Tabs
Song name: Dallas 1 PM
Band: Saxon
Album: Strong Arm of the Law
Transcribed by MikiMixx. [email protected]
Notes: Tune down half way. You need 3 guitars
INTRO is an A augmentedA chord played backwards. I discovered this
while DJing in collage when I spun the vynil LP backwards
and heard it.
Main riff
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------5--------2------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5--------2------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-3-5----0-3-5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2~5-7-5--5~2-5-7-5-2-2~0-2-5------------------------|
D MajorD|--2~5-7-5--5~2-5-7-5-2-2~0-2-5------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: The World was shocked that faitful day
e|--3-2--3-2--3-2------3-2--3-2--3-2--0-----------------|
BB|--3-3--3-3--3-3------3-3--3-3--3-3--0-----------------|
G+G|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--1-----------------|
D MajorD|--0-0--0-0--0-0--2---0-0--0-0--0-0--2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------0------------------2-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------0-----------------|
Solo (one of the most melodic solos ever made)
Background sounds to reporter: each is a picking and played 4X
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9--7--5--2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7--5--3--0-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------12-15--15`--12-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--14`-14~12----------------14-12----------11-12---11-12---11-12----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------14--12-14------14------14------14-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------12~15~17-19-19`-19`-19`-|
BB|--15~12-----------------------------0~12~15------------------------|
G+G|-------14-12--14`---14---14-12-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------14----14---14-----14-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-17-15-12~15-12~15`-12~15`--------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------12-----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------14--12--14-12--14-12--12-14-12--12~|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------14-----14-----14--------14---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------15-12---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12--14--12--12------14-12---14-12--------------------------------|
D MajorD|----14--14--14--------------14------14-13-12-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------14-13-12---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------14-12----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------12-12-14`-12-------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------12-14-------------14-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------10-12~14-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--12-10-12--------------------------------------------------=------|
play 4X then 12 more or so on the variation
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----12---12--12---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---14`-14`--14-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--15`-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------14--12--12-14-12--12-14--12--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------14--------14---------14-13-12------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------14-13-12----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------14~0~tremolo----|
e|--22`--22`--22`--22`--22`------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
My suggestion is to have the melody of the solo in your mind so that
all of these 12's and 14's will guide you fingers with a wave of the
melody. Happy playings!