"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division (from the album "Substance") ===================================================================== transcribed by Knut Helstad The rhythm is 2/4 (I think) so play the rhythm freely. This version also includes some of the great bass riffs, when playing the guitar. Sounds best when played on a 12-string guitar, though. Tuning of guitar: Lower both your E strings to D, this way: D A D G B D Verse: Em(7) Em D Bm A D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| G|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0--|0----------0-|-----0--0-------|-0--0--0------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0----------0-|(2)--2--2-2-0---|-4--5--4\2-0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---| A|--------------2---|2--2--2---2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5--5--5------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---| D|--------------2---|2--2--2---2--|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-0--0--0-----0|----------------|------------| (Guitar start) 1.When routine bites hard and am- bitions are low 2.Why is this bedroom so cold? You turned away on your side 3.You cry out in your sleep All my feelings exposed Em D Bm A D|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------| B|----------------|---------------|----------------|------------| G|-----0--0-------|-0--0--0-------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---| D|(2)--2--2-2-0---|-4--5--4\2--0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5--5--5-------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---| D|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-0--0--0------0|----------------|------------| 1. And resentment rides high But e- motions won't grow 2.Is my timing that flawed? our respect runs so dry 3.And there's a taste in my mouth As despiration takes hold Em D Bm A D|-----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| B|-----------------|--------------|----------------|------------| G|-----0--0--------|-0--0--0------|----4---4--4----|--0-0-0-0---| D|(2)--2--2-2-0----|-4--5--4\2-0--|----0---0--0----|--2-2-2-2---| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2----|-5--5--5------|----2---2--2----|--0-0-0-0---| D|-2-2-2--2-2-2----|-0--0--0-----0|----------------|------------| 1.And we're changing our ways Taking different roads 2.Yet there's still this appealThat we've kept through our lives 3.Yet, that somehing's so good Just can't function no more, when Chorus: D/Em D Bm(Em7/d) A D|----------------|--------------------|----------|------------| B|----------------|--------------------|----------|--x-x-x-x---|(x=mute) G|-----0--0-------|-0----0----0--------|-------4--|--2-2-2-2---| D|-2-2-2--0-0-0---|-4----5----4\--2--0-|-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2---| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5----5----5--------|-2-2-2-2--|--0-0-0-0---| D|-0-0-0--2-2-2---|-0----0----0--------|-0-2-2-2--|------------| Love........ love will tear us a- part again D/Em D Bm(Em7/d) A D|----------------|--------------------|----------|------------| B|----------------|--------------------|----------|--x-x-x-x---|(x=mute) G|-----0--0-------|-0----0----0--------|-------4--|--2-2-2-2---| D|-2-2-2--0-0-0---|-4----5----4\--2--0-|-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2---| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2---|-5----5----5--------|-2-2-2-2--|--0-0-0-0---| D|-0-0-0--2-2-2---|-0----0----0--------|-0-2-2-2--|------------| Love........ love will tear us a- part again =========================================================================== Initial transcription by shruew@cyclone.xnet.com (Johnny Mnemonic) updates : * 22 aug 2002, add intro transcribed by gaston (dburrus@ix.netcom.com) * 30 nov 2002, add alternative intro provided by Nick (thefailuresofthemodernman@hotmail.com) Intro (by Gaston) : ------------------- It opens with guitar (bass?), then progressively over-dubbed with bass and 12 string acoustic. The rhythm (and # of notes for each bar) is only approximate. A5 Aadd9 A7add9 A7add9(ver.-2) E|-------|-------|333------|3------|3-3--3-|33333333| B|-------|0------|000000000|0000000|0-0--0-|00000000| G|2------|2222222|222222222|2222222|2222222|00000000| D|2222222|2222222|222222222|2222222|2222222|22222222| A|0000000|0000000|000000000|0000000|0000000|00000000| E|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|--------| 3x >gtr.& >begin bass 12 string The "Em", "D", "Dsus4", "D", "Dmaj9", "Bm" and "A" chords defined below (for the main body of the song) are somewhat correct but are only "inferred" chords. The chords are based on the (mostly) single-note melodies of the bass and keyboard parts. *the bass is played in the upper register & top strings which sound like the guitar. Alternative Intro by Nick : --------------------------- I actually figured it out totally by accident... It is built around an A power chord played on the fifth fret of the low e string - A5 - 577000 you just strike the three fretted strings together,. and merely add the unfretted ones for the jangly higher notes on the recording. I'm not going to bother writing anything more complex, simply because this is so very basic. But it sounds fantastic. Chords: ------- EADGBE Em 022000 Em7- 02203X D XX0232 Dsus4 XX0233 Dmaj9 XX0230 Bm XX4432 (or 224432) A 002220 There are two riffs, #1 corresponds to Ian's vocals. #2 corresponds to the "background" (dunno the English word) You'll have to figure out the rhythm for yourselves, the best source to aid is imo the 2nd JD Peel Session. When playing alone, switch from one riff to another (assuming that you are not capable of playing two guitars simultaneously :) *** Eternal thanks to Noam Chamiel and Ruth Cohen *** Riff #1: Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Em7- A Riff #2: Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Bm A Riff #1 is based on the tab e 0----2-3-2--0---------- b -----------------3----- g ----------------------2 Lyrics/Chords (from memory, so watch out for mistakes): Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 When routine bites hard Bm [Em7-] A And ambitions are low Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 And resentment rides high Bm [Em7-] A But emotions won't grow Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 And we're changing our ways Bm [Em7-] A Taking different roads Em D Dsus4 D Dmaj9 Bm A Love, love will tear us apart again Why is this bedroom so cold? You turned away on your side Is my timing that flawed? Am I feeling surprised? [in other versions: our respect runs so dry] Yet there's still this appeal That we've kept through our lives Love, love will tear it apart again You cry out in your sleep All my feelings exposed And there's a taste in my mouth As despiration takes hold Yet, that somehing's so good Just can't function no more, when Love, love will tear us apart again