Strange Tab

This is a truly great song, by what I personally feel is one of the greatest bands of
the 80s who don't get
enough credit for their work. It is a nice simple dream pop song with several solos
which aren't difficult at
all. The solos can really be formed how you see fit, or even improvised on the G major
scale, I prefer to play
it all on the B string, but y'know each to his own. The notes below are as close as
possible, that could figure
out, to the original.
 
Opening Chord is a D5 on an electric then accompanied by an open Dmaj chord on an acoustic
 
Then it is pretty much these chords throughout the song:
 
Gmaj, Dmaj, Amin
 
Intro Solo:
 
E|------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10\8--7--8v----8h10-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10\8--7--8--7h8--8--7h8--------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10\8--7--8--7h8--8--7h8/10--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------|
B|--12--12--13p12--10\8--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
Chorus:
Gmaj        Dmaj        Amin
Why's everybody actin funny?
Gmaj        Dmaj        Amin
Why's everybody look so strange?
Gmaj        Dmaj        Amin
Why's everybody look so nasty?
Gmaj        Dmaj        Amin
What do I want with all these things?
 
Verse:
I went alone down to the drugstore
I went in back and took a Coke
I stood in line and ate my Twinkies
I stood in line, I had to wait
 
(Repeat when necessary)
 
Solo 1:
 
E|---------------------------------|
B|--8--8--7p5--7h8--7p5--3/5--5h7--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------0--0-------------|
B|--8--8--7h8--7--5--0--0--5--5--7h8--|
G|-------------------0--0-------------|
D|-------------------5--5-------------|
A|-------------------3--3-------------|
E|------------------------------------|
                       ^These chords are optional they go quite well with the song,
imho, as you can hear
something fuzzy going on at this part of the solo. if you don't like them play the 3rd
fret on the b instead
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--8--8--7h8--7--5--5h7--7h8--8/10--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
E|---------------------|
B|--8--8--7h8--7--5t---|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
Solo 2:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10\8--7--8--7h8--8--7h8/10--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
E|------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10p8--7--8v----8/10-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--10\8--7--8--7h8--8--7h8/10--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------|
B|--12--12--13p12--10\8--8--8--10/15-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--15--15--15--13--13--12--12--10--12--10--8--7--8--7h8--10/12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--15--15--15--13--13--12--10--12--12--12--12--10--10--8h10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--15--15--15--13--13--12--13--10p8--8--7h8--7h8--8/10--8v------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(/) Slide Up
(\) Slide Down
(h) Hammer On
(p) Pull Off
(b) Bend
(r) Release
(v) Vibrato
(t) Tremolo
 
Please be gentle, it's my first tab.
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