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Staircase Mystery by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Staircase Mystery
There are three guitars in this song, so I've split it into three parts.
This is the single A side version, not the "Pathway Demo" (which is in a
different key). It can be mostly played by combining the two parts, as a
majority of the song is trading chords between the two guitars. I believe the
third guitar is an acoustic 12 string, but I'm not sure. I've tabbed it based
on the assumption that it is.
Listen for the timing.
Guitar One Intro:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|---7-8-7-5-|
E|-5---------|
Guitar One Intro B/Chorus:
e|-x/12--12--12--x12--12--12--12--12\-|
B|-x/13--13--13--x13--13--13--13--13\-|
G|-x/14--14--14--x14--14--14--14--14\-|
D|-x/14--14--14--x14--14--14--14--14\-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar Two Intro B/Chorus:
e|-1-1-1-1/-3-3-3-3-|
B|-1-1-1-1/-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2/-4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3/-5-5-5-5-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Guitar Two Intro B/Chorus Part 2:
e|-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-|
B|-11-11-11-11-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-11-11-11-11-xx-10-10-10-10-|
G|-12-12-12-12-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-12-12-12-12-xx-10-10-10-10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two Verse:
Not sure about this part. It's quite hard to hear what's going on.
McKay sometimes omits the root (single notes before the chord).
e|---8----9-----5------|
B|---8----10----5----8-|
G|---8----11----5----9-|
D|---10---11----7----9-|
A|------9----------7---|
E|-8----------5--------|
Guitar One Verse:
Plays after guitar two.
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---7-8-7-5---7-8-7-5---7-8-7-5--5-|
E|-5---------5---------5----------5-|
Guitar Three (12 string) verse:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-0---2-0---|
A|---3-0---3-0-----0-----0-|
E|-------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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