Demolition Boys tab by Girlschool
Guitar Tab
Song Title: "Demolition Boys" Written by: K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson Artist: Girlschool Album: "Demolition" (1980, Bronze Records/Re-issue on Castle, 2004) Transcribed by: Anne Drury (acdrury@mountaincable.net) Notes: ^...bend (q=quarter tone, s=semi-tone, w=whole tone) h...hammer on r...release bend hb..hold bend (hold bend while playing notes within square brackets) p...pulloff x...dead note (damp with fretting hand)
-The song is in the key of A. The guitar solo is in A pentatonic minor.
-For measures 9-12 of the guitar solo, there's a key change to B.
(Measures 11-12 might be in D...not sure, but they're definitely played
over a D5 chord.) Song returns to A at measure 13 of guitar solo.
-Timing: The song is in 4/4 time. Bar lines throughout the tab DO
indicate
measures of 4/4 time.
-Be aware, though, (in regard to timing) that measures 8 and 12 of the
guitar solo start with a pickup note that actually belongs to the
previous measure. Use the recording as a guide.
-Play chords as power fifths.
Intro:
(Figure 1 and Figure 2 are played together. Each one is 1 measure long.)
Figure 1 - Guitar 1 - play 4x
E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
E ---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-------
Figure 2 - Guitar 2 - play 4x
E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D ---5-6-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-7---7-7-7-------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------
Chord:
A(5) 2x
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are played 2x, at the same time as the A power chord.
Then:
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 4x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 4x
1st Verse:
You can tell..............Another.....Gonna make....
E ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
B ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
G -------5--|-------5--|-------5--|------7-------7--------
D --7----5--|--7----5--|--7----5--|--5---7---5---7---5----
A --7-------|--7-------|--7-------|--5---5---5---5---5----
E --5-------|--5-------|--5-------|--3-------3-------3----
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 2x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 2x
2nd Verse:
The people....To watch...Band.......The roof.....
E ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
B ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
G -------5--|-------5--|-------5--|------7-------7--------
D --7----5--|--7----5--|--7----5--|--5---7---5---7---5----
A --7-------|--7-------|--7-------|--5---5---5---5---5----
E --5-------|--5-------|--5-------|--3-------3-------3----
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 2x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 2x
Pre-chorus:
E(5)
For miles...
C(5)
And came to...
D(5)
And they...
Chorus:
Demolition...
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 4x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 4x
3rd Verse:
The boys......Hidden....Walls......No survivors to.....
E ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
B ----------|----------|----------|-----------------------
G -------5--|-------5--|-------5--|------7-------7--------
D --7----5--|--7----5--|--7----5--|--5---7---5---7---5----
A --7-------|--7-------|--7-------|--5---5---5---5---5----
E --5-------|--5-------|--5-------|--3-------3-------3----
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 2x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 2x
Pre-chorus:
E(5)
For miles...
C(5)
And came to...
D(5)
And they...
Chorus:
Demolition...
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 4x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 4x
Bridge:
C(5) A(5)
Things used...different...
C(5)
Until I heard...
D(5)
Demolition boys
D(5)
Demolition boys
Rhythm guitar plays Figure 1 4x
(The third and fourth time through Fig. 1, an A(5) power chord is played
on the first beat of the measure.)
For 1st 8 measures of guitar solo, rhythm guitar plays Fig. 1
Guitar solo:
(2 measures)
E ----------------------|-------------------------------------------
B --7^s--7^s--7^s--7^s--|---7^s-------------------------------------
G --7^w--7^w--7^w--7^w--|--[7^w-hb-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7]r(7)p5---5-------
D ----------------------|---------------------------------7---7-----
A ----------------------|-------------------------------------------
E ----------------------|-------------------------------------------
(2 measures)
E ------------------------------------|-----------------------------
B ----------------------------5-8-----|-8-----8-----8--10p8---8-10--
G ---------5-----5h7p5----x-7-------9-|-----9-----9---------9-------
D -5h7p5------7--------7--------------|-----------------------------
A -------7----------------------------|-----------------------------
E ------------------------------------|-----------------------------
(1 measure)
E ----------------------------------------------
B -13^w--13^w--13^w--13^wr(13)p10--------13-15--
G --------------------------------12--14--------
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
(1 measure)
E ------------15--------------------------------
B -15^w--15^w----15^w--15--15^wr(15)p13---------
G --------------------------------------14-12---
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
(2 measures)
E -------------------------------------|-----------------------------
B -------------------------------------|-8^w-8-7h8p7-5---7-5---------
G -9--12-9---9--12-9---9--12-9-12-12^w-|---------------7-----7^q-5---
D ---------12--------12----------------|---------------------------7-
A -------------------------------------|-----------------------------
E -------------------------------------|-----------------------------
Key changes to B here.
Rhythm guitar plays a B(5) power chord on 1st beat of staff below.
(2 measures)
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G -7-----7-----7-----7-----9---7-7-|--------------7--7-7h9p7---7-9^w-
D -7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---9---7-7-|--9--7h9p7----7----------9-------
A ---9-----9-----9-----9-----------|--9--------9---------------------
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
For joined staffs below, play rhythm and lead together.
Lead guitar - (on last note, gradually bend up 2 whole tones)
(2 measures)
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|-8-10----12----13---------------|------------------------------------
|---12^w--14^w--15^w--17^w--17^w-|--17^w--17^w--17^w--17--14--17^(21)-
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|
|
|Rhythm - final note on this staff is actually 1st note of next measure
|D(5)
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--7-----------------------------|----------------------7-5-----------
|--7-----------------------------|----------------------7-5---7-5---7-
|--5-----------------------------|----------------------------7-5---7-
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
Key changes back to A.
(one measure) - play 4x
E ------5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5-5-----
B ------5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5-5-----
G --7^w--------7^w--------7^w--------7^w--------7^w-----------
D ------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------
The third and fourth time through the above staff, the rhythm guitar
plays
an A(5) power chord on the 1st beat.
Chorus:
Demolition...
Guitar 1 plays Figure 1 8x
Guitar 2 plays Figure 2 8x
Chords: A(5) / G(5) Please rate for accuracy!