Does anyone know how to play the guitar riff at the beginning of Stranger than Fiction? It also plays at the end.

Like this:

Da DA da da da DA da da da DA DA da da da da DA da da da da da

I certainly do... great, great fun. The Enz were never particularly "riffy"... Wally is a genius.

Here's a slightly more helpful response:

Stranger Than Fiction Judd/Finn

4/4 E13 x6 [solo synth riff, A C E G B E D E D B G]

Em add9 | % | % | % | % | % |

A | % | Cmaj7 | % |
D | % | Cmaj7 | % |

4/8 G | 3/8 Gmaj7 | 5/8 G7 | 4/8 G6 |
4/8 G | 3/8 Gmaj7 | 5/8 G7 | 4/8 G6 |
4/8 G | 3/8 Gmaj7 | 5/8 G7 | 4/8 G6 |
4/8 G | 3/8 Gmaj7 | 5/8 G7 | 4/4 Em |

[riff for this section is G BCD | F# B D | F BCD | D CBCBGB |

Edim Fdim | % | % | % | % | % | [The bass line under this is E Bb F]

N/C
Stranger than Fiction
Larger than life
Full of shades and echoes
It's the story of my life

Fmaj7 | % | Em | % |
Fmaj7 | % | Em | % |
Fmaj7 | % | Em | % |
Fmaj7 | % | Em | % |
Fmaj7 | % | Em | % | Am |

[synth line alternates between F A C E A D C D C A E and A C E G B E D E D B G]

Just like a picture book, Daddy's gone away
Leaving Mummy in her room, with another one on the way
At nights I've heard her screaming through the coloured walls
Di di etc de wolah
Oh please don't leave me alone
Oh please don't leave me alone

2/4 Am | G | Em | Am |
Am | G | Em | D | C | % |
Am | F | D | C | % |

4/4 D | C | D | C C/B |
G A | Dsus4 | G A |

Guitar Solo
Em | % | % | % |
G A | Dsus4 | G A | Esus2 adlib

And even her friend, the hippy man
With his Tarot cards to play
Drowning in his sea of words
Why he never has much to say
And I've seen him standing by the river
Singing to the birds

[You can pretty much play anything here, the more atonal and atmospheric the better].

Fmaj7 | Em | Fmaj7 | Em | Fmaj7 | Em | Fmaj7 |

Just like the mystic says, be careful of what you say
Talking to himself he needs no one to help him on his way (to you)
At nights I've heard him screaming through the candle flame
Di di etc de wolah
Oh please don't leave me alone
Oh please don't leave me alone

2/4 Am | G | Em | Am |
Am | G | Em | D | C | % |
Am | F | D | C | % |

4/4 D | C | D | C C/B |
G A | Dsus4 | G A |

4/8 G | 3/8 Gmaj7 | 5/8 G7 | 4/8 G6 |
4/8 Bm | 3/8 Bm(maj7) | 5/8 Bm7 | 4/8 Bm6 |

E13 [solo synth riff, A C E G B E D E D B G]

You seem to be a bit of a one for detail Camus

Seeing these chords posted makes me wish I had kept up the guitar. I was never this far along though

Hey Camus. Have you ever thought about making a chords & TAB page for the Frenz website?

Lee-Roy's idea is a good one. Your tabs are always fantastic Camus and it'd be great to be able to access them easily.

I love Stranger Than Fiction. Since I got the Mental Notes remaster, I may even be able to go as far as saying its my favourite Enz song.

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Originally posted by AGM155:
Lee-Roy's idea is a good one. Your tabs are always fantastic Camus and it'd be great to be able to access them easily.

I agree. The tabs and chords can be applied to other instruments besides the guitar and it still sounds similiar to the original song. Even if they don't, they're still enough to go on as a guide, then it can be easy to work out the rest on your own.

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The Enz were never particularly "riffy"... Wally is a genius.

If I'm not mistaken, the riff was created by Miles Golding, not Wally Wilkinson.

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Originally posted by Lee-Roy:
Hey Camus. Have you ever thought about making a chords & TAB page for the Frenz website?

No. I've never got the impression that many people are interested in them, or that the frenz site would want to host them.

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You seem to be a bit of a one for detail Camus

Not really, if you're going to do something, do it properly. I know how frustrating it is when you ask something and you either get jokey responses or 'yes I know how to play it' with no explanation on how to play it.

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I know how frustrating it is when you ask something and you either get jokey responses or 'yes I know how to play it' with no explanation on how to play it.

Personally I've never heard of a song called Strabger than fiction! Must be something new from the Split Enz canon.

[Just kidding, guys - Sorry Camus, another jokey response ]

Strabger than fiction is the original version. Only a Split Enz and a few people know about it. Exact same song. just "strabger' instead of "stranger". Guess the record company made them change it.

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Personally I've never heard of a song called Strabger than fiction! Must be something new from the Split Enz canon.

Maybe there was a misprint on that copy of Gormenghast that Phil had, or maybe Mervyn Peake thought it sounded better

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Originally posted by Camus:

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Originally posted by Lee-Roy:
Hey Camus. Have you ever thought about making a chords & TAB page for the Frenz website?

No. I've never got the impression that many people are interested in them, or that the frenz site would want to host them.

I recon there are people out there wanting chords and TABs to Split Enz songs. Apart from the songs that were singles/hits their songs are hard to find on the internet. There's no Enz songs on the OzTabs website!