I don’t know what this song is actually played in but I play it in drop D. Enjoy!
riff #1:
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-----9-----------9---11-9--|
-----9-----------9---11-9--| repeat 6 times. (this part is common in the song)
9h11--------9h11-----------|
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"just like James Dean...."
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12---12-12-12-----12-12-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----|
12---12-12-12-----12-12-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----|
10---10-10-10-----10-10-----10---10-10-10-----10-10-----|
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riff #1:
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-----9-----------9---11-9--|
-----9-----------9---11-9--|
9h11--------9h11-----------|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/audio-adrenaline/36030.html ]
"I could learn to sing and dance, if I only had a chance"
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12---12-12-12-----12-12-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----|
12---12-12-12-----12-12-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----|
10---10-10-10-----10-10-----10---10-10-10-----10-10-----|
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“I could be a big rock start!”
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9---9-9-9-----9-9-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----------|
9---9-9-9-----9-9-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----------|
7---7-7-7-----7-7-----10---10-10-10-----10-10-----------|
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Riff 1
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9---9-9-9-----9-9-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----------|
9---9-9-9-----9-9-----12---12-12-12-----12-12-----------|
7---7-7-7-----7-7-----10---10-10-10-----10-10-----------|
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Riff 1
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5---7---9---11----12\-----|
5---7---9---11----12\-----|
5---7---9---11----12\-----|
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--5-5/0----0-0/5--5-5-5-5-|
--5-5/0----0-0/5--5-5-5-5-|
--5-5/0----0-0/5--5-5-5-5-|
pm.......
Solo I just play around with the Bm pentatonic scale.
That’s most of the parts, have fun with it.