Ballade De Melody Nelson

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 From: Jean Marc Orliaguet  
  
   
 Subject: TAB : Ballade de Melody Nelson ( Serge Gainsbourg ) 
 Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 02:20:36 +0200 (MET DST) 
  
  
                   Ballade de Melody Nelson ( Serge Gainsbourg 1971 ) 
  
  
 Transcribed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet 
 ( jmo@fy.chalmers.se , http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo ) 
  
 Notes : The song is extremely more complex in harmony and rythm than 
         it sounds. 
  
         The time signature is a mixture of 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4, 
         and it can be heard on the record that pieces of bars were pasted 
         together, which makes it even more difficult to follow with the guitar. 
  
         And the vocals ( in french ) usually start on the 2nd beat, 
         in syncopated time ... 
  
 Intro : 
  
  3/4  >  .  >  .  >  .     >  .  .  .  >  .     >  .  >  .  >  . 
 e-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 B-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 G-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 D-||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 A-||--9-----7-----9-----|--------------------|--------------------| 
 E-||--------------------|--5-----------5-----|--7-----5-----7-----| 
  
  ( let ring )          Dmaj7/E 
      >  .  .  .  .  . 4/4 >  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 
 e-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| 
 B-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| 
 G-|--------------------|--2-----------------------| 
 D-|--------------------|--0-----------------------| 
 A-|--------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--0-----------------|--------------------------| 
  
  
 Verse : 
  
     F#m 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| 
 B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| 
 G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| 
 D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| 
 A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
           Ca,             c'est l'histoire 
  
  
    F#m/C#                      D/F# 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| 
 B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--| 
 G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| 
 D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| 
 A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
           de,          Me-lo - dy                Nel - 
  
  
     F#m 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| 
 B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| 
 G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| 
 D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| 
 A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
     son 
  
  
    F#m/C#                      D/F# 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| 
 B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--3--------------3-----3--| 
 G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| 
 D-|--------------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| 
 A-|--4-----------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
           Qu'a  part  moi       me - me          per - 
  
  
     F#m 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------|-----------2--------------| 
 B-|--2--------------2-----2--|--2--------------2-----2--| 
 G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| 
 D-|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------| 
 A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
     sonne 
  
  
    F#m/A 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .     >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------5--------------|-----------5--------------| 
 B-|--7--------------7-----7--|--7--------------7--------| 
 G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------6-----| 
 D-|--7-----------7-----------|--7-----------7-----------| 
 A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
  
                 n'a   ja -     mais  pris  dans  ses 
  
  
   C#m/G# 
      >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 3/4 >  .  .  >  .  . 
 e-|-----------4--------------|--------------------| 
 B-|--5--------------5--------|--5--------5--------| 
 G-|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------| 
 D-|--6-----------6-----------|--6-----------6-----| 
 A-|--------------------------|--------------------| 
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------| 
  
     bras                       ca    vous   e - 
  
  
    D#m/F#                            D/F# 
  5/4 >  .  .  >  .  .  .  .  >  . 4/4 >  .  .  >  .  .  .  . 
 e-|-----------2--------------------|-----------2--------------|| 
 B-|--4--------------4--------4-----|--3--------------3--------|| 
 G-|--------3-----------3-----------|--------2-----------2-----|| 
 D-|--4-----------4-----------4-----|--4-----------4-----------|| 
 A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|| 
 E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------|| 
  
     tonne                            mais c'est comme ca 
  
  
 Bridge ( same as the intro ) and then the verses ... 
  
 Chords voicing : 
  
 F#m      :  xx4222 
 F#m/C#   :  x44222 
 D/F#     :  xx4232 
 F#m      :  xx7675 
 C#m/G#   :  xx6654 
 D#m/F#   :  xx4342 
  
 Lyrics : 
  
  
 Ca c'est l'histoire 
 De Melody Nelson 
 Qu'a part moi-meme personne 
 N'a jamais pris dans ses bras 
 Ca vous etonne 
 Mais c'est comme ca 
  
 Elle avait de l'amour 
 Pauvre Melody Nelson 
 Ouais, elle en avait des tonnes 
 Mais ses jours etaient comptes 
 Quatorze automnes 
 Et quinze etes 
  
 Un petit animal 
 Que cette Melody Nelson 
 Une adorable garconne 
 Et si delicieuse enfant 
 Que je n'ai con- 
 Nue qu'un instant. 
  
 Oh! Ma Melody 
 Ma Melody Nelson 
 Aimable petite conne 
 Tu etais la condition 
 Sine qua non 
 De ma raison 
  
                jmo@fy.chalmers.se , http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo