DONALDSON BO AND THE HEYWOODS - "billy dont be a hero" Tablature

Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 12:02:58 -0400
From: Diamhed@aol.com
Subject: d/donaldson_bo_and_the_heywoods/billy_dont_be_a_hero.tab

"Billy, Don't Be A Hero"
(Murray - Callendar)
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
No. 1, 1974

Intro:

fifes [doubled by chimes] and bass, w/ military drums :

[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------0-2-2-|--0---0---------|----------------|
4---4---4-2-0-4-|----4---4-------|----4-----------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2-------2-------|2-2-----2---2---|4-------4-------|4-4-----4---4---|
------2-------2-|------2---2---2-|------4-------4-|------4---4---4-|

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
0---0---0-----0-|----0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
----------4-2---|----------4-2-0-|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2-------2-------|2-2-----2---2---|----------------|----------------|
------4-------4-|------4---4---4-|2-------2-------|2-2-----2-1-2-3-|
----------------|----------------|------2-------2-|------2---------|

Verses 1 & 2:

riff 1 [fuzz guitar doubled by bass]:

v v v v v
----------------|----
----------------|----
----------------|----
----------------|----
--------2-1-2-3-|4---
------2---------|----

C#m F#7 B C#m F#7 B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /=
/
[riff 1] [riff 1]

C#m F# C#m F# C#m F# C#m E F#
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /=
/

G [key change from B to C]
2: / / / /

Chorus:

riff 2 [fuzz guitar]:

v v v v v
----|--4-------------|
2-4-|5-----245-------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|

riff 3 [fuzz guitar]:

v v v v v
----|--6-------------|
4-5-|7-----457-------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|

B D#m/A# C#m E B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /=
/
[riff 2] [riff 3]

B D#m/A# E Em B E F#
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Link 1:

bass [doubled by fuzz guitar] w/ military drums:

[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2-2-----2-2-----|2-2-----2---2---|2-2-----2-2-----|2-2-----2-1-2-3-|
------2-------2-|------2---2---2-|------2-------2-|------2---------|

[Verse 2]

Chorus [in C]:

riff 2 [fuzz guitar]:

v v v v v
----|--5-------------|
3-5-|6-----356-------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|

riff 3 [fuzz guitar]:

v v v v v
----|--7-------------|
5-6-|8-----568-------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|
----|----------------|

C Em/B Dm F C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /=
/
[riff 2] [riff 3]

C Em/B F Fm C F G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Link 2:

bass w/ military drums:

[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|
3-3-----3-3-----|3-3-----3---3---|
------3-------3-|------3---3---3-|

Partial verse [freely, strum once per chord]:

Dm7 G/B Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G/B Am C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /=
/

Dm7 Gsus4 G
/ / / / / / / /

[Repeat link 2]

Coda [repeat 3x, fade 3rd time]:

fifes [doubled by chimes] and bass, w/ military drums:

C Em/B Dm [riff 2 (in C)]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
0---0---0-----0-|----0---0-1-3-3-|--1-0-1---------|----------------|
----------3-1---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0-0-----0---0---|
3-------3-------|3-3-----3---3---|------0-------0-|------0---0---0-|
------3-------3-|------3---3---3-|----------------|----------------|

F C [riff 3 (in C)]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
1---1---1-0---1-|----1---1-3-5-5-|--3-1-3---------|----------------|
------------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3-----0-3-----0-|3-3---0-3-0-3-0-|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-3-----3---3---|
----------------|----------------|------3-------3-|------3---3---3-|

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