Song name: Dallas 1 PM Band: Saxon Album: Strong Arm of the Law Transcribed by MikiMixx. mikimixx@serbianna.com Notes: Tune down half way. You need 3 guitars INTRO is an A chord played backwards. I discovered this while DJing in collage when I spun the vynil LP backwards and heard it. Main riff
Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--------5--------2------------------------------------| D|--------5--------2------------------------------------| A|--0-3-5----0-3-5--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--2---------------------------------------------------| D|--2---------------------------------------------------| A|--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--2~5-7-5--5~2-5-7-5-2-2~0-2-5------------------------| D|--2~5-7-5--5~2-5-7-5-2-2~0-2-5------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: The World was shocked that faitful day e|--3-2--3-2--3-2------3-2--3-2--3-2--0-----------------| B|--3-3--3-3--3-3------3-3--3-3--3-3--0-----------------| G|--2-2--2-2--2-2--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--1-----------------| D|--0-0--0-0--0-0--2---0-0--0-0--0-0--2-----------------| A|-----------------0------------------2-----------------| E|------------------------------------0-----------------| Solo (one of the most melodic solos ever made) Background sounds to reporter: each is a picking and played 4X e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------| D|--9--7--5--2-------------------------------------------------------| A|--7--5--3--0-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------12-15--15`--12-----------------------------------------| G|--14`-14~12----------------14-12----------11-12---11-12---11-12----| D|---------------------------------14--12-14------14------14------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------12~15~17-19-19`-19`-19`-| B|--15~12-----------------------------0~12~15------------------------| G|-------14-12--14`---14---14-12-------------------------------------| D|------------14----14---14-----14-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19-17-15-12~15-12~15`-12~15`--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------12-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------14--12--14-12--14-12--12-14-12--12~| D|--------------------------------------14-----14-----14--------14---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------15-12---------------------------------------------| G|--12--14--12--12------14-12---14-12--------------------------------| D|----14--14--14--------------14------14-13-12-----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------14-13-12---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------14-12----------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------12-12-14`-12-------------------------------| D|------------------12-14-------------14-----------------------------| A|----------10-12~14-------------------------------------------------| E|--12-10-12--------------------------------------------------=------| play 4X then 12 more or so on the variation e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----12---12--12---------------------------------------------------| G|---14`-14`--14-----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15`-12-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--------14--12--12-14-12--12-14--12--------------------------------| D|--------------14--------14---------14-13-12------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------14-13-12----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------14~0~tremolo----| e|--22`--22`--22`--22`--22`------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| My suggestion is to have the melody of the solo in your mind so that all of these 12's and 14's will guide you fingers with a wave of the melody. Happy playings!