Tabs
Song: Halloween
Artist: Siouxsie and the Banshees
Album: Juju
Guitarist: John Mcgeoch
Intro/Bridge riff - Played with sharp distortion and chorus
e|------14------14----14-----14-----16-----16-----14----14----|
BB|------13------13----13-----13-----15-----15-----13----13----|
G+G|------14------14----14-----14-----16-----16-----14----14----|
D MajorD|---00-----00-----00----00------00-----00-----00----00-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse riff - Arpeggio w/ reverb and chorus
This is a bit tricky to play. Its easiest if you move the 2nd finger to the high e to
the sus4 note unless you have mad stretching skills.
e|------3----- e|-------0-----0---|
BB|-----7-7---- BB|-----------------|
G+G|----0---0--- G+G|-----0-----0-----|
D MajorD|---4-------- D MajorD|----4-----4------|
A augmentedA|------------ This alternates with this A augmentedA|---5-----5-------|
E MajorE|------------ E MajorE|-----------------|
Dsus4Dsus4 "Trick or treat! Trick or treat!"
2nd Bridge riff - Distortion and chorus
e|-------------------------------------------10---------------10-------|
BB|------------------------------------------9----9--9-------9---9-9----|
G+G|---1212/1414/1515\1414\1212/14/15\14----10------10------10-----------|
D MajorD|----x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--x---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---1010/1212/1313\1212\1010/12/13\12--8---------------8--------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Theres also a riff he plays over the arpeggio in the 3rd verse. Reverb and chorus again.
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0-12-0---10-00-12-0---10-----|
A augmentedA|----------12-----------12-------| etc.
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
For the outro one guitar plays the above lead riff while a 2nd guitar plays these
(this is not the rythymn):
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|---7--5---|
D MajorD|---x--x---|
A augmentedA|---5--3---|
E MajorE|----------|
Then its the bridge riffs again and then finish!