[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
Sophie Ellis-Bextor-Murder On The Dancefloor - BPM - 117
[Intro - No drums - Half bar each chord] [Emaj7-022444][B][F#m][A] x 2
(starting note is D# so effectively Emaj7) It's [Emaj7-022444] murder on the dance [B] floor [F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B] DJ, gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Pause] 1 bar
[Verse 1- Disco drums - There are passing Gm chords between G# and F#] Oh, I [G#m] know I know I know I know I know I know About [G#m] your [F#m] kind And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so [G#m]I'll have to [F#m] play
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E][B] Hear me when I [F#m] say [A] hey [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Vamp 1 bar][E]
[Verse 2] [G#m] Oh, I know I know I know I know I know I know there may [F#m] be others And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so and so You'll [F#m] just have to pray
[Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Stay [A] another song [E] I'll [B] blow you all a [F#m] way hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[Chorus - String part uses G#min7 and G#minadd4] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] turn this house around some how
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[1 bar][E]
[Solo - Strum each chord once then improv pentatonic riff] [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m][(Gm)] - [G#m][(Gm)] - [F#m] [Extra 2 bars] [E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus] [E] Don't [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way I [A] will prove you wrong [E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way Boy [A] just come along [E] Hear [B] me when I [F#m] say hey [A] [Extra bar] [A][A]
[CHORDS CHANGE - Interlude - DRUMS STOP] It's [Emaj7] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove [B][F#m][A] It's [E] murder on the dancefloor[B][F#m] But you [A] better not steal the moves [E] DJ[B], gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Chorus] It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not kill the [F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m] DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[End] [E]
[Notes] [Bendy Riff] E --------------0- B --------------0- G ---9-11b13b11p9- D -11-----------x- A --------------11 E ----------------
