********************************************************************** This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile ********************************************************************** This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ********************************************************************** SONG TITLE: It's So Hard ARTIST/GROUP: Anouk ALBUM: TRANSCRIBED BY: Louis Visscher ********************************************************************** I M P O R T A N T N O T E F R O M Q U A L I T Y T A B S: I did not transcribe this song and I've never heard it so I don't know how accurate it is. This song was transcribed by Louis Visscher . Other tabs by Louis at Quality Tabs are Ironic, Head Over Feet and You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrisette, and Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2. CHORDS: ------- EADGBE EADGBE A (x02220) C (x35553) Bb (x13331) D (x57775) Bbmaj7 (x13231) This is my first try on this song. Please E-mail me any corrections, suggestions, comments etc etc. Guitar 1 plays the tabs, guitar 2 plays the chords above the tabs. Tab notation: ------------- ~ = sustain note b = bend up to value between ( ) r = release bend p = pull off Fig.1: [Guitar 1 playes the tab, Guitar 2 plays the chords softly] D D C Bb Bb Bb C C | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3~~~~~~~~-| G|---2-0-----------|---0~~~~~~~~~----|-----------------|-0-----0~~~~~~~~-| D|-0~~~~~~~~-3---3-|-----0-------0---|-0-2---2---------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-------------1---|-1-3---3-------3~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| INTRO: ------ Play Fig.1 two times VERSE 1: [play Fig.1] -------- I'm just thinkin' about the child in me, That I sometimes feel inside And I'm figuring out just what it is That makes me feel so small Is it you, that hurts me when I give myself Every day and every night Am I too blind to see that it doesn't work out Did I really ask too much of you PRE-CHORUS: ----------- Bbmaj7 C | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | E|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| B|-3---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| G|-2---------------|-----------------|-5-------------7-|-----------------| D|-3---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|---5-------------| A|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-------3---------| E|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| baby. Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is Bbmaj7 C A | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | E|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-------------0-|-----------------| B|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-------------2-|-----------------| G|-2---------------|-----------------|-5-------------2-|-----------------| D|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-------------2-|-----------------| A|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-------------0-|-----------------| E|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-------------0-|-----------------| Do you mean to say CHORUS: ------- Guitar 1 plays this: Fig.2: [play it over and over] E|----15-17----15-17--| B|--------------------| G|-14-------14--------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Guitar 2 plays these chords: D - C - Bb - C (over and over) It's all so hard, It's so hard It's all so hard, It's so hard VERSE 2: [play Fig.1] -------- As I search for an answer, I see the clear blue sky And I know that you're the one to blame And I feel so naive When you say that our love to you was just a game [Guitar 2 play chords louder: D - C - Bb - C] I dream, my dream, I'm sane, I'm insane Oh, please don't, please don't speak to me that way PRE-CHORUS: [Guitar 1 plays tab, Guitar 2 plays the chords] ----------- Bbmaj7 C | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-x-x-0-x-x-2-x-x-|-x-x-0-2-x-0-2-x-|-x-x-------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-x-x-2-x-3-|-2-x-0-x-2-x-x-x-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Do you mean to tell me that's the way it is Bbmaj7 C A | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------| G|-x-x-0-x-x-2-x-x-|-x-x-0-2-x-0-2-x-|-x-x-----------2-|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-x-x-2-x-2-|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| Do you mean to say CHORUS: [Guitar 1 plays Fig.2, Guitar 2 plays chords C - D - Bb - C, ------- Guitar 3 plays thhe fills transcribed below] It's all so hard, It's so hard It's all so hard, It's so hard [play Fill 1) Damned it's so hard, why you're so hard [play Fill 2] Why you're so hard, It's tearing me apart FILLS THAT GUITAR 3 PLAYS: -------------------------- Fill 1: E|------------------------------------| B|-13-b(15)--13b(15)r13----13b(15)~~~-| G|----------------------14------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Fill 2: E|----------------------| B|-8b(10)r8p6-8-6-------| G|-----------------7~~~-| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| GUITAR-SOLO: [played by Guitar 1 over chords of Guitar 2] ------------ Start solo with lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs on g-string on 14th and 17th fret. Then play this: C D C Bb Bb E|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| B|------------18-15-|-----18h20-20-b(22)-(22)-|----20b(22)r20-18-20--| G|------14-17-------|-------------------------|----------------------| D|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| C C Bbmaj7 E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| B|----18---17--------15b(17)-|-(17)-(17)-(17)b15p13-15~|~~~~~~~~~----| G|-19---------17--14---------|-------------------------|-------------| D|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| A|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------| REPEAT PRECHORUS REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT AND FADE... ********************************************************************** Questions, comments, corrections, requests, send to: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk And also send them to: Louis Visscher (The transcriber for this song) ********************************************************************** Visit the QUALITY TABS INC. 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