Fred Astaire by Lucky Boys Confusion

Artist: Lucky Boys Confusion
Song: Fred Astaire
Album: Growing Out Of It
Tabbed by: Ryan Sanders (ryan@ricknyephotography.com)
Date: March 25, 2001

This is an awesome new song... these guys are just so cool.  Enjoy.

Standard Tuning

. = palm mute

INTRO (clean, no distortion)
e|-4--------------------------1----|
B|-4--------------------------1----|
G|-5--------------------------1----|
D|-6--------------------------3----|
A|-6--------------------------3----|
E|-4--------------------------1----|
  "you've so many opportunities i never had..."

(DISTORTION!)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
D|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
A|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-1-1-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
 "don't push so hard..."

VERSE
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . .   . . 

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
D|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
A|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-1-1-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
 "don't pass it up..."

PRE-CHORUS
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-6-5--------6-6-6--------6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D|-x-3---6-6-5--x-3---6-6-6--x-3---6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|-x-3---4-4-3--x-3---4-4-4--x-3---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
E|-x-1----------x-1----------x-1-----------------|

CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6---------------------10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-
D|-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-
A|-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-
E|-------1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------

  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
  -3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
  -3-3-3-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
  -1-1-1-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-----------------------|

play verse & part after (2x)
play pre-chorus
play chorus

INTERLUDE
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6--6--------5--8--8--------8-6--6--------5--8--8--------8-6-
D|-6--6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6--6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6-
A|-4--4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4--4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4-
E|-------1--4-----------3--4----------1--4-----------3--4------

  --------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------|
  -6--------5--8--8--------8-6--6--------5--8-8-8-8-|
  -6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6--6--3--6--5--8-8-8-8-|
  -4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4--4--3--6--3--6-6-6-6-|
  ----1--4-----------3--4----------1--4-------------|

BRIDGE
e|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|----------------------6-6----------------------
D|-----5-5-6-----5-5-6--6-6--6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-6-
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------
   (clean)            (dist)  (clean)

  ----------------------|----------------------------------
  ----------------------|----------------------------------
  ------------6-6-6-6-6-|o-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
  -6-6--------6-6-6-6-6-|o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
  -6-6--------4-4-4-4-4-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
  -4-4------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
  (distortion)           "suffocate..."

  ----------------------------------------------|
  ----------------------------------------------|
  -------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
  -6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
  -6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
  -4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------|
     see the repeat sign?  that means play that part twice..

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6---------6-----------------------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6---------6---------4---------4---------6---------6---------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4---------4-----------------------------4---------4-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8---6-----------8---10-----------12---13---12-|
D|-3---6---8---6---3---6---8---10---3---6---12---13---12-|
A|-3---6---6---4---3---6---6----8---3---6---10---11---10-|
E|-1---4-----------1---4------------1---4----------------|

END (acoustic)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|--4---------------4--------------------------4--------4------4--
G|----------------------5-----6---5----------------------------6--
D|-----6----3----6---------6---------6----3--6---6----6---6-------
A|--4-----------------------------------------------6-------4-----
E|----------------------4-----4-----------------------------------

  -------------------------------------------------|
  --4---------------4----------------------------4-|
  ----------------------5-----6---5----------0---5-|
  -----6----3----6---------6---------6-------5---6-|
  --4------------------------------------6---5---4-|
  ----------------------4-----4----------4---3-----|Not sure about those last two chords... if someone wants to fix that, it'd be great.
There's the whole song, though!  Kinda took a while, but oh well.. it's a good song.
Email me with any corrections or comments.  

Ryan Sanders
ryan@ricknyephotography.com

www.TAB6.com