'Get A Grip On Yourself' by Stranglers - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

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Choose a fret
            The Stranglers
Get a grip on yourself

Transcribed by Michel Mulder & Ron Fluit (Netherlands)
The Bold numbers are elapsed time on your cd-player!!!

Intro (14*)
0:00 - 0:27
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--| 
    e e e e e e q

Verse 1 (all notes are eights)
          0:27 - 0:41
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-| 
   
Chrorus (1e time)
          0:41 - 0:54 
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---| 
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Then play verse 2 (like verse 1)
          0:54 - 1:07
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-| 


Chrorus (2e time)  1:07 - 1:21
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---| 
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q


During the bridge lost of notes are difficult to hear. Listen carrefully..

1e part of the bridge:
          1:21 - 1:28
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6--| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 

          1:28 - 1:35
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


           1:35 - 1:41
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

           1:41 - 1:48
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 


2e part of the bridge:
           1:48 - 1:55            
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|


          1:55 - 2:01
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

           2:01 - 2:08
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

            2:08 - 2:15
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-|-----5-5-3-3-1-1-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

            2:15 - 2:22            
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|

           2:22 - 2:29            
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|


Verse 3    2:29 - 2:42
2*:
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-3-3-| 

Chrorus (3e time)  2:42 - 2:56
G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

G|-----------------|-----2-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|-----------------|-3-5---------5-3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---| 
                                       e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q

Outpart:
           2:56 - 3:02
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
           3:02 - 3:10
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

           3:10 - 3:16
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-6-| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 

           3:16 - 3:23
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|


           3:23 - 3:30            
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------|  
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|


          3:30 - 3:36
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:36 - 3:43
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:43 - 3:50
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----4-4-3-3-2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|

         3:50 - 3:56
D|---4-5-4---------|-----------7-8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-5---------4-5-4-|---7-8-7-8-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|---------5-------|-8---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
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