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Gary Jules - Mad World - Tabbed by Elio Tomini (DT_GHOST@HOTMAIL.COM)

For rhythmic chords place a capo the 1st fret


Intro

  Em                              A                               
|-----------------------------------------1---------------1------ 
|-----1---------------------------------------------------------- 
|-1-------0---1-------0------------------------------------------ 
|-----------------3-------1-p-0---------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------1---------------1-------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 

  Em                              A                               
 -----------------------------------------1---------------1------|
 -----1----------------------------------------------------------|
 -1-------0---1-------0---1-------3---------------3--------------|
 -----------------3----------------------------------------------|
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 Verse

  Em                              G                               
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------1---1-------1------------------ 
|-----------------1---1-------------------------------1---------- 
|----3----3---------------3---3---------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
All around me are familiar faces

  D                               A                               
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 -3---3-------3-------0-----------3---3-------3-------1---0------
 -------------------------------------------------------------3--
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Worn out places, worn out faces

  Em                              G                               
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 ---------------------------------1---1-------1------------------ 
 -----------------1---1-------------------------------1---------- 
 ----3----3---------------3---3---------------------------------- 
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Bright and early for their daily races

  D                               A                               
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 -3---3-------3-------0-----------3---3-------3-------1---0------
 -------------------------------------------------------------3--
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Going nowhere, going nowhere

  Em                              G                               
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 ---------------------------------1---1-------1------------------ 
 -----------------1---1-------------------------------1---------- 
 ----3----3---------------3---3---------------------------------- 
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Their tears are filling up their glasses

  D                               A                               
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 -3---3-------3-------0-----------3---3-------3-------1---0------
 -------------------------------------------------------------3--
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 No expression, no expression

  Em                              G                               
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 ---------------------------------1---1-------1------------------ 
 -----------------1---1-------------------------------1---------- 
 ----3----3---------------3---3---------------------------------- 
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Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow

  D                               A                               
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 -3---3-------3-------0-----------3---3-------3-------1---0------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------3--|
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No tomorrow, no tomorrow 



 Chorus

  Em                              A                               
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------1---1---3---------------3---3---------- 
|-----------------1---1---------------3---3---3-----------3---3-- 
|---------3---3-------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- 
And I find it kinda  funny, I find it kinda sad

  Em                              A                                
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--------------------------1---1---3---------------3---3---------- 
------------------1---1---------------3---3---3-----------3---3-- 
--3-------3---3-------------------------------------------------- 
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The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had

  Em                              A                               
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--------------------------1---1---3---------------3---3---------- 
------------------1---1---------------3---3---3-----------3---3-- 
--3-------3---3-------------------------------------------------- 
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I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take

  Em                              A                               
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--------------------------1---1---3---------------3---3---------- 
------------------1---1---------------3---3---3-----------3---3-- 
--3-------3---3-------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------- 
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When people run in circles it's a very very



  Em                              A                               
------------------------------------------1---------------1------ 
------1---------------------------------------------------------- 
--1-------0---1-------0------------------------------------------ 
------------------3-------1-p-0---------------------------------- 
----------------------------------1---------------1-------------- 
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MAD world.........................Mad world

  Em                              A                               
 -----------------------------------------1---------------1------|
 -----1----------------------------------------------------------|
 -1-------0---1-------0---1-------3---------------3--------------|
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MAD world........................Mad world



 Children waiting for the day they feel good
 Happy birthday, happy birthday
 Made to feel the way that every child should
 Sit and listen, sit and listen
 Went to school and I was very nervous
 No one knew me, no one knew me
 Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
 Look right through me, look right through me

 And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
 The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
 I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
 When people run in circles its a very very
 Mad world,world
 Enlarging your world
 Mad world

Other tabs for this song:

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COMMENTS:

:: add your comment ::

Foyboy June 28, 2003, 0:42 

This Tab is Brilliant. Near Perfect.
Keep up the good work.


Natashia July 30, 2003, 22:18 

This is great work keep it up...i will be looking at your other tabs in future!


Dommiel August 16, 2003, 21:41 

I think the chorus is Em G A, otherwise great tab


Carnage October 17, 2003, 19:44 

I've played it on my guitar and it sounds grate! keep up the good work :D


Oliv' November 29, 2003, 19:12 

a very good tab for a great song...but maybe an error in the chorus(Em,G,A)


Mike December 6, 2003, 15:29 

Great Tab i don't agree with the comments above about the chorus, can't hear the extra chord change!


ged December 9, 2003, 22:29 

An absolute spot on tab, brilliant


hipkid December 11, 2003, 19:17 

well i am surprised to hear so many people happy with a tab i will definatly save this tab and congratulate you on a job well done,top marks elio tomini


Stacey December 12, 2003, 15:54 

Hi there, I personally think
on the ''Mad World'' part,
G A sounds better than Em A.
But either works. Give it a try and maybe you'll agree!


JJM December 13, 2003, 17:37 

What would the writer say is they heard you saying that stacey! thats like saying "i think hotel california shouldnt have a solo" or "i think imagine should have been played on the kazoo, not piano"


multicoloured music December 14, 2003, 16:38 

this is great! thankyou.merry
christmas


JOMO December 21, 2003, 18:56 

YAY THIS IS COOL KEEP IT UP!


Jack December 27, 2003, 2:21 

Quality tab, sounds absolutly bison!!


STEVE January 4, 2004, 21:19 

i think this tab is brilliant, but i wolud also like to hear JJM's version of "imagine" on a kazoo


agorrie January 7, 2004, 19:30 

Fantastic tab. That kazoo thing sounds good!


melvin chen January 8, 2004, 18:12 

thats a great tab!!!


poppy January 10, 2004, 15:05 

OMG - u r a life saver- I have
been looking 4 this 4 AGES!!
Thankyou - its great!!


Tom January 14, 2004, 1:20 

Thanks! These are great!


Mike January 18, 2004, 22:02 

Great tab!, thank you!


F 2da Breezy February 3, 2004, 12:59 

Is nice! I like!


reevey February 7, 2004, 16:37 

great tab but i think you'll find the whole thing has to go up a fret to fit with the chords.


murilo February 13, 2004, 17:07 

nice one dude
gj


CCHEN February 25, 2004, 7:06 

Excellent! dude...this was great. take up a fret to match chords tho. Tooo hard play in duet with tuning all messed up. Almost like it would be a nirvana song!


alyeskas March 2, 2004, 17:36 

Was hoping the tab was going to be the piano notes and not the vocal


snard March 11, 2004, 4:06 

why is everyone so happy


Adam March 11, 2004, 15:41 

It's amazing how everyone knows this song now. When I came to this tab almost a year ago, no one had posted a comment. Thanks for keeping track of the mainstream, guys.


MotherOfTurds March 21, 2004, 11:08 

umm.. this is good but, except for the
chorus and intro this is just a tab for
the vocals... how 'bout a tab for his
piano to?


yogi April 13, 2004, 13:37 

Yeah, I am getting really pissed of at how big this song has become....because now it's popular...and it's played too much on the radio, I used to absolutely love this song when Donnie Darko first came out...and missed the cinema's here in australia.... and became a cult film that hardly anyone had heard of.... GO SEE IT!!!! U'll love it.... it's my favourite movie.... btw this song still rocks... just dont overplay it.. :D


vida_14 May 15, 2004, 14:58 

This tab is goood, I like it! :D


Jess June 5, 2004, 8:42 

i love this tab
i have looked for the tabs for this song heaps of times and this is the best one i have found


Collin June 22, 2004, 8:49 

F G#
D# A#

F A# F A# F A# F A# F

F G#
D# A#


Mitchel June 24, 2004, 20:44 

I love this song ive been listening to it forever, it goes really good with the movie to, i also think the Em G A should be different


GweLTaZ July 13, 2004, 0:51 

C'est du super bon boulot
-> it's a great job !!

Cette mélodie est vraiment belle
-> This mélody was very pretty

Merci infiment pour cet retranscription !
-> Thanck you very munch for this tablature


black_lamb July 29, 2004, 9:54 

For a MUCH better tab go to Olga.... sounds better and is easier to play!


crybabyfinn August 4, 2004, 9:55 

Just awesome! You made this Britboy win over a girl!


j3st3r01 August 11, 2004, 7:22 

great song...great tab....great movie....GO SEE DONNIE DARKO!!! awesome film.


spot August 11, 2004, 12:37 

This is the tab from OLGA. Much much better...... Enjoy :)


Standard Tuning

Main Riff

e|-----------------------------8---------------
B|--9-11-8-9-6-8-------6---6-9---8-9-6-8-9-11--
G|---------------8-7---7---7-7-----------------
D|-------------------8---8---------------------
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------



Verse

e|---------------------------------------
B|----1---1----4---4--------------6---6--
G|----1---1----5---5----3---3-----7---7--
D|--3---3----6---6------5---5---8---8----
A|--------------------6---6--------------
E|---------------------------------------

Repeat 4x. Note fourth time ends differently...

e|---------------------------------
B|----1---1----4---4------------6--
G|----1---1----5---5----3---3---7--
D|--3---3----6---6------5---5---8--
A|--------------------6---6--------
E|---------------------------------



Chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|----1---1---6---6---1---1---6---6---1---1---6---6---1---1--6--
G|----1---1---7---7---1---1---7---7---1---1---7---7---1---1--7--
D|--3---3---8---8---3---3---8---8---3---3---8---8---3---3----8--
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------



At the very end of the song...

e|----------------------
B|--9-9-8-8-6-6---------
G|---------------8-7----
D|-------------------8--
A|----------------------
E|----------------------


Ryan August 19, 2004, 12:50 

nul a chier on peut pas dire que tu te sois casser le cul c'est la tablature de la voix que tu nous as fait et pas celle du piano


J December 8, 2004, 23:15 

sorry spot...this tab, using the capo on the 1st fret is right on. why make it harder?


spot December 20, 2004, 5:56 

J...

Why play it easier if that way is wrong??

Life wasn't meant to be easy.. you need to practice and TRY if you want to achieve perfection! LOL


TEARS FOR FEARS February 8, 2005, 2:27 

THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME SONG WHEN IT'S

A PLAYED RIGHT

B THE ORIGINAL RECORDING BY TEARS FOR FEARS

YOU GOTS TO LOVE THE SONG FOR ITS AMAZING SOUND AND STRONG LYRICS


Jason May 11, 2005, 7:43 

wow this tab saved my arse; I need it for my guitar class and the teacher didnt even recognize it. Right or not its close enough for my skill level and while I agree with spot that it shouldnt be done at all unless its right, I am still learning so it looks more managable. i will try the other one later on.


sarra June 1, 2005, 19:01 

thank you for doing these!


someone that matters July 30, 2005, 9:25 

"nul a chier on peut pas dire que tu te sois casser le cul c'est la tablature de la voix que tu nous as fait et pas celle du piano"

That doesn't make any sense at all. Are you retarded?? Or just french?


Elsa September 28, 2005, 11:36 

Pretty much spot on, all though there are a few extra notes here and there, but I played it on my guitar and it sounds fine so yeah...good job.


westos December 13, 2005, 9:10 

why did this jerk put it in the wrong ket in the chords but the right key in the melody. dork face


bob December 16, 2005, 1:32 

hey this tab is good but is it for electric or asuctic???


Viky hungarian girl February 24, 2006, 18:21 

I thing to asuctic. The Tab is good, (without Chorus) but the Donne Darko film 'besser';):D:D Let's Go guys!:)


madi May 7, 2006, 8:22 

accurate tabs to a beautiful, beautiful song. it was very well done. and as for the chorus' chords, they sound awesome on my acoustic. reallyy good job.


Steve September 28, 2006, 20:27 

just found this site, nice!
Just thought i'd continue this thread a bit longer, great tab by the way.Cheers Steve.


Jerret December 13, 2006, 4:09 

hey i just want to say its good and im still trying to learn it but im going to have to go for the easy song first because i havent play in about 6 to 9 months so i have to also remeber my chord to.


Meghan December 13, 2006, 19:25 

I'm pretty sure gary jules' song is in the key of f minor, not e minor.


Meghan December 13, 2006, 19:34 

In fact,
here's the chord progression: key of f Dorian: I III VII IV, then back to I, all in root position. Remember: Dorian mode has a raised 6th scale degree, but lowered 3rd and 7th scale degrees. ( Do Re Me Fa So La Te Do)


Meghan January 1, 2007, 12:28 

Yes I'm a nerd. I know


casey January 24, 2007, 23:19 

where did you learn all that stuff. how long have you been playing?


airborne_ranger June 3, 2007, 6:06 

very nice,keep it up i love the song and i love the tab i dono if theres a ratin area i cant find it if there is but ide give it from 1-10 you get an 11

have fun playin every one hope its fun for you as it has me. :)


Tayo June 28, 2007, 21:53 

wow ive just started guitar and that was on top of my list to learn and it sounds great and its so easy to play!!!! thanks a million!!


Jungesh Kahn June 29, 2007, 11:10 

the second of the intro doesnt make sense...you moron.

Regards
Jungesh Khan
+97150 2547895


nicolas July 16, 2007, 8:12 

this version its really good and very easy.


joey August 2, 2007, 23:52 

omg this tab is so uber cool its way
super easy to play
omg i wana play wow so bad
u all suck mass cock


lo October 19, 2007, 19:34 

great tab! thanx a lot man!


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