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Peter Gabriel-Sledgehammer - sr - 0

[Intro figures] 
With thumb and first 2 fingers 
Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring
e ------------ 
B ---------17-17-- 
G ---14h16------16p14--- 
D 14------------------14 
A ------------ 
E ------------ 

[Pickup to start - BPM 96]
e -------------------
B -------------------
G ------------------ 
D -----------------
A -2p0--------------- 
E ----3p0------------

[INTRO WITH HORN RIFF] 
[E5]xxx   x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx  xxxx(riff)
[E5]xxx   x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx  xxxx(riff)
[Bb/D - x7555x]xxx x[C/E][D][A]   xxxx  x[A][A7sus4]x 
[B7sus4]xxx   xxxx   [B-x-9-9-11-12-x]xxx  xxxx
[E] Yeah - hey, [Dsus2] use it, [E] ... [Dsus2] everybody [E] use it! [Dsus2] 

[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)

[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4]
You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2] 
[E] [Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks,
[Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying,
[Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back,
[Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2] 

[E] [Dsus2]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)

[Verse 2] 
[N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2] 
[E] [Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends,
[Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2] 
This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2] 

[Chorus open chords as much as possible - 
breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats]
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer, 
[C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
 
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx 
  Yeah!             Yeah!
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D) 
 
[Verse 3] 
[N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2] 
[E] [Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee,
[Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2] 
[E] [Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can 
be [E] [Dsus2] 

[Chorus] 
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be
[C#m][D/F#] [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony,
[C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it

[Vamp]
[Em] Sledge! [Dsus2]  [Em] Sledge [Dsus2] 
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] Sledge [Dsus2] hammer!

[Pan Pipe section] 
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
I-keep-a---running!-

[Verse 4] 
[Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit, 
(Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!)
[C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!)
[Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!)
I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in

[Verse 5] 
Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) 
I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!)
Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) 
I will... [C] show for you! 
[A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits)
 [A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you, 
[Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through,
A - gonna build that [A] power, 
[A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding the 
[Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm,
Going to feel that [A] power, 
[A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!

[Coda] 
Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come 
[Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been 
[Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm,
It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night,
Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come 
[Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] 
Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!

[End]
[Em]

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Kool & the Gang-Celebration

[Intro] (drums + funky guitar - play single G note with rest of strings muted - xxxx8x)
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % | x 2

[Horn part if chords]
[F] [C] [Fadd6] [C] 
[G] [Gsus4] [G] [G]

Could play up neck to simulate funky strum at same time Fadd6-x-8-8-10-10-10-10
Then G at bottom of neck

[Horn line for chords]
  [F][C] [Fadd6] [C]      [G]
E 8---9----------0---0-----3
B 10--8---3------1---0-1-3-0
G 10--9---2------0---0-----0
D 10--10--3------2---0-----0
A 8---10--0------3---x-----x
E 8---8----------0---3-----3
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              Let's celebrate
 
[Verse 1]
          F/G                  C/G     G
There's a party goin' on right here
      F/G                            C/G     G
A celebration to last throughout the years
              F/G                 C/G      G
So bring your good times and your laughter too
F/G                           C/G        G
   We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
 
[Bridge]
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                        C/G         G
   Let's all celebrate and have a good time
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                          C/G         G
   We're gonna celebrate and have a good time
 
[Middle 8]
Cmaj7        Bm7
It's time to come together
D/E-022232      E
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Am         C/D
Everyone a round the world, come on
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Interlude]
(variation)
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby
 
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate

  LICK (horns)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
                               Ya - hoo!           (It's a celebration)
 
[Chorus]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
     Celebrate      good times, come on           (It's a celebration/
                                                  (Let's celebrate)
 
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7       x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E       0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)
E         0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
 
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