105

Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces
Drums
Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars
Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop
Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)
Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar
Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4
Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9
Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills
Riff A x 1 to end
115

Steely Dan-Peg
[Druns][Intro] - R RRR RRR RRR RR x 3?
       B
Fill Ss B B Ss
[Verse]I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
It's like a dream come true
So won't you smile for the camera
I know they're gonna love it, Peg
I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter (horn riff)
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you (horn riff)
And when you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better
[Chorus]Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3D
It's your favorite foreign movie
[Vamp] x 2
[Stops] Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxxx X (count 1 2 3 4 5 6 with delay between 5 and 6)
[Intro] - R RRR RRR RRR RR x 3?
       B
Fill Ss B B Ss
[Solo][Verse]I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
And when you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better
[Chorus]Peg
It will come back to you
Peg
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3D
It's your favorite foreign movie
[Repeat until end of time][End][Intro]G6/9 F#7#9 F6/9 E7#9 Eb6/9 D7#9
[Verse 1]Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Cmaj7 Gsus2
I've seen your
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
picture your name in lights
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
above it this is your
Fmaj7 Csus2 Fmaj7 Csus2
big de-but it's like a
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
dream come true so won't you
Gmaj7 Dsus2 Fmaj7 Csus2
smile for the camera I know you're gonna
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
love it
[Verse 2]Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Cmaj7 Gsus2
I've got your
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
pin shot I keep it with your
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
letter Done up in
Fmaj7 Csus2 Fmaj7 Csus2
blue-print blue It sure looks
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
good on you So won't you
Gmaj7 Dsus2 Fmaj7 Csus2
smile for the camera I know they're gonna
Cmaj7 Gsus2 Cmaj7 Gsus2
love it, Peg
[Chorus]Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Am11 E7sus4
Peg it will come back to you
Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Am11 E7sus4
Peg it will come back to you
Asus2/C# C6/9 G F#7
Then the shutter falls
Bm7 E7#9 Am7 C/D Cmaj7 Gsus2
You see it all in 3D it's your favourite foreign movie
Cmaj7 Gsus2 F#m7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 C6/9
[Solo]G6/9 F#7#9 F6/9 E7#9 Eb6/9 D7#9
Chord Shapes:
-------------
For convenience: a=10, b=11, c=12; etc
(So an E shape bar chord at the 9th fret (i.e. C#) would be 9bba99)
G6/9 F#7#9 F6/9 E7#9 Eb6/9 D7#9
xa99ax x989ax x8778x x7678x x6556x x5456x
Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Gsus2 Fmaj7 Csus2 Gmaj7
x3x453 x2x233 3xx233 x8x9a8 9xx899 xaxbca
Dsus2 Am11 E7sus4 Asus2/C# C6/9 G
axx9aa x0xcda 0xxefc 9x99ax 8x778x 355433
F#7 Bm7 Am7 C/D F#m7 Em7
242322 7x7777 5x5555 xx0553 2x2222 079787
130

Trammps (The)-Disco Inferno
[Intro][Vamp] Bm - starts with snare flams xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx (start on offbeat)
[Chorus][Verse] To my surprise....
[Chorus][Verse] Satisfaction .....
[Chorus][Bridge] Up above my head
Riff x 2 (pattern x x x xx - xx x x )
[Verse] Satisfaction .....
[Chorus][Repeat until end][End]---------------------------------------
[Vamp]Bm
[Intro]E A
Burn baby burn
B
Burn baby burn
E A
Burn baby burn
B
Burn baby burn
Burning
[Verse]Bm
To my surprise, yes, one hundred stories high
People getting loose y'all, getting down on the roof, do you hear?
The funk was flaming, out of control
It was so entertaining, when the boogie started to explode
[Hook]I heard somebody say
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
Burning
[Verse 2]Bm
Satisfaction, came in the chain reaction
I couldn't get enough, 'till I had to self-destruct
The heat was on, rising to the top
Everybody's going strong, and that is when my spark got hot
[Hook]I heard somebody say
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
Burning
[Bridge]AMaj7 B
Up above my head, I hear music in the air
AMaj7 B
That makes me know there's a party somewhere
[Verse 3]Bm
Satisfaction, came in a chain reaction, do you hear?
I couldn't get enough, so I had to self-destruct
The heat was on, rising to the top
Everybody's going strong, that is when my spark got hot
[Hook]I heard somebody say
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
E A
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
B
Burn baby burn, burn the mother down
125

Earth Wind And Fire-September
[Drums][Intro no drums]2 x no drums
1 x bass drum
Horns in 
[Verse 1]Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away
Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah
Hey, hey, hey
[Chorus]Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da
[Verse 2]My thoughts are with you
Holdin' hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love, remember
How we knew love was here to stay
Now December
Found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love, remember
The true love we share today
Hey, hey, hey
[Chorus]Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days
[Verse 3]The bell was ringin', oh, oh
Our souls were singin'
Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow
[Chorus]There was a
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), never was a cloudy day
And we'll say
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (dee ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!
[Ends][Guitar Chords]Verse 1
Dmaj7 C#m7
Do you remember
Bm7 F#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7
the 21st night of September?
Bm7 F#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
Bm7 Fm7 G/A
While chasing the clouds away
Verse 2 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7 G/A)
Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing.
As we danced in the night,
Remember how the stars stole the night away
Chorus
Bm7 E7 C#m7 F#m7
Ba de ya - say do you remember
Bm7 E7 C#m7 F#m7
Ba de ya - dancing in September
Bm7 E7 C#m7 F#m7 G/A
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day
Verse 3 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7 G/A)
My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love,
Remember how we knew love was here to stay
Verse 4 (DM7 - C#m7 - Bm7 - F#m7 G/A)
Now December found the love that we shared in September.
Only blue talk and love,
Remember the true love we share today
[Chorus x 2]115

AC/DC-Highway To Hell
[Intro - BPM 116] (G in riff is really G5, A can be played as A5)
& 4 & Off Off On
A A A --- D/F# D/F# G --- D/F# D/F# G --- D/F# D/F# G --- D/F# --- A A
[Verse 1] A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Livin' easy, livin' free
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Season ticket on a one way ride
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Askin' nothin', leave me be
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Takin' everythin' in my stride
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Don't need reason, don't need rhyme
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Ain't nothin' I'd rather do
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Goin' down, party time
D/F# D/F# G D/F# E
My friends are gonna be there too
[Chorus] I'm on the
A A A D/A G D/F#
highway to hell
[Repeat twice]A A A D/A
highway to hell
[Verse 2 - Snare on second A] A A(+S) A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
No stop signs, speed limit
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Nobody's gonna slow me down
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Like a wheel, gonna spin it
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Nobody's gonna mess me around
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Hey Satan, payin' my dues
D/F# D/F# G D/F# A A
Playin' in a rockin' band
A A A D/F# D/F# G D/F# D/F# G
Hey mama, look at me
D/F# D/F# G D/F# E
I'm on my way to the promised land
[] [Chorus] I'm on the
A A A D/A G D/F#
highway to hell
[Repeat twice]A A A D/A
highway to hell
[Bridge] D Dsus4 D - Don't stop me - D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
[Solo] |-A-----------D/A-|(D/A)----G--D/F#-|-x3-
|-A-----------D/A-|(D/A)----G
[Chorus] I'm on the
A A A D/A G D/F#
highway to hell
[Repeat twice]A A A D/A Scrape    G D/F#
highway to hell!!
[Outro] A A A D/A G D/F#
highway to hell
[Repeat twice]highway to hell
A A A D/A
highway to hell
An' I'm goin' down... all the way... whoa
A A N.C.
...... on the highway to hell
[End][Riff] A D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-2-2-----------3-3-3-----------3-3-3---3-3-3---3---2-2-------|
G|---2-2-2-----------2-2-0-----------2-2-0---2-2-0---2---2-2-------|
D|---2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------0-0-0---0-0-0---0---2-2-------| x2
A|---0-0-0-----------x-x-x-----------x-x-x---x-x-x---x---0-0-------|
E|-------------------2-2-3-----------2-2-3---2-2-3---2-------------|
3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
SOLO - JUST DO THIS TWICE AND IMPROV SOME LONG A MINOR PENTATONICS
E -------------------------
B 10-10-10-10--7-5--5---7-5-
G 9--9--9--9---7-5--5---7-5
D -----------------7-7-----
A -------------------------
E -------------------------
115

Cameo-Word Up
[Intro - BPM 116 - Drop D - Chords F#m E D E F#m] [Start with Drums no chords BxSB xxSx (bB)xSB xxSx][Then slap chords with drums]D ----------------0--02--24424
A ----------------0--02--24424
E 4--4----22-2----0--02--24424
Dr--S---S---S---S---S---S---S---------------------
(bass drum played but not shown here)
[Then keyboard part]E 2--5-4-2-----------------------------------------
B 2--------10-9------------------------------------
G x--------9---------------------------------------
D 4--------9-------0--02-24424---------------------
A 4--------7-------0--02-24424---------------------
E 4----------------0--02-24424---------------------
[Verse 1 444 222 000 in drop D] [F#m] Yoh, pretty ladies, a -
[Esus4]round the world,
Got a
[D]weird thing to
[E]show you, so tell
[F#m]all the boys
[F#m/E]and
[F#m]girls, .. Tell your
[F#m]brother, your sister, and your
[Esus4] momma too,
'Cause we're a -
[D]bout to go
[E]down, and
you
[F#]know just what
[F#m/E]to
[F#m]do
[Verse 2] Wave your
[F#m]hands in the air, like
[Esus4]you don't care,
[D] Glide by the
[E]people as they
[F#m]stop to look and stare,
Do your
[F#m] dance, do your dance,
[Esus4] do your dance quick,
Mo--
[D] --ma, come on,
[E] baby, tell me
[F#m] what's the word?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word
[F#m] up! Every -
[Esus4] body
[E] say...
[D] When you hear the
[E] call, you got to
[F#m] get it un
[F#m/E] der
[F#m] way
Word
[F#m] up! It's the
[Esus4] code
[E] word,
No
[D] matter where you
[E] say it, you
[F#m] know
that you'll
[F#m/E] be
[F#m] heard
[Verse 3] Now, all you
[F#m] sucker DJ's who
[Esus4] think you're fly,
There's
[D] got to be a
[E] reason, and we
[F#m] know the rea
[F#m/E] son
[F#m] why
You try to
[F#m] put on those airs, and
[Esus4] act real cool,
But you
[D] got to real -
[E] ise that you're
[F#m] acting like
[F#m/E] [F#m] fools
[Verse 4] If there's
[F#m] music we can use it, we're
[Esus4] free to dance,
[D] We don't have the
[E] time for psycho -
[F#m] logical
[F#m/E] ro
[F#m] mance,
No ro -
[F#m] mance, no romance,
[Esus4] no romance for me,
Mo--
[D] --ma, come on,
[Eadd9] baby, tell me
[F#m] what's
[F#m/E] the wor
[F#m] d?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word
[F#m] up! Every -
[Esus4] body
[E] say...
[D] When you hear the
[E] call, you got to
[F#m] get it
[F#m/E] under
[F#m] way! Owww!
[Break]F#m F#m F#m (F#m A 777xxxx) x 4
[Bouncy riff x 4 - just bass drum] F#m F#m B (B/A) F#m F#m - play with 2nd finger to help use other fingers to mute other strings
E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ----------4--4-------------
D --4--4----4--4-4---4-------
A --4--4----2--0-4---4--------
E --4--4---------4---4--------
[Keyboard riff version version of Verse chords x 2 - Drums back in](Fuller chords - full D, E with low E string muted then F#m 44422x)
[Bouncy riff x 4 again]||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ----------4--4-------------
D --4--4----4--4-4---4-------
A --4--4----2--0-4---4--------
E --4--4---------4---4--------
    W  O    R    D   Up
(just drums)
||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
[Keyboard riff]"Hey" - improv out
[Bouncy riff to end][End] 50

Chris Stapleton-Tennessee Whiskey
[INTRO] A Bm D A A D/A A
E ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-|
B ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h3-3-2-|
G ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-|
D ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h4-4-2-|
A -----0-2/4--|-4\2-0-2/4\2--|-2h4-2h4-4\2--|-2/4\2-0------|-0-0-0-0-|
E -0-2--------|--------------|--------------|---------4/5--|-0-0-0-0-|
A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------
[VERSE] A Bm Bm
Used to spend my nights out in a barroom
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Liquor was the only love I’ve known
A Bm Bm
But you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And brought me back from being too far gone
You're as
[CHORUS] A D/A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
[VERSE] A Bm Bm
I’ve looked for love in all the same old places
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Found the bottom of a bottle was always dry
A Bm Bm
But when you poured out your heart I didn’t waste it
D Bm A E
‘Cause there’s nothing like your love to get me high, yeah
[CHORUS] D A D/A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO: (Can play the following chords or the solo tab)] A A Bm Bm D Bm A D/A D/A A
A A Bm Bm D Bm A D/A D/A A
[CHORUS] A A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
[OUTRO] A A D/A A Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Tennessee whiskey, Tennessee whiskey
A A D/A A Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D
Tennessee whiskey
Bm A
Tennessee whiskey
[Repeat until end]###################################
[INTRO] A Bm D A A D/A A
E ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-|
B ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h3-3-2-|
G ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-|
D ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h4-4-2-|
A -----0-2/4--|-4\2-0-2/4\2--|-2h4-2h4-4\2--|-2/4\2-0------|-0-0-0-0-|
E -0-2--------|--------------|--------------|---------4/5--|-0-0-0-0-|
A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------
[VERSE] A Bm Bm
Used to spend my nights out in a barroom
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Liquor was the only love I’ve known
A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------
A Bm Bm
But you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And brought me back from being too far gone
A
E ----------0--
B ----------2--
G ----------2--
D ----------2--
A ------0------
E -0h2---------
You're as
[CHORUS] A D/A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
A
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
D ------------
A -----0-3h4--
E -0-2--------
[VERSE] A Bm Bm
I’ve looked for love in all the same old places
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Found the bottom of a bottle was always dry
A
E ----------0--
B ----------2--
G ----------2--
D ----------2--
A ------0------
E -0h2---------
A Bm Bm
But when you poured out your heart I didn’t waste it
D Bm A E
‘Cause there’s nothing like your love to get me high, yeah
[CHORUS] D A D/A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO: (Can play the following chords or the solo tab)] A A Bm Bm D Bm A D/A D/A A
A A Bm Bm D Bm A D/A D/A A
[CHORUS] A A D/A A Bm Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
A Bm Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
D Bm A D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
[OUTRO] A A D/A A Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D Bm A D/A D/A A
Tennessee whiskey, Tennessee whiskey
A A D/A A Bm
You’re as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
D
Tennessee whiskey
Bm A
Tennessee whiskey
E -----0-5-
B ---2-----
G -2-------
D ---------
A ---------
E ---------
[End][Note for solo]e|----------b-|-------------s---|-------------s---|----------|
B|------10-12-|-------14--14\12-|-------14--14\12-|-12-12-10-|
G|-9-11-------|---s---------s---|---s-------------|----------|
D|------------|-12\14-----14\12-|-12\14-----------|-12-12-11-|
A|------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
E|------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
e|-----------------------------|--b-------|--b--b--------|
B|------------------------10~~-|-12-12-10-|-13-13--10-10-|
G|------------s---9-11-11------|----------|--------------|
D|-----7---7-9\11--------------|----------|--------------|
A|-7-9---9---------------------|----------|--------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------|--------------|
e|----------------------------|----------|
B|----------------------------|----------|
G|-9h11-9-11---s-p------------|--h--p-s--|
D|-9h11------11\9-7------h--7-|-9-10-9\7-|
A|------------------9---7-9---|----------|
E|----------------------------|----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------10----10--s---|
G|--------------------------s---9-11----11----9\11-|
D|--h--7--7---h-p----7-9-7-9\11--------------------|
A|-7-9-------7-9-7-9-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
110

Clash-Should I Stay Or Should I Go
[Intro Riff - First 4 bars - BPM 113]    
[D]     
[G]        
[D]e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2------X-X-X---|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3------X-X-X---|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2------X-X-X---|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
   
[D]     
[G]        
[D]e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2--------5-h8--|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3--------------|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2--------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
[Intro - With drums] x
[D] [D] [D] -
[G] [G] [G] [G] -
[D] x x x - x x x x
x B S B S B B (full drums now)
"oooowwww" - repeat once
[Verse 1][N.C.] Darling, you've got to let me know,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] Should I stay or should I go,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] If you say that you are mine,
[G] [F] [G] [N.C.] I'll be here 'til the end of time,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] So you've got to let me know...
[A7] [N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go?
[D] [G] [D] [Verse 2][N.C.] It's always tease, tease, tease,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] You're happy when I'm on my knees,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] One day it's fine, and next it's black,
[G] [F] [G] [N.C.] So if you want me off your back,
[D] [G] [D] [N.C.] Well, come on, and let me know...
[A7] [N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go?
[D] [G] [D] [Verse 3 - DOUBLE TIME - bd = bass drum - Intro drum pattern
and just keep bass drum going after B B B BS - BSBSBSBS][N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare)
[D] go now?
[G] [D] Should I stay, or should I
[D] go now?
[G] [D] (more bass drum) If I go there will be
[G] trouble,
[F] [G] And, if I stay, it will be
[D] double,
[G] [D] So, come on, and let me
[A7] know... ( 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 - stop+snare)
[SNARE STOP][NO VOCALS - Drum figure]Sh I St Or Sh I Go (FOR GUIDANCE BUT NO VOCALS AT THIS POINT)
[D][D] -
[G][G][G][G]-
[D] - stop
S S - S S S S - S
- B - B
[Verse 4 - NORMAL TIME]N.C.
This indecision's (BS pickup) buggin' me,
[D] (Esta inde -
[G] cision me mo -
[D] lesta)
[N.C]If you don't want me, set me free!
[D] (Si no me
[G] quieres, libra -
[D] me!)
[N.C]Exactly whom I'm supposed to be?
(
[G] Digame
[F] ...quein
[G] tengo ser!)
[N.C] Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
(
[D] No sabes que
[G] ropas me que -
[D] da?)
[N.C]Come on, and let me know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
[N.C]Should I cool it, or should I blow?
[D] (Me debo
[G] ir o quedar -
[D] me?)
[Break - NORMAL TIME]aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggh!!!!!!!!
[D][G][D]SPLIT!
[D][G][D][G] (Yo me en -
[F] frio o lo
[G] soplo?)
[D][G][D][A7][D][G][D][Verse 5 - DOUBLE TIME][N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare)
[D]go now?
(Yo me en -
[G] frio o lo
[D] soplo?)
Should I stay, or should I
[D] go now?
(Yo me en -
[G] frio o lo
[D] soplo?)
If I go there will be
[G] trouble,
(Si me
[F] voy va a haber pel -
[G] igro!)
And if I stay it will be
[D] double,
(Si me
[G] quedo sera el
[D] doble!)
So you gotta let me
[A7] know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
[A7] Should I cool it, or should I
[D] blow?
(Yo me en -
[G] frio o lo
[D] soplo?)
[Verse 6][D] Should I stay, or should I go now?
(Yo me en -
[G] frio o lo
[D] soplo?)
If I go there will be
[G] trouble,
(Si me
[F] voy va a haber pel -
[G] igro!)
And if I stay it will be
[D] double,
(Si me
[G] quedo sera el
[D] doble!)
So you gotta let me
[A7] know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
(snare on all chords to finish)
[D] Should I
[G] stay, or should I
[D] go? (stop)
[End]80

Cranberries-Zombie
[Intro - BPM 84 - Vox - v1-1, v2-3] (No drums - Light chord strumming)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#](Full drums)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] x 2
[Guitar riff just over G and D/F# - and just bass drum][Em] [C] first
[G] [D]E---------------------------------
B-12-13--10-12--8-10--7-8-s7--7---
G-0------0------7-----7---s7--7---
D-(0)---(0)-----0-----0----0--0---
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
Dr S S S S
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [Em] Another
[C] head hangs lowly,
[G] child is slowly
[D/F#] taken
[Em] And the violence
[C] caused such silence,
[G] who are we mista
[D/F#] ken .. But you
[Em] see it's not me, it's not
[C] my family .. In your
[G] head, in your head, they are fighting
[D/F#] .. With their
[Em] tanks and their bombs and their
[C] bombs and their guns ..in your
[G] head, in your head, they are cry
[D/F#] ing
[Chorus 1 - FULL DRUMS - Vocal doubling effect] In your
[Em] head, in your
[C] head, zombie,
[G] zombie, zombie
[D/F#] What's in your
[Em] head, in your
[C] head, zombie,
[G] zombie, zombie
[D/F#] [Instrumental with 'doo doo doo doos'][Em] [C] [G] [D/F#](just bass drum)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] with riff over G and D
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [Em] Another mo
[C] ther's breaking hea
[G] rt is taking ov
[D/F#] er
[Em] When the violence
[C] causes silence,
[G] we must be mista
[D/F#] ken ..It's the
[Em] same old theme since
[C] 1916 ... In your
[G] head, in your head, they're still
[D/F#] fighting .. With their
[Em] tanks and their bombs and their
[C] bombs and their guns ... In your
[G] head, in your head, they're
[D/F#] dying
[Chorus 2 - Full drums] In your
[Em] head, in your
[C] head, zombie,
[G] zombie, zombie
[D/F#] What's in your
[Em] head, in your
[C] head, zombie,
[G] zombie, zombie
[D/F#][Instrumental - oohs with ya eh ya yah][Em] [C] [G] [D/F#][Em] [C] [Em] [C] x2
[Solo] [Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] x3
[Outro - with just bass drum] [Em] [C] [Em] [C][Em] [C] (big fill - hard stop)
[Em]115

David Bowie-Lets Dance
[Intro - No drums - BPM 115 - capo at 1 for original key] [D7] Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
(drums in - BxxB Sxxx Bxxx Sxxx - BxxB SxBx Bxxx Sxxx)
[A7sus4-575755 or x02030] [A7sus4] [Am6-5x4555 or x02212] [Am6][F] [F] [Am7] [Am] [Chorus] (Let's
[A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and
[Am6] dance the blues
(Let's
[F] dance) to the song they're playin' on the
[Am7] radio
(Let's
[A7sus4] sway) while color lights up your
[Am6] face
(Let's
[F] sway) sway through the crowd to an
[Am7] empty space
[Verse] [G] If you say run ........ I'll
[C] run with
[D] you
[C] [D] [G] If you say hide, .......... we'll
[C] hide
[D/C] [C] [D/C] .. Be
[G] cause my love for
[Em] you would
[C] break my heart in
[D7] two
[D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....
[Bridge] [A7sus4] Flow
[A7sus4] er
[Am6] [Am6] Let's dance
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am] [Chorus] (Let's
[A7sus4] dance) for fear your grace should
[Am6] fall
(Let's
[F] dance) for fear tonight is
[Am7] all
(Let's
[A7sus4] sway) you could look into my eyes
[Am6] (Let's sway
[F]) under the moonlight, this
[Am7] serious moonlight
[Verse] [G] If you say run ........ I'll
[C] run with
[D] you
[C] [D] [G] If you say hide, we'll
[C] hide
[D/C] [C] [D/C] .. Be
[G] cause my love for
[Em] you would
[C] break my heart in
[D7] two
[D7] If you should fall into my arms and tremble like a....
[Bridge] [A7sus4] Flow
[A7sus4] er
[Am6] [Am6] [F] [F] [Am7] [Am] [Chorus] (Let's
[A7sus4] dance) put on your red shoes and
[Am6] dance the blues
(Let's
[F] sway) under the moonlight,
[Am7] the serious moonlight
[Outro - Solo] [A7sus4] Flow
[A7sus4] er
[Am6] [Am6] Let's dance
[F] [F] [Am7] [Am] Repeat to fade w/ad lib
115

Doobie Brothers-Long Train
[Intro  - BPM 87 - No drums high riff]   
[Em7]      
E -7------7-7------7---7--
B -7h8----8-8------8---7--
G -7------7-7------7---7--
D -7h9----9-9------9---7--
A -7------7-7------7---7--
E -7------7-7------7---7--
Dr B        S    B   S
[Verse][Em7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here
See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus]Without love 
[Am7] where would you be now 
[Em7] 
Without lo 
[C] --o--- 
[Bsus4] -o 
[B] -ove 
[Em7] 
[Verse]You 
[Em7] know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
[Chorus]Without love 
[Am7] where would you be now 
[Em7] 
Without lo 
[C] --o--- 
[Bsus4] -o 
[B] -ove 
[Em7] 
[Verse]Well the Ill 
[Em7] inois Central    
And the 
[Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to 
[Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You 
[Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]Without love 
[Am7] where would you be now 
[Em7] 
Without lo 
[C] --o--- 
[Bsus4] -o 
[B] -ove 
[Em7] 
 
[Solo- Verse chords][Em7]  
[Am7] 
[Em7][C] 
[Bsus4] 
[B] 
[Em7][Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section]   
[Em7] 
E ------------------
B ------------------
G ------------------
D -7--9---------------
A -5--7---------------
E -0-----------------
Dr B  B  S    B     S
Well the Ill 
[Em7] inois Central    
And the 
[Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to 
[Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You 
[Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]Without love 
[Am7] where would you be now 
[Em7] 
Without lo 
[C] --o--- 
[Bsus4] -o 
[B] -ove 
[Em7] 
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum]         
Well the 
[Em7] pistons keep on turning
And the whe 
[Em7] els go round and round  
The 
[Em7] steel rails are cold and hard
For the 
[Em7] miles that they go down
[Chorus]Without love 
[Am7] where would you be now 
[Em7] 
Without lo 
[C] --o--- 
[Bsus4] -o 
[B] -ove
[Am7]ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end
 - bring drums back in at some point
[Em7] 
[Em7] 
[Em7] 
[Dm7]B     S     B     S
90

Kaiser Chiefs-Ruby
[Intro]Opening riff - no drums
Dsus4-D x 4
(drums in -  - Am and Em play the low third after playing chord to simulate riff 022 322)
Am-----Em-----Dsus4-D
Am-----Em-----D--D/C--D/B--D/A
Am-----Em-----Dsus4-D
Am-----Em-----D--D/C--D/B--D/A
--D/G--D/F#--D/E--D
[Verse 1]Let it
[Am] never be said, the
[Em] romance is dead
Cause there's
[Bm] so little else, occu
[D] pying my head
There is
[Am] nothing I need, except th
[Em] e function to breathe
But I'm
[Bm] not really fussed, doesn't
[D] matter to me (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff]Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby
[Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya
[Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me
[Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] [Em] [D] [Verse 2]Due to
[Am] lack of interest, to
[Em] morrow is cancelled
Let the
[Bm] clock's be reset, and the
[D] pendulum's held
Cause there'
[Am] s nothing I'm told, except
[Em] the space in between
Finding
[Bm] out what you're called, and re
[D] peating your name (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff]Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby
[Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya
[Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me
[Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] [Em] [D] [D#] (drums stop)
[Bridge - No drums][Em] Could it be, could it be, that you're
[C] joking with me
And you
[Am] don't really don't see, you and
[D] me
[D#] [Em] Could it be, could it be, that you're
[C] joking with me
And you
[Am] don't really don't see, you and
[D] me
[D#] [Solo][Em] [C] [Am] (
[D] [D#]) x 2
[Vamp]Em (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff] x2
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby
[Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya
[Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me
[Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby
[Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya
[Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me
[Em] [D] [Outro][D] [D#] [Em][Notes][Chorus riff - Em - fret low B and high F# with fingers 1 and 2 to allow to play figure]---Am--Em-------D
E -0-3--2-3-2---2
B -1----0-------3
G -2----0-------2
D -2----x-------0
A -0----2---------
E -x----0---------
115

Killers-All These Things That I've Done
[Intro - Capo 2 - Free time no drums - Pluck harmonic at 12th with 1st and 4th finger whilst playing chords with thumb][Melody descends][E] When there's nowhere else to run
[E7] Is there room for one... more...
[A] son?
One more
[E] so o on?
[E/D#] If you
[C#m] can hold on,
If you
[A] can hold on, hold on
[E] [Drums in - Just bass drum B B B (BB)B]| E | E | E | E |
(full drums - B S B SS)
| E | E | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
[Verse 1 - Full drums][E] I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no, you don't, you do oh
[A]on't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of
[E] men
(backward drums)
[E] I want a meaning from the
(melody offbeat slow) back of my broken hand
[E] Another head aches, another heart breaks
I'm so... much ol...der than I I can ta a ake
[A] And my affection, well it comes and g
[E] oes
(backward drums)
[E] I need direction to perfection, no no no no - help me
[Chorus - Put some offbeat chordal work in to drive][E] out, yeah
You know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the
[A] back burner
You know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
[Verse 2 - Melody descends][E] And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son?
These
[A] changes ...... ain't changing me,
The
[E] cold-hearted boy I used to be
[Chorus][E] Yeah, you know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the
[A] back burner
You know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[C#m] down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[A] down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[E] down
[Drums stop - Chug on E] [Bridge][E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier (go high)
[E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[Straight drums in - Use 1 offbeat per chord - the & - per bar to drive - &1 2 3 4 &1 2 3 4][E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[E] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[C#m] I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
[A] I got soul, but I'm not a soldi
[E] er
[Vamp - Drum solo etc][E][Chorus][E] Yeah, you know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the
[A] back burner
You know you gotta help me
[E] out, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[E] down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[E] down, yeah
Oh, don't you put me on the
[A] back burner
You're gonna bring yourself
[E] down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself
[C#m] down
[Outro][(C#m)] Oh .. ver .. and ..
[F#m] in .. last.. call.. for..
[A] sin While everyone's lost, the battle is
[B] won
(Drums stop)
With all these things that I've ......
[E] done (drums back in)
With all these things that I've ......
[C#m] done
[Vamp on C#m]If you
[A] can hold on, if you
[B] can hold on..
[E] [Drum outro - just bass drum - Chug on E and play the odd fast strum][E]150

Killers-Mr Brightside
[Intro][D] x 1
[Verse 1 Chords in drop D - Dsus2 xx0230 Dmaj7sus2 xx0220 G - 5x0033] [Dsus2] I'm coming out of my
[Dmaj7sus2] cage
And I've been doing just
[G] fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
[Dsus2] It started out with a
[Dmaj7sus2] kiss
How did it end up like
[G] this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
[Dsus2] Now I'm falling asleep
[Dmaj7sus2] And she's calling a
[G] cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
[Dsus2] Now they're going to
[Dmaj7sus2] bed
And my stomach is
[G] sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
[Bridge - Chords - drop D - Bm - 9x7777 Asus4 x07750 - make A x07650 G can make G6 5x5430][Bm] Chest now, he takes off her
[Asus4] dress now let me
[G] go ..........................
[Bm] And I just can't look its
[Asus4] killing me ...And
[G] taking control
[Chorus 1 - Dsus2 000230 G/A 5x0003 Bm/A 9x7777 Asus4 x07750][Dsus2] Jealousy,
[G] turning saints in
[Bm] to the sea
[Asus4] Swimming through sick
[Dsus2] lullabies
[G] Choking on your
[Bm] alibis
[Asus4] but it's just the
[Dsus2] price I pay
[G] Destiny is
[Bm] calling me
[Asus4] Open up my
[Dsus2] eager
[G] eye
[Bm] Cause I'm Mr
[Asus4] Brightside (hold note over next riff)
[Intro riff - lots of vibrato - keep low D ringing]E 0--0----10---
B 15-15---10---
G 14-14---0----
D 12-11-s-9----
A X--X----X----
E 0--0----0----
[Verse 2] [Dsus2] I'm coming out of my
[Dmaj7sus2] cage
And I've been doing just
[G] fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
[Dsus2] It started out with a
[Dmaj7sus2] kiss
How did it end up like
[G] this
[##############Scroll###############](Stop chords drum phrase 1234 1(&2)3(&4))
(-------------------------------BS---BS)
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
[Dsus2] Now I'm falling asleep
[Dmaj7sus2] And she's calling a
[G] cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
[Dsus2] Now they're going to
[Dmaj7sus2] bed
And my stomach is
[G] sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
[Bridge][Bm] Chest now, he takes off her
[Asus4] dress now
let me
[G] go
[Bm] And I just can't look its
[Asus4] killing me
And
[G] taking control
[Chorus 2][Dsus2] Jealousy,
[G] turning saints in
[Bm] to the sea
[Asus4] Swimming through sick
[Dsus2] lullabies
[G] Choking on your
[Bm] alibis
[Asus4] but it's just the
[Dsus2] price I pay
[G] Destiny is
[Bm] calling me
[Asus4] Open up my
[Dsus2] eager
[G] eye
[Bm] Cause I'm Mr
[Asus4] Brightside
[Outro] D G Bm A
Play opening riff slightly quicker - mute strings a bit (predominantly lower)
with just bass then snare back in for next section
"I never" x 4 over Chorus chords
Then final phrase is
A x07650 G6/A x05430 A x02220
Bass run A - 7 5 4
[Notes][Intro - Drop D - BPM 148] Arpeggio up at 12th fret area - hold heel hard on body to articulate
Bass drum on all quarter notes (as per usual drum beat) - Pick intro for first verse - strum for other parts
Final arp and snare in
E ---------------0--------------------0-(Snare)
B ------15----15---15--------15----15----------
G ----14---14--------------14---14-------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A -14-------------------14---------------------
E ---------------------------------------------
150

Kings of Leon-Sex Is On Fire
[Intro - riff is played offbeat ](Drums in on C#m)
[E] [C#m]E------------------4-4--
B--9-9-9-9---------5-5--
G--9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6--
D-11-9-9-9-----7-8-6-6--
A--7-7-7-7-----4-4-4-4--
E-----------------------
Dr 1-2-3-4-....1-2-3-4
[E][C#m]again
[Verse - With drums can drop second snare] Lay where you're
[E] laying
Don't make a sound
[E] I know they're
[C#m] watching (actually Csus2 is more accurate)
They're watching
[C#m] All the com
[E] motion (full drums)
the kiddie
[E] like play
Has people
[C#m] talking
Talking
[C#m] [Chorus - Play chorus riff1][E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........
[A] [Verse - Semi drums] The dark of the
[E] alley
The break of the
[E] day
Head while I'm
[C#m] driving
I'm driving
[C#m] Soft lips are
[E] open (full drums)
Them knuckles are
[E] pale
Feels like you're
[C#m] dying
You're
[C#m] dying
[Chorus] [E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........
[A]........Con
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................
[A] [Verse - Semi drums] Hot as a
[E] fever
Rattling
[E] bones
I could just
[C#m] taste it
Taste it
[C#m] But it's not for
[E] ever (full drums)
But it's just to
[E] night
Oh we're still the
[C#m] greatest
The greatest
[C#m] The greatest
[C#m] [Chorus] [E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........
[A]........
(just bass drum - just lower chords on 1&)
[E] You ..........Your sex is on (guitar riff)
[C#m]fire ........
[A]........Con
(just bass drum - full riff)
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................
[A] (full drums in and full riff)
And
[E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........
[A]........Con
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................
[A] [E][End][E] 1&
[Riff 1] [E] [Cm7] [A]E --12--11----11-9---11--11---0------
B 9-----------9--9---10--10---9------
G 9-----------9--9---9---9----9------
D 9-----------9--9---x--------x------
A x------------------0--------0------
E 0-----------9--9-------------------
75

Oasis-Champagne Supernova
[Intro- BPM 75] [A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x2
[Verse 1][A] How many special people change?
[G] how many lives
are living strange? where
[D/F#] were you while
we were getting
[E] high?
[A] slowly walking down
the hall
[G] faster than a cannon ball
where
[D/F#] were you while we were getting
[E] high?
[Chorus 1 - Big doubled vox on chorus - no harmonies]Someday you will
[A] find me caught
beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne
supernova in the
[E] sky. someday you will
[A] find
me caught beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a
[E] champagne supernova
in the sky
[A] (drums in)
[Vamp - A G D/F# E][Verse 2][A] Wake up the dawn and ask her why a
[G] dreamer
dreams she never dies wipe
[D/F#] that tear away
now from your eye
[E] --------
[A] slowly walking down
the hall
[G] faster than a cannon ball where
[D/F#] were you while we were getting
[E] high?
[Chorus]Someday you will
[A] find me caught
beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne
supernova in the
[E] sky. someday you will
[A] find
me caught beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a
[E] champagne supernova
cos
[G] people believe that they're gonna get away
for the
[A] summer --------
[G] but you and i we live and die
the
[D] world is still spinning around
we don't know
[E] why why why why (hold note and start solo quietly)
[Guitar Solo 1] Accordion first - play A with descending bass to F# then play Emaj then the solo
[A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x 4
[Verse][A] How many special people change?
[G] how many lives
are living strange? where
[D/F#] were you while
we were getting
[E] high?
[A] slowly walking down
the hall
[G] faster than a cannon ball
where
[D/F#] were you while we were getting
[E] high?
Someday you will
[A] find me caught
beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne
supernova in the
[E] sky. someday you will
[A] find
me caught beneath the
[G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a
[E] champagne supernova
cos
[G] people believe that they're gonna get away
for the
[A] summer --------
[G] but you and i we live and die
the
[D] world is still spinning around
we don't know
[E] why why why why
[Guitar Solo 2:][A] [G] [D/F#] (
[F] [G]) x4
(
[F] [G]) (
[F] [G])
[A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x2
[Verse 3:][A] how many special people
change?
[G] how many lives
are living strange?
[D/F#] where were you while
we were getting
[E] high?
[Outro:]we were getting
[A] high
we were getting
[G] high
we were getting
[D/F#] high
we were getting
[E] high
[A] [G] [D/F#] (
[F] [G]) x2
[End][Notes][Guitar Solo 1 - Just play chords to begin - then add solo lines] E ----------------------
B -2-------2---------2--
G -2-4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-2-----2h4-2--
A -0---------2h4--------
E ----------------------
-----------S-T---a---S(nare)
E ---------3---------3--
B -2-------0---------0--
G ---4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-------2h4-0--
A -----------2h4-----X--
E -3-------3---------3--
E ---------2---------2--
B -2-------3---------3--
G ---4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-0-----2h4-0--
A ---------X-2h4-----X--
E -2-------2---------2--
E ---0------------------
B -2-0------------------
G -1-1------------------
D -2-2------------------
A -2-2------------------
E -0-0------------------
80

Oasis-Dont Look Back In Anger
[BPM 81 - Intro - No drums - Fmaj7 Riff][C] [Fmaj7+riff] [C] [Fmaj7] - straight quarter note strums
drums in - don't play riff second time
[Verse 1 - Drums in - Big fill flat of hand on main body - don't play final riff of intro] [C] Slip inside the
[G] eye of your mind
[Am]Don't you
[E7] know you might
[F] find ......
[G] A better place to
[C] play
[Am][G] [Verse 2] [C] You said that
[G] you'd never been
[Am] But all the
[E7] things that you've
[F] seen ....
[G] Slowly fade a
[C] way
[Am][G] [Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo
[Fm] lution from my
[C] bed
Cos you
[F] said the brains I
[Fm] have went to my
[C] head
[F] Step outside the
[Fm] summertime's in
[C] bloom
(drums - backward beat S B S B)
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace
[E7] Take that look from off your face
(normal beat)
[Am] Cos you ain't ever
[G] going to burn my
[F] heart ou....
[G] out
[Vamp on G - Big fills thumb and chords at same time - play quarter notes on bass drum throughout] [Chorus] [C] So
[G] Sally can
[Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too
[F] late
As we're
[G] walking on
[C] by
[Am][G] Her
[C]soul
[G] slides a
[Am] way
[E7] but don't look
[F] back in anger
[G] I heard you
[C] say
[Am][G] [Instrumental] C G Am E7 F G C Am-G
[Verse 3] [C] Take me to the
[G] place where you
[Am] go
Where no
[E7] body knows
[F] ....
[G] If it's night or day
[C] [Am][G] [C] Please don't put your
[G] life
in the
[Am] hands
Of a
[E7] Rock and Roll
[F] band ....
[G] Who'll throw it all
[C] away
[Am][G] [Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo
[Fm] lution from my
[C] bed
Cos you
[F] said the brains I
[Fm] have went to my
[C] head
[F] Step outside the
[Fm] summertime's in
[C] bloom
(backward beat)
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace
[E7] Take that look from off your face
(normal beat)
[Am] Cos you ain't ever
[G] going to burn my
[F] heart ou...
[G]..outX
[Vamp on G - with drum fills](drums - leave open strings of G ringing - play r/h bottom of board)
(l/h - top of board near submarine pickup)
[Chorus] [C] So
[G] Sally can
[Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too
[F] late
As we're
[G] walking on
[C] by
[Am][G] Her
[C]soul
[G] slides a
[Am] way
[E7] but don't look
[F] back in anger
[G] I heard you
[C] say
[Am][G] [Solo] [F] [Fm] [C] [C][F] [Fm] [C] [C][F] [Fm] [C] [C][G] [G] [E7] [E7][Am] [G] [F] [F][G] [G] [G] [G] (drum fill)
[Chorus] [C] So
[G] Sally can
[Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too
[F] late
As we're
[G] walking on
[C] by
[Am][G] Her
[C]soul
[G] slides a
[Am] way
[E7] but don't look
[F] back in anger
[G] I heard you
[C] say
[Am][G] [C] So
[G] Sally can
[Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too
[F] late
As we're
[G] walking on
[C] by
[Am][G] Her
[C] soul
[G] slides a
[Am] way,
[Stop]But don't look
[F] back in anger
Dont look
[Fm] back in anger
I heard you
[C] say
[G] [Am] [E7] [F] [Fm]At least not to
[C] day
[End][Notes][Fmaj7 Riff]E 0-0-0
B 1-1-1
G x-x-0
D 2-3-3
on D string finger 2 with 2nd finger, 3 with 3rd finger - G is sort of naturally muted
85

Queen-Fat Bottomed Girls
[Recording - V1 - standard, V2 - low 5th and high 3rd - style of voice for bvox - neutral, for main - distorted and doubled][Drop D - Intro - BPM 90 - No bass until verse 2 - Minimal Guitar, mainly vox, no drums
Intro - No drums - introduce the low D on D more during the song - Low but sing aggressively][D] Ah, you gonna
[C] take me home to
[G/B] night
[D] Ah, down be
[C] side that red fire
[A] light
[D] Ah, you gonna
[G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed
[D] girls, you make the
[A] rockin' world go
[D] round
[Instrumental - With drums - 0:23] [D]E ----------------------------0-0-0-
B ----------------------------1-1-1-
G ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-0-0-0----
D ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-2-2-2----
A ----5---5---5---5---5-------3-2-00---
E --0-------------------------------3--
Dr B S B S B S B S
E ---
B ---
G 7-7-7-7-7
D 7-7-7-7-7 (stop)
A 5-5-5-5-5
E 0--------
DrB S B S B B B S
[Verse 1](snare) I was
[D]just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my nurse
[A] ry (Huh!)
Left a
[D] lone with big fat Fanny, she was
[G]such a naughty nanny
Heap big
[D]woman, you made a
[A]bad boy out of
[D]me (drums stop)
[Instrumental] [D]E --------
B --------
G -------5-5-5-5
D -5-3---5-5-5-5 (stop)
A -5-3---5-5-5-5
E -5-3-0--------
Dr-----B S B S B B B S
Hey hey! I've been
[Verse 2 - Bass comes in now][D] singing with my band, across the water, across the land
I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the
[A] way (hey)
But their
[D] beauty and their style, went kind of
[G] smooth after a while
Take me
[D] to them dirty
[A] ladies every
[D] time, come on! (Drum fill 1)
(Drum fill - leave all of D ringing and just play figure with right hand)
---X XX-X -X-X X-X- (keep bass drum going during)
[Chorus] [D] Ah, won't you
[C] take me home to
[G/B] night?
[D] Ah, down be
[C] side your red fire
[A] light
[D] Ah, and you
[G] give it all you got
Fat bottomed
[D] girls, you make the
[A] rockin' world go
[D] round
Fat bottomed
[D] girls, you make the
[A] rockin' world go
[D] round
[Drum Fill SSSB S (ring D chord at end)][Interlude - Just bass drum under - 2nd line - half bar for A section] [G] [G] -
[D] [D] -
[A] (
[A][A][A][D]) -
[D] [D][G] [G] -
[D] [D] - (
[A][A] X
[G]) -
......................... Hey listen (count 2 snares / 1 bar from here)
[G] [G] [G] [G] (B) (B) (B) S
here .... ah.........now I got
(Starting count new bar at G - then come back in correctly)
[Verse 3]Now I got
[D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in my bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali
[A] ty (I tell you)
Oh, but
[D] I still get my pleasure
Still
[G] got my greatest treasure
Heap big
[D] woman, you done
[A] made a big man of
[D] me
(Drum fill - SBBS BBSB BSBB SxSx - with D chord on every Snare hit)
[Chorus] [D] Oh (I know) you gonna
[C] take me home to
[G/B] night (Please)
[D] Oh, down be
[C] side that red fire
[A] light
[D] Oh, you gonna
[G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed
[D] girls, you make the
[A] rockin' world go
[D] round,
[G] yeah
Fat bottomed
[D] girls, you make the
[A] rockin' world go
[D] round
[Outro]Get on your bikes and ride!
[D] w/ad lib vocals with G to F riff 555 333 000
[D]xxx xSSS
[D]xxx xSSS
[D]xxx xSSS
[D] (keep bass drum going under)
90

Radiohead-Creep
[Intro - BPM 92 - Not original key for Guido - Capo 7 for original key
Vamp 1 x C, E, F, Fm - Drums B S bB S - but no drums at this point] [Verse 1 - No drums at this point - FIRST VOCAL NOTE IS C - HIGHER THAN YOU THINK]When you were here be
[C] fore, couldn't look you in the
[E] eyes
You're just like an
[F] angel, your skin makes me
[Fm] cry
You float like a
[C] feather in a beautiful
[E] world
I wish I was
[F] special (bass drum start), you're so fucking
[Fm] special
[pattern for riff and drums - B B (FmFm+SS) B B (FmFm+SS) (Fm+S) B (Fm+S)]Bxxx Sxxx BBxx Sxxx - xxBB Sxxx xxBx Sxxx
FF FF F F (F=Fm)
Im a a
[Chorus] (play loud)
But I'm a
[C] creep, I'm a
[E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing
[F] here? I don't be (stop)
[Fm]long here
[Verse 2 - Drums back in - swings a bit B S bB S rhythm]I don't care if it
[C] hurts, I wanna have con
[E] trol
I want a perfect
[F] body, I want a perfect
[Fm] soul
I want you to
[C] notice when I'm not a
[E] round
You're so fucking
[F] special, I wish I was
[Fm] special
(play Fm on hits in brackets - use 16th note strums to keep time)
Bxxx Sxxx (BB)xx Sxxx
xx(BB) (S)xxx Bxxx (S)xxx
[Chorus] (play loud)
But I'm a
[C] creep, I'm a
[E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing
[F] here? I don't be
[Fm] long here
[Bridge] (play loud)
Oooh, oooh,
[C] she's running out the
[E] door... huh uh huh
[F] She's running out, she
[Fm] run, run, run...
[C] Ruuuuu
[E] uuun...
[F] Ruuuuu
[Fm] (stop) uuuuuun...
[Verse 3] (play soft until the end - just bass drum)
Whatever makes you
[C] happy, whatever you
[E] want
You're so fucking
[F] special, I wish I was
[Fm] special
[Chorus]But I'm a
[C] creep, I'm a
[E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing
[F] here? I don't be
[Fm] (stop drums) long here
I don't be
[C] long here
[End]150

Stereophonics-Dakota
[Intro] No drums - Downstrokes, mute and play slight harmonics to simulate flange
D -9999999999999999-6666666666666666--2222222222222222--9999999999999
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro riff - Imply A to come into - keep barre as much as
possible -Pluck the high Es to start the phrases] Emaj C#m7 A E
E 0-----11-x---0--x---0-----
B x--12----9---x--12----12-
G 9--9-----9---9--9---9--9--
D x--9-----9---x--x------9--
A x--x-----x------0------x--
E x!-0-----9-------------0--
!Snare pick up
[Verse 1 - remember A differs from main riff] [E] Thinking back, thinking of
[C#m7] you
Summertime, think it was
[Amaj7sus2-x0x99x] June
Yeah, think it was
[E] June
[E] Laying back, head on the
[C#m7] grass
Chewing gum, having some
[Amaj7sus2] laughs
Yeah, having some
[E] laughs
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing] [Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Verse 2 - Can play a B/D# just before E][E] Drinking back, drinking for
[C#m7] two
Drinking with
[Amaj7sus2] you
When drinking was
[E] new
[E] Sleeping in the back of my
[C#m7] car
We never went
[Amaj7sus2] far
Didn't need to go
[E] far
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing] [Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Bridge - STACCATO CHORD STABS - backward drums for 'I dont know where we are going'] [E] I don't know where
[B] we are going
[Amaj7-riff] [E] I don't know where
[B] we are going
[Amaj7-riff] now
[Verse 3] [E] Wake up call, coffee and
[C#m7] juice
Remembering
[Amaj7sus2] you
What happened to
[E] you
[E] I wonder if we'll meet a
[C#m7] gain
Talking about life since
[Amaj7sus2] then
Talk about why did it
[E] end
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing] [Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the
[Esus4-riff] one
[Bridge - STACCATO CHORD STABS] [E] I don't know where
[B] we are going
[Amaj7-riff] now
[E] I don't know where
[B] we are going
[Amaj7-riff] now
So take a look at me
[E] now
So take a look at me
[B] now
So take a look at me
[Amaj7sus2] now
So take a look at me
[Amaj7sus2] now
So take a look at me
[E] now
(repeat 'take a look at me now' infinitum)
[Esus4-riff] = 0-x-9-9-9-x 0-x-9-9-10-x
[Amaj7-riff]E -0---0-2---
B -0-2-0-0---
G -1---------
D -2---------
A -0---------
E -----------
[Amaj7 Chorus riff - "I don't know" hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing]E 12-11----9-
B 9--9--12-9-
G 9--9--9--9
D x--x--x--x--
A 0--0--0--0-
E -----------
105

Stevie Wonder-Signed Sealed
[Intro - Bpm 109] Emaj at 7th fret with descending bass Eb D C A# (Ab7) F
E ---------------------0--0-
B -9---9---9---9-------0--0-
G -9---9---9---9-------0--1-
D -9---9---9---9---9---0--2-
A -7---x---x---x---7---2--2-
E -x---10--9---7---5---3--0-
[Verse 1 - Riff when playing F and Dm7] E -0----------4------------
B -0----------5------------
G -1-9--8--7--6--6--7--8---
D -2----------6------------
A -2-7--6--5--4--4--5--6---
E -0-----------------------
[E] Like a fool, I went and
[C#m7] stayed too long.
[E] Now I'm wondering if your
[C#m7] love's still strong.
[B] Ooh
[A7] baby, here I am;
[F#m7] signed, sealed,
de-
[B7] livered; I'm
[E7] yours.
[Verse 2] [E] Then that time I went and
[C#m7] said goodbye;
[E] Now I'm back and not a-
[C#m7] shamed to cry.
[B] Ooh
[A7] baby, here I am;
[F#m7] signed, sealed,
de-
[B7] livered; I'm
[E7] yours.
[E7] 2 bars vamp
[Chorus - with Bs just moving one finger at a time]Here I am,
[E] ba-
[D] by,
[A-577655] Signed, sealed, de-
[A/B-7x7655] livered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] [A] [A/B]Here I am
[A7] , ba-
[E] by,
[D] [A] Signed, sealed, de-l
[A/B] ivered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] (Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F)
[E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean,
[E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby.
[Verse 3] [E] Seen alot of things in
[C#m7] this old world,
[E] When I touched them, they did
[C#m7] nothing, girl.
[B] Ooh
[A7] baby, here I am;
[F#m7] signed, sealed,
de-
[B7] livered; I'm
[E7] yours.
[Verse 4] [E] Ooh-wee babe, you set my
[C#m7] soul on fire;
[E] That's why I know you are my
[C#m7] only desire.
[B] Ooh
[A7] baby, here I am;
[F#m7] signed, sealed,
de-
[B7] livered; I'm
[E7] yours.
[Chorus]Here I am,
[E] ba
[D] by,
[A] Signed, sealed, de-
[A/B] livered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] [A] [A] Here I
[A/B] am
[A7] , ba
[E] -by,
[D] [A] Signed, sealed, de-
[A/B] livered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] [A] (Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F)
[E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean,
[E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby.
I could be a broken man, but here I am.
[Chorus]Here I am,
[E] ba
[D] by,
[A] Signed, sealed, de-
[A/B] livered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] [A] [A] Here I
[A/B] am
[A7] , ba
[E] -by,
[D] [A] Signed, sealed, de-
[A/B] livered;
[A7] I'm
[E] yours.
[D] [A] (Repeat until end on
[E])
100

Stevie Wonder-Superstition
[Intro - BPM 98]Drums first then keyboard riff
[Verse 1][E]Very superstitious, writings on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
[Chorus]When you
[B] believe in
[C] things that you
[B] don't under
[A#] stand,
Then you suf
[A] fer.......................
[B]Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line][Verse 2]Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song
[Chorus]When you
[B] believe in
[C] things that you
[B] don't under
[A#] stand,
Then you suf
[A] fer.......................
[B]Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line][Chorus figure again - no vocals but big scream at end][No descending horns - just straight back to verse][Verse 3 - Quieter - then build back up]Very superstitious, nothin' more to say,
Very superstitious, the devil's on his way,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass,
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
[Chorus]When you
[B] believe in
[C] things that you
[B] don't under
[A#] stand,
Then you suf
[A] fer.......................
[B]Superstition ain't the way
[Telefonics end on Way][E + horn descending line][End]95

Wheatus-Teenage Dirtbag
[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really][E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
(Let top two open notes ring)
e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----|
D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----|
A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----|
E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2]Her
[E] name is Noelle
[B] [E] I have a dream
[A] about her.
[E] She rings my bell
[B] I got
[E] gym class in half
[A] an hour.
[E] Oh, how she
[B] rocks,
In
[E] keds and tube
[A] socks,
But
[C#m] she doesn't know
[A] who I am
[B] And
[C#m] she doesn't give
[A] a damn
[B] about me.
[Chorus 1]e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------2-2---4-4-------------------2-2---4-4-------------|---------|
D|--2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------|---------|
A|--2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---|---7---9-|
E|--0-0-------------------4-----0-0-------------------4-----|-5---7---|
'Cause
[E] I'm just a teenage
[A] dirtbag
[B] ba
[C#m] by
[G#m]Yeah
[E] I'm just a teenage
[A] dirtbag
[B] ba
[C#m] by
[G#m][E] Listen to Iron
[A] Maiden
[B] [C#m] baby,
[G#m] with me
[E] ooh
[A] ooh
[B](
[C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Instrumental][E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2]Her
[E] boyfriend's a dick
[B] [E] and he brings a
[A] gun to school,
[E] And he'd simply kick
[B]My
[E] ass if he knew
[A] the truth.
[E] He lives on my
[B] block
[E] And he drives and I
[A] rock
But
[C#m] she doesn't know
[A] who I am
[B] And
[C#m] she doesn't give
[A] a damn
[B] about me.
[Chorus 2]'Cause
[E] I'm just a teenage
[A] dirtbag
[B] ba
[C#m] by
[G#m]Yeah
[E] I'm just a teenage
[A] dirtbag
[B] ba
[C#m] by
[G#m][E] Listen to Iron
[A] Maiden
[B] [C#m] baby,
[G#m] with me
[E] ooh
[A] ooh
[B](
[C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 1][E] [Asus2] Yeeah
[E] -
[Asus2] ------- Dirtba
[E] g, --
[Asus2] --------
No,
[C#m] she does
[G#m] n't know
[A] what she's
[B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah
[E] -
[Asus2] ------- Dirtba
[E] g, --
[Asus2] --------
No,
[C#m] she does
[G#m] n't know
[A] what she's
[B] missing.
[Instrumental][E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3][E] Man, I feel like
[B] mould,
It
[E] 's prom night and
[A] I am lonely.
[E] Lo and behold:
[B] She's
[E] walking over
[A] to me.
[E] This must be
[B] fake,
My
[E] lip starts to
[A] shake.
But
[C#m] How does she know
[A] who I am
[B] And
[C#m] How does she give
[A] a damn
[B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses,
possibly pluck certain notes)
I've got two
[E] tickets to
[A] Iron
[B] Maiden
[C#m] baby
[G#m] Come
[E] with me Fri
[A] day, don't
[B] say ma
[C#m] ybe.
[G#m] [E] I'm just a teen
[A] age dirt
[B] bag
[C#m] baby
[G#m] like
[E] you
[A] ooh
[B] ooh
(
[C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 2][E] [Asus2] Yeeah
[E] -
[Asus2] ------- Dirtba
[E] g, --
[Asus2] --------
No,
[C#m] she does
[G#m] n't know
[A] what she's
[B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah
[E] -
[Asus2] ------- Dirtba
[E] g, --
[Asus2] --------
No,
[C#m] she does
[G#m] n't know
[A] what she's
[B] missing.
[Outro]E B E A
E B E(stop on E and sustain)
A G#m (F#m G#m F#m) E