The song is in A.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
PM- palm mute
Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson
Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson
CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR - Guitar 2
A C#m D E F#m
E|---5---|---4---|-------|-------|---2---|
B|---5---|---5---|---7---|---9---|---2---|
G|---6---|---6---|---7---|---9---|---2---|
D|---7---|---6---|---7---|---9---|---4---|
A|---7---|---4---|---5---|---7---|---4---|
E|---5---|-------|-------|-------|---2---|
INTRO - Guitar 1 plays the 12 bar intro backed up by the palm muted
picking of Guitar 2 which continually repeats the same riff.
Guitar 2
[PM.............]
E|-0-0-2-5-0-0-7-5-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 1
<===========x 2===========> <=============x 2==============>
E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
B|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
G|------5-7-|----------------|-------9-11-|-------------------|
D|-5-7------|-5-7------------|-9-11-------|-9-11--------------|
A|----------|------5h7p5h7p5-|------------|-------9h11p9h11p9-|
E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
<=================x 2================>
E|--------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------|-----------------------|
G|--------11-14-|-----------------------|
D|-11-14--------|-11-14-----------------|
A|--------------|--------11h14p11h14p11-|
E|--------------|-----------------------|
PRE-VERSE - Just before the 1st verse kicks in Guitar 1 repeats the
following riff twice whilst Guitar 2 strums the chords
marked.
C#m(Gtr 2) C#m
Guitar 1
E|--------------------|-------------------|
B|------9-10-9--------|-12------10------9-|
G|----9--------9----9-|----9-------9------|
D|-11------------11---|------11------11---|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|
1ST VERSE - Guitars 1 & 2 double-up both repeating this riff 16 times.
Guitar 1 & 2
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------7-----|
A|-0-4/5---5\4-|
E|-------------|
CHORUS - Guitar 1 plays the following sequence twice followed by the
PRE-VERSE riff, again repeated twice. Guitar 2 strums the
chords marked.
A(Guitar 2) D F#m D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|-------10\--|----------9--------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10\--|----10----10-10----|----10----10-10----|
G|----9---------9-|-/11---11\--|-11-11-11----11-11-|----11-------11-11-|
D|-11-------------|-/12---12\--|-11----11-------11-|-12----12-------12-|
A|----------------|------------|-9-----9--------9--|-12----12-------12-|
E|----------------|------------|-------------------|-10----10----------|
BRIDGE - Guitar 2 picks out the repeated palm muted riff from the
intro whilst Guitar 1 slides up to the following notes.
<=======x 3=====>
E|---------|---------|----------|---------|
B|-/10~~~~-|-/14~~~~-|-/10--/14-|-/17~~~~-|
G|---------|---------|----------|---------|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|
A|---------|---------|----------|---------|
E|---------|---------|----------|---------|
2ND VERSE - as per 1st Verse
CHORUS - As per previous Chorus except that this time Guitar 1 plays
the following bars after playing the PRE-VERSE riff twice.
Again Guitar 2 strums the chords marked.
D(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------10-12-10----------|-14-------12-------10-|
G|----11----------11----11-|----11-------11-------|
D|-12----------------12----|-------12-------12----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
F#m F#m E
[PM...............................................]
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------14----------14----|-------14----------12----|
G|----14----14----14----14-|----14----14----13----13-|
D|-16----------16----------|-16----------14----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D C#m
[PM.........................................]
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------10----------10----|------9--------9---|
G|----11----11----11----11-|----9---9----9---9-|
D|-12----------12----------|-11-------11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
MID-BREAK/2ND VERSE REPEAT - The song now enters a 'quiet bit' as
Guitar 2 plays the following palm muted riff.
After playing it 3 times the 2ND VERSE is
repeated. Instead of playing the verse as before,
this time Guitar 2 carries on repeating it's riff
a further 4 times. Guitar 1 plays nothing.
Guitar 2
[PM...................................]
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-|-9-0-0-14-0-0-11-0-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
[PM...................................]
E|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-9-0-0-|--------------------|
A|------------------|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
E|------------------|--------------------|
1ST VERSE REPEAT - The 1ST VERSE is now repeated with a different
backing. Guitar 2 plays the riff from the INTRO
repeatedly but without the palm mute. Guitar 1
repeats(roughly) the following 4 bars 4 times.
Guitar 1
E|----------|----------|-12----12-----|-12----12---12-|
B|-/10------|----------|---1010--1010-|---1010--10----|
G|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
CHORUS - As before although this time the chorus is played twice. The
second time Guitar 1 plays the following twice.
A(Guitar 2) D
Guitar 1
E|---------9------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10----10----|
G|----9---------9-|----11----------11-|
D|-11-------------|-12----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
F#m D
E|----------9-------|----------10-------|
B|-------10---10----|-------10----10----|
G|----11---------11-|----11----------11-|
D|-11---------------|-12----------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
OUTRO - Guitars 1 & 2 play the original riff from VERSE 1 16 times
although Guitar 1 replaces bars 4, 8, 12 & 16 with the
following marked bars. A third guitar part enters at the
fifth bar.
Bar 4 Bar 8 Bar 12 Bar 16
Guitar 1
E|----------| E|-----------| E|------------| E|-----------|
B|----------| B|-----------| B|------------| B|-----------|
G|----------| G|-----------| G|------------| G|-----------|
D|-/9--7--6-| D|-/11--9--7-| D|-/9-999-7-6-| D|-/11--9--7-|
A|----------| A|-----------| A|------------| A|-----------|
E|----------| E|-----------| E|------------| E|-----------|
Guitar 3
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-17-17161616----|-16-16h17-16-14-12-|----------|----------|
B|-------------17-|-------------------|----------|----------|
G|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
OUTRO CONTINUED - Confused!?! You will be! Guitar 3 plays the next bar
6 times whilst Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord - this
changes to a D chord at the fifth bar.In the meantime
Guitar 1 brings up the rear playing the same guitar
part that followed the chorus after the 2nd verse.
After playing this through Guitar 1 then repeats the
bars from the F#m chord onwards twice before ending
by repeating the last bar in this sequnce whilst
Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord. Blimey, anybody get
that....I'm of to catch some Z's.
C#m(play D chord fifth & sixth time)
<=========x 6==========>
E|-21\19-19\17-17/19-19/21-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
F#m E
E|-2121\19-19\17-17\16-16/17-|-17\16-16\14-14\12-12-|
B|---------------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
D E
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
F#m E
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
D E
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9\7-7/9-9/7-7-|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
F#m E
E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9\7-7-|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|
D C#m
E|-99\7-7\5-5/7-|-7\5-5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|--------------|---------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------|
C#m C#m
E|/9\-7\5-5/7-7\5--|5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
C#m C#m C#m A[let ring]
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-2----------|------------|------------|-2----------|
G|-------4--2-|------------|------------|-2----------|
D|------------|-4--2-------|-4--2-------|-2----------|
A|------------|-------4--2-|-------4--2-|-0----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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