– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
humdrum peter gabriel
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

peter gabriel
humdrum ( 1977 )
( peter gabriel )

from : “peter gabriel [ i / car ] ”

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
special voicings

E – A – D – G – B – E
C7sus4 x – 3 – 3 – 3 – 1 – 1
C#6add9 x – 4 – 3 – 3 – 4 ( 4 )
A#/D x – 5 – 3 – 3 – 3 –
xebsus2 x – x – 1 – 3 – 4 – 1 or
x – 6 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6
[ ch ] Gsus4/D [ /Ch ] x – x – 0 – 0 – 1 – 3 or
x – 5 – 5 – 5 – 3 – 3
Fsus4 ( t ) 1 – 3 – 3 – 0 – 1 – 1
C/E 0 ( 3 ) 2 – 0 – 1 – 0
A#sus2 x – 1 – 3 – 3 – 1 – 1

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
capo 1st fret

the tab sounds good , i think , but only represents the basic pattern of
course . the rhodes on the original recording adds variations here and there
which are difficult to reproduce exactly on a guitar . suggestions are
highly welcome!

verse
C7 ( C7sus4 ) C7 ( C7sus4 )
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – | – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – | 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – | – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – | 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – | – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – |
G | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
D | 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
chorus 1
A# F Dm Asus4 Am A# F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – | 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – | 3 – – – 1 – – – | 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – |
G | 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – | 2 – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
D | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – | 2 – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
A | 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | 0 – – – – – – – | 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 0 – 1 – – – |
chorus 2
A# F Dm Am A# F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – | 0 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – | 1 – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – |
G | 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – | 2 – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
D | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – | 2 – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
A | 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | 0 – – – – – – – | 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 1 – – – 0 – 1 – – – |

interlude ( flute )
Cm7 C#6add9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – 4 – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 4 – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 4h6 – | 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – |
D | – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – | – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
A | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
[ triplet ]
Cm7 C#6add9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 6 – – – – – – – 6 – – 4 – – 3 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 3 – 4 – 3 – – – |
B | 4 – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – | – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 4h6 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – |
G | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – – – | – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – | 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
[ triplet ]

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
capo 1st fret

verse + chorus 1 ( see above )
C7 ( C7sus4 )
i saw the man at j . F . k .
C7 ( C7sus4 )
he took your ticket yesterday
A# F Dm Asus4 Am
in the humdrum
A# F ( single notes : E F )
in the humdrum

verse + chorus 1 ( see above )
C7 ( C7sus4 )
i ride tandem with a random
C7 ( C7sus4 )
things don’t run the way i planned them
A# F Dm Asus4 Am
in the humdrum
A# F ( single notes : E F )
in the humdrum

verse + chorus 1 ( see above )
C7 ( C7sus4 )
hey valentina , do you want me to beg?
C7 ( C7sus4 )
you got me cooking i’m a hard – boiled egg
A# F Dm Asus4 Am
in the humdrum
A# F ( single notes : E F )
in the humdrum

middle 8
Dm Am Dm Am E E7 Fmaj7
empty my mind – – i find it hard to cope
Dm Am Dm Am E E7 A
li – sten to my heart – – don’t need no stethoscope

verse ( see above ) instrumental
| C7 | C7sus4 | C7 | C7sus4 |

interlude ( flute ) – see above
| Cm7 | % | C#6add9 | % |
| Cm7 | % | C#6add9 | % |

verse + chorus 2 ( see above )
C7 ( C7sus4 )
seem to me that television
C7 ( C7sus4 )
she come to cut me a deep incision
A# F Dm Am
in the humdrum
A# F ( single notes : E F )
in the humdrum

middle 8
Dm Am Dm Am E E7 Fmaj7
empty my mind – – i find it hard to cope
Dm Am Dm Am E E7 A
li – sten to my heart – – don’t need no stethoscope

coda

| A#/D | % | D#sus2 | % |
| A#/D | % | D#sus2 | % |
| [ ch ] Gsus4/D [ /Ch ] | Fsus2 | C/E | % |

A#/D
out of woman come the man
D#sus2
spend the rest of his life getting back where he can
A#/D
as a bow , so a dove
D#sus2
as below , so above
[ ch ] Gsus4/D [ /Ch ]
from the black hole
Fsus2
come the tadpole
C/E
with the dark soul , in coal she burn

A#/D
she burn as i drove into the sun
D#sus2
didn’t dare look where i had begun
A#/D
lost among echoes of things not there
D#sus2
watching the sound forming shapes in the air
[ ch ] Gsus4/D [ /Ch ]
from the white star
Fsus2
come the bright car
C/E F#
our amoeba my little liebe schon

| A#sus2 | % | % | A#