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Blue Light Special Life by SR-71
Blue Light Special Life
Tuning:Standard
b = bend string
* = harmonics
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Both guitars play distorted with some reverb.
Intro
Lead Guitar:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|
b|---------9----|---------9----|----------9---|
g|-----11-------|-----11-------|------11------|
d|--9-9---------|--9-9---------|--9-9---------|
a|--------------|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
e|-----------|--------|---------|-------|--------|-------|-----|-----|
b|-----------|--------|---------|-------|--------|-------|--9--|--9--|
g|-----------|--------|---------|-------|--------|-------|-11--|-11--|
d|--9--------|--4-----|--6------|--2----|--9-----|--4----|--9--|--9--|
a|--9--------|--4-----|--6------|--2----|--9-----|--4----|-----|-----|
e|--7--------|--2-----|--4------|--0----|--7-----|--2----|-----|-----|
Verses
Rhythm Guitar:
On first chord progression after striking each chord once, palm mute it.
e|-----|------|------|------|------|-----|-------|------|
b|-----|------|------|------|------|-----|-------|------|
g|-----|------|------|------|------|-----|-------|------|
d|--8--|-10---|--13--|--13--|--8---|-10--|--13---|--13--|
a|--8--|-10---|--13--|--13--|--8---|-10--|--13---|--13--|
e|--6--|--8---|--11--|--11--|--6---|--8--|--11---|--11--|
Lead Guitar:
e|----------------------|------------9b-----------|
b|----------------------|----------------10b------|
g|-----------7b---------|-------------------------|
d|---6b-4-6-------7b----|----------6b-------------|
a|----------------------|--------7----------------|
e|----------------------|----7\5------------------|
Chorus: Both Guitars (same as intro for rhythm guitar) Play this twice.
e|-------|------|------|-----|------|------|------|------|
b|-------|------|------|-----|------|------|--9---|--9---|
g|-------|------|------|-----|------|------|-11---|-11---|
d|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9---|--4---|--9---|--9---|
a|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9---|--4---|------|------|
e|--7----|--2---|--4---|--0--|--7---|--2---|------|------|
Lead Guitar:
e|--------------|------------|
b|--------9-----|--------9---|
g|-----11-------|------11----|
d|--9-9---------|--9-9-------|
a|--------------|------------|
e|--------------|------------|
Verses
Rhythm Guitar: (hit first chord, then after bass line hit each chord a few times)
e|-----|--------|-------|------|
b|-----|--------|-------|------|
g|-----|--------|-------|------|
d|--8--|--10----|--13---|--13--|
a|--8--|--10----|--13---|--13--|
e|--6--|---8----|--11---|--11--|
Lead Guitar:
e|------------------------|-----------------6b--------|
b|--6b--6b--6b--6b--6b----|--6b--6b--6b--8-----8---6--|
g|------------------------|---------------------------|
d|------------------------|---------------------------|
a|------------------------|---------------------------|
e|------------------------|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------|
d|--8b--8b--6b---4b--4b--4b/8b--8b--6b--4b--4b-|
a|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Rhythm Guitar
e|-----|------|
b|-----|------|
g|-----|------|
d|-10--|--8---|
a|-10--|--8---|
e|--8--|--6---|
Pre-Chorus
Lead Guitar
e|--------|
b|--------|
g|--------|
d|--------|
a|--10b---|
e|--------|
Chorus: Both Guitars (same as intro for rhythm guitar)
e|-------|------|------|-----|-------|-------|------|-----|
b|-------|------|------|-----|-------|-------|--9---|--9--|
g|-------|------|------|-----|-------|-------|-11---|-11--|
d|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4----|--9---|--9--|
a|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4----|------|-----|
e|--7----|--2---|--4---|--0--|--7----|--2----|------|-----|
e|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|------|-----|-----|----|
b|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|--9---|--9--|-----|----|
g|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|-11---|-11--|-----|----|
d|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4---|--9---|--9--|--8--|--8-|
a|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4---|------|-----|--8--|--8-|
e|--7----|--2---|--4---|--0--|--7----|--2---|------|-----|--6--|--6-|
Interlude
He's going up and down one string with harmonics using some kind of phaser, then he uses
to play the chorus. The leads come in shortly after.
Lead Guitar: (Phaser)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--9*--9*--9*--9*--7*--7*--7*--7*--5*--7*--7*--7*--9*--9*--9*--9*--|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
e|-------|------|------|-----|--------|-------|-------|
b|-------|------|------|-----|--------|-------|-------|
g|-------|------|------|-----|--------|-------|-------|
d|-9-----|-4----|-6----|-2---|-9------|-4-----|--6----|
a|-9-----|-4----|-6----|-2---|-9------|-4-----|--6----|
e|-7-----|-2----|-4----|-0---|-7------|-2-----|--4----|
he repeats this part several times
e|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|------|------|
b|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|---9--|---9--|
g|-------|------|------|-----|-------|------|--11--|--11--|
d|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4---|---9--|---9--|
a|--9----|--4---|--6---|--2--|--9----|--4---|------|------|
e|--7----|--2---|--4---|--0--|--7----|--2---|------|------|
Fill:
e|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
b|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
g|--6b--6----6--7--6------|--6b--6---6--7--6------|--6b--6---6--7--6----|
d|----7----9----------7---|----7---9----------7---|----7---9--------7---|
a|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
e|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
End on:
e|------|-----|
b|------|-----|
g|------|-----|
d|--13--|--8--|
a|--13--|--8--|
e|--11--|--6--|
Lyrics:
Verse 1
There's a hole in my goodwill shoes
From walking down this east side street too long.
I'm trying to get out,
Get out while I can.
'Cause this town's wandering,
Years have come and gone.
Chorus
I can't express myself.
I just impress myself.
Of all your choices man,
You think you just could've got one right.
I never wanted this.
Dirty white trash kiss.
Thanks for giving me your blue life special life.
Verse 2
The kid next door with the filthy face
Scrapes his gum right off the sidewalk.
A ripped t-shirt, a new used pair of jeans,
He's the clothesline collector backyard parking lot.
Pre-Chorus
Now I know
This is all your fault.
Chorus
Interlude
N-|ah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah
N-|ah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.
" " 2 more times
Chorus
Nah-nah-nah....
(chorus in background)
Attention K-mart shoppers.
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version 2
pm = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend string
~ = let ring
HALF A STEP DOWN
Intro: lead (4x alone then 10x with rhythm)
eb--------------------|
Bb-----------9--------|
Gb-------11------11---|
Db---9-9---9---9------|
Ab--------------------|
Eb--------------------|
rhythm (after lead plays above first 4 times)
strum each as needed
eb--------------------------------0----0----0----0-|
Bb--------------------------------0----0----0----0-|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4----4----4-|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2----2----2-|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2----2----2-|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2---------------------|
Verse 1 rhythm
eb------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|
Gb-4-44444444444444-6-66666666666666--|
Db-4-44444444444444-6-66666666666666--|
Ab-2-22222222222222-4-44444444444444--|
Eb------------------------------------|
pm .............. ..............
eb------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|
Gb-8-88888888888888-------------------|
Db-8-88888888888888-2-22222222222222--|
Ab-6-66666666666666-2-22222222222222--|
Eb------------------0-00000000000000--|
pm .............. ..............
lead
eb----------------------|
Bb----------------------|
Gb-------------8b-------|
Db-7/9-----9-------9----|
Ab------7---------------|
Eb----------------------|
rhythm
eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Db-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Ab-2-22-22-2-22-22-4-44-44-4-44-44--|
Eb----------------------------------|
eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-8-88-88-8-88-88------------------|
Db-8-88-88-8-88-88-2-22-22-2-22-22--|
Ab-6-66-66-6-66-66-2-22-22-2-22-22--|
Eb-----------------0-00-00-0-00-00--|
lead
eb---------11b-----------|
Bb-------------12--------|
Gb------9----------------|
Db-----------------------|
Ab-----------------------|
Eb-12\-------------------|
Chorus: both guitars(x2)
strum each as needed
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|
after the chorus the lead play this 2x
eb--------------------|
Bb-----------9--------|
Gb-------11------11---|
Db---9-9---9---9------|
Ab--------------------|
Eb--------------------|
Verse 2 - first half is all bass then the lead
starts the second half with
e----------------------------------9b-7--|
B--/7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7--------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
rhythm
eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Db-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Ab-2-22-22-2-22-22-4-44-44-4-44-44--|
Eb----------------------------------|
eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb-8-88-88-8-88-88------------------6---8-9-|
Db-8-88-88-8-88-88-2-22-22-2-22-22--6---8-9-|
Ab-6-66-66-6-66-66-2-22-22-2-22-22--4---6-7-|
Eb-----------------0-00-00-0-00-00----------|
lead
eb--------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------------------|
Ab-9-9-7-7-6-6-4-4-7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2--4~-4\2-7~-|
Eb--------------------------------------------|
play the chorus again
then the lead plays this with the phaser
eb---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------|
Ab-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb---------------------------------|
everything cuts off except the drums
where he goes : "nanananana" etc.
then the guitar kiks in and plays this:
(strum as needed)
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4-----------------|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----6----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2----4----0--|
Final chorus/Outro:
rhythm - strum as needed
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|
eb----------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4----4----4----|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2----2----2----|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2----2----2----|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------------------|
lead
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End On:
eb------|
Bb------|
Gb--4~--
Db--4~--
Ab--2~--
Eb------
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