Hip Today(Tabs)

	        (Hopefully it came out better this time!)Okay, lot's of people have asked 
for this so here it is...I didn't include 
the solo here (it couldn't fit it all in one post) but I'll be posting it 
seperately... 
 
Hip Today by Extreme  
From the album:  'Waiting for the Punchline' 
82 BPM 
Tune Guitar down 1/2 step 
 
Intro                   Rhy. Fig 1 
 
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Verse 1  (Most of the work is being done by the bass and Nuno plays mostly 
fills) 
Preoccupied with the latest fashion  hip today hip today... 
 
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With wide open eyes... 
 
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Pre-Chorus  (No never contrived...) 
 
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Chorus play Rhy Fig 1 twice  (2nd time ascend a whole step every 16 notes 
 so you're playing Eb, F, G Ab as octave, then the Gb and Fb chords before 
 going to verse) 
 
Verse 2  (Dancin' in your head...) 
This is virtually the same as verse 1 except for right after Gary sings  
'Hip today...' where Nuno plays a 32nd note line... 
 
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Then the Pre-Chorus again...then Chorus then to the bridge...this part is 
 played in 7/8 time and starts with bass for 2 bars... 
 
Bridge 
 
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Solo then...Bridge section then pre-chorus then chorus section... 
then rhy fig 1  3 times then... 
 
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I'll try to post the solo soon! 
 
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8 good reasons not to practice on guitar...1) There  2) Is  3) No  4)Good  
5) Reason  6)Not  7) To  8) Practice
	        

Written by Nuno Bettencourt/Gary Cherone