Down In The Tube Station At Midnight tab by The Jam

Tabs

INTRO: played with tremolo arm

e |5----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |5-------------------------------5--------------h7----------------|
G+G |5---------------5---------------5--------------------------------|
D MajorD |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:

bass plays 4 bars (chords could be: A minorAm|D7D7|A minorAm|D7D7)

then:

e |--------------------------------|
BB |--------------------------------|
G+G |4-----4---------4-----4---------|
D MajorD |5-----4---------5-----4---------|
A augmentedA |x-----x---------x-----x---------|
E MajorE |3-----3---------3-----3---------|

bass plays 4 bars again (chords could be: A minorAm|D7D7|A minorAm|D7D7)

then:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |------3---------------------------------------------------------|
BB |3-----3-------------------------5---------------7---------------|
G+G |4-----4---------4-----4----/12\-----------------5---------------|
D MajorD |5-----5---------5-----4-------------------------7-------------9\|
A augmentedA |5-----5---------x-----x---------------------------------------9\|
E MajorE |3-----3---------3-----3---------------------------------------7\|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------7---------------3---------------3---------------|
G+G |----------------5---------------4-----4---------4-----4--/12--x-|
D MajorD |7---------------7---------------5-----4---------5-----4-------x-|
A augmentedA |7-------------------------------x-----x---------x-----x-------x-|
E MajorE |5-------------------------------3-----3---------3-----3---------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |5-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
BB |5---------------7-------------------------------7---------------|
G+G |5---------------5-------------------------------5---------------|
D MajorD |----------------7-------------4-7---------------7---------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------4-7-------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------2-5-------------------------------|

CHORUS:

Do quick up-strums before most chords as shown in the tab
let all the chords ring except for the D MajorD power chord in the 2nd line

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |------3---------2---------------8---------------------5---------|
BB |0---------3----33-------------8-8-------------------------------|
G+G |0--------------44-------------9-9-----9--------77---------------|
D MajorD |0--------------44-------------1010-------------77---------------|
A augmentedA |2---------------2-------------1010-------------55---------------|
E MajorE |3-------------------------------8-------------------------------|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |----------------2---------------8-------------------5-----------|
BB |0-----3--------33-----3-------8-8---------------------------0-0-|
G+G |0--------------44-------------9-9-----9--------77-----------0-0-|
D MajorD |0--------------44-------------1010-------------77-----------0-0-|
A augmentedA |2---------------2-------------1010-------------55---------------|
E MajorE |3-------------------------------8-------------------------------|

  Down in...   midnight...

e |--------------------------------8---------------5---------------|
BB |3-----------------------------8-8--------------77---------------|
G+G |0--------------|stop letting |9-9--------------77---------------|
D MajorD |0--------------|chord ring---|1010-------------77---------------|
A augmentedA |2-----------------------------1010--------------5---------------|
E MajorE |3-------------------------------8-------------------------------|

BREAK:

played with tremolo arm

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |5-------------------------------5--------------h7----------------|
G+G |5---------------5---------------5-----------------------5--------|
D MajorD |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSES:
minimal changes to verse 1

CHORUSES:

in the 2nd and 3rd chorus two other guitars are playing:
(no rhythm guitar anymore)

guitar 2:

BB |12--------------12---------------13--------------15--------------|

guitar 3:

G+G |12--------------11---------------9---------------7---------------|

guitar 2 has more distortion.

The 2 guitars can easily be played on one if the notes are moved around on the fretboard.

BREAK 2:

played after 2nd Chorus and with tremolo arm

e |--------------------------------5--------------------------------|
BB |5-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
G+G |5---------------5---------------5---------------5----------------|
D MajorD |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO:

guitar 1:
first line played at start of outro, second line is repeated

e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-----------------|
G+G |4-x-4-x-x-4---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-|
D MajorD |5-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-|
A augmentedA |5-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-x-2---x-2---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-|
E MajorE |3-x-3-x-x-3---x---------------------------------x-x-5-x-x-5---x-|

e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------------x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-----------------|
G+G |x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-|
D MajorD |x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-|
A augmentedA |x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-2---x-2---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-|
E MajorE |x-x-3---x-3---x---------------------------------x-x-5-x-x-5---x-|

guitar 2:
leaves out at every 2nd line
played at start, not played, played, not played,...

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------------------7-------------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------7---------------------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------9--/14----------12------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 3:
repeated with little changes until the end of the song

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |15--------------14--------------12--------------10------10/12\10--|
BB |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------------------|

That's it. Didn't tab everything now. Maybe I'll update sometime.

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h  ........ hammer-on
x  ........ mute string
/  ........ slide up
\  ........ slide down