--------|
 A|-----1h3----------3p1---------1h3----------3p1----|
 E|-1h3----------------------1h3------------------1--|

verse riff in F:
 
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|---------1h3--3p1-----1--|
 A|-----1h3----------3p1----|
 E|-1h3---------------------|

verse riff in Bb:
 
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|---------1h3--3p1-----1--|
 D|-----1h3----------3p1----|
 A|-1h3---------------------|
 E|-------------------------|

(on the 'turnaround' of the blues progression, Hugh simply strums the chords...)
It [F]only takes two to [Bb]tan[F]go, it only takes two to [Bb]start the [F]dance
You've [Bb]gotta begin with circums[F]tance
It takes [C]two to [Bb]tango, it only takes [F]two
It [F]only takes two to [Bb]tan[F]go, it only takes two to [Bb]start the [F]war
You've [Bb]gotta make do or you're gonna get [F]more
It takes [C]two to [Bb]tango, it only takes [F]two
riff in Ab:
 
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|---------4h6--6p4-----4--|
 A|-----4h6----------6p4----|
 E|-4h6---------------------|

riff in Db7:
 
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|---------4h6--6p4-----4--|
 D|-----4h6----------6p4----|
 A|-4h6---------------------|
 E|-------------------------|

riff in G:
 
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|---------3h5--5p3-----3--|
 A|-----3h5----------5p3----|
 E|-3h5---------------------|

(chords in brackets determined by vocal melody/keyboards)
It [Ab]only took two in ancient [Db7]history, to [Ab]get to the top of the [Db7]monkey tree
Better wait and [F]see, better wait a[(Fadd+5)]nd see, better wait and [G]see[F]
It [F]only takes two to [Bb]tan[F]go, it only takes two to [Bb]start the [F]dance
You [Bb]gotta make do, it could be your only [F]chance
It takes [C]two to [Bb]tango, it only takes [F]two
It[Ab] only took two in ancient[Db7] history, to[Ab] get to the top of the[Db7] monkey tree
Better wait and [F]see, [(Ddim)]better wait and [F]see, better wait and [(Fadd+5)]see
Better [F]wait and [(Fadd+5)]see, better wait an[(Fmaj7)]d see, better wait and [(Faddb3)]see
(keyboard solo, bass and guitar stick on F)
guitar enters
[(G)]  
 
 E|--13-12----------------12-13-12----------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------15-13----13-15----------15-13----------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------13----------------------13--13--13--13--13s15--13--13--13--13s15--13-|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[(F)]  
 
 E|-12-10----------------10-12-10----------10-12-10----------10-13----------13----------|
 B|-------13-12----12-13----------13-12-13----------13-12-13-------13-12-13----13-12-13-|
 G|-------------12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[(F)]  
 
 E|-13----------15----------15----------13----------13-----------|
 B|----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13--|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

song fades out.

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