DANCE HALL CRASHERS - "he wants me back" Tablature

From: Pancreas@vt.edu
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 96 15:19:37 PST


"He Wants Me Back" By the Dance Hall Crashers
On "1989-1992" and "California Skaquake"
Both available from MOON Records.


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CHORDS

E Dbm Ebm B Dbm F# Abm
e 7 9 6 7 4 2 4
B 9 9 7 7 5 2 4
G 9 9 8 8 6 3 4
D 9 11 8 9 6 4 6
A 7 11 6 9 4 4 6
E 7 9 6 7 4 2 4


h = hammer on
/ = slide
p = pull off
~ = hold
Xy = play deadened at y

=======================INTRO==================================

Guitar1
E E Dbm2 Dbm2 Ebm Ebm B B Dbm Dbm F# F# F# F# F#
Bass
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--7---------------6-------------4-----------------------
E--------9------------------7-------------2-----2-----2--

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Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e------11h12h14--11----------------------11---9---------
B--12----------------12---------------9--12--11---------
G------------------------11/9--8-9-11-------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------1----4---------------------------4--3--4--------
A--2---------------------------4--3--4------------------
E----------------4--3--4--------------------------------

=============================================================

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e------11h12h14--11------------11~~~~~~----------14~~~~~
B--12----------------12-----------12~~~---12p11~~~~11~~~
G------------------------11/9--------11---12p11~~~~~~11~
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------1----4------------------------------------------
A--2---------------------------4--3--4------------------
E----------------4--3--4-----------------2--1--2--------

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Continue Guitar1 and Bass through horn part.

=======================VERSE 1===============================

Vocals
Yester day the leaves ...

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--8---11---X9--8-----------------------9--X8------------
D----------------------9------------11---------11-----8--
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----1--4-------------------------------------4--4--3--4--
A--2--------------------------------4--3--4----------------
E---------------4--3--4------------------------------------

=============================================================

Vocals
And I was wearing ...

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G--8---11---X9--8------------------------9--X8------------
D----------------------9-------------11---------11-----8--
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G----------------------------------------------------3--6---
D-----1--4-------------------------------------4--4---------
A--2--------------------------------4--3--4-----------------
E---------------4--3--4-------------------------------------
==============================================================

The guitar parts continue on the same way through
the following lyrics. The bass interchangeably
uses the different lines shown here.

Lyrics: Because my lover left me ...


=========================CHORUS===============================
Vocals
He wants me back....
Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Bass
G----------------------------------------------------
D-----1--4-------------------------------4--4--3--4--
A--2--------------------------4--3--4----------------
E---------------4--3--4------------------------------
==============================================================
Vocals
He wants me back, ...
Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Bass
G----------------------------------------------------
D-----1--4-------------------------------4--4--3--4--
A--2--------------------------4--3--4----------------
E---------------4--3--4------------------------------
=============================================================
Vocals
He wants me back, he's ...
Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Bass
G----------------------------------------------------
D-----1--4-------------------------------------------
A--2--------------------------4--3--4----------1--4--
E---------------4--3--4------------------2--2--------
==============================================================
Vocals
Now we'll see ....
Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Bass
G----------------------------------------------3--6--
D-----1--4-------------------------------4--4--------
A--2--------------------------4--3--4----------------
E---------------4--3--4------------------------------
==============================================================

Repeat the intro and then go into Verse 2.


Lyrics: The grass is greener without ....


=========================SOLO=================================
Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-----7h9p7~~-------------------------------------------
G--------------9-8-------------8h9p8-----8h9p8---------
D--------------------11--9--11--------11--------11--8---
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------1----4------------------------------------------
A--2---------------------------4--3--4---------1--4-----
E----------------4--3--4-----------------2--2-----------
==============================================================

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------8----8-8h9p8----------
D----------------8-------8--9--11---11---------11-------
A--9~~~-----9-11-----11---------------------------------
E--11~~-------------------------------------------------
Bass
G----------------------------------------------3--6-----
D-------1----4---------------------------4--4-----------
A--2---------------------------4--3--4------------------
E----------------4--3--4--------------------------------
==============================================================

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--------7-----9~~~~~~-----7s5~~----------7-------------
G-----8-----8----8~~~~-----8s6~~-----5s6~~~~6~~---------
D-8s9--------------9~~---------------7s8~~~~~~8---------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------1----4------------------------------------------
A--2---------------------------4--3--4---------1--4-----
E----------------4--3--4-----------------2--2-----------
==============================================================

Guitar1
B Abm Dbm F#
Guitar2
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------8h9h11---8-------------------------------6------
D----9---------------9------------------6--8--9----8--9-
A------------------------9s7----6--7--9-----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------1----4---------------------------4--4--3--4-----
A--2---------------------------4--3--4------------------
E----------------4--3--4--------------------------------
==============================================================

Repeat the Verse form for the Outro... :)

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There is my interpretation!
Once Again, any comments, suggestions, or corrections are welcome :)
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