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Rolling Stones-Paint It Black - BPM - 89

[Intro riff - no drums - BPM 81]
E --0-2-3-5-3-2-0-0---0-2-(triplet)-(triplet)
B ------------------4-----2h4h55----5p4p24-
G ---------------------------------------
D 2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
 
[Drum Intro - snare on each quarter note]
2 bars just drums
2 bars + Em (try upward strum rakes to simulate original)

[Verse 1]
Playing sitar line during verse over Em and B section
E -0-------5---------------2----
B -5-5-7-8---8-7-5--5-4--5---5-4
G ------------------4-----------
D ------------------4-----------
A -7----------------2-----------
E ------------------------------
   Em               B 

[Em] I see a red door and I [B] want it painted black.
[Em] No colours anymore I [B] want them to turn black.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see the [G] girls walk [D] by dressed 
[Em] in their summer clothes. (Em riff)
[Em] I [D] have to [G] turn my [D] head unt 
[A] il my darkness g [B] oes.

[Verse 2] 
(Drums - snare on each quarter note)
[Em] I see a line of cars and [B] they're all painted black.
[Em] With flowers and my love both [B] never to come back.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see people [G] turn their 
[D] heads and [Em] quickly look away. (Em riff)
[Em] Like a [D] newborn [G] baby [D] it just 
[A] happens every [B] day.

[Verse 3] 
(Drums - snare on each quarter note)
[Em] I look inside myself and [B] see my heart is black.
[Em] I see my red door, I must [B] have it painted black
(Straight drums in)
[Em] Maybe [D] then I'll [G] fade a [D] way and 
[Em] not have to face the facts. (Em riff)
[Em] It's not [D] easy [G] facing [D] up when 
[A] your whole world is [B] black.

[Verse 4] 
(Quiet - no drums)
[Em] No more will my green sea go [B] turn a deeper blue.
[Em] I could not forsee this thing [B] happening to you.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] If [D] I look [G] hard en [D] nough in 
[Em] to the setting sun (Em riff)
[Em] My [D] love will [G] laugh with [D] me 
be [A] fore the morning [B] comes.

[Verse 5]
(Drums - snare on each quarter note) 
[Em] I see a red door and I [B] want it painted black.
[Em] No colours anymore I [B] want them to turn black.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see the [G] girls walk [D] by dressed 
[Em] in their summer clothes. (Em riff)
[Em] I [D] have to [G] turn my [D] head un
[A] til my darkness [B] goes.

[Outro - marching riff 1xx 1231 - hit each note with thumb]
Em B x 2 - Straight 
Em B - Bring in marching riff - continue until end
Perhaps stop playing chords and concentrate on drumming

[Notes]
[Em-riff] - play 22 with 2 and 3rd fingers so can play other notes easily)
022000 022010 022000 022200 022000

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Meters (The)-Cissy Strut - BPM - 89

 aaaah yeah (flam on yeah count 1 to 4 over all)

[Intro riff]
8 bars - BhHx SxxH xhHx SxSx (swung 16th notes)

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure 
BxSx xSxS xBBx HxHx (H=H+B) - and variations on this
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Vamp - Play very straight - cheeky off beats on hihat]
8 bars - keyboard part - Bxxx SxxS xBBx SxSx

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff - Fade]
8 bars

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