La Belle Dame Sans Regrets - by Sting
from the album "Mercury Falling"
transcribed by Christian Wetzel (cnwetzel@linguistik.uni-erlangen.de)
transcribed by Harold Noriega (arol703@juno.com)
La Belle Dame Sans Regrets - transcribed by Christian Wetzel
Capo 3rd fret
time signature: 2/2
%
(3)--------3---2-|-----------2---2-|-----------2---0-|-----------0---0-|
---1---1---------|---1---1---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|
---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 etc.
-----------0---3-|-----------2---5-|-----------4---7-|-----------7---3-|
---1---1---------|---1---1---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|
---2---2---------|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|---6---6---------|---6---6---------|
-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
-----------3---2-|-----------2---2-|---5---3---2---0-|-----------0---0-|
---2---2---------|---1---1-------0-|-----------------|---0---0---------|
---3---3---------|---2---2-------0-|--(0)-(0)-(0)----|---0---0---------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-4-------4-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
________________
/Intro
-----------0---0-|---------------0-|-----------0-----|---------------3-|
---0---0---------|---0---0---4-----|---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-----|
---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0-------0-|---0---0---------|repeat
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|from %
-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
________________
/1. repeat verse
-----------0---0-|-----------0-----|---------------0-|-----------0---3-|
---0---0---------|---1---1-------4-|-----------4-----|---0---0---------|
---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---3---3---------|-----------------|repeat
-----------------|-1-------1-------|---5---5---------|---4---4---------|from %
-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|
-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
________________
/2. repeat verse
-----------0---0-|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
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$
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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
The part with the piano accompaniment without vocals is played like the
whole verse, just without the high voice, and the middle voice 4x every
bar. (Note that now you can play some notes on the 0th or 1st fret instead
of the 4th-5th.)
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| etc.
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
After that: 2nd verse, 'til $, then:
-----------------|-------------------------------|
---0---0---0---0-|-------------------------------|
---0---0---0---0-|-------------------------------|
-----------------|-------------------------------|
-4-------4-------|-3---------------------2-------|
-----------------|-------------------------------|
"la belle ... la belle dame sans ...
__________________
I
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|---3-3-----1-----|
-0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---0-----|-0---0-----0---2-|---2-2-----2-----|
-0---0-----0-----|-----------------|-2---2-----2---1-|---1-1-----1-----|
---------------4-|---4---4---4-----|-3---3-----3-----|-2-------2-------|
-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|
... re-grets ..."
Repeat to fade: (with variations)
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
---0---0---0---2-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---3-3-----3---3-|
---0-0-0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0-0-0---0---0-|---2-2-----2---2-|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-----1---1-|
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lyrics: (Here are some English Translations)
1.
Dansons tu dis
Et moi, je suis
Mes pas sont gauches
Mes pieds tu fauches
Je crain le sots
Je cherche les sots
Pour m'expliquer ta vie, alors
Tu ments, ma soeur
Tu brises mon coeur
Je pense, tu sais
Erreurs, jamais
J'ecoute, tu parles
Je ne comprends pas bien
La Belle Dame sans Regrets
2.
Je pleure, tu ris
Je chante, tu cries
Tu semes les grains
D'un mauvais chene
Mon ble s'envole
Tu en a ras le bol
J'attends, toujour
Mes cris sont sourds
Tu ments, ma soeur
Tu brises mon coeur
Je pense, tu sais
Erreurs, jamais
J'ecoute, tu parles
Je ne comprends pas bien
La Belle Dame sans Regrets
La Belle Dame Sans Regrets - transcribed by Harold Noriega
Belle Dame Sans Regrets is in the Key of G with the Capo on 3.
It is a very simple song with only 3 sections that repeat. Since
I am not very skilled in the French language, I will provide you
with the sections and you can apply the lyrics accordingly:
Introduction:
Am7 B7 Em Em7
Am7 B7 E E7
A9/C# B7? Em Em7
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Lyrics: *
Am7 B7 Em Em7
Am7 B7 E E7
A9/C# B7? Em Em7
Dim4 Am? Am4 Gm?
Am7 B7 E E7
A9/C# B7? Em Em7
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Cmaj7 B7 Em
* Repeat with instrumental section and also with
second lyric section
Ending:
Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7
La Belle Dam sans. . . . . .Regrets
Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7. . . . . .Repeat to fade. . .
Chords:
Am7 002010
B7 021202
Em 022000
Em7 020000
E 022100
E7 020100
A9/C# 042000
B7? 031200
Cmaj7 032000
Dim4 045450
Am? 555550
Am4 405540
Gm? 333453
Each of Sting’s albums represent a particular time period in his
musical journey. 'Mercury Falling' is comprised of a number of
patterns that weave in and throughout many of the songs Sting has
composed for this album. Much of 'Mercury Falling' is composed in
downward progressions (Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot, You Still Touch
Me, Mercury Falling) and also with a pattern of using 'diminished'
chords (Brought to My Senses, La Belle Dame Sans Regrets). Very
simple, yet very unique, versatile and extremely creative!
Enjoy!
Harold Noriega