SPONGE - "Go Speed Racer" Tablature

Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 20:17:09 -0500
From: "Alexander J. Fanti" <afanti@soc.umass.edu>
Subject: Go Speed Racer Go

Go Speed Racer Go performed by Sponge
From the CD "Saturday Morning Cartoon's Greatest Hits" (MCAD-11348)
Copyright 1963 Speed Classic Music, Inc. (BMI)

Guitar Tab by Alex Fanti (afanti@soc.umass.edu) December 29, 1995

OK, I got this the usual way, by listening to the CD over and over and over
again... So, obviously, this is not perfect. Please e-mail me with
corrections, and anything you can come up with for the rhythm guitar. Thanks.

Generally,
Intro: hammers
Hi E|--6--7--6--4--6--7--6--4--|
|--------------------------|
or
Hi E|--5--6--5--3--5--6--5--3--|
|--------------------------|
I'm not sure. Repeat as required. Slide into rhythm (bottom string or two,
slower on one guitar than the other)

For the rhythm guitar, I don't know what they play, so until someone e-mails
me corrections (afanti@soc.umass.edu), here's what I'm playing:

Rhythm chords:
Hi E|--4---| |--6---| |--4---|
|--6---| |--8---| |--4---|
|--6---| |--8---| |------|
|------| |------| |------|
|------| |------| |------|
Lo E|------| |------| |------|

Stuff in there
Hi E|--6--6--4-----|-----6--4-----|--6--6--4-6---|
|----------4---|----------4---|--------------|

More stuff in there
Hi E|---6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---------|
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

Hi E|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---------|
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

Hi E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Hi E|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---------|
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|

Hi E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


Solo
Hi E|------3---6----|-----3-----8---6-|-3---6-3-1-----3--|
|--4------------|-4------4--------|------------4-----|

Hi E|-6---6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-6-8-|---------|-3-1-3-1-|
|---------------|-----------------|-7-4-4---|---------|

Hi E|-6-6-6-8-6-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-|-7-7-7-8-7-5-4-5-4-4-5-4-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Hi E|-6-8-10-12-13-15-17-18-|
|-----------------------|

I'm also not sure what's going on at the end.

Here are the words (you got 'em if you got the CD):

Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer, he's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone

He's gainin' on you so you better look alive
He's busy revin' up a powerful Mach 5

And when the odds are against him and there's dangerous work (to do)
You bet your life Speed Racer will see it through

Chorus: Go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer, go.

He's off and flyin' as he guns the car around the track
He's jammin' down the pedal like he's never comin' back
Adventure's waitin' just ahead

Chorus