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Demolition Boys tab by Girlschool

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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)
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