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Ballroom Blitz by Sweet
Ballroom Blitz
Intro
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-9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9-|
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Verse
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-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----|
-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----|
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Verse
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-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----|
-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----|
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Bridge, First Part
(Drums Alone)
Bridge, Second Part
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-9--------------------------5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-9--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-7--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7---777------------------------|
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-7--------9--------7--------3--------7--------7---777------------------------|
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Chorus, First Part
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-4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--------------|
-2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------------------|
Chorus, Second Part
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-789xxxxxxx---789xxxxxxx---789xxxxxxx---789xxxxxxx---------------------------|
-789xxxxxxx---789xxxxxxx—--789xxxxxxx---789xxxxxxx---------------------------|
-567xxxxxxx---567xxxxxxx---567xxxxxxx---567xxxxxxx---------------------------|
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Intro
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-9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9-|
-7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7-|
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Verse
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-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----|
-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----|
-5-5-5-5--5-5-555--5-5-5-5--5-5-555------------------------------------------|
Verse
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-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----|
-7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7-7-7-7--7-7-777--7---7--7--7----7----7---7--7--7----7----|
-5-5-5-5--5-5-555--5-5-5-5--5-5-555------------------------------------------|
Bridge, First Part
(Drums Alone)
Bridge, Second Part
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-9--------------------------5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-9--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-7--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7---777------------------------|
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-7--------9--------7--------3--------7--------7---777------------------------|
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Chorus, First Part
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-4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--9xxxxx--4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--9xxxxx--------------|
-4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--------------|
-2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------------------|
Chorus, Part Two (Modified)
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-789xxxxxxx--78-----88-----78-----88-----78-----88------------78-------------|
-789xxxxxxx--78-----88-----78-----88-----78-----88------------78-------------|
-567xxxxxxx--56-----66-----56-----66-----56-----66------------56-------------|
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--------------------------------------------------97--------7--97--------7---|
----------------------------------------------------7--7--79-----7--7--79----|
------------------------------------------------7----10-10----7---10-10------|
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Intro
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-9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9----9---11-12-11---9-|
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Verse
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Verse
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Bridge, First Part
(Drums Alone)
Bridge, Second Part
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-9--------------------------5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-9--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---5xxxxx---9xxxxx---9---999------------------------|
-7--------4xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7xxxxx---7---777------------------------|
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-7--------9--------7--------3--------7--------7---777------------------------|
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Chorus, First Part
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-4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--4xxxxx--7xxxxx--9xxxxx--7xxxxx--------------|
-2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------2xxxxx--5xxxxx--7xxxxx----------------------|
Chorus, Second Part
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Chorus Extension
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-7xxxxx-7/6----7xxxxx-7/6----7xxxxx-7/6--------------------------------------|
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Intro played with second guitar riffing underneath till fade.
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Oh reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So perfectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
CHORUS Repeat
Guitar Solo
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS Repeat
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
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version 2
Index:
~~~~ = Hold out and or sustain
H = Strum the Harmonic on given fret
PM = Palm mute
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
^x = bend x amount of steps I.e. e-11^3/4-- = bend the 11--| fret on the high e three
-----------------------------------------------------------| quarters of a step
Intro guitar riff- Starts at :19
E E E E E
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------9---11--12--11--9-------------------------------------|X4
A-----------7----7---7---7--7-------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
If This first riff of the 1st verse doesnt sound Rhythmically correct, try turning
D--4-4----- Into a triplet. so D----4---4-4------
A--0-0----- A----0---0-0------
A A D5 D5 A7 A7 D5 D5
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM----------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4-----------------------------| X2
A------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------9---11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| X2
A-----------7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A A D5 D5 A7 A7 D5 D5
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM----------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4-----------------------------| X2
A------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------9--11--12--11-9-------------------------------------| X2
A------------7--7---7---7--7-------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Hook - 0:46 (Drums only)
Pre-chorus - 0:54
E
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Let it ring)------------------------------|
A---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
play the E power chord (last one on tab table below) not 2 measures like the previous A,
or C power chords this time, but 4 measures for your E power chord
A B C E
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---2-----------4------------------5---------------9--------------|
D---2(hold or)--4(hold or----------5(hold or-------9(Hold or------|X1
A---0-strum-----2-strum------------3-Strum---------7-strum--------|
E-----1/8-notes)--1/8 notes)---------1/8 notes)------1/8 notes)---|
Chorus - 1:07
A A A A A C C C C C D D D D D G G G G G
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7-------------------|
D--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7----5---5---5-5-5--| X2
A--0---0---0-0-0----3---3---3-3-3----5---5---5-5-5----5---5---5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3--|
D D# E E E E E E E E E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7---8---9------------------------------------------------------| X4
A---5---6---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 - 1:26
E E E E E
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------9---11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| X4
A---------7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
A A D5 D5 A7 A7 D5 D5
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM----------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D----2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4-----------------------------| X2
A----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------9---11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| X2
A---------7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
A A D5 D5 A7 A7 D5 D5
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM--PM----------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D----2---2---4---4---5---5---4---4-----------------------------| X2
A----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------9---11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| X2
A---------7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Hook - 1:52
At the 2nd hook, it stays the same AFTER you add a slide down from the 9th fret of the G string.
E
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----9\--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus - 2:01
E
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Let it ring)----------------------------|
A---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
The only difference between the 2nd Pre-chorus and the 1st, is that at the last power
in this riff below, is that a second guitar is bending a note during the pre-chorus's
up to the chorus.
Rhythm
2:03
A B C E
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G---2-----------4----------------5---------------9-------------|
D---2(hold or)--4(hold or--------5(hold or-------9(Hold or-----|X1
A---0-strum-----2-strum----------3-Strum---------7-strum-------|
E-----1/8-notes)--1/8 notes)-------1/8 notes)------1/8 notes)--|
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Lead
D# D# D# D# D# D#
e--10^3/4------10^3/4--------10^3/4---10^3/4---10^3/4---10^3/4--|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D(at 2:11,start bend)-------------------------------------------|X1
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus - 2:14
A A A A A C C C C C D D D D D G G G G G
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7-------------------|
D--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7----5---5---5-5-5--| X2
A--0---0---0-0-0----3---3---3-3-3----5---5---5-5-5----5---5---5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3--|
This chorus is shortened from doing the last chorus riff four times, to only doing it once
D D# E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7---8---9------------------------------------------------------| X1
A---5---6---7------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ball Room Blitz!
Bass Chorus Break Down - 2:23
(no guitar until 2:27)
On every other 2nd measure starting on the 3rd beat, their guitarist plays the two power
A and E. and the other part played between both resting measures (for guitar)is just
single A power chord.
D D# D
(Progression below goes from 2:27-2:41)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7-8---(four count rest)---7------------------------------------|X4
A--5-6-----------------------5------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Semi-solo - 2:37
Lead
E E D B B AhB D E E E D B B AhB D B
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------9p7------------7--9--------9p7--------------7---9-------------|
D-----------9-9---7h9-------------------9-9---7h9--------------------|X1
A---7--------------------------7-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:41 - Lead
E E E E E E E
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G------9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|X4
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:41 - Rhythm
E E E E E E E
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|X4
A------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus - 2:45
A B C E
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G---2-----------4----------------5---------------9-------------|
D---2(hold or)--4(hold or--------5(hold or-------9(Hold or-----|X1
A---0-strum-----2-strum----------3-Strum---------7-strum-------|
E-----1/8-notes)--1/8 notes)-------1/8 notes)------1/8 notes)--|
Chorus - 2:56
A A A A A C C C C C D D D D D G G G G G
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7-------------------|
D--2---2---2-2-2----5---5---5-5-5----7---7---7-7-7----5---5---5-5-5--| X2
A--0---0---0-0-0----3---3---3-3-3----5---5---5-5-5----5---5---5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------3---3---3-3-3--|
D D# E E E E E E E E E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7---8---9------------------------------------------------------| X4
A---5---6---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge - 3:14
Bridge Riff A - 3:14-3:20
E E D D
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----9-x-x-9-x-x-12-7----------------------------------------------|X3
A----7-x-x-7-x-x-10-5----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
OR
Bridge Riff A (alternative) - 3:14-3:20
E E D D
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----9-x-x-9-x-x-12\7----------------------------------------------|X3
A----7-x-x-7-x-x-10\5----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Riff B - 3:21 - 3:23
From Bridge Riff A's ending, you have two counts of rests.
E E E E E E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---(REST)---9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|X1
A------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending Riff
Only Difference from 1st riff is that you strum two 1/8 on your ending E chords.
E E E E E E
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------9---11--12--11--9-9-----------------------------------| X4
A---------7---7---7---7---7-7-----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Oh reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So perfectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
CHORUS Repeat
Guitar Solo
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS Repeat
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
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version 3
(Capo 2nd fret.)
INTRO:(Are you ready, Steve? Aha..Andy? Yeah!
Mick? OK. Alright, fellas, lets go!)
D C (x4)
#1.
D G
Oh, it's been getting so hard living with the things
D D C D C
you do to me, aha.
G
Oh, my dreams are getting so strange I'd like to tell
D D C D C
you everything I see.
C D
Oh, I see a man at the back, as a matter of fact,
his eyes are red as the sun.
And a girl in the corner, let no one ignore her,
cause she thinks she's the passionate one.
D E G
Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening,
Bb D
and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving..
D
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
CHORUS:
D E G A
And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned
D
into a ballroom blitz.
E G
And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll
A D
turn into a ballroom blitz.
C D C D C D C D
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz.
D C (x4)
#2,
C G
I'm reaching out for something, touching nothing's
D D C D C
all I ever do.
G
Oh, I softly call you over, when you appear there's nothing
D D C D C
left of you, aha.
C D
Now, the man in the back is ready to crack as he raises
his hands to the sky.
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner..
she could kill you with a wink of her eye.
D E G
Oh, yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic..
Bb D
and the band started leaving, cause they all stopped breathing..
D
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
CHORUS:
D E G A
And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned
D
into a ballroom blitz.
E G
And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll
A D C D
turn into a ballroom blitz...ballroom blitz..
(INTERLUDE:) D C
D E G
Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening,
Bb D
and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving..
D
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!!
CHORUS:
D E G A
And the man at the back said, everyone attack, and it turned
D
into a ballroom blitz.
E G
And the girl in the corner said, boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll
A D C D C D
turn into a ballroom blitz.....ballroom blitz..ballroom blitz..
C D C D
ballroom blitz..ballroom blitz..
OUTRO:
D C D D C D
It's, it's a ballroom blitz, it's, it's a ballroom blitz..
D C D D C D
It's, it's a ballroom blitz, yeahhhh!! It's a ballroom blitz!!
D C (x18)
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version 4
E E6 E7 E6 E4
A
1.Oh it's been getting so hard
E E6 E7 E6 E2
Livin' with the things you do to me, aha
A
Oh my dreams are getting so strange
E E6 E7 E6 E2
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh, I see a man at the back
As a matter of fact his eyes are red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her
'Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
E F# A
Br.Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
C E
And the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
E
Rf.And the man at the back said
F# A E
Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said
F# A E
Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz
D D# E D D# E D D# E
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
D D# E
Ballroom blitz
E E6 E7 E6 E4
2.I'm reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh, I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you, aha
Now the man in the back
Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is ev'ryone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Br.Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaving, 'cause they all stopped breathing
Refrain
Solo:D D# D D D# E
Br.Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
Refrain
E
It's it's a ballroom blitz, it's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz, yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
E E6 E7 E6 E
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
----9-7---------7---7-9-----|
--------7---7-9---9---------|
--7-------7-----------------|
----------------------------|
----------------
version 5
Standard Tuning
Riff:
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--|
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Intro:
Drums
Are you ready Steve? Andy? Mick?
Alright fellas lets gooooooo
Riff x4
Verse:
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
---5--3--5--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----| Riff x2
---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
------------------------------------------------------|
1.Well, it's been getting so hard...living with the things you do to me
2.I'm reaching out for something...touching nothing's all I ever do
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
---5--3--5--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----| Riff x2
---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
------------------------------------------------------|
1.My dreams keep getting so strange...I'd like to tell you everything I see
2.I softly call you over...if you appear there's nothing left of you
Drums: 1.I see a man in the back as a matter of fact
his eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner that no one ignores
She thinks she's the passionate one...OH YEAH!
2.And the man in the back is ready to crack
as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner
she'll kill you with the wink of her eye...OH YEAH!
Pre-chorus:
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------5--------------|
------------7--------------------------5--------------|
------------7--------------------------3--------------|
------------5-----------------------------------------|
1.It's like lightning...everybody was fighting
2.It's electric...so frightfully hectic
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------8-------------------------------------|
--------------------8-------------------------------5-----|
--------------------6-------------------------------5-----|
----------------------------------------------------3-----|
1.And the music was soothing...and they all started grooving
2.And the band started leaving...and we all stopped breathing
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
5------5------5-------5------5---|
5------5------5-------5------5---|
3------3------3-------3------3---|
Yeah...yeah...yeah....yeah...yeah!
Chorus:
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------5--5--5--7--7--7--------------|
--------7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7----5---------| x2
--------7--5--7--3--3--3--5--5--5----5---------|
--------5--5--5----------------------3---------|
And the man in.......................blitz
And the girl in......................blitz
----------------|
----------------|
----------------|
-3--4----5------|
-3--4----5------|
-1--2----3------|
Ballroom blitz
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
End with riff over and over again
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Oh reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So perfectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
CHORUS Repeat
Guitar Solo
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS Repeat
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
----------------
version 6
Intro: (G riff)
C (G riff)
Well, it's been getting so hard...living with the things you do to me...
C (G riff)
My dreams keep getting so strange...I'd like to tell you everything I see...
G (percussive)
I see a man in the back as a matter of fact...
His eyes are as red as the sun...
And the girl in the corner that no one ignores...
She thinks she's the passionate one......Oh yeah!...
A C
It's like lightning...everybody was fighting...
Eb G
And the music was soothing...and they all started grooving...
G
Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...
A C D
And the man in the back said everyone attack and it turned into a...
G
Ballroom blitz...
A C D
And the girl in the corner said boy I wanna warn ya' it'll turn into a
G
Ballroom blitz...
F F# G
Ballroom blitz...
C (G riff)
I'm reaching out for something...touching nothing's all I ever do...
I softly call you over...If you appear there's nothing left of you...
G (percussive)
And the man in the back is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky...
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner...
She'll kill you with the wink of her eye......Oh yeah!...
A C
It's electric...so frightfully hectic...
Eb G
And the band started leaving...and we all stopped breathing...
G
Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...
A C D
And the man in the back said everyone attack and it turned into a...
G
Ballroom blitz...
A C D
And the girl in the corner said boy I wanna warn ya' it'll turn into a
G
Ballroom blitz...
F F# G
Ballroom blitz...
-Bass solo- (Griff) end with G riff together)===========
----------------
version 7
INTRO:
18 bars drums, then play RIFF four times
A
It's been getting so hard
E
living with the things you do to me [RIFF TWICE]
A
My dreams are getting so strange
E
I'd like to tell you everything I see [RIFF TWICE]
[NO CHORD]
I see a man at the back
as a matter of fact
his eyes are as red as the sun
And a girl in the corner
let no one ignore her 'cause
she thinks she's the passionate one
E F# A
Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
C E
and the music was soothing and they all started grooving
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS:
F# A
And the man at the back said "Everyone attack"
B E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
F# A
And the girl in the corner said "Boy I wanna warn you"
B E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
D D# E
Ballroom blitz [repeat 4 times]
[RIFF TWICE]
I'm reaching out for something
touching nothing's all I ever do [RIFF TWICE]
I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you [RIFF TWICE]
Now the man at the back is ready to crack
as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner
she could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaping 'cause they all stopped breathing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS
Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
and the music was soothing and they all started grooving
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS
E D
It's, it's a ballroom blitz [repeat 3 times]
E
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
REPEAT RIFF AND FADE
.....
And here's the RIFF (or at least an easy way to get close):
E------------------------
B------------------------
G--9--(9)-(9)-(9)-9------
D--9--11--12--11--9------
A--7--7---7---7---7------
E--7--7---7---7---7------
(9) means that you can leave the note out without anyone
noticing if you can't stretch your fingers like this
----------------
version 8
Tuning: E A D G B e
Intro:
Are you ready, Steve? Aha.
Andy? Yeah!
Mick? OK.
Alright, fellas, let's go!
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 4 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 4 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Verse 1:
Oh it's been getting so hard livin' with the things you do to me
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7—--7—-7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
A|---7---7--7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5----5---5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 2 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 2 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Oh my dreams are getting so strange I'd like to tell you everything I see
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7—--7—-7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
A|---7---7--7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5----5---5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 2 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 2 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Steve: (drum part)
Oh, I see a man at the back
As a matter of fact his eyes are red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her
'Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Refrain:
Oh, Yeah it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9~~~------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7~~~---------------4~~-----------------------7~~----------|
E|--------------------2~~-----------------------5~~----------|
and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9----------|
A|----------------10~~----------------------------7----------|
E|----------------8~~----------------------------------------|
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------9--------9----9------9---------------------------|
A|--7-------7--------7----7------7---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
1. And the man at the back said "Everyone attack"
2. And the girl in the corner said "Boy I wanna warn you"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--4--4----4--4--4------4-------7--7--7--7--7-----------|
E|---2--2--2----2--2--2------2-------5--5--5--5--5-----------|
1. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
2. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9\------------------------|
A|-------7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9----7\------------------------|
E|-------5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------|
Ballroom Blitz
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------HARMONICS------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---8----9-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------| x4
A|--5---6----7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 4 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 4 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Verse 2:
I'm reaching out for something touching nothing's all I ever do
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7—--7—-7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
A|---7---7--7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5----5---5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 2 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 2 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
I softly call you over When you appear there's nothing left of you
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7—--7—-7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
A|---7---7--7--7--7--7--7----7---7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5----5---5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play it 2 times
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D--9-11-12-11--9--| play it 2 times
A--7--7--7--7--7--|
E-----------------|
Steve: (drum part)
Now the man at the back is ready to crack
as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner
she could kill you with a wink of her eye
Refrain:
Oh, Yeah it was electric, so frightfully hectic
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9~~~------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7~~~---------------4~~-----------------------7~~----------|
E|--------------------2~~-----------------------5~~----------|
And the band started leaping 'cause they all stopped breathing
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-------|
A|-------------------10~~----------------------------7-------|
E|-------------------8~~-------------------------------------|
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------9--------9----9------9---------------------------|
A|--7-------7--------7----7------7---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
1. And the man at the back said "Everyone attack"
2. And the girl in the corner said "Boy I wanna warn you"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--4--4----4--4--4------4-------7--7--7--7--7-----------|
E|---2--2--2----2--2--2------2-------5--5--5--5--5-----------|
1. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
2. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9\------------------------|
A|-------7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9----7\------------------------|
E|-------5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------|
Ballroom Blitz
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---8----9------------------------------------------|
A|--5---6----7------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-8-9--7-9----7-8-9--7-9----7-8-9--7-9----7-8-9----------|
A|--5-6-7--5-7----5-6-7--5-7----5-6-7--5-7----5-6-7----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain:
Oh, Yeah it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9~~~------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7~~~---------------4~~-----------------------7~~----------|
E|--------------------2~~-----------------------5~~----------|
and the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9----------|
A|----------------10~~----------------------------7----------|
E|----------------8~~----------------------------------------|
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------9--------9----9------9---------------------------|
A|--7-------7--------7----7------7---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
1. And the man at the back said "Everyone attack"
2. And the girl in the corner said "Boy I wanna warn you"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4--4--4----4--4--4------4-------7--7--7--7--7-----------|
E|---2--2--2----2--2--2------2-------5--5--5--5--5-----------|
1. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
2. And it turned into a ballroom blitz
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9\------------------------|
A|-------7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9----7\------------------------|
E|-------5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------|
Ballroom Blitz
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------HARMONICS------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---8----9-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------| x4
A|--5---6----7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
It’s It’s a Ballroom Blitz
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-----9------9------9-7----------------------------|
D|----7-----7------7------7-5----------------------------|x 3
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Yeah, It’s a Ballroom Blitz
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------|
G|---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff for short Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-0--2--3--2--0---|
G|-x--x--x--x--x---| play this till the end
D|-2--2--2--2--2---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Main Riff for normal Pinky
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--9-11-12-11--9--| play this till the end
A|--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-----------------|
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Oh reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So perfectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
CHORUS Repeat
Guitar Solo
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS Repeat
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
| / 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
----------------
version 9
|-----------------------|
| Notation Legend: |
|-----------------------|
b: bend
p: pull-off
h: pull-off
~: vibrato
/: slide
t: tap
s: slap (bass)
pp: pop (bass)
/////: tremolo picking
=: silence
%: repeat
pm: palm-muted
x: dead note
(Drum Intro: 9 measures)
------------------------
Brian Connolly: "Are you ready, Steve?
Steve Priest: -Aha
Brian: -Andy?
Andy Scott: -Yeah!
Brian: -Mick?
Mick Tucker: - OK.
Brian: -Alright, fellas. Well let's go!
Intro (8 measures):
-------------------
F5
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-10-12-13-12-10-|-------%--------|--------%-------|--------%-------|| x2
A |-8--8--8--8--8--|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A |----------------|-------%--------|-------%--------|--------%-------|| x2
E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|----------------|----------------|----------------||
(If, like me, you tend to find the bass boring, I suggest you follow the
guitar in the verses, like this:
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |--3--5-6-5--3---| it's better to do the intro like it is, for rythmic and
E |----------------| melodic reasons, but it's fun to be a bit different in the verse ^^)
Verse (8 measures):
-------------------
A#5 F5
E |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
B |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
G |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
D |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------%-------|-10-12-13-12-10-|------%------------|| x2
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|-8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------||
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
pm |---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
A |-----------------|-------%--------|-----------------|--------%-------||
E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------||
Oh it's been getting so hard, livin' with the things you do to me, aha
Oh my dreams are getting so strange, i'd like to tell you everything I see
Post-Verse (Just drums: 4 measures)
-----------------------------------
Oh, I see a man at the back
As a matter of fact his eyes are red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her
'Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Pre-Chorus: 6 measures
----------------------
F5 G5 A#5
E |----------------|------------------|------------------|
B |----------------|------------------|------------------|
G |--10------------|------------------|------------------|
D |--10------------|--6---------------|--8---------------|
A |--8-------------|--6---------------|--8---------------|
E |----------------|--3---------------|--6---------------|
Oh, yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
G |----------------|------------------|------------------|
D |----------------|------------------|------------------|
A |--8-------------|------------------|------------------|
E |----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C5 F5
|------------------| |-----------------------|
|------------------| |-----------------------|
|--5---------------| |--10-------------------|
|--5---------------| |--10-------------------|
|--3---------------| |--8--------------------|
|------------------| |-----------------------|
And the music was soothing, and they all started grooving
|------------------| |-----------------||
|------------------| |-----------------||
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|------------------| |-----------------||
F5
E |----------------||
B |----------------||
G |-10-10-10-10----||
D |-10-10-10-10----||
A |-8--8--8--8-----||
E |----------------||
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
G |----------------||
D |----------------||
A |-------%--------||
E |----------------||
Chorus: 8 measures
-------
E|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
B|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
G|------------------|------------10-10-10-10/-|----------------|------------------||
D|-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10/-|---------%------|------------------||
A|-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3----8--8--8--8/--|----------------|------------------||
E|-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
And the man at the back said And the girl in the corner said
Everyone attack and it turned into a Boy, I wanna warn ya,it'll turn
Ballroom blitz into a Ballroom blitz
G |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------||
A |-----------------|-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-|-------%--------|--------%-------||
E |-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|------------------|----------------|----------------||
E |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G |--8-9-10--x-x-x-x-|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |--8-9-10--x-x-x-x-|-------%--------|-------%--------|-------%--------||
A |--6-7-8---x-x-x-x-|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, Ballroom blitz
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A |--6-7-8---------|-------%--------|--------%-------|--------%-------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Pre-Verse (4 measures): Intro (2 measures guitar alone, 2 measures guitar + bass)
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Verse (8 measures):
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I'm reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh, I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you, aha
Post-Verse (4 measures):
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Now the man in the back
Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is ev'ryone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Pre-Chorus (6 measures):
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Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaving, 'cause they all stopped breathing
2nd Chorus (4 measures)
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E|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
B|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
G|------------------|------------10-10-10-10/-|----------------|------------------||
D|-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10/-|---------%------|------------------||
A|-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3----8--8--8--8/--|----------------|------------------||
E|-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|----------------|------------------||
And the man at the back said And the girl in the corner
Everyone attack and it turned into a Boy, I wanna warn ya,it'll
Ballroom blitz turn into a Ballroom blitz
G |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------||
A |-----------------|-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-|-------%--------|--------%-------||
E |-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|------------------|----------------|----------------||
Bridge (10 measures):
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E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G |-8-9-10---------|------------8-9-|-10-----------8-|------------8-9-||
D |-8-9-10---------|------------8-9-|-10-----------8-|------------8-9-||
A |-6-7-8----------|------------6-7-|-8------------6-|------------6-7-||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Ballroom Blitz!
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-1-2-333333333-1|-3333333333-1-2-|-333333333333-1-|-3333333333-1-2-||
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
B |----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
G |-10-----------8-|------------8-9-|--10-8----------8~-|----------------||
D |-10-----------8-|------------8-9-|-------8--10p8-----|-------%--------||
A |-8------------6-|------------6-7-|-8------------10---|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------||
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-3333333333333-1|-3333333333-1-2-|-333333333333-1-|-3333333333-1-2-||
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|
G |-10-10-10-10----|----------------|
D |-10-10-10-10----|-------%--------|
A |-8--8--8--8-----|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|
Oh Yea
G |----------------|----------------|
D |-3333333333333--|-33333333333333-|
A |----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|
Pre-Chorus (5 measures)
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Chorus (8 measures)
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Pre-Outro (4 measures):
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E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--|-10-x-x-x-x-x-8-|-10-x-x-x-x-x-8-|-10-------------||
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-8--|-10-x-x-x-x-x-8-|-10-x-x-x-x-x-8-|-10-------------||
A |-x-x-x-x-x-x-6--|-8--x-x-x-x-x-6-|-8--x-x-x-x-x-6-|-8--------------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
It's It's Ballroom Blitz x3 Yea it's a Ballroom Blitz
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D |-3333333333333-1|-3333333333333-1|-3333333333333-1|-33333333333333-||
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
Outro (17 measures - Fade Out):
-------------------------------
4 measures ---> Intro
13 measures ---> Intro + Outro Solo
The Outro Solo is basic F pentantonic, It's funner to improvise it then
do the original so I won't tab it. But to give you an idea, the beginning
goes like this:
E |--------------------------------||
B |--------------------------------||
G |--10p8-10p8-----10p8-10p8-------||
D |--------------------------------||
A |-8----------6/8-----------------||
E |--------------------------------||
and then he does a pentantonic descent kinda like this:
E |----------------||
B |----------------||
G |---10p8---------||
D |--------10-8/6--||
A |-8-------------8||
E |----------------||
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellas - let's go!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah
And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
It'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Oh reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So perfectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
CHORUS Repeat
Guitar Solo
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
CHORUS Repeat
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
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version 10
INTRO:
18 bars drums, then play RIFF four times
A
It's been getting so hard
E
living with the things you do to me [RIFF TWICE]
A
My dreams are getting so strange
E
I'd like to tell you everything I see [RIFF TWICE]
[NO CHORD]
I see a man at the back
as a matter of fact
his eyes are as red as the sun
And a girl in the corner
let no one ignore her 'cause
she thinks she's the passionate one
E F# A
Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
C E
and the music was soothing and they all started grooving
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS:
F# A
And the man at the back said "Everyone attack"
B E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
F# A
And the girl in the corner said "Boy I wanna warn you"
B E
and it turned into a ballroom blitz
D D# E
Ballroom blitz [repeat 4 times]
[RIFF TWICE]
I'm reaching out for something
touching nothing's all I ever do [RIFF TWICE]
I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left of you [RIFF TWICE]
Now the man at the back is ready to crack
as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner
she could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaping 'cause they all stopped breathing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS
Oh yeah, it was like lightning, everybody was frightening
and the music was soothing and they all started grooving
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
CHORUS
E D
It's, it's a ballroom blitz [repeat 3 times]
E
Yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
REPEAT RIFF AND FADE
.....
And here's the RIFF (or at least an easy way to get close):
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G--9--(9)-(9)-(9)-9------|
D--9--11--12--11--9------|
A--7--7---7---7---7------|
E--7--7---7---7---7------|
(9) means that you can leave the note out without anyone
noticing if you can't stretch your fingers like this
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