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Number One Hit Song by Minutemen
Number One Hit Song
This song is based on a two chord progression: A7 - D/D9. During the
singing, D. Boon plays some individual notes from the A7 and D9
chords.
The solo (not tabbed here) uses A pentatonic minor
Intro
E7
e-|--0-----------------|
B-|--0-----------------|
G-|--1-----------------|
D-|--0-----------------|
A-|--2-----------------|
E-|--0-----------------|
Main Riff
e-|-----5--------------|-----5--------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-----5--7--5--------|-----7--------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----6--------6-----|-----7--5--4--2--0--|---------------------------------|
D-|--5--------------7--|--7-----------------|---------------------------------|
A-|--7-----------------|--5-----------------|---------------------------------|
E-|--5-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse chords
A7 D9
e-|--5-----------------|--5-----------------|---------------------------------|
B-|--5-----------------|--5-----------------|---------------------------------|
G-|--6-----------------|--5-----------------|---------------------------------|
D-|--5-----------------|--4-----------------|---------------------------------|
A-|--7-----------------|--5-----------------|---------------------------------|
E-|--5-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
Structure and words
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[Play first position E or E7 chord, vary volume]
[Play Main Riff 2x]
[Speak words over verse chords, played broken]
On the back of a winged horse,
Through the skys pearly grey.
Love is leaf-like.
You and me, babe.
Twinkle, Twinkle,
Blah, blah, blah
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C
[solo (not tabbed)]
[Play Main Riff 2x]
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version 2
Tuning: standard
solo
e|----------------------------------------------5-8--------8-10- 10b-10-8-------|
B|----------------------------------5-6-7-8-8-b-----8-8 / 10---------------10---|
G|-7b----5-h-7-p-5-----------5-6-7----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7--5-6-7----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8h10p8----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9----------9-------7-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9-/-11----11-------5-4-------------------------5-4--------|
A|-----------------------------------------5-------5-7------5-7--------5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------5-7-------5-7------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5-6-7---8-8b-------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-6-7----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-6-7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-6-7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then it goes back to the main riff
On the back of a winged horse, through the sky of pearly grey.
Love is leaf-like... you and me, baby.
Twinkle, twinkle, blah, blah, blah, etc.
| / 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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