Radar Love Tab

by Golden Earring
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C#m
Capo: no capo
Author patrick.m.ryan1 [a] 346.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 18, 2018
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There are actually two guitars in this song. I've written this tab for just one.
Most of the little riffs in this song are played in the 2nd and 14th positions using
a pentatonic scale. There's some noodling around during the choruses and during verse 3 that I haven't
gotten down yet. In verse 3, the two guitars are doing distinctly different things.
Additions and corrections welcome.
 
 
 
 
[intro]
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------2--------------|
d|-----2-4----2------2-4---2------------|
a|---4------4---2--4----------0-2-2-----|
e|--------------------------------0-----|
 
 
[drum intro]
[bass intro]
 
 
 
 
[verse 1]
 
 
i been drivin all night, my hands wet on the wheel
 
 
[riff 1]
e|---------------|
b|-/2------------|
g|-/2-4-2-4-4-2--|
d|----4-2-4-4-2--|
a|---------------|
e|---------------|
 
 
theres a voice in my head that drives my heel [riff 1]
 
 
my baby call, said i need you here [riff 1]
 
 
its half past four and i'm shifting gears [riff 1]
 
 
 
 
(just strum these chords)
 
 
E B F#
when I get lonely and the longing gets too much
E B
she sends comfort coming in from above
C#
don't need no radio at all
D A E F#
we got a thing its called radar love
D A E
we got a wave in the air
[no chord]
radar love
 
 
 
 
[verse 2]
 
 
the radio's playin some forgotten song
[riff 2]
e|---------------------|
b|-14----17------------|
g|-14----16------------|
d|----16----15/16------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
 
 
brenda lee's coming on stong [riff 2]
the road has got me hypnotized
[ riff 1 up an octave ]
e|-----------------------|
b|---/14-----------------|
g|---/14-16-14-16-16-14--|
d|-------16-14-16-16-14--|
a|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|
 
 
as I spin into a new sun rise [riff 1]
 
 
 
 
[repeat chorus]
 
 
[bass and keyboard interlude with guitar solo fading in]
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
b|-10-9--12-10-9-9-10----10-9--12-10-10-10------|
g|--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------| x2 or x3
d|--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------|
a|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|-14-12--15-14-12-12-14---14-12--15-14-12-14-|
g|-12-12--12-12-12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
    A A (hold bend)
e|---------------------2------------------|
b|--2--2----------------------------------|
g|--2--2-----2---2-4^6--4^6-2---2-4-2-2---| x2
d|--2--2---4---4--------------4-----------|
a|--0--0----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
e|----------5----5-7^9-5-------7^9-5-------7^9---|
b|----5-7-7----7-----------5-7---------5-7-------|
g|--6--------------------6-----------6-----------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
e|----5-8-7-5----------------|
b|--7---------8-7-5----------|
g|------------------8-7-5----|
d|------------------------7--|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
 
 
[crescendo]
 
 
F# G Ab A F#
 
 
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------|
g|-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------|
d|-------------------16-----------------------16-----------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------------------------------|
b|-------17------------------------------|
g|-16^18----16^18-16--17^19-17^19-17^19--|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
 
 
C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
 
 
[drum solo]
 
 
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|----0-3-2----0-2------------0-3-2----0-2--------|
e|--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|------2-1---------------------2-1---------------|
a|----0--------0-2------------0--------0-2--------|
e|--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------|
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------2-3-4-----------------------------|
a|----0-3-2-3-4-------2----0-3-2-3-4-0-2-3--------|
e|--2--------------------2-----------------0------|
 
 
[drum break]
 
 
 
 
verse 3
 
 
no more speed I'm almost there
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|--4^6-4^6-4-2-------------------------------------|
d|--------------4-----------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
gotta keep cool now gotta take care
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------2---2-4-4^6-^6-2-------------------------|
d|---2-3-4---4--------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
last car to pass, here i go
e|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
b|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
g|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
the line of cars go down real slow
e|------17------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------16^18^18-14------------------------------|
d|---16---------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
the radio plays that forgotten song
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------14-16-14-16^18^18-14---------------------|
d|---14-16------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
brenda lee's coming on strong
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---16^18^18-14------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
the news man sang his same song
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|-------2------------------------------------------|
d|---2-4-2------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
one more radar lover gone ..
e|------17^19^19^19-17-14---------------------------|
b|---14---------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
[last chorus]
 
 
E B F#
when I'm feeling lonely and i'm sure i've had enough ..
E B
she sends the comfort coming in from above
C#
don't need no radio at all
D A E F#
we got a thing and its called radar love
D A E F#
we got a light in the sky
D A E F#
we got a thing and its called radar love
D A E
we got a thing thats called
NC
radar love
 
 
 
 
crescendo on F#m to end.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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"/" means slide up
"^" means bend up to note
 
 
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metaltothecore
pretty good my friend but riff 1 sounds differently, good work tho
+4
Nachoisconfused
Hey, the opening riff, the one you've labeled Riff 1, is actually this. E|----------- B|/2--------- G|/2-4p2-44-2 D|---4p2-44-2 A|----------- E|----------- Just one note off, but that's why it sounds weird... Other than that, this tab is amazing. Very well done... Also, let me know if you get the second guitar part to that solo with the two guitars doing the two obviously different things... Very nice work...
+4
patrick.m.ryan1
Wow, I feel immortal. I posted this tab 20+ years ago and it lives on! A commenter on another version of this tab pointed out my error. The correct tab for Riff 1 is as follows: [riff 1] --------------- -/2------------ -/2-4-2-4-4-2-- ----4-2-4-4-2-- --------------- ---------------
+3