Axe Victim by Be Bop Deluxe Axe Victim - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: Tuning: EADGBe Title track from the album of the same name. I have tabbed a few lead parts as well as chords, placing them below the appropriate bar. Please listen to the song to get the timing right. I have tried to synchronise the tab, chord names and lyrics. Apologies for any errors. Corrections welcome. Intro: "You.. ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7____________________________ "..came to.......watch the band............................to.." e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~| A|-5-7/9-------9------------| E|--------------------------| __D______________Dmaj7___________D7___________________________ "..see us ..........play our parts. ......................we.." . e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-------7-h9p7----------| A|-5-7/9-------5b7b5~~~~~| E|-----------------------| ___G______________________Cadd9____________________ "..hoped you'd lend an ear......................you..." e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| ___G_______________________Bm______________________ "..hoped we'd dress like tarts. ...............Well.." e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| (Lead guitar, 1st time) e|-7h10p7-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10--7h10p7--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------9--7h9p7-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------9--7h9p7--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------9--5----7----5--------5~~~~~~~~| E|-------------------------------------------------------7------------| (Lead guitar 2nd time) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------10-12b15b12-7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p-------------------| G|-------7-9/11-----------------------------9-7-9b11b9-7~~~~~-| D|----7-9-----------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________ "..backstage.....we stand.......naked..................all the.." e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~| A|-5-7/9-------9------------| E|--------------------------| ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________ "..make-up cleaned away. ...................................My.." e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-------7h9p7----------| A|-5-7/9------5b7b5~~~~~| E|----------------------| ___G______________________Cadd9____________________ "..poet sheds his..........pretty skin.........and.." e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| ___G_______________________Bm______________________ "..turns to face the day. ..............And there's.." e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| (Lead guitar, first time) e|-------7-------7------10--12b-12b14b12-----------------------------------| B|-----7---10b12-------------------------15p12p10--12--15---12----10~~~~~~~| G|-9b11--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar, second time) e|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-----12----10------------------------------| B|------------------------------12/14---12----10--14--12b14b12-10~~--------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| __A___________________________ "..nothing...to be......done." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------4b6b4p2--4b6b4p2-----------| D|-2--------------------------------------------4p2-------| A|-0------------------------------------------------4p2p0-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| __A________________________ "..nothing...to be......said.......................Last..." e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------2--5b7b5-----5-----------------| G|-2--------------------------------5b6---4^-2------------| D|-2-------------------------------------------4--2--4~~~~| A|-0------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| ___F#m________________________ ".night I...felt immortal...." e|----------2----------------2----| B|----------2----------------2----| G|----------2----------------2----| D|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----| A|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----| E|-2---2----2-------2---2----2----| _____D_________________E________________________ "This mor..ning I feel dead." e|---2----2----2-------0------------------12\-| B|---3----3----3-------0----------------------| G|---2----2----2-------1----------------------| D|---0----0----0-------2----------------------| A|---------------------2----------------------| E|---------------------0----------------------| ________F#m____________________________________ "And the love.........ah, that gave its blaze.......to my.." e|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------| B|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------| G|-----------------2---------------------------2----4b6b4--| D|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------| A|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------| E|-------2---------2------------2--------------2-----------| ___A____________________A____________ "..heart............now brings a haze. Do be.." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| G|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| D|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| A|-0--------0-----------0--------------0---2---4---| E|------------------3b4----------------------------| ___D___________Dsus________D___________Dsus_____ ".careful.......................'cause I'm an axe victim." e|-------------3-----------2-----------3-----------------| B|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------| G|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| ___Bm______________________________ ....( guitar solo )................ e|-2-------2-------------2--------2------------| B|-3-------3-------------3--------3------------| G|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------| D|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------| A|-2-------2----------0--2--------2------------| E|---------------------------------------0--2--| (Lead guitar, first time) e|----------------------10-12(pb14)-| B|-----------------10-12------------| G|-----------7-9-/11----------------| D|--------7-9-----------------------| A|---5-7-9--------------------------| E|-/7-------------------------------| e|-pb14b12-10-12p10p7-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------10h12p10p7---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------9h11p9p7h9-7-9b11b9-7-9~~~~~~~---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------9\-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar, second time) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-7--------9--------10-------12-------------| G|-9b11~~~~-11b13~~~-12b14~~~-14b16~~~~------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0--2--| ___________G_______________________________G__________ "...........hung up on these silver strings..........Like.." e|----------3-------------------------------3----------------| B|----------3-------------------------------3----------------| G|----------0-------------------------------0----------------| D|----------0-------------------------------0----------------| A|----------x-------------------------------------0---2------| E|-3--------3------------------------2--3--------------------| ___Cadd9____________________________G_________________________ ".wings........................like time machines." e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------| B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----| G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_______________D/A_____________A______________D/A_____________ "............................................Like voices on the.." e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_____________________D/A_______A "..wind." e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----2-------------------------------------| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----2-------------------------------------| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----2-7\----------------------------------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat music with these lyrics: "We hit the road to Hull Sad amps and smashed guitars Played badly at 'The Duke' To almost no applause. But someone made it worthwhile When smiling with bright eyes They gave me full attention And they took me by surprise. But today the feeling's gone. No, faded like a ghost. Last night I saw the future This morning there's no hope. Please be careful 'cause I'm an axe victim. Hung up on these silver strings Like sails Like seagulls cries Like church bells in the night." "..night"(last lyric, to guitar solo) ___A ............(Lead guitar) e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-| B|-2---------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ___D_ e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Then comes the guitar solo. The guitar in the background during the beginning of the guitar solo is doing something like this: ___D_______________Dmaj7___________D7_______________Dmaj7____________ (rhythm guitar) e|------5---------------5----------------5---------------5-----------| B|----------7---------------7----------------7--------------7--------| G|--------------7--6------------6--5-------------5--6----------6--7\-| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Twice,and then: _________________G________________G_____ e|------|--------3----------------3----------| B|------|--------3----------------3----------| G|------|--------0----------------0----------| D|------|--------0----------------0----------| A|------|--------x---------------------0--2--| E|-0--2-|-3------3------2--3-----------------| ___Cadd9____________________________G____________________________ e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------| B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----| G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_______________D/A_____________A_______________D/A____________ e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----| A|-0------0--------0------0--------0------0--------0------0-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ___A e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-| B|-2---------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ___D_ e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Repeat guitar solo section once more, then finish on a D major chord as below. ___A e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-----------| B|-2----------------------------------------------10-------| G|-2-------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| ___D_(let ring to fade) e|-2--------------------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| | b bend up/down | ^ quarter note bend up | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com