Please Don't Touch tab by Girlschool
Guitar Tab
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 (acdrury@mountaincable.net)
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 pentatonic minor.
Intro:
Figure 1:
E --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---------------------------
B --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3------------------------
G -----------------------------------0--2--0---------------
D --------------------------------------------2--0--2------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E5)
Don't you.....so much (4x)
1st Verse:
Figure 2:
D5/E5 A D D5/E5 D5/E5 A D D5/E5
E -----------------------------|-----------------------------
B -----------------------------|-----------------------------
G ---7/9-------7---7/9---7/9---|---7/9-------7---7/9---7/9---
D ---7/9---7---7---7/9---7/9---|---7/9---7---7---7/9---7/9---
A ---5/7---7---5---5/7---5/7---|---5/7---7---5---5/7---5/7---
E ---------5-------------------|---------5-------------------
You know there... Gets up close...
Chorus:
A E
Please don't touch
D E
I shake so much
A E
Please don't touch
D
I shake so much
Play Figure 1
(E5)
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)
E ---------------12--------12--------12--------------------
B --12-12--------12--------12--------12------12------------
G ----------14^w------14^w------14^w------14----14-12------
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B --14^s---14^s---14^s---14^s---14^s-----------------------
G --14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---14^w---14p12------12-------
D --------------------------------------------14-----------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(A)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ----5---8p5---5---8p5--5---8p5---5---8p5---5---8^w-------
G --7---------7--------7---------7---------7---------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G --9^w--9^wr(9)--9p7---7--[9^w-hb-9-9-9-9]r(9)--7-----7---
D --------------------9-----------------------------9------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(B) (A)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G --7-9p7---7----------------------------------------------
D --------9---9---7h9p7-5---5h7p5--------------------------
A --------------------------------7----7--5--7--5----------
E -------------------------------------------------5-------
(E)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------4/7--7--9p7-----7------------
D ------------------5--7p5-----------------9---------------
A -----5--7p5---5----------7-------------------------------
E --0---------7--------------------------------------------
(E)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B --14^sr(14)---------------------14^sr(14)--12--14--12----
G --14^wr(14)--12--14p12------12--14^wr(14)--12--14--12----
D ------------------------14-------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E)
E ----------12-----------12-----------12-------------------
B -------12-----------12-----------12------15^w---15^w-----
G --14^w---------14^w---------14^w-------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(A)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G --11^sr(11)-9--11-9--11-12--11h12p11-9--11-9--12-11-9-11-
D ---------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G ---9h11p9----------------------------------2^w-----------
D ----------11-9---6h9p6---4h6p4---5-2-2-0-----------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(B) (A)
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------10----------------------
G --9^w---9^w---9p7---7---[9^w--hb----9]r(9)--7h9p7-----7--
D ------------------9--------------------------------9-----
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
(E)
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -----------------
D ----0tr2---------
A -----------------
E -----------------
Bridge:
A
Well, I don't...
E
'Cause I...
A
Sneakin' up...
B
Spend the...
3rd Verse:
Remember the...
Woke up...
Play Figure 2
Repeat Chorus
Play Figure 1
(E5)
Don't you.....so much (3x)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B ------14^sr(14)-------------------------12--15--15^w---
G --14--14^wr(14)p12-----12-12------14^w-----------------
D -------------------12--------14------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
E5 (6 measures)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B --/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--3--0--------------------
G -------------------------------------3--2--0-----------
D ----------------------------------------------2--0-----
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
Don't you....so much
E ------------------------------------
B ---14^sr(14)----14^sr(14)-----------
G ---14^wr(14)----14^wr(14)p12--------
D ------------------------------14----
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
Don't you....so much
E ------------------------------------
B ---14^s---15------------------------
G ---14^w--------14^wr(14)p12---------
D -----------------------------14-----
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
Don't you...so much
Whoo!
(E)
E --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---------------------------
B --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3------------------------
G -----------------------------------0--2--0---------------
D --------------------------------------------2--0--2------
A --------------------------------------------------2------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
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"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) Last updated:
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