Song: Chris Cayton
Band: Goldfinger
Album: Hang-ups (1997)
Written by John from Goldfinger
Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)
This is a great song by one of my all-time favorite bands, Goldfinga!
The song, does, however, have lots of little bits and pieces to play. So,
if you like Goldfinger, I know you'll enjoy it:
Main/Intro riff: (repeated)
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----4-5-4-5--------4-5-4-5-7------
A-5r---------7---5r-------------5r-
E--------------5--------------5----
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Play main/intro riff once, then at the end of the second time, play this:
E-----------
B-----------
G-11-11--12-
D-11-11--12-
A--9--9--10-
E-----------
F#ii G
2nd guitar plays these chords under the main/intro riff:
E------------------------
B------------------------
G--7---------------------
D--7----5----9----7------
A--5----5----9----7------ (Play these 4x)
E-------3----7----5------
D G B A
The intro riff ends, and lead guitar plays this riff:
E----------------------------------------------------
B-----7-8-10-8-8-----7-8-7-7s8-7----------7-10-------
G-7-9------------7-9-------7s9-7--9-7-9-7------9-7---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
Rythym ska part played during verse:
D G
E---5----3-----
B---7----3-----
G---7----4-----
D---7----5-----
A--------------
E--------------
Verse:
D G D G
You taught me how to...
D G D G D
G D G D G
D
Play this riff during last half of verse:
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------
B-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8----------7-7-7-8-7------
G--------------------------7-7-7-9-----------9-7--
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
Bridge:
Em C Em Fii
E--7---3---7---8----
B--8---5---8--10----
G--9---5---9--10----
D--9---5---9--10----
A-------------------
E-------------------
Em C Em
Once in a while you'd...
Fii
Chorus:[the C and D in parantheses aren't played by guitar]
G Am C D G Am (C)(D) G
E---3---5---3---5-----3---5----------3------
B---3---5---5---7-----3---5----------3------
G---4---5---5---7-----4---5----------4------
D---5---7---5---7-----5---7----------5------
A-------7-----------------7----------5------
E-------5-----------------5----------3------
G Am C D
Chris Cayton...
G Am (C) (D) G
Repeat intro.
Verse:
D G D
You got kicked out of school...
G D G
D G
Riff: (* means played quietly)
E-----------------------------------*10-*10--------
B-----7-8-8-9-8---------7-8-7-8------------*10-----
G-7-9-----------10-7-7----------7r------------*11--
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
D G D
You were born in S.L.T...
G D G D G
Riff:
E-----------------10-10-10-10-10-10-------------
B---------7-8-10--10--8--7--8--7--7-7-8-7-------
G-----6-7----------------------------------9-7--
D-7-9-------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Bridge:
Em C Em
Once in a while I'd...
Fii
Then repeat chorus, playing a barred G-C-G instead of the
(C)-(D)-G part at the end.
Next: repeat intro 2x, then lead guitar plays this while 2nd guitar plays
a D with palm muting:
E-----------------------------------------------------/10-
B-----------7-8-7-8-------7-8-7-8-9-----7-8-7-------------
G-----(6)-7---------9---7-------------7-------9-7-9-7-----
D-(7)-----------------7-------------7---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
Last verse repeats the words from the first verse, except it's played
with barre chords.
Riff: ("yeah just by trying...")
E---------------------
B---------------------
G---------------------
D--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--0--
A---------------------
E---------------------
Whew! That's pretty much all I've got. It took me a while to figure this
one out, and there may be some other, better ways to play this song. If
you have any questions, comments, changes, or maybe even requests, e-mail
me and I'll see what I can do you for.
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