DEVO - "gates of steel" Tablature

Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 13:27:16 -0700
From: brucea@tic.ab.ca (Bruce Armstrong)
Subject: /d/devo/gates_of_steel.crd

Gates of Steel - Devo
Words and Music by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale,
Susan Schmidt, Deborah L. Smith

Intro
C
(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
C B+ A G
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / x 2
F Am G
/ / / / | / / / / x 3
F Am G F
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /

B+ A G C
Twist away the...
B+ A G F
Unlock the ...
Am G F
Give in to ...
Am G F
Take a chance a ...
Am G F x 4 bars
Twist away ...

C B+ A G C
Twist away now ...
B+ A G F
The earth it ...
Am G F
But the ...
Am G F
We pay to play ...
Am G F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates ...

(C x 2 bars G x 2 bars) x 2 (keyboard solo)

F Am G F
But the earth ...
Am G F
We pay to ...
Am G F x 4 bars
Twist away the ...

C B+ A G
The beginning ...
C B A G
The ape regards ...
F Am G F
Repeats until ...
Am G F
Half a goon and ...
Am G F x 4 bars
A man's not ...

C B+ A G C
Twist away now ...
B+ A G F
The earth it ...
Am G F
But the earth is ...
Am G F
We pay to play ....
Am G F x 4 bars
Twist away the gates ....

outro
C B+ A G
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / x 2
F Am G
/ / / / | / / / / x 3
F Am G F C
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / /| /

Performance notes:
- most of the guitar is just strummed once and held for the two beats,
four beats or even two bars!!
- major 'chunky' (as opposed to 'smooth' like the peanut butter)
distortion with little treble on the guitar

Have fun with it and enjoy!

Bruce