Tabs
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Screeching Weasel - Don't Turn Out the Lights (from Happy, Horny, Gay)
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Tabbed by: Kai Bart ([email protected])
All the parts of the song are there. Listen to it to get the exact rhythm
and order. Sweet.
Part 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|x2
D MajorD|--5-------7------7-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------5(x8)-7------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3(x8)----------5(x16)-----------------------------------------------|
Part 2 (Guitar 2)
e|--023-----32------20--------20---------------------------------------|
BB|-------3-------3---------2---------2-------------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-------2----------2---------2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Plays Part 1 in Background
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------7--9--------------7---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--9--7--9----5--------7--7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7--9--5--7----5--------5--7-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5--7------------3(x4)------5-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|---------7--9--------------7-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--9--7--9----5--------7--7-------------------------7-7--------------|
A augmentedA|--7--9--5--7----5--------5--7-------------------------7-7--------------|
E MajorE|--5--7------------3(x4)------5(let ring briefly)----5-5--------------|
Verse (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------7-----------------9--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-------7-------7--------9--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--9-------5(x4)--7--------7(x4)--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--7(X4)-----------5(x4)------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Guitar 2--heard in the background at the beginning)
e|--0-0------0-----------------------0-0-------0-------------------------|
BB|--------3------3---------------------------3-----3----------------------|
G+G|--------------------4---2----------------------------4---2--------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Leading Into Chorus ("You never listen...")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-------7--7-------------------------------9--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------5--7-------------------------------9--------------------------|
E MajorE|--3(x8)-----5(x8)---Quick slide to---7--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-------7--7-------------------------------9--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------5--7-------------------------------9--------------------------|
E MajorE|--3(x8)-----5(x8)---Quick slide to---7--------------------------|
Chorus ("Don't turn out the...")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
("Liiiiiiights...")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5----7--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5----5--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
The "Say you care" part
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-------7------7-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------5(x8)-7------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3(x8)----------5(x16)-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (comes in a little later)
e|--023-----32------20--------20---------------------------------------|
BB|-------3-------3---------2---------2-------------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-------2----------2---------2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Plays Part 1 in Background