Song: Spectacle
Band: Velvet Revolver
Album: Contraband
Tabbed by: Kabir
ktaneja@latrobe.students.latrobe.edu.au
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Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Slash'
Gtr II(" " " " " " ) - 'Dave Kusher"
4/4
Gtr I
::Intro - count how many times the riff plays urself::
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|---------4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1----|
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::Verse 1 played with riff below::
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|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--6---4----|
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"Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle (Mother ***er yeah)
Kick me down with broken bones
You picked a fight now stand your ground"
::Chorus - played with below chords::
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|-8----------------6----|
|-8-----8-----4----6----|
|-6-----8-----4----4----|
|-6-----6-----2----4----|
"You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car"
::Verse 2 - again same as verse 1::
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|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--6---4----|
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"You write the list
Well write me off
Rocket bitch is blasting off (Right on target yeah)
Boots laced up I'm here to go
In the end I'll stand alone"
::Chorus::
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|-8----------------6----|
|-8-----8-----4----6----|
|-6-----8-----4----4----|
|-6-----6-----2----4----|
"You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart"
::Bridge - chords change at the ending of the bridge, listen to song.::
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|-4-----3--------4----3----6---4----|
|-4-----3--------4----3----6---4----|
|-2-----1--------2----1----4---2----|
"It rains and you fall back down again
It begins to rain and I'll knock you right back down again"
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|-4---11---13---15----|
|-4---11---13---15----|
|-2----9---11---13----|
"You incessant bitch you lied in wait for the last time now
I'm standing now
I'm standing now"
:Solo - chords for the solo you can work out yourself, they are very simple"
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|-14-------14-------14-------------14b15---------------------------16b18----16-------------------|
|----15-15----15-15----15-15-13-15---------------------------------------------------15-16-18-15-|
|-----------------------------------------6S8-8-6S8-8-6S8-8-6S8-8--------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------4S6-6-4S6-6-4S6-6-4S6-6--------------------------------|
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|-20b21.5--17-18-17----17----17----17---------18b19.5--16-20-18-16-18-16----16-----------------16-----------|
|-------------------19----19----19-------14------------------------------20----20-20p-18-16-18----20-18-16--|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/v/velvet-revolver/50192.html ]
|-------------------12------------------------------------18----18-16----------|
|-14b15.5--14-12-14----15-12-15-12----12---16b17.5--16b17----16-------18-16----|
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|-21-20-18-18-18-16-15----15----15-------15----------------------15-------------------------------|
|----------------------18----18----18-15----18-15-16----15-16-18----18-15-16----16-----21b22.5----|
|----------------------------------------------------17----------------------17----17-------------|
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::Just this before moves forward after solo::
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|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1-|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1----|
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::Verse 1 repeat::
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|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1--6---4----|
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"Take two to break and three to go
Hold me back you spectacle (Mother ***er yeah)
Kick me down with broken bones
You picked a fight now stand your ground"
::Chorus::
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|-8----------------6----|
|-8-----8-----4----6----|
|-6-----8-----4----4----|
|-6-----6-----2----4----|
"You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart"
::Chorus - This time with an added riff in the back ground, play Riff X over chords::
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|-8----------------6----|
|-8-----8-----4----6----|
|-6-----8-----4----4----|
|-6-----6-----2----4----|
>>Riff X<<
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|-0-3-2-3-3-4-3-0-|-3-2-3-3-4-3----| X i dunno how many times, count.
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"You talk about it
Don't know what you want
In the back of someone else's car
You lied about it
Bled another heart
Then began to fall apart"
::Outro::
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|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1-|-4-1-1-4-1-1-4-1----|
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>>End with Bb<<
::Finis::
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
