Status Quo - Making Waves
Transcribed by Max Olsson
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
INTRO
Guitar I
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B||-----------------------------|
G||-2-----2-----2-----2---------| 1
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|-22-2-2-2-2-2-00-2-------------| 2
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|-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-| 3
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Guitar II
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|-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-|
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These are played in the following order: 1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3
VERSE
When I was a young boy...
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G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
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You were a girl...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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We got together...
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D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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Well I tried...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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back in the blue...
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G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
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CHORUS
If your gonna run...
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B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
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You never had...
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G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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had it anyway... more more more... making waves...
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B||---------------------------------------------8--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2-------7--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-------5--|
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VERSE
I was always right...
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D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
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you were living...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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And I never found...
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D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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Oh I tried, and I tried...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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back in the blue...
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B||----------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
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CHORUS
If your gonna run...
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B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
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E||-------------------------|
B||-13/15-15-15-------------|
G||------------16-16--------|
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Guitar II
You never had...
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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had it anyway... more more more... making waves...
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B||---------------------------------------------8--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2-------7--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-------5--|
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SOLO I
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repeat 2x repeat 2x
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D||---------------------------------------5-7-9-10p9-10p9-10p9--7-7--|
A||-0-3-5-5br-3-0--0-3-5-5br-3-0--0-3-5/7----------------------------|
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repeat 2x
After this the melody from the intro is repeated:
1 2
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D||-----------12-----------------------|--11-11-9------9---11--9--12-12-11--|
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3
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These are played in the following order: 1-2-2-1-1-2-2-3
VERSE
What you gonna do...
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D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
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Well I must have...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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When I tried to find...
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G||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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You threw it all in...
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D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
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back in the blue...
E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A||----------------------------------------|
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CHORUS
(this is repeated 3x, then the song ends)
If your gonna run...
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B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
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E||-------------------------|
B||-13/15-15-15-------------|
G||------------16-16--------|
D||-------------------------|
A||-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|
Guitar II
You never had...
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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had it anyway... more more more... making waves...
E||------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------3--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2--2-2--2--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0--0-0--0--|
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This is the whole song...