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Disco: Killers (1981) Legend: / - slide up to \ - slide down to h - hammer on p - pull off <> - natural harmonic ph - pinch harmonic b - bend r - release bend ~ - vibrato () - ghost note, sustained note Tuning: E Bass Intro G|----------|----------|----------| D|----------|----------|----------| A|-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-3-2/-| E|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0---| (Dave) (Adrian) e|---------------||-<12>------|------<7>-----| B|---------------||-----<12>--|---------<7>--| G|---------------||-----------|--------------| D|---------------||-----------|--------------| A|-5h7p5h7 trill-||-----------|--------------| E|---------------||-----------|--------------| Oh... Dave E5 E5 e|--------------------------------|| B|--------------------------------|| G|---9\--------9\-----------------|| D|---9\--------9\-----------------|| A|---7\--------7\-----------------|| E|--------------------------------|| | Adrian e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|| B|-----8-------8-------8-------8--|| G|-9-------9-------9-------9------|| D|--------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------|| Yeah! Yeah! e||------------------------------------|| B||------------------------------------|| G||------------------------------------|| D||---5/7------7/9/10----7\5---5/7-----|| A||------------------------------------|| E||---3/5------5/7//8----5\3---3/5-----|| Verse Intro Dave plays it by gently touching the strings to allow the harmonics to sound and slowly sliding up to the 12th fret while gallopping with the right hand. When vocals start he plays E5's like Adrian. e||--///////////////--------------------|---------------------------------|| B||--/////////////////////////----------|---------------------------------|| G||-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|---------------------------------|| D||-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-0-5-0-5---|| A||-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|---------------------------------|| E||---------------////////////----------|---------------------------------|| |Adrian E5 e||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-9-7-9---|| A||---7-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-|---------------------------------|| E||-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| Chorus C5 E5 G e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------9--------------------12-----------------------| D|--10------9---9---9---9-10-----12-----12-----12-----12--| A|--10------7-777-777-777-10-----10-101010-101010-101010--| E|---8---------------------8------------------------------| C5 E5 C5 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------9----------------| D|--10------9---9---9---9-10-| A|--10------7-777-777-777-10-| E|---8---------------------8-| e|---------------------------------------------------------------|| b|---------------------------------------------------------------|| g|---------------------------------------------------------------|| D|-----9-9-9p7------9-9-9p7------10-10-10p8-------12-12-12p10----|| A|-------------9------------9---------------10---------------12--|| E|---7------------7------------8---------------10----------------|| Harmony (this is only one of the guitars) e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|| b||-11b(13)-11~-9-9-9h11p9-8h9p8----------11b(13)~-11-9-9-9h11p9-8h9p8-----|| g||-----------------------------10h12p10-8----------------------------10-8-|| D||------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A||------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Bridge G5 A5 E5 D5 D5 E5 G5 A5 E5 D5 E5 e||---------------------------|-----------------------| B||*--------------------------|-----------------------| G||*--------------------------|-----------------------| D||-----------999-777-777-999-|----------9-9-7-7-7-9--| A||---5--777--777-555-555-777-|--5--777--7-7-5-5-5-7--| E||---3--555------------------|--3--555---------------| G5 A5 E5 D5 D5 E5 e||---------------------------| B||*--------------------------| G||*--------------------------| D||-----------999-777-777-999-| A||---5--777--777-555-555-777-| E||---3--555------------------| (x2 times) G5 A5 F5 G5 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A||-5--777----3-333-333-333-333-333-|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-| E||-3--555----1-111-111-111-111-111-|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-| C5 D5 (omit 2nd time, skip to solo) e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D||-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-|-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-| A||-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-| E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Rhythm for first solo: D5 e||---------------------| B||---------------------| G||-7-------7-------7---| D||-7-------7-------7---| A||-5-------5-------5---| E||---------------------| see! see! see! (x2 times) E5 C5 D5 E5 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2 times) G5 A5 B5 C5 G5 B5 A5 e||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D||-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9101010101010-|-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E||-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Rhythm for 2nd solo is same as bridge. Ending (both guitars) this is probably wrong e|----------------------------------------------|| B|--------------------------10-8----------------|| G|---9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---7-5-9-7-----9--9---|| D|-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-------5-4-7---9--9---|| A|-----------------------------------7---7--7---|| E|----------------------------------------------|| Solos courtesy of Eddie Breslin ([email protected]) It's impossible to be 100% accurate tabbing a solo like this (so I didn't, I edited somebody elses) so concentrate on isolating the individual phrases and how they link together. Dave's Solo: (see) (see) (see) |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--13b(15)----13b(15)----13b(15)-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------14b(16)-(16)-(15)-14--12--14b(16)-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12-15-12---12-----------12-----------------------------------| |--15b(17)-----------x------15b(17)----15-12-15p12-----------------------| |--------------------------------------------------14b(16)-14-12---12h14-| |----------------------------------------------------------------14------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| The open B is hardly heard as the high notes should be hammered very quickly. |----------------------------------------12------------------------------| |----------------0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----| |-14b(16)-(16)\------------------------------------------------------14~-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------14h15p14h15p14h15p14h17p15p14h15p14----------14p12-------| |---------14h16h17--------------------------------------17p15----------15p14-| |--14/16------------------------------------------------------15-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Concentrate on strumming 16th notes on the open E string and quickly dart in and out with the high notes. |---------------0-0---12-0-0-14-14-0-15--17-15-14--0-0--12---| |--12--(12)\--0----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-15-14-0-0-12--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--15-15-17-17-15-14-0-0--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0-15-15-17-15-14-14-0-0--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-14-15p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--17p14--17p14--17p14--14--17b(19)r17--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Adrian's solo: |-----------------------------------------------------| |--15-------15----------------------------------------| |--14b(16)--14--12-----12--14b(16)--14p12--14b(16)~~--| |------------------14---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |----------12-----------------12-----------------12---------| |--------------15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12--| |--14b(16)------------14b(16)------------14b(16)------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------12--15b(18)r15-----------------------12-----| |--------------------------------------------------12--| |--14b(16)--------------------12h14--14b(16)-14--------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| Hold the bends on the 3rd string to get the unison bend sound. |----------14-------------15-------------------------------| |-------------14-------------15----------17------17--------| |--16b(18)--------17b(19)--------19b(21)----(21)----(21)~--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--0--0--20b(22)--------r20-----------------7---------------| |----------------------------17\---10b(12)----7--10------7--| |---------------------------------------------------9-------| |------------------------------------------------------9----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--10p9--7---9b(11)--7-7~------------------2--4--5--4h5p4----7b(9)~-| |----------9----------------------2--4--5------------------5--------| |----------------------------3--5-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Overdub: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------3--5--3h5p3----7b(8)~-| |------------------------------------2--4--5---------------4--------| |----------------------------2--4-5---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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