Go For A Soda tab by Kim Mitchell

Go for a Soda
                by the God of Guitar---KIM MITCHELL

intro:

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1 h 3 p 1----1----------------------------------------------------------
----------3-----3--------5x-------5-----5-5-5-5/-x-x-8-8--3--3-x--------
-------------------2-----5x-5-5h7p5-----5-7-8-5/-x-x-8-8--3--3-x--------
---------------------2/--------------8----------------------------------
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3----------3----3----3--------------------------------------------------
3-3h5p3----3----3----3----3---------------------------------------------
---------6----5----3---1------------------------------------------------
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GO FOR A SODA
Kim Mitchell
Transcribed by Willie Kozushko (kozushko@infoserve.net)

The opening lick of this spiffy guitar classic is played within the F chord

Guitar is standard tuning, but the bass guitar is tuned down to Eb.
I've included a finger guide beneath each tab bar.
1=index, 2=bird, 3=ring, 4=pinky

H=hammer on
P=pull off
/=slide up to this position


GUITAR INTRO (play once, then play behind vocal)
1---1-------------------------------------------------------------------
1---1-1-1-1--------------1-1-1---/4-4-----------------------------------
--3---3-2-0-----0h2p0----0-2-3---/3-3--3-3--------3---3---3-------------
--------------3-------3----------------3-3----0h1---0---------3---------
--------------------------------------------------------3---1-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------1-------
1 3 1         3   2   3  1 2 3    1&2  1 1      1 4   4 3 4 1 3 1

"Might as well go for a soda, ...
Might as well go for a soda, ...

First chorus ends with an F power chord in the high position that slides
down to an Eb

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-10------8--------------------------------------------------------------
-10------8--------------------------------------------------------------
-8-------6--------------------------------------------------------------
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 1 3&4


The verse is pounded out on bass guitar, F and Eb notes (remember, bass
guitar is tuned down ONE, so the bass notes alternate between first string,
second fret and open bottom string.)

"So we're in one of our ...

After the vocal line, the lead guitar lick is as follows:
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--------3-------1------1p0-1--------------------------------------------
------------1-3----1-3-------3p1----------------------------------------
-1--1-1--------------------------4-1------------------------------------

The power chords for the chorus riff are as follows:
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-------0-3-5-5--5-0-5--8-8--3-3--------3---3---3------------------------
3-3--3-0-3-5-5--5-0-5--8-8--3-3----0h1---0---------3--------------------
3-3--3-0-1-3-3--3-0-3--6-6--1-1--------------3---1----------------------
1-1--1-----------------------------------------------1------------------

Chorus lyric:
"MIGHT AS WELLLLLLLLLLL....

Next verse:
"Life seems to be a bomb ...

Chorus:
"MIGHT AS WELLLLLLLLLLL....

Lead solo.
Any one care to transcribe?

Might as well go for a soda, ....


That's essentially it. Any questions?
Contact me at kozushko@infoserve.net

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