People Are Strange - The Doors
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
People are Strange
Off Strange Days
Written by The Doors

|--3--| Indicates the three notes above are triplets. If you do not
read music to know how to play this, don't worry, it's not that important.

A7 -0- B7 -2-
-2- -4-
-0- -2-
-2- -4-
-0- -2-
-0- -2-

Em A7
e|-------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------|-------------0---------------|-------------2--0---------------|
D|-------|---------2-----------2-------|------2---------------2---------|
A|--0----|-----2------------------2--1-|-0-------------------------2--1-|
E|-----3-|--0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
People are strange when you're a stran-ger

A7 B Em
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----2----------0----------|------------------------------|
D|--2-------2----------------|-------------1----------------|
A|----------2--------0--1--2-|------2--------------2--0-----|
E|---------------------------|-2--------------0----------3--|
faces look ug-ly when you're al-one.
|--3--|

Em A7
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------0---------------|-------------2---0--------------|
D|------2------------2-------|------2----------------2--------|
A|--2-------------------2--1-|-0------------------------2--1--|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Wo-men seem wick-ed When you're un-wanted

A7 B Em
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------2---------------------|------------------------0-----0------|
D|--2---------2-----2----------|----------1----------------2---------|
A|---------------------0--1--2-|-----2-------------------------------|
E|---------------0-------------|--2--------------0-------------------|
Streets look un- even When you're down. When you're
|--3--|


[Lyrics]


[Verse]

People are strange
When you're a stranger
Faces look ugly
When you're alone

Women seem wicked
When you're unwanted
Streets are uneven
When you're down


[Chorus]

B7
When you're strange
G B7
Faces come out of the rain
B7
When you're strange
G B7
No one remembers your name
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 15:32:42 -0500
From: Aaron Herrnstein
Subject: Re: people are strange


People are Strange
from Strange Days
by The Doors
Transcribed and submitted by Aaron Herrnstein

This transciption is an amendment to those posted by Glen Word and
Serge Belongie (sergeb@caltech.edu).
It works best when played with two guitars. Start
the song off with one guitar playing the tab I have listed
below. At the chorus bring in a second guitar such that both are
strumming the chords as suggested by Glen Word. Go back to the verse
and have the second guitar strumming while the first guitar plays
the tab. At the chorus, again have both guitars strumming. Now the
guitar solo. Guitar 2 strums the chords to the verse as before while
guitar one plays the solo posted and transcribed by Serge Belongie.
Finally, go back to chorus with both guitars strumming.


|--3--| indicates the three notes above are tripplets. If you don't
read enough music to know this rythum don't worry about it.
It is not that important.


A7 -0- B7 -2-
-2- -4-
-0- -2-
-2- -4-
-0- -2-
-0- -2-


Em A7
--------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------|-------------0---------------|-------------2--0---------------|
--------|---------2-----------2-------|------2---------------2---------|
2--0----|-----2------------------2--1-|-0-------------------------2--1-|
------3-|--0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
People are strange when you're a stran-ger


A7 B Em
----------------------------|------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------|
------2----------0----------|------------------------------|
---2-------2----------------|-------------1----------------|
0----------2--------0--1--2-|------2--------------2--0-----|
----------------------------|-2--------------0----------3--|
faces look ug-ly when you're al-one.
|--3--|


Em A7
----------------------------|--------------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------0---------------|-------------2---0--------------|
-------2------------2-------|------2----------------2--------|
---2-------------------2--1-|-0------------------------2--1--|
0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Wo-men seem wick-ed When you're un-wanted


A7 B Em
------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
--------2---------------------|------------------------0-----0------|
---2---------2-----2----------|----------1----------------2---------|
0---------------------0--1--2-|-----2-------------------------------|
----------------0-------------|--2--------------0-------------------|
Streets look un- even When you're down. When you're
|--3--|


Lyrics:
Verse:
People are strange
When you're a stranger
Faces look ugly
When you're alone

Women seem wicked
When you're unwanted
Streets are uneven
When you're down


Chorus:
B7
When you're strange
G B7
Faces come out of the rain
B7
When you're strange
G B7
No one remembers your name
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
[Intro]
E|--------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|--------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|--------|-------0-------|-----2-0-------|-----2---0-------|
D|--------|-----2---2-----|---2-----2-----|---2---2---------|
A|--2-0---|---2-------2-1-|-0---------2-1-|-0-----2---0h1h2-|
E|------3-|-0-------------|---------------|-----------------|

E|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-------0-------|-----2-0-------|-----2-------------|
D|------1---------|-----2---2-----|---2-----2-----|---2---2---2-------|
A|----2-----2-0---|---2-------2-1-|-0---------2-1-|-0-----------0h1h2-|
E|--2-----0-----3-|-0-------------|---------------|---------0---------|

[Chorus]
E|----------------|-----2-----------|-----3-----3------|-------------|
B|----------------|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3------|-----10b-----|
G|----------0---0-|-----2-----2-----|------------------|-------------|
D|------1-----2---|-----4-----------|------------------|-------------|
A|----2-----------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
E|--2-----0-------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

E|-----7-----7-----|-----3-----3-----|-------------|-----7-----7-----|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----3-----3-----|-----10b-----|-----7-----7-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|

E|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|------------12-----|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----12-----12-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

E|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5----12-----|-----12-----12----|
B|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----0-----|-----12-----12----|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|

E|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5------------|
B|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|
G|------------------|------------------|------------9-----|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Solo]
E|--5b-5p3p0--------|---------------|-15v-12---------------|
B|-----------3p0----|-0-3/12-15b----|--------15-12---------|
G|---------------2b-|------------14-|-------------14b-12---|
D|------------------|---------------|-------------------14-|
A|------------------|---------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|----------------------|

E|------------3-5-----|-----------------------|------------------|
B|--------5-5-----5-3-|-5b-5b-5b-0-3h5p3p0----|------------------|
G|--12/14-------------|-----------------------|-2b-2p0---0h2-4-4-|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|--------2---------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------|

E|------------------|
B|--3---------------|
G|----4-4/2-0-------|
D|------------2-0-2-|
A|------------------|

[Chorus]
E|-----2-----------|-----3-----3------|-------------|
B|-----4-----4-----|-----3-----3------|-----10b-----|
G|-----2-----2-----|------------------|-------------|
D|-----4-----------|------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

E|-----7-----7-----|-----3-----3-----|-------------|-----7-----7-----|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----3-----3-----|-----10b-----|-----7-----7-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|

E|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|------------12-----|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----|-----12-----12-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------9------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

E|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5----12-----|-----12-----12----|
B|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----0-----|-----12-----12----|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|

E|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|------------12-----|
B|-----5-----12-----|-----5-----12-----|------9-----12-----|
G|------------------|------------------|-----12------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

[Outro]
E|--------2-----|-3-----3---3-7------7-|-------2---|-----3---3-|
B|----------0---|-----3---3-------10---|-----------|-----3---3-|
G|------2-----4-|---4-----------8------|-----2---4-|---4---4---|
D|----1---------|-------------7--------|---1-------|-5---------|
A|--2-----------|----------------------|-2---------|-----------|
E|--------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|

E|--7------7---|---7------|---7---|---------2-|
B|------10-----|-----10---|-----7-|-------0---|
G|----8------8-|-8------8-|-8-----|-----2-----|
D|-------------|----------|-------|---1-------|
A|-------------|----------|-------|-2---------|
E|-------------|----------|-------|-----------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
my 1st tab so tell me if it sucks!!!
N.C
(Clean electric)
moderately=120

intro
------------------|
------------------|
------------------|
------------------|
--2---0-----------|
-----------3(1/4)-|

1st verse (chorus)
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------0(let ring)------------2-0(let ring)---------------2-------|
-------2--------------2--------2---------------2-----------2---------|
----2-------------------2-1-0---------------------2--1--0------------|
-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|


---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------0------------------------------------------------------|
-2-(let ring)-----------------------1--------------------------------|
-2---------------0-1-2(slur)------2----------------2-0---------------|
--------------------------------2------0(let ring)-----3(1/4)--------|


----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------0(let ring)----------2-0(let ring)----------2------------------|
-----2-------------2-------2-------------2-------2---2---2------------|
---2-----------------2-1-0-----------------2-1-0-----------0-1-2------|(slur)
-0-----------------------------------------------------0--------------|


--------------------------------2-------2-------3-------3------------|
--------------------------------0-------0-------3-------3------------|
----------------------0---------2-------2-------4-------4------------|
-----1--------------2------------------------------------------------|
---2--------------2--------------------------------------------------|
-2-----0(let ring)---------------------------------------------------|

(rests between all of these)
-------------7------7------3 -----3------7-----------------------------|
10(3/4)------7------7------3------3------7-----------------------------|
-------------8------8--------------------8-----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(rests between)
---7--------7------------| repeat this meas. 4x
---7--------7------------|
---8--------8------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

C
2nd verse
(rests between)
--12(2x)-----5--------12--------5--------12-------7--------7----------|
--12---------5--------12--------5--------12-------7--------0----------|
--12---------5--------12--------5--------12-------8-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

sry would do the solo but it takes too damn long!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: The Doors
Song: People Are Strange
Album: Strange Days
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

LEGEND:

h: hammer on

INTRO:

-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
2-0--|
----3|

-------------|
-------------|
------0------|
----2--------|
--2-----2-1-0|
0------------|

-------------|
-------------|
----2-0------|
--2----------|
0-------2-1-0|
-------------|

-------------|
-------------|
----2-0------|
--2----------|
0-------0h1h2|
-------------|

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
----2--------|
--2-----2-0--|
2-----0-----3|

Repeat the above once.

MAIN RIFF: (played at 1:30 on the timer)

-------------------------|
------------10-12-10-----|
9-11-9-12-9----------12-9|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

------------------------|
10-12-10----------------|
---------12-9-11-12-11-9|
------------------------|
------------------------|
------------------------|

-------------------------|
------------10-12-10-----|
9-11-9-12-9----------12-9|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

-------------------------|
10-12-10---------------12|
---------12-9-11-12-11---|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

The above riff should end at 1:46 on the timer.

OUTRO:

The outro is a B7 chord, like so:

-2|
-0|
-2|
-1|
-2|
--|

Push down slightly on the whammy bar when playing this chord.

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
People Are Strange


[Intro]

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|--2--0-------|
E|--------3b---|


[Verse]

Em Am Em Am Em
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------0---------------|--------2--0---------------|------------2---------0------------|
D|--------2--------2---------|-----2-----------2---------|-------2---------2-----------------|
A|-----2--------------2--1---|--0-----------------2--1---|--0--------------2----------0h1/2--|
E|--0------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B Em Em Am Em
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------0----------------|--------2--0----------------|
D|--------1-------------------|--------2--------2----------|-----2-----------2----------|
A|-----2-----------2--0-------|-----2--------------2--1----|--0-----------------2--1----|
E|--2--------0-----------3----|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|

Am Em B Em
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------2-----------------------------|--------------------0----|
D|------2-------2--------2----------------|--------1--------2-------|
A|--0-------------------------0h1/2-------|-----2--------2----------|
E|------------------0---------------------|--2--------0-------------|


[Chorus]


B7 G B B G B B
e|--2------------|--3----3-------|--7--------|--7----7-------|--3----3-------|---7------|--7----7-------|
B|--4----4-------|--3----3-------|--7--------|--7----7-------|--3----3-------|---7------|--7----7-------|
G|--2----2-------|--4----4-------|--8--------|--8----8-------|--4----4-------|---8------|--8----8-------|
D|-------4-------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .

B B B
e|--------7-----------7-------|--------7-----------7-------|--------7-----------7-------|
B|--------7-----------7-------|--------7-----------7-------|--------7-----------7-------|
G|--------8-----------8-------|--------8-----------8-------|--------8-----------8-------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . .


[Verse]


Em Am Em Am Em
e|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
B|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
G|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . .

B Em Em Am Em Am Em
e|---7-----------12------|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
B|---7-----------12------|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
G|---8-----------12------|---12----------12------|---5-----------12------|---5-----------12------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . . . .


[Solo 1]

Guitar 1

B Em B B Em
e|---7-----------12------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---12----------12------|
B|---7-----------12------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---12----------12------|
G|---8-----------12------|---8-----------8-------|---8-----------8-------|---12----------12------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . . . .

Em B B Em
e|---12----------12------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---12----------12------|
B|---12----------12------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---12----------12------|
G|---12----------12------|---8-----------8-------|---8-----------8-------|---12----------12------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . . . .

Em
e|--12-------------------|
B|--12-------------------|
G|--12-------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
.

Guitar 2

B B
e|--5pb7-|-pbr(5)----------5h3p0----------|--------------------------------|
B|-------|-----------------------3p0------|--0--3/12---15b16---------------|
G|-------|---------------------------2b4--|---------------------14---------|
D|-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Em
e|--15~~~--12---------------------------------|
B|-------------15---12------------------------|
G|---------------------------14b16br14p12-----|
D|----------------------------------------14--|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

B
e|--------0--0--3--5p0-----|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--|--5b7-5b7-5b6--0--3h5p3hp0-|
G|--12-14------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|--------------------0-------|
G|--2b4---2p0-----0h2-----/4~~|
D|-------------2--------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Em
e|------------------------------------|-----|
B|--------3---------------------------|-----|
G|~~(4)~------g2/4-g4\2--0------------|-----|
D|---------------------------2-----0--|--2--|
A|------------------------------------|-----|
E|------------------------------------|-----|
.

[Chorus]

B G B
e|---7-----------7-------|---3-----------3-------|---7-------------------|
B|---7-----------7-------|---3-----------3-------|---7-------------------|
G|---8-----------8-------|---4-----------4-------|---8-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . .

B G B B
e|---7-----------7-------|---3-----------3-------|---7-------------------|---7-----------7-------|
B|---7-----------7-------|---3-----------3-------|---7-------------------|---7-----------7-------|
G|---8-----------8-------|---4-----------4-------|---8-------------------|---8-----------8-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . . .

B B B
e|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|
B|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|---7-----------7-------|
G|---8-----------8-------|---8-----------8-------|---8-----------8-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
. . . . . .


[Solo 2]

Em Am Em Am Em B Em B Em
e|---12-------12------|---5--------12------|---5-------12------|---7-------12------|---7-------12-----||
B|---12-------12------|---5--------12------|---5-------12------|---7-------12------|---7-------12-----||
G|---12-------12------|---5--------12------|---5-------12------|---8-------12------|---8-------12-----||
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|| x2
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
. . . . . . . . . .


[Chorus]

B7 G
e|-----------2----------------|--3--------3----------------|
B|-----------------0----------|--------3--------3----------|
G|--------2-------------------|-----4----------------------|
D|-----1----------------------|--------------------5-------|
A|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B7 B7
e|--7--------------7----------|-----------2----------------|
B|-----------10---------------|-----------------0----------|
G|--------8-------------------|--------------------2-------|
D|--9-------------------------|--------1-------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----2----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G B7
e|--3--------3----------------|--7-----7--7----------------|
B|-----3-----------3----------|-----------10---------------|
G|--------4-------------------|--------8--------------8----|
D|--------------------5-------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

B7 B7
e|-----------7----------------|-----------7----------------|
B|-----------------10---------|-----------------7----------|
G|--------8--------------8----|--------8-------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|


[End]

B7
e|--------------2---------|
B|-----------0------------|
G|--------2---------------|
D|-----1------------------|
A|--2---------------------|
E|------------------------|


************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
|(n) Ghost note
| . Staccato
| g Grase note

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Song info
People Are Strange
The Doors
2001
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Psychedelic Rock
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