Logo for GuitarTabsExplorer
Shoot Out The Lights Tab by Richard Thompson

Shoot Out The Lights tab by Richard Thompson

Guitar Tab

From phillip@flagstaff.Princeton.EDU Thu May  5 19:49:45 1994


I got inspired to type in the solos.  This will be part of the Shoot Out
the Lights Album tab at nevada.edu, IF I can get it added to the
archive.  Enjoy!


SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
(partly derived from Summer 1991 Guitar Extra)

Intro
   D/A   E5        D/F#   E5                D/F#   E5                D/A
E5
-|-----|-----|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
-|-3---|-0---|-(0)--3---|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
-|-2---|-----|------2---|------------|-----------|-------7-7-|-6-7-7\-2-----|
-|-0---|-2---|-(2)--0---|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
-|-0---|-2---|-(2)--0---|-2----------|-----------|---2/7-7-7-|-6-7-7\-0---2-|
-|-----|-0---|-(0)--2---|-0--2b4-2b4-|-2b4r2-2-0-|-0---------|----------0---|
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Intro
D/F# E (4 times)
E                                D/F# E
In ..
E                                D/F# E
In ..
E                      D/F# E
He ..
E                      A  B
He ..
B                                A B
Keeps ..
B/F#               C#m
He ..
E                     E  E/G# D/F# E
Shoot ..
E                     E  E/G# D/F# E
Shoot ..

Keep ..
Keep ..
Just ..
Just ..
And ..
As ..
Shoot ..
Shoot ..

Gtr solo 1
   E5                           D/A                E
-|----------------|---------------------------H9.6-|-7\----------|
-|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
-|----------------|----7-------7--9--9b11vvv-------|-------------|
-|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
-|-2--------------|-7-----7h9----------------------|-------------|
-|-0--0*2-0*1-0*0-|--------------------------------|-----0*2-0*0-|

        D/A                      E5                            D/A
-|----------------------------|-----7-7---7--------|-----------------------|
-|----------------------------|-----8-8---8--------|-----------------12vvv-|
-|--------7-----7--9--9b11vvv-|--9/-----9---9-9vvv-|------9----11-11-------|
-|----------------------------|--------------------|-9s11---11-------------|
-|----7h9----9----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
-|-0--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

   E5                                                  A
-|-------15------15-------15-------15b17-|-15--15--15--15-----15--------15-15-|
-|-12s14---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-|----------12vv----12-12----12-12-------|---12--12--12--12v12v--12v12v-------|
-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   B                                                                A
-|-15s14-14-14-14vv-14vv-14vv-14\-----------|---------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------|---------------5---5-5-5-5---5---|
-|-12s11-11-11-11vv-11vv-11vv-11\-----------|-------------4-4---4-4-4-4b6-4b6-|
-|--------------------------------------2-4-|-4b6r4p2-4s6-----6---------------|
-|--------------------------------0-2-4-----|---------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   B                                    C#m
-|----------------------------0-------|-------12-12-12vv-h14-14b16-14b16r14p12-------|
-|-5----/--12-11-11b12r11-----0-12-12-|-12s14----------------------------------15-15-|
-|-4b6r4/--11-11-11b13r11-11/---------|----------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

   E5                               D                    E5
-|-12--------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|-12---------12---------|-------------------------------------|
-|-12---------12---------|-12----------------------------------|
-|----14-14vv----14-14vv-|-12----------------------------------|
-|-----------------------|----12-12-11-12p11-12p11-12p11-12b13-|
-|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

   E5                                E/G# D/F#  E5
-|--------------------------------|----------------|
-|--------------------------------|----------------|
-|--------------------------------|----4--2--2-----|
-|----------------------------12\-|----------------|
-|-12b13r12-11---------7-5----12\-|----------------|
-|-------------12-12s7-----7/-----|-0--4--2--2--0--|

In ..
In ..
Real ..
Real ..
As he ..
And he ..
Shoot ..
Shoot ..
Shoot ..

Outro Gtr Solos
   E5                                          D/A
-|-----------12-------------|-12------------12------------12-----------|
-|---0----12----15vv-----12-|----15vv----12----15vv-12-12----X---------|
-|-----12------------12-----|---------12------------12---------14-14vv-|
-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-|-0------------------------|------------------------------------------|
                    [semi-harmonics-----------------------]

   E5                                                         D/A
-|------------------------12--------|----------------------------------------|
-|----12------------12-12----15vv---|-------------------------12--12------15-|
-|----12b13-------0-12--------------|----------------AH14---12--12--14-14----|
-|-14-----------------------------0-|------AH12---AH14----12-----------------|
-|----------14-14-------------------|---AH12---14----------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|-14-------------------------------------|

[semi-harmonics   ]

   E5
-|---------------12------------------------12-12-14----|
-|---------15-------12-------------15---------------0--|
-|-14b16vv----14-------------14b16----AH14----------0--|
-|---------------------14-14---------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------------|

                           D/A
-|--AH14-17-17-17-14-17-17-17-17-17b19-17b19vv-|
-|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------|
                                       [vv=heavy vibrato]

   E5
-|-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-17b19vv-b19vv-17b19r17p15-17b19-b19--|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
   [vv=heavy vibrato-------------]

   E5                                 A
-|-19r17p15-17b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv---|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
             [vv=heavy vibrato------------------]

    B
-|--b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-17v19r17p15-17b19-|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------|
    [vv=heavy vibrato-----------]

                            A
-|-17b19vv-b19vv-b19--r17---------------------------------|
-|---------------17b19r17-0-15-15-15-14s15-15-15-14s15-15-|
-|------------------------0-16-16-16-15s16-16-16-15s16-16-|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------------------|

   B                                       C#m
-|---------------------------------12----|-12-------12--------------------12-12-12-12-|
-|-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15\-----12-12-|-12-15b17-----------------------12-12-12----|
-|-16b17-16b17-16b17-16b17-16\--4/-------|-----------------12h14-14b16r14-------------|
-|---------------------------------------|-------------14vv---------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

   E                               D   E5
E5 E D   E5
-|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
-|---------12b15-------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
-|---------12b14-12b15-|-9b12--------------|-------------------------|-----------0-|
-|-14vv-14-------------|------9b12-7b9-6b7-|-------------------------|-----4-2-2---|
-|---------------------|-------------------|-5b7-4b5r4.5-5b6-5b6r5s3-|-----2-0-0-0-|
-|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-2b4-4-2-2-0-|

   E5                               D/A    E5
-|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
-|-7--7-------7---|-/7-----7-----7-----7-|-9--10--10----10-----10--|
-|-7--7-------7---|-/7-----7-----7-----7-|-9--11--11b12-11-----11--|
-|-9--9--6s9--9s6-|-/9--6-/9--6-/9--6-/9-|-9--9---9---------0------|
-|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
-|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
   [tremelo picking----------------------------------------------]


   E5          D/A                E5
-|------------------------------|----------------------------|
-|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10---|------------------12--12vvv-|
-|-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13r11---|----------------------------|
-|----------------------------0-|-0h14-14vv-0h14p0-----------|
-|------------------------------|----------------------------|
-|------------------------------|----------------------------|

   E5                  D/A           E5
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-|----------12vvv------------------|-12vvv--------12vvv--------12-----|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-|---0h14p0-------0h14p0h14-0h14p0-|-------0h14p0-------0h14p0----0---|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   E5               A
-|----16----16--16--16----16--12----16----15----|
-|-12-15b17-b17-b17-15b17-b17-12-12-16----15----|
-|-0-----------------------------------16----15-|
-|----------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------|

   B                                                                   A
-|-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14-14-14-|--------------------------------|
-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14\----------------------------|
-|----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------|-14\----------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|---------2-4b6-4-2--------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|-----2-4-----------4-2----------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------2-2-2-2/-|

   B
-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12----|
-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12-12-|
-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12-12-|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------|

   C#m
-|-15-------15-------15-------15-12-------12----------|
-|-14-12-14-14-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-12-------|
-|-------------14-12----14-12----12-12-------12-------|
-|----------------------------------------------12h14-|
-|----------------------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------------------------|
                           [palm mute----------]

   E5                                            D            E5
-|-----------------------------0-|-17b19--17b19\----19b21b19--19-|
-|--------------10-------------0-|-------------------------------|
-|----------14--11b13r11--11/----|---------------0---------------|
-|-14vvv-14-x--------------------|-------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   E5                                 E5  E D   E5
-|----------------------------------|-------------|--------|15-----------------------|
-|-17b19-17----17-17----15----------|-------------|--------|------15-----------------|
-|----------18-------16----------14-|-----4-2-2---|--------|---14-------H12-11-------|
-|----------------------------12----|-----2-0-0---|-----14s|12-------H12-------12-12-|
-|-------------------------12-------|-------------|--------|-------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|-12--4-2-2-0-|-0tt----|-------------------------|

Notation:
H = harmonic
AH = artificial harmonic
b17 = pre-bend (bend or hold note at 17th fret before picking)
tt = tremolo picking
vv = vibrato

4.6 = artificial harmonic (4th fret + .6th fret)

Last updated:

Your last visited songs

Richard Thompson tabs for Shoot out the lights

What is this?

Learn how to play "Shoot Out The Lights" by Richard Thompson with our easy-to-follow guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "Shoot Out The Lights" by Richard Thompson is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Shoot Out The Lights" by Richard Thompson with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Find guitar tabs and chords

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

×