That’s Not My Name | TAB
Let’s work through a range of ideas for what to play on this great tune, starting with a few super-simple parts.
Verse + Chorus
Here’s the verse:
And here’s a simple chorus, with an added octave and a quick G chord:
On the record, there’s a part played like this:
Combine those two concepts and you might end up with something like this:
Middle 8 + Outro
This is where things really get interesting. Once you’re comfortable, you can borrow ideas from this section and bring them back into the verse and chorus.
Here’s a simple outro part:
Add more of the chord to move away from the power-chord concept and you get:
For the third idea, we get really busy:
Melody + Integration
The melody introduced in the middle 8 is later layered into the outro. Here’s one way to play it:
Take note of the intervals in relation to the chords. Over E, the notes outline the 5th–root–3rd–5th. Over A, it’s the 3rd–root.
Here’s another way to fret the same idea:
Now let’s integrate the melody into the chords:
And finally, let’s move up the fretboard and find another option:
Once you can play all of this TAB, put it together using the backing tracks and chord chart. How much can you improvise?
That’s Not My Name Backing Tracks + TAB | Related Pages
That’s Not My Name | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn how to play That’s Not My Name by Ting Tings using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
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