The song is in A.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
PM- palm mute
Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson
Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson
CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR - Guitar 2
LA DO#m RE MI FA#m
E|---5---|---4---|-------|-------|---2---|
B|---5---|---5---|---7---|---9---|---2---|
G|---6---|---6---|---7---|---9---|---2---|
D|---7---|---6---|---7---|---9---|---4---|
A|---7---|---4---|---5---|---7---|---4---|
E|---5---|-------|-------|-------|---2---|
INTRO - Guitar 1 plays the 12 bar intro backed up by the palm muted
picking of Guitar 2 which continually repeats the same riff.
Guitar 2
[PM.............]
E|-0-0-2-5-0-0-7-5-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 1
<===========x 2===========> <=============x 2==============>
E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
B|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
G|------5-7-|----------------|-------9-11-|-------------------|
D|-5-7------|-5-7------------|-9-11-------|-9-11--------------|
A|----------|------5h7p5h7p5-|------------|-------9h11p9h11p9-|
E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
<=================x 2================>
E|--------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------|-----------------------|
G|--------11-14-|-----------------------|
D|-11-14--------|-11-14-----------------|
A|--------------|--------11h14p11h14p11-|
E|--------------|-----------------------|
PRE-VERSE - Just before the 1st verse kicks in Guitar 1 repeats the
following riff twice whilst Guitar 2 strums the chords
marked.
C#m(Gtr 2) C#m
Guitar 1
E|--------------------|-------------------|
B|------9-10-9--------|-12------10------9-|
G|----9--------9----9-|----9-------9------|
D|-11------------11---|------11------11---|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|
1ST VERSE - Guitars 1 & 2 double-up both repeating this riff 16 times.
Guitar 1 & 2
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------7-----|
E|-------------|
CHORUS - Guitar 1 plays the following sequence twice followed by the
PRE-VERSE riff, again repeated twice. Guitar 2 strums the
chords marked.
A(Guitar 2) D F#m D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|-------10\--|----------9--------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10\--|----10----10-10----|----10----10-10----|
G|----9---------9-|-/11---11\--|-11-11-11----11-11-|----11-------11-11-|
D|-11-------------|-/12---12\--|-11----11-------11-|-12----12-------12-|
A|----------------|------------|-9-----9--------9--|-12----12-------12-|
E|----------------|------------|-------------------|-10----10----------|
BRIDGE - Guitar 2 picks out the repeated palm muted riff from the
intro whilst Guitar 1 slides up to the following notes.
<=======x 3=====>
E|---------|---------|----------|---------|
B|-/10~~~~-|-/14~~~~-|-/10--/14-|-/17~~~~-|
G|---------|---------|----------|---------|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|
A|---------|---------|----------|---------|
E|---------|---------|----------|---------|
2ND VERSE - as per 1st Verse
CHORUS - As per previous Chorus except that this time Guitar 1 plays
the following bars after playing the PRE-VERSE riff twice.
Again Guitar 2 strums the chords marked.
D(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------10-12-10----------|-14-------12-------10-|
G|----11----------11----11-|----11-------11-------|
D|-12----------------12----|-------12-------12----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
[PM...............................................]
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------14----------14----|-------14----------12----|
G|----14----14----14----14-|----14----14----13----13-|
D|-16----------16----------|-16----------14----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[PM.........................................]
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------10----------10----|------9--------9---|
G|----11----11----11----11-|----9---9----9---9-|
D|-12----------12----------|-11-------11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
MID-BREAK/2ND VERSE REPEAT - The song now enters a 'quiet bit' as
Guitar 2 plays the following palm muted riff.
After playing it 3 times the 2ND VERSE is
repeated. Instead of playing the verse as before,
this time Guitar 2 carries on repeating it's riff
a further 4 times. Guitar 1 plays nothing.
Guitar 2
[PM...................................]
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-|-9-0-0-14-0-0-11-0-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[PM...................................]
E|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-9-0-0-|--------------------|
A|------------------|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
E|------------------|--------------------|
1ST VERSE REPEAT - The 1ST VERSE is now repeated with a different
backing. Guitar 2 plays the riff from the INTRO
repeatedly but without the palm mute. Guitar 1
repeats(roughly) the following 4 bars 4 times.
Guitar 1
E|----------|----------|-12----12-----|-12----12---12-|
B|-/10------|----------|---1010--1010-|---1010--10----|
G|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
CHORUS - As before although this time the chorus is played twice. The
second time Guitar 1 plays the following twice.
A(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10----10----|
G|----9---------9-|----11----------11-|
D|-11-------------|-12----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
FA#m RE
E|----------9-------|----------10-------|
B|-------10---10----|-------10----10----|
G|----11---------11-|----11----------11-|
D|-11---------------|-12----------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
OUTRO - Guitars 1 & 2 play the original riff from VERSE 1 16 times
although Guitar 1 replaces bars 4, 8, 12 & 16 with the
following marked bars. A third guitar part enters at the
fifth bar.
Bar 4 Bar 8 Bar 12 Bar 16
Guitar 1
E|----------| E|-----------| E|------------| E|-----------|
B|----------| B|-----------| B|------------| B|-----------|
G|----------| G|-----------| G|------------| G|-----------|
D|-/9--7--6-| D|-/11--9--7-| D|-/9-999-7-6-| D|-/11--9--7-|
A|----------| A|-----------| A|------------| A|-----------|
E|----------| E|-----------| E|------------| E|-----------|
Guitar 3
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-17-17161616----|-16-16h17-16-14-12-|----------|----------|
B|-------------17-|-------------------|----------|----------|
G|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
OUTRO CONTINUED - Confused!?! You will be! Guitar 3 plays the next bar
6 times whilst Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord - this
changes to a D chord at the fifth bar.In the meantime
Guitar 1 brings up the rear playing the same guitar
part that followed the chorus after the 2nd verse.
After playing this through Guitar 1 then repeats the
bars from the F#m chord onwards twice before ending
by repeating the last bar in this sequnce whilst
Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord. Blimey, anybody get
that....I'm of to catch some Z's.
C#m(play D chord fifth & sixth time)
<=========x 6==========>
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
FA#m MI
E|-2121\19-19\17-17\16-16/17-|-17\16-16\14-14\12-12-|
B|---------------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
FA#m MI
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
RE MI
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9\7-7/9-9/7-7-|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
FA#m MI
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9\7-7-|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-99\7-7\5-5/7-|-7\5-5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|--------------|---------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------|
DO#m DO#m
E|/9\-7\5-5/7-7\5--|5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
C#m C#m C#m A[let ring]
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-2----------|------------|------------|-2----------|
G|-------4--2-|------------|------------|-2----------|
D|------------|-4--2-------|-4--2-------|-2----------|
A|------------|-------4--2-|-------4--2-|-0----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
The song is in A.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
PM- palm mute
Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson
Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson
CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR - Guitar
..2
E|---5---|---4---|-------|-------|
B|---5---|---5---|---7---|---9---|
G|---6---|---6---|---7---|---9---|
D|---7---|---6---|---7---|---9---|
A|---7---|---4---|---5---|---7---|
E|---5---|-------|-------|-------|
...
-|---2---|
-|---2---|
-|---2---|
-|---4---|
-|---4---|
-|---2---|
INTRO - Guitar 1 plays the 12 bar
..intro backed up by the palm
..muted
picking of Guitar 2 which
..continually repeats the same
..riff.
Guitar 2
[PM.............]
E|-0-0-2-5-0-0-7-5-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 1
<===========x 2===========>
..<=============x
..2==============>
E|----------|----------------|--
B|----------|----------------|--
G|------5-7-|----------------|--
D|-5-7------|-5-7------------|-9
A|----------|------5h7p5h7p5-|--
E|----------|----------------|--
...
-|----------|-------------------|
-|----------|-------------------|
-|-----9-11-|-------------------|
-|-11-------|-9-11--------------|
-|----------|-------9h11p9h11p9-|
-|----------|-------------------|
<=================x
..2================>
E|--------------|-------
B|--------------|-------
G|--------11-14-|-------
D|-11-14--------|-11-14-
A|--------------|-------
E|--------------|-------
...
-|----------------|
-|----------------|
-|----------------|
-|----------------|
-|-11h14p11h14p11-|
-|----------------|
PRE-VERSE - Just before the 1st
..verse kicks in Guitar 1 repeats
..the
following riff twice
..whilst Guitar 2 strums the
..chords
marked.
C#m(Gtr 2) C#m
Guitar 1
E|--------------------|-----------
B|------9-10-9--------|-12------10
G|----9--------9----9-|----9------
D|-11------------11---|------11---
A|--------------------|-----------
E|--------------------|-----------
...
-|--------|
-|------9-|
-|-9------|
-|---11---|
-|--------|
-|--------|
1ST VERSE - Guitars 1 & 2
..double-up both repeating this
..riff 16 times.
Guitar 1 & 2
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------7-----|
LA / 4-E|-------------|
CHORUS - Guitar 1 plays the
..following sequence twice
..followed by the
PRE-VERSE riff, again
..repeated twice. Guitar 2 strums
..the
chords marked.
A(Guitar 2) D
..F#m D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|-------10\--|
B|------10---10---|-------10\--|
G|----9---------9-|-/11---11\--|
D|-11-------------|-/12---12\--|
A|----------------|------------|
E|----------------|------------|
...
-|----------9--------|----------10
-|----10----10-10----|----10----10
-|-11-11-11----11-11-|----11------
-|-11----11-------11-|-12----12---
-|-9-----9--------9--|-12----12---
-|-------------------|-10----10---
...
-|-------|
-|-10----|
-|-11-11-|
-|----12-|
-|----12-|
-|-------|
BRIDGE - Guitar 2 picks out the
..repeated palm muted riff from
..the
intro whilst Guitar 1
..slides up to the following
..notes.
<=======x 3=====>
E|---------|---------|----------|
B|-/10~~~~-|-/14~~~~-|-/10--/14-|
G|---------|---------|----------|
D|---------|---------|----------|
A|---------|---------|----------|
E|---------|---------|----------|
...
-|---------|
-|-/17~~~~-|
-|---------|
-|---------|
-|---------|
-|---------|
2ND VERSE - as per 1st Verse
CHORUS - As per previous Chorus
..except that this time Guitar 1
..plays
the following bars after
..playing the PRE-VERSE riff
..twice.
Again Guitar 2 strums the
..chords marked.
D(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------|------
B|-------10-12-10----------|-14---
G|----11----------11----11-|----11
D|-12----------------12----|------
A|-------------------------|------
E|-------------------------|------
...
-|----------------|
-|----12-------10-|
-|-------11-------|
-|-12-------12----|
-|----------------|
-|----------------|
..[PM...............................................]
E|-------------------------|------
B|-------14----------14----|------
G|----14----14----14----14-|----14
D|-16----------16----------|-16---
A|-------------------------|------
E|-------------------------|------
...
-|-------------------|
-|-14----------12----|
-|----14----13----13-|
-|-------14----------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
RE DO#m
..[PM.........................................]
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------10----------10----|-----
G|----11----11----11----11-|----9
D|-12----------12----------|-11--
A|-------------------------|-----
E|-------------------------|-----
...
-|--------------|
-|-9--------9---|
-|---9----9---9-|
-|-----11-------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
MID-BREAK/2ND VERSE REPEAT - The
..song now enters a 'quiet bit' as
Guitar 2
..plays the following palm muted
..riff.
After
..playing it 3 times the 2ND VERSE
..is
repeated.
..Instead of playing the verse as
..before,
this time
..Guitar 2 carries on repeating
..it's riff
a further 4
..times. Guitar 1 plays nothing.
Guitar 2
..[PM...................................]
E|-------------------|-----------
B|-------------------|-----------
G|-------------------|-----------
D|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-|-9-0-0-14-0
A|-------------------|-----------
E|-------------------|-----------
...
-|--------|
-|--------|
-|--------|
-|-0-11-0-|
-|--------|
-|--------|
..[PM...................................]
E|------------------|------------
B|------------------|------------
G|------------------|------------
D|-0-0-12-0-0-9-0-0-|------------
A|------------------|-12-0-0-12-0
E|------------------|------------
...
-|--------|
-|--------|
-|--------|
-|--------|
-|-0-12-0-|
-|--------|
1ST VERSE REPEAT - The 1ST VERSE
..is now repeated with a different
backing. Guitar
..2 plays the riff from the INTRO
repeatedly but
..without the palm mute. Guitar 1
..repeats(roughly) the following 4
..bars 4 times.
Guitar 1
E|----------|----------|
B|-/10------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|
...
-|-12----12-----|-12----12---12-|
-|---1010--1010-|---1010--10----|
-|--------------|---------------|
-|--------------|---------------|
-|--------------|---------------|
-|--------------|---------------|
CHORUS - As before although this
..time the chorus is played twice.
..The
second time Guitar 1
..plays the following twice.
A(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|----------10---
B|------10---10---|-------10----10
G|----9---------9-|----11---------
D|-11-------------|-12------------
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------
...
-|----|
-|----|
-|-11-|
-|----|
-|----|
-|----|
FA#m RE
E|----------9-------|----------10
B|-------10---10----|-------10---
G|----11---------11-|----11------
D|-11---------------|-12---------
A|------------------|------------
E|------------------|------------
...
-|-------|
-|-10----|
-|----11-|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
OUTRO - Guitars 1 & 2 play the
..original riff from VERSE 1 16
..times
although Guitar 1 replaces
..bars 4, 8, 12 & 16 with the
following marked bars. A
..third guitar part enters at the
fifth bar.
Bar 4 Bar 8
..Bar 12 Bar 16
Guitar 1
E|----------| E|----------
B|----------| B|----------
G|----------| G|----------
D|-/9--7--6-| D|-/11--9--7
A|----------| A|----------
E|----------| E|----------
...
-|-| E|------------| E|-------
-|-| B|------------| B|-------
-|-| G|------------| G|-------
-|-| D|-/9-999-7-6-| D|-/11--9
-|-| A|------------| A|-------
-|-| E|------------| E|-------
...
-|----|
-|----|
-|----|
-|--7-|
-|----|
-|----|
Guitar 3
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14
B|----------|------------|------
G|----------|------------|------
D|----------|------------|------
A|----------|------------|------
E|----------|------------|------
...
-|------|-------------|
-|-14~~~|--12-14------|
-|------|--------14~~~|
-|------|-------------|
-|------|-------------|
-|------|-------------|
E|-17-17161616----|-16-16h17-16-14
B|-------------17-|---------------
G|----------------|---------------
D|----------------|---------------
A|----------------|---------------
E|----------------|---------------
...
-|-12-|----------|----------|
-|----|----------|----------|
-|----|----------|----------|
-|----|----------|----------|
-|----|----------|----------|
-|----|----------|----------|
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14
B|----------|------------|------
G|----------|------------|------
D|----------|------------|------
A|----------|------------|------
E|----------|------------|------
...
-|------|-------------|
-|-14~~~|--12-14------|
-|------|--------14~~~|
-|------|-------------|
-|------|-------------|
-|------|-------------|
OUTRO CONTINUED - Confused!?! You
..will be! Guitar 3 plays the next
..bar
6 times whilst
..Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord -
..this
changes to a D
..chord at the fifth bar.In the
..meantime
Guitar 1 brings
..up the rear playing the same
..guitar
part that
..followed the chorus after the
..2nd verse.
After playing
..this through Guitar 1 then
..repeats the
bars from the
..F#m chord onwards twice before
..ending
by repeating the
..last bar in this sequnce whilst
Guitar 2 strums
..the C#m chord. Blimey, anybody
..get
that....I'm of
..to catch some Z's.
C#m(play D chord fifth & sixth
..time)
<=========x 6==========>
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
FA#m MI
E|-2121\19-19\17-17\16-16/17-|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
...
-|-17\16-16\14-14\12-12-|
-|----------------------|
-|----------------------|
-|----------------------|
-|----------------------|
-|----------------------|
RE MI
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12
B|-------------------|----------
G|-------------------|----------
D|-------------------|----------
A|-------------------|----------
E|-------------------|----------
...
-|-12\9-9/12-12-|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
FA#m MI
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12
B|-------------------|----------
G|-------------------|----------
D|-------------------|----------
A|-------------------|----------
E|-------------------|----------
...
-|-12\9-9/12-12-|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9\7
B|-------------------|---------
G|-------------------|---------
D|-------------------|---------
A|-------------------|---------
E|-------------------|---------
...
-|-7/9-9/7-7-|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12
B|-------------------|----------
G|-------------------|----------
D|-------------------|----------
A|-------------------|----------
E|-------------------|----------
...
-|-12\9-9\7-7-|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
E|-99\7-7\5-5/7-|-7\5-5/7-7\5-5\2
B|--------------|----------------
G|--------------|----------------
D|--------------|----------------
A|--------------|----------------
E|--------------|----------------
...
-|-2p0-|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
E|/9\-7\5-5/7-7\5--|5/7-7\5-5\2
B|-----------------|-----------
G|-----------------|-----------
D|-----------------|-----------
A|-----------------|-----------
E|-----------------|-----------
...
-|-2p0-|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
-|-----|
C#m C#m C#m
.. A[let ring]
E|------------|------------|------
B|-2----------|------------|------
G|-------4--2-|------------|------
D|------------|-4--2-------|-4--2-
A|------------|-------4--2-|------
E|------------|------------|------
...
-|------|------------|
-|------|-2----------|
-|------|-2----------|
-|------|-2----------|
-|-4--2-|-0----------|
-|------|------------|
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