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Art For Arts Sake Tabs

(ver. 1)
10cc
Intro: 

Dmin9 chord arpeggiated fingerstyle as below or similar:


___Dm9_(x57560)____________________________________________________

e|-------------0------------------|-------------0------------------|
B|---------------------6----------|---------------------6----------|
G|-----5-----------------------5--|-----5-----------------------5--|
D|---------7---------------7------|---------7---------------7------|
A|-5---------------5--------------|-5---------------5--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


For a few bars...

Then rake the chords slowly:

___Dm9_____________________________________________________________
                            ( rake... ) 
e|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------6--------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------------5---------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------7-|--------------------------------|
A|-5---------------------------5--|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Until:

___Dm9_____________________________________________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

For several bars...

___Dm9______________________________________________Dm9!___________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7--------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Riff 1:

___Gm______________________________________________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----3--------------------------|-----3--------------------------|
A|-----------------4---3----------|-----------------4---3----------|
E|-3-----------------------6---3--|-3-----------------------6---3--|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



Verse:

___Gm______________________________________________________________
 " Gimme your body... "
e|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------|
B|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------|
G|/3---------------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Am/G________________Gm__________________________________________
 " Gimme your mind... "
e|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~
B|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~
G|-5-----------5-------3-------3--|-------------3-------3-------3~~~
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|(3) ----------------------------|--------------------------------|


__Gm_______________________________________________________________
 " Open your heart... "
e|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------|
B|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------|
G|(3)~~~~~~--------------------2~~~/3~~\2~~/3~~~~~~~---------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Am/G________________Gm__________________________________________
 " Pull down the blind... "
e|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------|
G|-5-----------5-------3----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------3-------4---5------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-----6------------------------|



___Eb______________________________________________________________
 " Gimme your love                  gimme it all... "
e|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
B|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
D|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
A|-----6-------6-------6-------6--|-----6-------6-------6-------6--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



___Gm/D_____________________________Dbdim__________________________
 " Gimme in the kitchen gimme in the hall... "
e|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3-------3--|
D|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|
A|-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Chorus: 

___F___________________C___________________________________________
 " Art     for arts    sake... "
e|-1-------1---1-------0----------|--------------------------------|
B|-1-------1---1-------1----------|--------------------------------|
G|-2-------2---2-------0----------|--------------------------------|
D|-3-------3---3-------2----------|--------------------------------|
A|-3-------3---3-------3----------|--------------------------------|
E|-1-------1---1------------------|--------------------------------|


___C___________________Bb/D________________________________________
 " Money   for Gods    sake... "
e|-0-------0---0------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1-------1---1-------3----------|--------------------------------|
G|-0-------0---0-------3----------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-------2---2-------3----------|--------------------------------|
A|-3-------3---3-------5----------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.


Funky riff, and middle part.  The 'D' bass note in the G/D chord is optional, 

if you can get your pinky over there then why not? 


___Dm__________________________G/D_________________________________
 " Money   talks       so      list  -  en      to     it... "
 " Money   talks       to      me... "
 " Any  -  one         can     un   -   der  -  stand  it... "
e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8--|--------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9--|--------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|-----------------------------5--|
E|----------------------------(10)|-----7---7---8---8---9---9------|
                               p        i       m       p       i


___Dm__________________________Cmaj7____________________Cmaj7___Bm7_
 " Money   can't       be      beat                     oh      no... "
e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|---------------------7----------|
B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8--|---------------------8-------7--|
G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------8--|---------------------9-------7--|
D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9--|---------------------9-------7--|
A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8--|---------------------8-------7--|


___Bm7_____________________________________________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


Then:

Riff 2:

___Gm______________________________________________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-3---5--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------1~-----------------|
E|-1---3--------------------------|--------------------------------|



_____________________( implied chord is A )________________________

" When you get down, down to the root...
  Don't give a damn don't give a hoot...
  Still gotta keep makin the loot... "



___A_______________________________________________________________
     " Chauf-feur  dri  -  ven... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-------2------|--------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-------2------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Repeat for a few bars then:


___Dm9_____________________________________________________________
       ( arppegiate chord, quiet interlude similar to intro... )
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Repeat riff 1. 
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
Repeat funky riff, and throughout guitar solo to end...


___Dm__________________________G/D_________________________________

e|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
B|-6-----6-6-----------6-------8--|--------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-5-----------5-------7--|--------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-7-----------7-------9--|--------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-----------5-------x--|-----------------------------5--|
E|-----------------------------10-|-----7---7---8---8---9---9------|



Guitar Solo, begins at 04:48:

___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
(04:48)
e|-10----10-----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-10----10-----------------------|----------------------------13b15-
G|-10----10----7-------7---7------|-----12^~~~~r12p10h12-10-10-----|
D|-----------------10-------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------13~b15--15r13p10-------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12--10-|-12-10-12s14-12~----------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------7---10^-----10b11---10b12----7---10--7-----------7------|
D|-7---10-------------------------|-------10------------10---------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Dm7______________________________G/D____________________________
( 04:58 )
e|-----10~~~~~--------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----10~~~~~--------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----10^~~~~p9p7-9---7----------|-----7---7-------7---7----------|
D|-----------------------------7~~~h10----------10-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|            
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