Please Don't Touch tab by Girlschool

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 ---------------------------------------------------------


*****


"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)