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Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street - BPM - 116

[Intro - Just bass drum]
[A7sus4]   [F7sus4]  [G7sus4]  [G7sus4] (x3) 

   A7sus4   F7sus4     G7sus4  G7sus4 A7sus4  F7sus4 G7sus4  G7sus4
E -7--------3--6-------3---5----------7-------3--6---3--3----------
B -8----10--4----4--6--3-3------------8------*4------3--------------
G -7--------5----------5--------------7-------5-----*5------------
D -7--------3----------3--------------7-------3------3------------
A -0--------3----------5--------------0-------3------5-----------
E ---------------------3-----------------------------3------------

   A7sus4   F7sus4     G7sus4    G7sus4 to F pickup
E -7-787----3--6-------3---------------------------------
B -8-----10-4----4----*3---3-----------------------------
G -7--------5----------5-5----5--2-5--------------------
D -7--------3----------3---------0----------------------
A -0--------3----------5---------x-----------------------
E ---------------------3---------3-----------------------

[Notes - *play full F then take first finger barre off and use it to fret 
1st string on B string to play Fmaj7, then with D play xx023x xx025x xx023x]


[Full drums]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]

   F*     D                        F  G G G G
E -1-0----x----------------------1-0--3------
B -1-1----3-5-3------3--3--------1-1--3--------
G -2-2----2----------2--2----x3--2-2--0-------------
D -3-3----0----------0--0--------3-3--0---------
A -3-3---------------------------3-3--x----------
E -1-x---------------------------1-x--3-----------

 
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap - 
Rhythm is A is on, then off - sus4, A - off 1xxx x2x4]

[A]  Winding your way [Asus4]down on  [A] Baker Street  [Asus4]      
[A]  Lite in your head [Asus4], and  [A] dead on your feet [Asus4]      
Well an-  [Em] other crazy day, you  [G] drink the night away
And for-  [D]get about e-  [Dsus4]very- [D] thing 
 
[A]  This city desert [Asus4]  makes you [A]  feel so cold, it' [Asus4] s got
[A]  So many people [Asus4]  but it's [A]  got no soul [Asus4]      
And it' [Em] s taken you so long to [G]  find out you were wrong
When you [D]  thought it held e-  [Dsus4]very- [D] thing 
 
[Chorus 1]
[Dm7]  You used to think that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea- [Am]sy
[Dm7]  You used to say that it was [Am]so [Asus2]ea-   [Am]sy
But [C]  you're tryin, [G]  you're    tryin  [D] now    
[Quick phrase] [Dsus2] [D]  [Dsus4] [D] 
[Dm7]  Another year and then you'd [Am]be  [Asus2]ha-[Am]ppy
[Dm7]  Just one more year and then you'd [Am]be  [Asus2]ha- [Am]ppy
But [C]  you're cryin',    [G]   you're cryin [A] ' now  [F] 
 
[Instrumental]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
 
[Verse 2]
[A] Way down the street  [Asus2] there's a  [A] light in his place    [Asus2]      
He  [A] opens the door, [Asus2]  he's got that  [A] look on his face    [Asus2]      
And he  [Em] asks you where you've been, you  [G] tell him who you've seen
And you  [D] talk about a- [Dsus4]ny-  [D]thing
 
[A]  He's got this dream a- [Asus2]  bout    [A] buyin' some land   [Asus2]      
He's gonna [A]  give up the booze [Asus2]  and the [A]  one night stands   [Asus2]      
And  [Em] then he'll settle down, in some  [G] quiet little town
And for- [D]  get about e [Dsus4] - very-  [D] thing
 
[Chorus 2]
[Dm7]  But you know he'll always [Am]  keep [Asus2]  mo-     [Am]  ving
[Dm7]  You know he's never gonna [Am]  stop [Asus2]  mo-     [Am]  ving
Cause [C]  he's rollin',    [G]    he's the rolling [D] stone
[Dm7]  And when you wake up it's a [Am]  new  [Asus2] mor-     [Am]  ning
[Dm7]  The sun is shining it's a [Am]  new  [Asus2]   mor-   [Am]   ning
And  [C] you're going, [G]  you're going [A]  home   [F] 
 
[Instrumental]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
 
[Intro]
[A7sus4]   [F7sus4]  [G7sus4]  [G7sus4] (x3)
 
[Solo]
Pickup [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [F]
[D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [D5] [D5] [D5] [F] - [C] [C] [A7sus4] [F] - [G] [G] [G] [G]
[Repeat- Fade]

[End]
Pickup [F]
[D5]

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Ray Parker Jr-Ghostbusters - BPM - 116

[Intro - Strum to bring drums in]
(1 bar) - [B] [B] [A] [E] x 4
(Ghostbusters!)

[Verse 1]                                                 
If there's 
[B] somethin' strange,[A] [E] in your 
[B] neighbourhood [A] [E]
[B]Who ya gonna call? (Ghostbusters!)  
[B] [B] [A] [E]
If it's              
[B]somethin' weird, an' it don't look good   
[B]Who ya gonna call? (Ghostbusters!)  
[B] [B] [A] [E]              

[Minor Riff]                                                  
[Bm] [A] [G#m] [E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2  
(play Bm, then x24400 x 2 - then Asus4 Asus2 x 2, then G#m7-466474)                                  
                        
[Main Riff]
[B] [B] [A] [E] x 4

[Verse 2]
If you're 
[B] seein' things, [A] [E]
runnin' 
[B] through your head [A] [E]
[B] Who can you call? [A] [E]
(Ghostbusters!)    [B] [B] [A] [E]             
An in
[B] visible man, [A] [E] sleepin' 
[B] in your bed  [A] [E]    Oh
[B] who ya gonna call?(Ghostbusters!)  
[B] [B] [A] [E]

[Minor Riff]                                                  
[Bm] [A] [G#m] [E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2  

[Main Riff]
[B] [B] [A] [E] x 4

[B] Who can you call? [A] [E]
(Ghostbusters!)    [B] [B] [A] [E]  
If you're 
[B]all alone, [A] [E] pick 
[B]up the phone [A] [E] And 
[B]call [A] [E] (Ghostbusters!) 
[B] [B] [A] [E]              

[Middle Section]      
([B][A])I ain't afraid o' [A]no [B]ghost
([B][A])I hear it likes   [A]the [B]girls 
([B][A])I ain't afraid o' [A]no [B]ghost
([B][A]) -------------------
[E] - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah                         
    
[Main Riff]
[B] [B] [A] [E] x 4               

Who you gonna call? (Ghostbusters!)                              
Mmm, if you've had a dose of a freaky ghost baby
You better call (Ghostbusters!) 
              
[Breakdown]                             
[F#maj] x4 Riff is minor ish though B 3 2 G 2
Do drum solo - 8th notes - thumb and fingers alternate - play some offbeats
- 1 bar chord, 3 bars drums                  
Let me tell you somethin' - Bustin' makes me feel good!

[Minor Riff]                                                  
[Bm] [A] [G#m] [E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2  
                          
[Main Riff]
[B] [B] [A] [E] ad hoc - until end (shout 'Ghostbusters' as necessary) 

[End]
[Guitar riff]
E -----------------
B ---4--2----------
G ---4--2-1--------
D ---4--2-2----------
A -6-2--0-2--------
E 7-------0--------

[Keyboard riff]
E -7-11-9-------7----5-9---x
B -7----10-10---7----5-10--9
G -8----9--9----8----6-9---9-
D -9-------x----9----7-x---9
A -9-------0----9----7-0---x
E -7------------7----5-----0
               

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