Dancing On The Ceiling tab by Lionel Richie

Tabs

By: Ryan'Titch' Varesi

LINK TO VIDEO
https://www.facebook.com/ryan.t.evans.50/posts/1559549574061879?notif_t=like¬if_id=1483739864982465
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh1Hvxyzo8Y

Intro:
Keyboard / Synth riff - Just listen for the timing and use this pattern.
Use picking hand to act as a capo on the 10th fret and hammer-on / pull-off the riff

e|-15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10--15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x12

Intro:
Guitar - Just strum C majorC

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
D MajorD|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
A augmentedA|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------| For the first 8 bars

Then Keyboard lead comes in (guitar chords are the same
Add a lot of cheesy 80's chorus effect.

   D MajorD  C majorC    G+G  FF
e|---------------/-3---1--------|
BB|---------------/-3---1--------|
G+G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------|
D MajorD|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------|
A augmentedA|---------------/-5---3--------|
E MajorE|---------------/(3)-(1)-------|


Verse:
What is happening here

    C majorC    Bb majorBb      FF
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .

Something's going on that's not quite clear

    C majorC    Bb majorBb     FF
e|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
BB|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---x-x-x-x--------|
E MajorE|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  . . . .

Somebody turn on the light       We're gonna have a party, It's starting tonight

   C majorC    Bb majorBb       FF                G+G
e|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
BB|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .        . . . . . . . . . . . .


Chorus:
(synth)
   D MajorD  C majorC    G+G  FF     (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-3---1--------|
BB|---------------/-3---1--------|
G+G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------|
D MajorD|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------|
A augmentedA|---/5---3~~----/-5---3--------|
E MajorE|---------------/(3)-(1)-------| x2

Harmony
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---15--13------------------------|
G+G|----x---x-------12--10-----------|
D MajorD|---12--10--------x---x-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------10---8-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------| x2

Verse 2:
The room is hot and that's good
    C majorC    Bb majorBb      FF
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .

Some of my friends came by from the neighborhood


    C majorC    Bb majorBb     FF
e|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
BB|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---x-x-x-x--------|
E MajorE|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  . . . .

The people startin' a climb the walls  Ooh it looks like everybody is having a ball

   C majorC    Bb majorBb       FF                G+G
e|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
BB|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .        . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chorus:
   D MajorD  C majorC    G+G  FF     (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-3---1--------|
BB|---------------/-3---1--------|
G+G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------|
D MajorD|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------|
A augmentedA|---/5---3~~----/-5---3--------|
E MajorE|---------------/(3)-(1)-------| x2


Harmony
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---15--13------------------------|
G+G|----x---x-------12--10-----------|
D MajorD|---12--10--------x---x-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------10---8-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------| x2

Guitar solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------12-13-15----15--15~------|
BB|------------------------/-8-8~---10-12-13p12-----------------13-----12-------|
G+G|----------5h7--b9r7p5-7----------------------12p10---------------------------|
D MajorD|---/-5h7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---15b17--b17--15p13---15----------------------10h12--b14r12p10-------------------15~~~-|
G+G|-----------------------14b16--r14-p12----12----------------------12--10-12-14-12--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------14------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
Everybody start to lose control
When the music is right

   FF    C majorC C majorC    G+G
e|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|
BB|---1--------5--5---x---3--------------------------|
G+G|---2--------5--5---x---4----5p4----5p4------------|
D MajorD|---3--------5--5---x---5--------5------5----------|
A augmentedA|---3--------3--3---x---5--------------------------|
E MajorE|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|

If you see somebody hangin' around
Don't get uptight

   FF    C majorC  FF F  G+G G MajorG
e|---1-------------------------------------------|
BB|---1--------5----------------------------------|
G+G|---2--------5----------------5p4----5p4--------|
D MajorD|---3--------5----3-3---5-5-------5------5------|
A augmentedA|---3--------3----3-3---5-5---------------------|
E MajorE|---1-------------1-1---3-3---------------------|

The only thing we want to do tonight

   FF    C majorC C majorC    G+G
e|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|
BB|---1--------5--5---x---3--------------------------|
G+G|---2--------5--5---x---4----5p4----5p4------------|
D MajorD|---3--------5--5---x---5--------5------5----------|
A augmentedA|---3--------3--3---x---5--------------------------|
E MajorE|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|

Is go 'round and 'round
And turn upside down

   DmDm   FF   G+G    A augmentedA        (Can use the lower chords too for rhythm)
e|---5------8--------------------------|
BB|---6-----10--------------------------|
G+G|---7-----10------12------14----------|
D MajorD|---7-----10------12------14----------|
A augmentedA|---5------8------10------12----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

Come on! Let's get down!

Intro riff:
(during the drum break)

e|-15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10--15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8

Verse 3:
So come on! Let's get loose
    D MajorD    C majorC       G+G
e|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|
BB|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|
G+G|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5------0------0-0-0----|
D MajorD|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---2----2-2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------------3----3-3-----------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .


Don't hold back 'Cause ain't no use

   D MajorD     C majorC     G+G
e|----------------------3-3-3-3--------|
BB|----------------------3-3-3-3--------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4--------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--------|
E MajorE|----------------------3-3-3-3--------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  . . . .

Hard to keep your feet on the ground    'Cause when we like to party. We only want to get down
   D MajorD     C majorC       G+G                 A augmentedA
e|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
G+G|--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5------0------0-0-0----|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
D MajorD|--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5----------------------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
A augmentedA|--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3---2----2-2-----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E MajorE|----------------------3----3-3-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
PM . . . .  . . . .  .  . .          . . . . . . . . . . . .


Chorus:
(2 steps higher)
   E MajorE  D MajorD    A augmentedA  G+G     (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-5---3--------|
BB|---------------/-5---3--------|
G+G|---/9---7~~----/-6---4--------|
D MajorD|---/9---7~~----/-7---5--------|
A augmentedA|---/7---5~~----/-7---5--------|
E MajorE|---------------/(5)-(3)-------| x4


Harmony
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---17--15------------------------|
G+G|----x---x-------14--12-----------|
D MajorD|---14--12--------x---x-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------12--10-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------| x4


Outro:
(Based around G+G and A augmentedA chord)

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

e|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--5---8-8----|
BB|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--8---8-8----|
G+G|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--5---5-5----|
D MajorD|------x-------7--5--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5--x--/-7--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---3--x-------------------------------------| x4

REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE
IMPROVISE IN KEY OF G+G .. HAVE FUN.

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| x  Dead note
|(n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Bend Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute . . . .

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