Legal Tender Tab

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The times over the song parts correlate approximately with the official music video. I provided them for reference because Ricky Wilson changes up his rhythm chording so often in B-52 songs. It's almost like he improvised while recording. There's rarely repetitive structure in his rhythm playing. I find the times helpful when I play along with the song. Originally posted on Nov 11, 2020 but I found on typo in the last bar on 1/19/23 and corrected it.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo

Author RadNews [a] 1,666. Last edit on Jan 19, 2023

The B-52's - Legal Tender
 
 
tuning: half step down to Eb standard
 
 
[Intro] (no guitar)
 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1] (no guitar)
 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
0:44
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|------9---------------------|
Db|-5----9----10---10---10--8--|
Ab|-5----7----10---10---10--8--|
Eb|-3---------8----8----8---6--|
 
 
[Chorus] 0:50
 
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------9---------9----9---------9--|
Db|-5----9----5----9----9--5---5--9--|
Ab|-5----7----5----7----7--5---5--7--|
Eb|-3---------3------------3---3-----|
 
0:59
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-9----------------------------|
Db|-9--10----10----10--12----12--|
Ab|-7--10----10----10--12----12--|
Eb|----8-----8-----8---10----10--|
 
1:06
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7-------------------------------|
Db|-7--5----2--3----3--5----2-2--3--|
Ab|-5--5----2--3----3--5----2-2--3--|
Eb|----3----0--1----1--3----0-0--1--|
 
1:12
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-8--10----10----10--12----12----12-12-12-5--|
Ab|-8--10----10----10--12----12----12-12-12-5--|
Eb|-6--8-----8-----8---10----10----10-10-10-3--|
 
 
[Verse 2] 1:20 (no guitar)
 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Instrumental] 1:42
 
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------9----9----------9----9---------9----9------------------------|
Db|-5----5--9----9--5----5--9----9--5---5--9----9--10----10----10--8--5--|
Ab|-5----5--7----7--5----5--7----7--5---5--7----7--10----10----10--8--5--|
Eb|-3----3----------3----3----------3---3----------8-----8-----8---6--3--|
 
 
1:55 (with GUITAR 2 Solo)
 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9----9----------9----9---------9----9-------------------------------------|
Db|-5--9----9--5----5--9----9--5---5--9----9--10----10----10--12----12----12-12--|
Ab|-5--7----7--5----5--7----7--5---5--7----7--10----10----10--12----12----12-12--|
Eb|-3----------3----3----------3---3----------8-----8-----8---10----10----10-10--|
 
 
[Solo] GUITAR 2 1:55
 
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|--------5--7-5----7-5--7b(8)r7----------|
Ab|-5-5--7------------------------------5--|
Eb|----------------------------------7-----|
 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------5--7-5----8---8-8----10-12---12---12-12\\\\--|
Ab|-5-5--7----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus] 2:12
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------9---------9----9-------9----9-------------------------------------|
Db|-5----5--9----5----9----9--5----9----9--10----10----10--12----12----12-12--|
Ab|-5----5--7----5----7----7--5----7----7--10----10----10--12----12----12-12--|
Eb|-3----3-------3------------3------------8-----8-----8---10----10----10-10--|
 
2:28
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5----5----5--7----7----7-7--|
Db|-5---2-2--3----3--5---2-2--3----3--5----5----5--7----7----7-7--|
Ab|-5---2-2--3----3--5---2-2--3----3--3----3----3--5----5----5-5--|
Eb|-3---0-0--1----1--3---0-0--1----1------------------------------|
 
2:41
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-----------9----9-------9----9----------------------------|
Db|-5---5--9----5---5--9----9--5----9----9--10----10----10--12----12--|
Ab|-5---5--7----5---5--7----7--5----7----7--10----10----10--12----12--|
Eb|-3---3-------3---3----------3------------8-----8-----8---10----10--|
 
2:56
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-------------------------------------|
Db|-7--5----2--3----3--5----2-2--3-----5--|
Ab|-5--5----2--3----3--5----2-2--3-----5--|
Eb|----3----0--1----1--3----0-0--1-----3--|
 
 
[Outro] 3:10
 
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-12--14-12--14-14----12-14-12-14-14--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------------------------------||
Bb|-----------------------------------------||
Gb|-----------------------------------------||*
Db|-13-12---14-12--14-14----12-14-12-14-14--||*  REPEAT TO FADE OUT
Ab|-----------------------------------------||
Eb|-----------------------------------------||
 
 
************************************
 
| r   Release
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
************************************
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Legal Tender – The B-52's

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