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"Is Anybody Listening?"
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from the film _Mad City_
(directed by Costa Gavras, 1997)

written by Lou Reed

performed by ? (no-credit)
(cast: Pamela S. Laws/John Halbleib/
Shannon L. Linke as "Folk Singers")

* note: this is NOT a complete version.
it's 20 seconds version from the film.
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        (Is anybody listening?)
        Is anybody listening?
        (is anybody out there?)
        is anybody out there?



* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone (basic)

 1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
 2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
 3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
 4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
 5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
 6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)

then 1st and 6th string downtuned a whole-tone again

*1c ----- * downtuned a whole-tone
 2A -----
 3F -----
 4C -----
 5G -----
*6C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone



intro   {G}{D}{A}{G}    (Is anybody -) 
        {A/             (- listening, Is -)

        {D}{A}          (- anybody listening ...)




* intro (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone /
1st and 6th string downtuned to C)

note: detailed arpeggio notes were omitted.
      so please play in your feeling.

     {G}                 {D}
*1c ----------------------0--------------------------
*2A --0--0h2--2--0--2-2---3--------------------------
*3F --0--0h2--2--0--2-2---2--------------------------
*4C --0--0h2--2--0--2-2---0-----------5^-5^----------
*5G ----------------------0--5^----5^----------------
*6C ----------------------------5^-------------------

                                  (Is anybody -
 {A}                   {G}
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--0h2...------------------0...-------------------
--0h2...------------------0...-------------------
--0h2...------------------0...-------------------
--0----------------------------------------------
----------------------4/5------------------------

- listening?) Is -
 {A/
------------
--2..-------
--2..-------
--2..-------
--0..-------
------------

- anybody listening? ...    is anybody out there?
 {D}                   {A}
--0...-------------------------------------------
--3...------------------2...---------------------
--2...------------------2...---------------------
--0...----------5p4\2---2...---------------------
--0...------------------0...---------------------
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*** please note ***

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics




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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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