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Band On The Run - Paul Mcartny and Wings
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Tabbed by: Zeroisgreatman
Email: Benzero@verizon.net
Tuning: (Standard E) EADGBe
Intro:[w/Little Overdrive, Some Reverb, and a bit of tembolo]
e|-5/7-7\5-5/7-7\5--\2~----5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-9\5-5-7~-----3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-14-12-12-10~--10-12-15~-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|(x2)
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Verse: After he says "Stuck inside these four walls"...
e|-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"Sent inside forever"
e|-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Bridge:"If I ever get out of here..."
e|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
G|-----5-5-5-5-4-4------------7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-| |-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|
D|-----------------7-7-7----------------------|(x2 then)|-------------7-7-|
A|---0--------------------3-5-----------------| |-----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
[This next part is a wierd fill, it pretty much signifies and starts the next half of the
song.]
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------7-7-5-|
A|---------2-3-5-5-3-|
E|-0-1-3-5-----------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----------5~-|
A|-----3-----3~-|
E|-3-5---3-5----|
Chorus: [w/Some Overdrive, tembolo, a bit of reverb, and a little delay]
"Band on the run..."
e|-/8-8-8-8-5-3-0-3~-|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
e|-/8-8-5-3-0-3-3-3-5-3~--5-5-3-0-1-3-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
2nd Verse: (After he talks about the undertaker)
e|-0/12\0-|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
[Now the whole second part of the song features chords played on a 12 string aucostic
guitar that plays along with the lead, though you can still play it on a six string.
The chord progression, and chords are fairly simple]
Guitar 2: Chord Diagram.
C Em Am G F Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|----0---0---3--1--------0------1-----|
B|-1--0---0---3--1--------1------1-----|
G|-0--0---2---0--2--------2------1-----|
D|-2--2---2---0--3--------3------2-----|
A|-3--2---0---2--3---------------3-----|
E|----0-------3--1---------------------|
Verse
C Fmaj7 C
Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.
Fmaj7 Em
And the first one said to the second one there, "I hope you're having fun"
Chorus:
G C Em C Am F C
Band on the run. Band on the run. And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
were searching everyone for the band on the run, band on the run,
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
Band on the run, Band on the run.
final chorus:
Am Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Well the county judge, who held a grudge, Will search forever more
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
for the band on the run, band on the run, band on the run
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
, band on the run.
Em G C
-Symbol Guide-
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
And that's the whole song for you. Special thanks to whoever chorded it out
Originally. Any Suggestions, comments, corrections are welcome.
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