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Tonight tab by Violent Femmes

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My arrangement of the guitar portion of "Tonight" can be played by
anyone who knows how to move a barre chord up and down the neck. It might be
incorrect but it doesn't sound like it is. If you disagree, or if you have
other questions, comments or additions, write me at meunier.1@osu.edu

            "Tonight"(Gordon Gano)

Performed by Violent Femmes on "ROCK!!!"(1995)
Transcribed by Bryson Meunier

  main riff-
    G5          C5   D5
  E---------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------------------------------------------|
  G----------------------x-5--5--5\\7--7--7-----------|
  D----5--5--5--5--5---5-x-5--5--5\\7--7--7-----------|
  A----5--5--5--5--5---5-x-3--3--3\\5--5--5-----------|
  E----3--3--3--3--3---3------------------------------|
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    Play this riff as freely as possible. Just strum it to the rhythm of
the song and it should sound alright. The timing can be best determined by
listening to the music but a good guideline to follow is to start the riff
when Gordon says "Tonight..." and start it again when he says "get" as in
"get high," "get laid,"etc. It's really not that hard to understand if
you're listening to the music.

  (bass intro)
  Tonight. (3x)
   G5    C5 D5     G5   C5 D5
  To- night    I want ...(2x)
   G5          C5
  Tonight I want to get ....
  A5        D5
  I don't care if I .....
G5
  Tonight, cause I ....(fill 1)
  fill 1-
  E-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------|
  B-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------|
  G-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------|
  D---------------------------------------------------|
  A---------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------------|
  (For the next two verses, use a similar pattern).
  Tonight, I want to....(2x)
  A5             D5 (fill 1)
  But it would be much ....

  Tonight cause I want to get laid(2x)
  Tonight I want to get laid, .....

  For the next two verses, it sounds like everything is moved up one fret,
making a G#5-C#5-D#5 progression:
  substituted chords-
   G#5   C#5  D#5
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G----------6------8---|
  D---6------6------8---|
  A---6------4------6---|
  E---4-----------------|
   G#5    C#5  D#5  G#5    C#5 D#5
  To-night    cause I want ....(2x)
   G#5         C#5
  Tonight I want to get ....
         D#5
  Do me slow or do ...
  Tonight cause I ...

  A#5(?)              D#5
  But it would be much better if ....

  (continue same pattern as in third verse)
  Tonight I want to ...(2x)
  Tonight I want to ....
  I don't ...(fill 2)
  fill2-
  E-----------------|
  B------9---9------|
  G------9---9------|
  D------9---9------|
  A-----------------|
  E-----------------|

  Tonight!(3x(same verse riff))

  The last chord just sounds like an A. Correct me if I'm wrong.
   A
  E-------|
  B--2----|
  G--2----|
  D--2----|
  A-------|
  E-------|

  That's it. Have fun with the post!

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