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Ballad Of El Goodo

played 744 times

BIG STAR

Tabs guitar

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Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
(capo all guitars up 6 frets)
Let all guitars ring!

(guitar 1 - electric, flanged?)
G D Em Bm Am7 Dsus4
E-3---2---|-3---2---|-3---3---|
B---3---3-|---3---3-|---1---3-|
G---------|---------|---------|
D-----0---|---------|-----0---|
A---------|-----2---|-0-------|
E-3-------|-0-------|---------|
q q q q q q q q q q q q
G
E-3---------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B-3-------3-|-------3-----3-|-----3-------3-|-------3-----|
G-0---------|-----0-----0---|---0-----------|-----0-------|
D-0-----0---|-0h2-----0-----|-----------0---|-0h2-----0---|
A-2-0h2-----|---------------|-------0h2-----|-------------|
E-3---------|---------------|-3-------------|-------------|
h e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e q Q
G C Am7 D
Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh
Bm G C Eb Eb
I been trying hard against unbelievable odds
(guitar 1 now doubled by guitar 2 [12-string acoustic], bass enters)
G C Am7 D
It gets so hard in times like now to hold on
(drums enter)
Bm G C Fadd9 Fadd9
But guns they wait to be stuck by, at my side is God

CHORUS
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 G (G)
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me round
G D Em Bm C Dsus4
Ain't no one goin' to turn me

(guitar 1 plays G once, guitar 2 plays:)
G
E---3-------3---|-----3-----3---|---3-------3---|-----3-----3---|
B-----3-------3-|-------3-----3-|-----3-------3-|-------3-----3-|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D---------------|-0h2-----0-----|---------------|-0h2-----0-----|
A-------0h2-----|---------------|-------0h2-----|---------------|
E-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------|
q e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e q e e
round
(both guitars)
G C Am7 D
These people now, they tell you that they know
Bm G C Eb Eb
And places where they send you, and it's easy to go
G C Am7 D
They zip you up and dress you down and stand you in a room
Bm G C Fadd9 Fadd9
But you know you don't have to, you could just say no

CHORUS
G (G)
(guitar 1)
E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D-0-----0-|
A---0h2---|
E---------|
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 h e e q
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me round
G (G)
(guitar 1)
E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D-0-----0-|
A---0h2---|
E---------|
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 h e e q
Ain't no one goin' to turn me round
G (G)
(guitar 1)
E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D-0-----0-|
A---0h2---|
E---------|
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 h e e q
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me round
[guitar 1 arpeggiates these next chords, but I'm not sure how]
G D Em Bm C Dsus4
Ain't no one goin' to turn me
(guitar 1 plays G once, guitar 2 plays:)
G
E---3-------3---|-----3-----3---|---3-------3---|-----3-----|
B-----3-------3-|-------3-----3-|-----3-------3-|-------3---|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
D---------------|-0h2-----0-----|---------------|-0h2-----0-|
A-------0h2-----|---------------|-------0h2-----|-----------|
E-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-----------|
q e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e e e e e e e e e h
round
(guitar 1 plays chords, guitar 2 plays some arpeggiations)
Am (4 times) C (3 times) G/B
Been built up and trusted
Am (4 times) C (3 times) G/B
Broke down and busted
(guitar 2)
E-----------|
B-1-0-------|
G-----2-0---|
D---------2-|
A-----------|
E-----------|
e e e e h
Am G/B C (twice) Am (twice, then rest twice)
But they'll get theirs and we'll get ours, if you can just-a
(both guitars) (guitar 2 only)
Em Am D G
E-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|---------------|-3-|
B-0-0-|-0-0-|-1-1-|-1-1-|-3-3-|-3-3-|---------------|-3-|
G-0-0-|-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|---------------|-0-|
D-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|---------0h2p0-|-0-|
A-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|---1/2---------|---|
E-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-3-----3-------|---|
h h h h h h h h h h h h q e e e e e e w
Hold on, hold on
(both guitars) (guitar 2 only)
Em Am D G
E-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|---------------|-3-|
B-0-0-|-0-0-|-1-1-|-1-1-|-3-3-|-3-3-|---------------|-3-|
G-0-0-|-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|---------------|-0-|
D-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|---------0h2p0-|-0-|
A-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|---1/2---------|---|
E-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-3-----3-------|---|
h h h h h h h h h h h h q e e e e e e w
Hold on, hold on

(guitar 1 does little one-note lines until "...strong odds")
(guitar 2 plays chords as usual)
G C Am7 D
Years ago, my heart was set to live, oh
Bm G C Eb Eb
I been trying hard against strong odds
(guitar 1 plays chords)
G C Am7 D
It gets so hard in times like now to hold on
Bm G C Fadd9 Fadd9
But I'll fall if I don't fight, and at my side is God

CHORUS
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 G (G)
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me round [the rhythm for the end
chord of every line in
this final chorus is:
e q. h, if you care]
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 G (G)
Ain't no one goin' to turn me round
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 G (G)
And there ain't no one goin' to turn me round
G D Em Bm C Dsus4 G (G)
Ain't no one goin' to turn me round
(both guitars) (guitar 2 only)
Em Am D G
E-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|---------------|-3-|
B-0-0-|-0-0-|-1-1-|-1-1-|-3-3-|-3-3-|---------------|-3-|
G-0-0-|-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|---------------|-0-|
D-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|---------0h2p0-|-0-|
A-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|---1/2---------|---|
E-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-3-----3-------|---|
h h h h h h h h h h h h q e e e e e e w
Hold on, hold on

(both guitars)
Em Am D
E-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|-3-2-|-0-2-|
B-0-0-|-0-0-|-1-1-|-1-1-|-3-3-|-3-3-|
G-0-0-|-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|
D-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|
A-2-2-|-2-2-|-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|
E-0-0-|-0-0-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
h h h h h h h h h h h h
Hold on, hold
(guitar 1 plays G chord once)
(guitar 2)
G
E---3-------3---|---3-------3---|---3-------3---|---3-------3---|
B-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D-0-----0h2-----|-0-----0h2-----|-0-----0h2-----|-0-----0h2-----|
A---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e
on
(guitar 2)
G
E---3-------3---|---3-------3---|---------------|-------|
B-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|---------------|-------|
G---------------|---------------|---------------|-0-----|
D-0-----0h2-----|-0-----0h2-----|-------0-0h2p0-|-------|
A---------------|---------------|-2-1h2---------|---2---|
E---------------|---------------|---------------|-----3-|
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e e e e q q h

Chords used in this song (in order of appearance):
G C Am7 D Bm Eb Fadd9 Em Dsus4 Am G/B
E-3-|-3-|--3--|-2-|--2--|-----|---3---|--0--|---3---|--0--|-----|
B-3-|-1-|--1--|-3-|--3--|--4--|---1---|--0--|---3---|--1--|--3--|
G-0-|-0-|--2--|-2-|--4--|--0--|---2---|--0--|---2---|--2--|--0--|
D-0-|-2-|--2--|-0-|--4--|--5--|---3---|--2--|---0---|--2--|--0--|
A-2-|-3-|--0--|---|--2--|--6--|-------|--2--|-------|--0--|--2--|
E-3-|---|-----|---|-----|-----|-------|--0--|-------|-----|-----|
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