THE ACT WE ACT by SUGAR This is a pretty simple song from a rhythm point of view. I haven't included any of the leads because I don't know them. INTRO: A--2h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3| E--0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| Play 8 times. Verse riff: F5 E5 Am B e------------------------|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7| B------------------------|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7| G------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| D-3-----------2----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| E-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| Palm mute heavily For F5, and gradually ease it off through the riff.
F5 E5 Am B I'm watching you walk as ... F5 E5 Am B Take that thing away from me .... F5 E5 Am B I couldn't say I'd blame you or you .... F5 E5 Am B You wouldn't be to blame if you ... CHORUS: G Am B C Hours slipping by as you ... G Am B C Now you're nothing more .... G Am B C The dark it turns to .... G Am B C Rolling with the tide I confide .... I think that on the album, these are played as E-shape barre chords (similar to the verse riff, but less restrained), but I play them as open position chords to go easy on my left hand. INTRO RIFF 4 TIMES The other verses and choruses are played with the same riffs: If affection holds you back then what is .... CHORUS: All the things I haven't seen once the ..... SOLO: Play the verse riff under any lead you'd like :) OUTRO CHORUSES: Another big explosion leaving you .... REPEAT 2ND CHORUS CONTINUE PLAYING CHORUS FIGURE: Forming a .... PLAY INTRO RIFF 4 TIMES End on E5 chord. Well, this is how I play it..enjoy! *************************************************************************** Tablature provided by....THE INEVITABLE MIKE LACH Questions, comments, complaints, frustrations? E-mail me 24 hours a day at ind02068@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (I accept compliments, too!) "I want to be in a band when I get to heaven." -Radiohead ***************************************************************************