Tabs
Song Title: "Please Don't Touch"
Written by: Heath/Robinson
Artist: Girlschool & Motorhead ("Headgirl")
Album: "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1981, Bronze Records)
Transcribed by: Anne Drury ([email protected])
Notes:
^...bend (q=quarter tone, s=semi-tone, w=whole tone)
h...hammer on
hb..hold bend
r...release bend
p...pulloff
/...slide up
tr..trill
The song is in the key of E.
The guitar solo is in E MajorE pentatonic minor.
Intro:
Figure 1:
E MajorE --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---------------------------
BB --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3------------------------
G+G -----------------------------------0--2--0---------------
D MajorD --------------------------------------------2--0--2------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E5E5)
Don't you.....so much (4x)
1st Verse:
Figure 2:
D5/E5 A augmentedA D MajorD D5/E5 D5/E5 A augmentedA D MajorD D5/E5
E MajorE -----------------------------|-----------------------------
BB -----------------------------|-----------------------------
G+G ---7/9-------7---7/9---7/9---|---7/9-------7---7/9---7/9---
D MajorD ---7/9---7---7---7/9---7/9---|---7/9---7---7---7/9---7/9---
A augmentedA ---5/7---7---5---5/7---5/7---|---5/7---7---5---5/7---5/7---
E MajorE ---------5-------------------|---------5-------------------
You know there... Gets up close...
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Please don't touch
D MajorD E MajorE
I shake so much
A augmentedA E MajorE
Please don't touch
D MajorD
I shake so much
Play Figure 1
(E5E5)
Don't you.....so much (4x)
2nd Verse:
You know I...
He gets too...
Play Figure 2
Repeat Chorus
Play Figure 1
Guitar solo:
(each staff shows 2 measures, 4/4 time)
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------12--------12--------12--------------------
BB --12-12--------12--------12--------12------12------------
G+G ----------14^w------14^w------14^w------14----14-12------
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB --14^s---14^s---14^s---14^s---14^s-----------------------
G+G --14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---14p12------12-------
D MajorD --------------------------------------------14-----------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(A augmentedA)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ----5---8p5---5---8p5--5---8p5---5---8p5---5---8^w-------
G+G --7---------7--------7---------7---------7---------------
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------
G+G --9^w--9^wr(9)--9p7---7--[9^w-hb-9-9-9-9]r(9)--7-----7---
D MajorD --------------------9-----------------------------9------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(BB) (A augmentedA)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7-9p7---7----------------------------------------------
D MajorD --------9---9---7h9p7-5---5h7p5--------------------------
A augmentedA --------------------------------7----7--5--7--5----------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------5-------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------
G+G ----------------------------4/7--7--9p7-----7------------
D MajorD ------------------5--7p5-----------------9---------------
A augmentedA -----5--7p5---5----------7-------------------------------
E MajorE --0---------7--------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB --14^sr(14)---------------------14^sr(14)--12--14--12----
G+G --14^wr(14)--12--14p12------12--14^wr(14)--12--14--12----
D MajorD ------------------------14-------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ----------12-----------12-----------12-------------------
BB -------12-----------12-----------12------15^w---15^w-----
G+G --14^w---------14^w---------14^w-------------------------
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(A augmentedA)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------
G+G --11^sr(11)-9--11-9--11-12--11h12p11-9--11-9--12-11-9-11-
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------------------
G+G ---9h11p9----------------------------------2^w-----------
D MajorD ----------11-9---6h9p6---4h6p4---5-2-2-0-----------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(BB) (A augmentedA)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------10----------------------
G+G --9^w---9^w---9p7---7---[9^w--hb----9]r(9)--7h9p7-----7--
D MajorD ------------------9--------------------------------9-----
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE)
E MajorE -----------------
BB -----------------
G+G -----------------
D MajorD ----0tr2---------
A augmentedA -----------------
E MajorE -----------------
Bridge:
A augmentedA
Well, I don't...
E MajorE
'Cause I...
A augmentedA
Sneakin' up...
BB
Spend the...
3rd Verse:
Remember the...
Woke up...
Play Figure 2
Repeat Chorus
Play Figure 1
(E5E5)
Don't you.....so much (3x)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
BB ------14^sr(14)-------------------------12--15--15^w---
G+G --14--14^wr(14)p12-----12-12------14^w-----------------
D MajorD -------------------12--------14------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
E5E5 (6 measures)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
BB --/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--3--0--------------------
G+G -------------------------------------3--2--0-----------
D MajorD ----------------------------------------------2--0-----
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
Don't you....so much
E MajorE ------------------------------------
BB ---14^sr(14)----14^sr(14)-----------
G+G ---14^wr(14)----14^wr(14)p12--------
D MajorD ------------------------------14----
A augmentedA ------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------
Don't you....so much
E MajorE ------------------------------------
BB ---14^s---15------------------------
G+G ---14^w--------14^wr(14)p12---------
D MajorD -----------------------------14-----
A augmentedA ------------------------------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------
Don't you...so much
Whoo!
(E MajorE)
E MajorE --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---------------------------
BB --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3------------------------
G+G -----------------------------------0--2--0---------------
D MajorD --------------------------------------------2--0--2------
A augmentedA --------------------------------------------------2------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------
*****
"Please Don't Touch" is available on the following CDs:
Girlschool -
"The Best Of Girlschool" (Dojo/Castle)
"The Very Best Of Girlschool" (2002, Castle)
"The Collection" (2 CDs) (2000, Sanctuary/Castle Music America)
"From the Vaults" (1994, Sequel Records)
Motorhead -
"The Best Of Motorhead" (2000, Metal-Is)
"Ace Of Spades" (remastered) (1996, Castle) - as a bonus track
"Stone Deaf Forever" (Box Set) (2003, Sanctuary)