Ballroom Blitz tab by Sweet

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Ballroom Blitz
Key of E…..I think…..

Order:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus intro
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus intro 2
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus intro 3
Chorus
Bridge 2
Solo/Outro

The intro is just drumming
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are you ready Steve? (uh huh) Andy? (yeah) Mick? (okay)Alright fellas……LET’S GO!!

Verse:
|-----------| Hint: for me this is a difficult spread.
|-----------| I use my pinky for the two highest notes and my middle on the D MajorD string 9th
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|---9-----11--12--11---9----|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-9-7--P.M.-|
|---7------7---7----7---7-----|--7--7--7--7--7--7---7-7-7-7--P.M.-| repeat 2x
|-----------| repeat 4x at beginning of verse then 2x second time around.


Chorus intro:
|------------| this part is spread out more I’m just saving space….
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|---9---------------------------9-------------7---------------5------------9--------------|
|---9---------------------------9-------------7---------------5------------9--------------|
|---7---------------------------7-------------5---------------3------------7--------------|
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ooooooh yeah! It was like lightning…… Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah………..
		It was electric…………

Chorus:
|-----------------| repeat 2x
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|---9---9--/--/--14---14---16--16--\--\---9----------7-/-8-/-9------7-/-8-/-9----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|---9---9--/--/--14---14---16--16--\--\---9----------7-/-8-/-9------7-/-8-/-9----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|---7---7--/--/--12---12---14--14--\--\---7----------5-/-6-/-7------5-/-6-/-7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|-----------------|				   repeat 4x
And the man at the back……BALLROOM BLITZ!!

Bridge: easy little slide just like at the last part of the chorus. Then it adds the little piece.
Also: play the slide when they say over and over “it’s-it’s a ballroom blitz!”
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|-------9bh7----------7-----------7b-------9bh7-----------7-----------7b---------|
|--------------9--7--9---9--7--9-------------------9--7--9---9--7--9--------------|
|---7-------------------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
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And finally the solo:
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10p7------|
|-----9-9-7------9-9-7------9-7-9---------------------9bh7---------7--------7b---9p7--------------|
|--------------------------------------9--7----------------------9-7-9---9-7-9-------------------------|
|-7------------7----------7----------------10b--7----7-------------------------------------------------|
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then its just palm muted hacking at the guitar……


THANKS

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