Spellbound Tab

Spellbound
Artist: Siouxsie And The Banshees
Album: Juju
 
 
As played here: https://youtu.be/X5NwzIJ1ZHc
 
Tuning: Standard
 
This song is pretty tricky to play. John McGeoch was a genius. (RIP)
For FX, use flanger and maybe a tiny-bit of overdrive or crunch. John McGeoch used an MXR Flanger and a
Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier.
 
*Note: This is my own interpretation of the song. This is how I personally play it. A video of me playing it
can be seen at the YouTube link above.*
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-----------------0----------1----------3-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3---3-3----3---3---------3------------|
G|-----5--------------------------------5--5-----------|   x2
D|---3----------0-0-0-0---------------3----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------2-2-2-2-3/5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
"From the cradle bars, comes a beckoning voice".
 
 
e|-----------------0----------1----------3-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3---3-3----3---3---------3------------|
G|-----5--------------------------------5--5-----------|   x2
D|---3----------0-0-0-0---------------3----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------2-2-2-2-3/5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
 
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
 
e|----------6---5---3-|
B|-6---8----6---5---3-|
G|-3---5----0---0---0-|   x2
D|-5---7--------------|
A|-3---5--------------|
E|--------------------|   
 
 
[Post-Chorus 1]
 
e|----------------------|
B|-----1---3---4--------|
G|---1--1-1-1-1-1-------|
D|--3-3--3---3---3------|
A|-1--------------------|
E|----------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
"You hear laughter, cracking through the walls, it sends you spinning, you have no choice".
 
 
e|-----------------0----------1----------3-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3---3-3----3---3---------3------------|
G|-----5--------------------------------5--5-----------|   x2
D|---3----------0-0-0-0---------------3----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------2-2-2-2-3/5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
 
"Following the footsteps, of a rag doll dance, we are entranced, spellbound".
 
e|----------6---5---3-|
B|-6---8----6---5---3-|
G|-3---5----0---0---0-|   x4
D|-5---7--------------|
A|-3---5--------------|
E|--------------------|   
 
 
[Post-Chorus 2]
 
e|----------3-----------------------------|
B|------3----3--3------------1---3---4----|
G|----5--5-5---5-5---------1--1-1-1-1-1---|
D|---3-3--3---3---3-------3-3--3---3---3--|
A|--3------------------0h1----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
"And don't forget, when your elders forget, to say their prayers, take them by the legs, and throw them down
the stairs".
 
 
e|-----------------0----------1----------3-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3---3-3----3---3---------3------------|
G|-----5--------------------------------5--5-----------|   x2
D|---3----------0-0-0-0---------------3----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------2-2-2-2-3/5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge/Post-Verse part]
 
First half:
 
e|--5-5--5-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3----|
B|---3-3----3-3-----3-3-----3-3------|
G|----5-5----5-5-----4-4-----5-5-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
Second half:
 
e|--5-5--5-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3----|
B|---3-3----3-3-----3-3-----3-3------|
G|----5-5----5-5-----4-4-----3-3-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
"When you think your toys have gone berserk, it's an illusion, you cannot shirk."
 
 
e|-----------------0----------1----------3-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3---3-3----3---3---------3------------|
G|-----5--------------------------------5--5-----------|   x2
D|---3----------0-0-0-0---------------3----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5----------------2-2-2-2-3/5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 3]
 
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
 
"Following the footsteps, of a rag doll dance, we are entranced, spellbound".
 
e|----------6---5---3-|
B|-6---8----6---5---3-|
G|-3---5----0---0---0-|   x4
D|-5---7--------------|
A|-3---5--------------|
E|--------------------| 
 
 
[Post-Chorus 3]
 
e|------------------------------8-----8---8---|
B|--------------------8---8---6---6-5---5-----|
G|-----0----0-7---7-----0---0-----------------|
D|--10---10-----0---0-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 4]
 
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
 
e|----------8---7---6---5---3--------|
B|-6---8----8---7---6---5---3--------|
G|-3---5----0---0---0---0---0--------|   x2
D|-5---7-----------------------------|
A|-3---5-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|  
 
 
On the last part of the 4th Chorus (right before the end), I play this
variation of the chorus chords in my cover:
 
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
 
          End on this
e|--1----|--3--------|
B|--1----|--3--------|
G|--0----|--0--------|
D|--3----|--5--------|
A|-------|-----------|
E|-------|-----------|
 
 
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/ = slide
 
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