Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting tab by Elton John

Tabs

I declare this tab to be my own transcription work of Elton John's
'Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting' from the album 'Goodbye Yellow
Brick Road' and not based on, borrowed from or copied from, any other =
source.

My first public tab! I encourage and welcome any/all improvements
to [email protected] . Thanks!
There is no substitute for kinetic enthusiasm!

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
(lyrics: Bernie Taupin/music: Elton John - 1973 This Record Co. Limited)
>From the album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973)

INTRO:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
G+G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3---3/15---10--10--10---10--10--1= 0--|
D MajorD|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3---3/15---12--12--10---12--12--1= 0--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
G+G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3--------------------------= ---|
D MajorD|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3--3--5---3----3--3---3--3--3----= ---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------3h5--5--3---5--5--3----= ---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|

First Verse:


G+G            F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.
It's gettin' late.


CHORUS:


C majorC            Bb, F, C, C, Bb, F, C, G,.
So don't give us.
 Bb majorBb        C majorC
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...

BRIDGE:  G-G-G! F-F G-G! F-F G!



Second Verse:


G+G            F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.
Well they're packed.


Repeat CHORUS:


LEAD BREAK:

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  Bb majorBb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  FF
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  Bb majorBb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  FF
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|









  C majorC               F/CF/C
e---------------------------------1---|
B---------------------------------1---|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---2---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---3---|
A---------------------------------3---|
E---------------------------------X---|

                 ...oooh!...

Repeat CHORUS:


OUTRO:

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  Bb majorBb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  FF
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
  Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

  Bb majorBb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
  Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

  FF
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
  Saturday,  Saturday,  Saturday night's alright!

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
  Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

  Bb majorBb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
  Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

  FF
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
  Saturday,  Saturday,  Saturday night's alright!

  C majorC
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

Repeat as long as you care to...


Frank J. Koletar (Rhythm Guitar - The Last of the Duke Street Kings)
Niagara Falls, ON
[email protected]

...there is no substitute for kinetic enthusiasm!