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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 91 09:12:16 +0100

"YYZ" tabs for guitar

from "Guitar for the Practicing Musician", April 1986
transcription by: Peter Seckel

shamelessly stolen by: Patrick M. Ryan (pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov)


10/8 time

hand cymbals, then guitar
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----|
|---2-------2---------2-2-|
[repeat 8 times]

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----|
|-------------------------|


4/4 time
---------------------------------|------------|----------------------------
---------------------4-5-4-------|--_---------|----------------------------
-----------------4-6-------6-5-!-|-4-5-4------|-7-7-7-5-7-5-4--------------
-----------4-6-7-----------------|-------5-4--|---------------7-5-4-!-4>---
-3-3-4-6-7-----------------------|------------|----------------------------
---------------------------------|------------|----------------------------


---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
-2-2---2-------------|-2-2---2------------------|-2-2---2-----------------
-----4---4-3-2-------|-----4---4-2--------------|-----4---4-3-2-----------
---------------4-!---|-------------4-3-2--4-----|---------------4-!-------
---------------------|------------------------2-|-------------------------


-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------
-2-2---2-----------------|-5-5---5-------------|-5-5---5------------------
-----4---4-2-------------|-----7---7-6-5-------|-----7---7-5--------------
-------------4--3-2--4---|----------------7-!--|-------------7-6-5---7----
-----------------------2-|---------------------|------------------------5-

[A] replaces this bar
2nd time
----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------
----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------
--5-5---5-------------|-5-5---5------------------------|-2-2---2----------
------7---7-6-5-------|-----7---7-5----5-5---5--5------|-----4---4-3-2----
-----------------7-!--|-------------7------7------7->--|---------------4--
----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------

==========================================
= Riff [A] =
= ------------------------------ =
= ------------------------------ =
= --2-2---2--------------------- =
= ------4---4-3-2--------------- =
= ----------------4------------- =
= ------------------------------ =
==========================================


----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
--2-2---2-------------------|-2-2---2-------------|-2-2---2-------------------
------4---4-2---------------|-----4---4-3-2-------|-----4---4-2---------------
--------------4-3-2--4------|----------------4-!--|-------------4-3-2---4-----
--------------------------2-|---------------------|------------------------2--


-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
--5-5---5----------------|-5-5---5------------------|-5-5---5-----------------
------7---7-6-5----------|-----7---7-5--------------|-----7---7-6-5-----------
-----------------7-!-----|-------------7-6-5--7-----|----------------7-!------
-------------------------|------------------------5-|-------------------------



---------------------------|
---------------------------|
-5-5---5-------------------|
-----7---7-5---------------|
-------------7-6-5---7-----|
-------------------------5-|


|-------------------|--------------------------
|--4--5--7->--------|-4--5--7->-(9)->-7-!------
|------------2-!----|--------------------------
|-------------------|--------------------------
|-------------------|--------------------------
|-------------------|--------------------------


------------------------|--------------------|-----------_-_-_--------------
-4--5---7----------_----|-4-5-7->-(9)->-7-!--|-1-3->-5--3-5-3-5->-8--!------
----------2-2-2-2-2-4-!-|--------------------|------------------------------
------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------
------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------
------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------


------------_-----_-_-_-_---|-------------_-_-_-----|-----------_-_---_-_-_-_--
-1-3-3->-5-3-5-3>5-8-5-8-5--|-1-3-3->-5--3-5-3-5>8--|-1-3-3>5--3-5-3>5-8-5-8-5-o
----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------o
----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------
----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------
----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------

[ just chords here ]

| B BB B BB | C CC C CC | (bass fill)

| B BB B BB | C CC C CC | (drum fill)

| B BB B BB | C CC C CC | (bass fill)

(fast scuff on chords)
| B BB B BB | C CC C CC | (drum fill)

B C
root chord
------7-7-----7-7--|-----8--8------8--8-----|
------7-7-----7-7--|-----8--8------8--8-----|
------8-8-----8-8--|-----9--9------9--9-----| (bass fill)
------9-9-----9-8--|----10-10-----10-10-----|
------9-9-----9-9--|----10-10-----10-10-----|
---7-------7-------|-8----------8-----------|


B B | B B | C C | C C | (drum fill)

Listen to the record for exact rythms here! It's easier to listen here than to
get it from some notation.


(solo)
_ _
------10-8-7-|--_-_-_-------_-_--_-_-_-_-------|----------------------------
-------------|-0-7-8-10-(10)-8-10-8-7-8-7------|----------_--7-8-10-7->-8->-
-------------|---------------------------------|-9-!-----8-9----------------
-------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------
-------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------
-------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------


--------------------------|-------------------|--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_---------
-7---7--_---_--7->-(8)-_--|-------------------|-0-1-4-1-0-4-7-4-0-12-(12)-!
---9---9-8-8-9--------9-8-|-9-!----(9)->------|----------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------


(tremolo up 1/2 at *)
* * *
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
-----14-(14)-12->-11-12-11--|-8-7-8-11-8-11--11--11--|-8-!-----------
(12)------------------------|------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|------------------------|---------------
----------------------------|------------------------|---------------

_ _ _ _ _ _ _
--17-12-14-12-15-14-12-14-11-12---_-------_--_----
--------------------------------16-13->-12-13-15--
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------

--------------_-------_--------------|------------_-----_-------
15->-(17)->-15-13->-12-13-12-13-(13)-|->-(15)->-13-12>10-12--13-
-------------------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------


--_-------_--_------_--_-_----------
13-12->-10-12-10->-8-10-8-7---(7)-!-
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------


--_-_-_-_-_-_----_-_-_-_-_--------|------_-_-_-_--_-------_--_--_----------------
----------
-0-1-4-1-0-1-0--5-7-4-0-4-5-(5)-!-|-(5)-4-5-4-0-10-13-(13)-10-12-10->-8--
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------


---_-_-_-_---------------------_
-10-7-8-7-8->-10--(10)-!------0-
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------


( all hammer-ons and pull-offs)
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------
-10-12-10-0-10-12-10-0-8-10-8-0-8-10-8-0-|-7-8-7-0-5-7-5-0-4-5-4-0-1-4-1-0-
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------

(synth. for guitar)

Am G/A D/A F/A
Am G/A D/A F/A
Am G/A D/A F/A

repeat [A] two times then ..


------------|----------------|---------|--------------|---------_---_-_-_-_-_--
--4-5--7->--|4-5-7>(9)>-7-!--|-4-5-7---|4-5-7>(9)-7-!-|1-3-3>5-3-5>3-5-8-5-8-5-
----------2!|----------------|-------2-|--------------|------------------------
------------|----------------|---------|--------------|------------------------
------------|----------------|---------|--------------|------------------------
------------|----------------|---------|--------------|------------------------
|[All pinched notes, artificial harmonics]|



-----------_-_-_-----|-------------|-----------|---------------------------
1-3-3->-5-3-5-3-5->-8|-(8)---------|-(8)-------|---------------------------
---------------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------------
---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------4-2-0------
---------------------|-------------|-----------|-3-3---3-3-3----------2----
---------------------|-------------|-----------|-----2-------2-------------
| [ feedback ] |


--
Legend:

| - A pair of these indicate a part of music, not the usuals bars.
: - Indicates that a part is to be repeated. This may be ommited, you should
hear it too.
_ - Indicates a hammer-on or pull-off (You should know which is appropriate)
> - Indicates a bend-up or down or a slide. With a bend, the note to bend to
is between '(' and ')'. Use the whammy for a downbend. With a slide, the
follow-up note is the one to be slid to.
! - Indicates vibrato.
^ - Indicates a tapped harmonic. Is printed below the note.
. - Under the strings, it indicates the note is staccato (short).
\ - Indicates a general slide downwards from note, to no note in particular.
AH - Indicates adding artificial harmonic with pick hand.
----
For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank or Mario, addresses below. Contact Frank
for guitar tabs, and Mario for bass tabs.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank (guitar) or Mario (bass)
(schaaphe@serc.nl) (motcid!marble!dalessio@uunet.uu.net)

HAPPY PLAYING!!

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