#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Love Will Tear Us Apart Original Album: - single (Joy Division) Words and Music by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner Copyright © 1980 Factory Records Published by Factory Records Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: This version is not one suited to solo/duo guitars because, on the original recording, the guitar isn't present that much (except for the INTRO and OUTRO). The VERSE and CHORUS parts are under-pinned by the bass and keyboard. If you're a solo guitar, check out my "acoustic" version of this song. I have indicated chords in the verses and choruses, but the keyboard plays these. See what you make of it. Timing is 4/4 throughout. INTRO: 1 A5 Em |--------------------------------|---------------------------0-0--| |--------------------------------|---------------------------0-0--| |--------------------------------|---------------------------0-0--| |--------------------------------|-7-------7---7---7---7---7------| |--------------------------------|-7-------7---7---7---7---7------| |--------------------------------|-5-------5---5---5---5---5------| | | | |-9-------9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| |-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 3 A5 Em A5 |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |---------7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7---7---7---7---7---7--| |---------7---7---7---7---7---7--|---------7---7---7---7---7---7--| |---------5---5---5---5---5---5--|---------5---5---5---5---5---5--| | | | |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 5 Em A5 Em A5 |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0-----------0-----------0---0--| |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0-----------0-----------0---0--| |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0-----------0-----------0---0--| |-----7---7-------7---7----------|-----7---7-------7---7----------| |-----7---7-------7---7----------|-----7---7-------7---7----------| |-----5---5-------5---5----------|-----5---5-------5---5----------| | | | |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 7 Em A5 Em A5 |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0----------| |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0----------| |-0-----------0-----------0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0----------| |-----7---7-------7---7----------|-------------------------7---7--| |-----7---7-------7---7----------|-------------------------7---7--| |-----5---5-------5---5----------|-------------------------5---5--| | | | |-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 9 Em A5 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D |--------------------------------|-2-------3---2-------0---2------| |--------------------------------|-3-------3---3-------3---3------| |--------------------------------|-2-------2---2-------2---2------| |-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--|-0-------0---0-------0---0------| |-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--|--------------------------------| |-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--|--------------------------------| | | | |-9-------9---9-------9---9------|-11------12--11------9---7------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 11 B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--|-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 13 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D |-0-------0---0-------0---0---0--|-2-------3---2-------0---2------| |-2-------2---2-------2---2---2--|-3-------3---3-------3---3------| |-2-------2---2-------2---2---2--|-2-------2---2-------2---2------| |-2-------2---2-------2---2---2--|-0-------0---0-------0---0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |-9-------9---9------------------|-11------12--11------9---7------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 15 B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--|-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: The guitar rests here for bars 17-28 but, if you're a solo guitar, you have to do something, so you could always play the chords... Chords: E5 07997x A5 577xxx E5 A5 E5 A5 When routine bites hard and ambitions are low E5 A5 E5 A5 And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow E5 A5 E5 A5 And we're changing our ways, taking different roads CHORUS: Notes: The guitar rests here for bars 29-36, but you could play as below: 29 E5 F#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Love... Love will tear us a- 31 B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| part a- gain 33 E5 F#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Love... Love will tear us a- 35 B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| part a- gain 37 E5 F#5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-11------11--11------11--11--11-| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 39 B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-9-------9---9-------9-9-9---9--|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7--| |-7-------7---7-------7-7-7---7--|-5-------5---5-------5---5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Notes: The guitar rests here for bars 41-52, but you could play as before. Lyrics: Why is this bedroom so cold? You turned away on your side Is my timing that flawed? Our respect runs so dry Yet there's still this appeal that we've kept through the years [repeat CHORUS] (Bars 53-60) BRIDGE: 61 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 63 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 65 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------5---------5-5---5--|-5-----------5-------5---5-5-5--| |-6-----------6---------6-6---6--|-6-----------6-------6---6-6-6--| |-7-----------7---------7-7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |-7-----------7---------7-7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 67 |-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---5---5---5---5--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 69 |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: Verse notes: The guitar rests here for bars 71-88, but you could play as before. Lyrics: You cry out in your sleep, all my feelings exposed And there's a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold Yet, that something's so good, just can't function no more, when [repeat CHORUS] [x2] (Bars 89-104) OUTRO: [play out on A and fade] (bars 105-120) 105 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 107 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 109 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 111 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------------------------5-5--|-5-------------------5---5---5--| |-6-------------------------6-6--|-6-------------------6---6---6--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |-7-------------------------7-7--|-7-------------------7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 113 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------5-------5---5---5--|-5-----------5-------5---5-5-5--| |-6-----------6-------6---6---6--|-6-----------6-------6---6-6-6--| |-7-----------7-------7---7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |-7-----------7-------7---7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 115 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------5-------5---5---5--|-5-----------5-------5---5-5-5--| |-6-----------6-------6---6---6--|-6-----------6-------6---6-6-6--| |-7-----------7-------7---7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |-7-----------7-------7---7---7--|-7-----------7-------7---7-7-7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 117 |-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---5---5---5---5--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 119 |-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---5---5---5---5--| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-6--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 120 |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|