This is my first tab ever. E-mail me with any corrections or comments at:
shortyafter@gmail.com
This is a very simple but fun song to play.
The verse is pretty straightforward. Listen for the saxophone in the chorus, it plays
same thing as the bass.
Standard Tuning (E A D G)
Intro -
(played on the beat)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
E|5---------------|5---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
Play the above line twice, except the second time around play this instead of the last measure:
G| ----------------|
D| ----------------|
A| ----------------|
E| 3~--------------|
Verse 1 (0:15) -
G|----------------|---------------- |----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-------|--------2------- |--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----3-------3---|----3-------3--- |----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
E|5---------------|5--------------- |3---------------|3---------------|
Play the above live twice, but for the last measure play:
G| ----------------|
D| ----------------|
A| ----------------|
E| 333-333-333-333-| (triplets)
Chorus (0:29) -
(listen to the song for exact rhythm for the first part)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---7---5---4---|2---4---2---0---| (all x2)
A|3---------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ (played on the beat)
Then:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---------------|5~--------------|
A|3---------------|5---------------|----5-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------7---3---|----------------|
Verse 2 (0:49) -
The same as the first verse, but this time play the main line 4 times. Again, play this
of the last
measure:
G| ----------------|
D| ----------------|
A| ----------------|
E| 333-333-333-333-| (triplets)
Chorus (1:15) -
Play the original Chorus again.
Bridge (1:35) -
(listen for the rhythm)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|22----2--22---2-|00----0--00---0-|
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|222-222-222-222-|222-222-222-222-|
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^(triplets)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|22----2--22---2-|00----0--00---0-|
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|0~--------------|
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----2-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
Interlude (2:00) -
Play Verse 1.
Solo (2:14) -
Play the Chorus.
Verse 3 (2:33) -
Play Verse 2. In the recording, the bass plays this as a transition into the second
of the verse:
G|0---------------|
D|----0-----------|
A|--------2-------|
E|------------3---|
Chorus (2:59) -
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---7---5---4---|2---4---2---0---| (all x4)
A|3---------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---------------|5---------------|
A|3---------------|5---------------|----5-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------7---3---|--------3~------|