Blazing Apostles by Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blazing Apostles - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: see my UG profile An all time classic Be Bop tune, from the 'Sunburst Finish' album. Once again this is a cross between live and studio versions. Please excuse any errors, corrections welcome. Tuning:EADGBe | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note |(3) optional note | b bend up/down | G/D chord/bass note | pb pre-bend Intro: ___Bb__B___________Bb__B_____________F#_______( palm mute )__________ e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4---|---------------------------------| D|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| A|-1--/2---2---2---1--/2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| E|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| Twice,and then: ___B_________________________________F#______________________________ (..let chords ring...) e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-0-0-0---------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-4-4---------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-4---------------------------|-4-4-4---------------------------| A|-2-2-2---------------------------|-4-4-4---------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-2-2-2---------------------------| ___B_________________________________F#______________________A_______ e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-0-0-0---------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-4-4---------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-4---------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4-------7-------| A|-2-2-2---------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4-------7-------| E|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2-------5-------| Main Riff and verse: ___E_______________B______________A__________________F#__________ "..God drives the dreamless........highway in a.......black..." e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-9-------9---x---------------x-|-------------------------------| D|-9-------9---x---9---9-------x-|-7-----7---7---x---4-------4---| A|-7-------7---x---9---9-------x-|-7-----7---7---x---4-------4---| E|-----------------7---7-------x-|-5-----5---5--(0)--2-------2---| ___E______________________________________________________ " sedan.." e|----------------------------|---------------------------| B|-----------------12---------|---------------------------| G|-----------------14b16b14~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-12--------| D|-2--------------------------|----------------------14\--| A|-2--------------------------|---------------------------| E|-0-------0------------------|---------------------------| ( second time...) ___E___________________________________________________________ "..motel man..." e|------------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------15b17~~~| G|-------------------------12---|-14-b16b-14-p12---------------| D|-2-----------------12-h14-----|----------------14------------| A|-2-----------12-h14-----------|------------------------------| E|-0~~~-------------------------|------------------------------| Chorus: ___G/D_________A/D_G/D__________G/D_________D_____________ "..Blazing....apostles.......thieves in the night..." e|-7-7-7-7-7---5---5----------|-3-3-3-3-3---2-------------| B|-8-8-8-8-8---5---7----------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7---6---7----------|-4-4-4-4-4---2-------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0----------|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------| ___G/D_________A/D_G/D__________G/D_______________________ "..messengers..of..the.......fall..." e|-7-7-7-7-7---5---5----------|-3-------------------------| B|-8-8-8-8-8---5---7----------|-3-------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7---6---7----------|-0-------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0----------|-0-------------------------| A|----------------------------|-x-------------------------| E|----------------------------|-3-------------------------| ( lead guitar during chorus ) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----7-9-7----7~~~~----9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11~~~~---| D|-7-9-------9-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| ___G/D_________A/D_G/D__________G/D_________D_____________ "..If you are..needing an......angel of...light..." e|-7-7-7-7-7---5---5----------|-3-3-3-3-3---2-------------| B|-8-8-8-8-8---5---7----------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7---6---7----------|-4-4-4-4-4---2-------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0----------|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------------| ___G/D_________A/D_G/D__________G_________________G_______________ "..why don't you give us a call..." e|-7-7-7-7-7---5---5----------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-| B|-8-8-8-8-8---5---7----------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-7-7-7-7-7---6---7----------|---------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|----------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Play next part twice: __A____________________________ e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------2---|-----0-----0-------------------| G|-----5~~~~-------2-------2---|---0-----0-------0------0------| D|-2---4b6b4---------------2---|-5-----4-------0------0--------| A|-0-----------0-----------0---|-------------3------0----------| E|-----------------------------|---------------------------3---| Then: ___Bm__________________________Bbm________________________ e|----------------------------|---------------------------| B|----------------------------|---------------------------| G|--------------7-9-b11-------|-------------6-8-b10-------| D|----------7-9---------------|---------6-8---------------| A|---5-/7-9-------------------|--4-/6-8-------------------| E|-7--------------------------|-6-------------------------| ___Am_______________________________________________________ e|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|-7b8---7-p5------------------|----------------------------| G|------------7-p5-\4---5-p4~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/16\--| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| Repeat from verse inc. chorus, then: __E_________________________E9________________________________________ e|--------------------------7-7-7---|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------7-7-7---|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------7-7-7---|---------------------------------| D|----2------0------2p0-----6-6-6---|----2------0------2p0------------| A|--------------------------7-7-7---|---------------------2p0---------| E|-0-------------0------0-----------|-0-------------0--------3^-------| Repeat this last part during guitar solo... (...guitar solo...) e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-12-----------12-15-12----12----------|----------------------------------| G|----14b16~~~~~---------14----15-14-12-|---------12^----------14b15b14-12-| D|--------------------------------------|-14-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|-15b17---15---12---------------| B|-15b17-------pb17b15--------12---|-----------------15-12---------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------14-12\--| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| Then: __A____________A/G#_________________D________________________________ "..salvation...brings .........a.....badge to wear..." e|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------3-----------3-----------| G|----------2--------------2-------|-----2-------------------2-------| D|------2--------------2-------2---|-0---------------------------0---| A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-------------4-------------------|---------------------------------| Three times then: __Bm_______________________________G_________________________________ "..make.......your......misery....whole.... e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|----------3-------2--------0---|---------3-------2-------0-------| G|-----4--------4-------4--------|-------------0-------0-------0---| D|-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------| A|-2-----------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| ( The hammer-ons/pull-offs below are more like trills... ) __F#__________________________________G___________________________________ "..albums of redemption.............confessions on cassette..." e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3---|---------3h4p3h4----------3h4p3h4---| D|---------2---------------2---------|---------3----------------3---------| A|-4---4-----------4---4-------------|-5---5------------5---5-------------| E|-2---2-----------2---2-------------|-3---3------------3---3-------------| ___F#__________________________________G________________A_________________ "..all on easy.....hire from the .....following......address..." e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3---|---------3h4p3h4----------5h6p5h6---| D|---------2---------------2---------|---------3----------------5---------| A|-4---4-----------4---4-------------|-5---5------------7---7-------------| E|-2---2-----------2---2-------------|-3---3------------5---5-------------| __F#___________________________________A________________E_________________ "..all on easy.....hire from the .....following......address..." e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3---|---------3h4p3h4--------------------| D|---------2---------------2---------|---------3--------2-----------------| A|-4---4-----------4---4-------------|-5---5------------2-----------------| E|-2---2-----------2---2-------------|-3---3------------0-----------------| Repeat chorus, then: ___G___________________________________C__________________________________ "..place to go..."....( repeat for keyboard solo )........................ e|-3---------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| B|-0---------------------------------|-1----------------------------------| G|-0---------------------------------|-0----------------------------------| D|-0---------------------------------|-2----------------------------------| A|-2---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------| E|-3---------------------------------|------------------------------------| Repeat from verse, additional guitar parts below. "..road to hell..." e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|-------------2---------------|--------------2---------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-0---3---4-----------3---4---|-0---3---4--------------------| "..soul to sell..." e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-0---0---2---0---3---0---5---3---|-0---0---2---0---3---0---5---3---| "..of the damned..." e|-------------------------x-x-x---|-------------------------x-x-x---| B|-------------------------x-x-x---|-------------------------x-x-x---| G|-------------------------x-x-x---|-------------------------x-x-x---| D|-------------------------x-x-x---|-------------------------x-x-x---| A|-------------------------x-x-x---|-------------------------x-x-x---| E|-0---2---3---4-----------x-x-x---|-4---5---6---7-----------x-x-x---| "..from old Japan..." e|-12-12-12-12-9---9---7---7---9\--|-----------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12-9---9---7---7---9\--|-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-0h2p0-------0h2p0-----------| A|---------------------------------|-------2p0---------2p0-------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------3p0---| Repeat chorus, then: (..Guitar solo...) e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-2-----------------------2---|-2-----------------------2---| D|-2-----------------------2---|-2-----------------------2---| A|-0---0---2---0---3---4-------|-0---0---2---0---3---4-------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------|-----3---------------2-------| B|-----------------------------|-----3---------------3-------| G|-------------------------2---|-----0---------------2-------| D|-2-----------------------2---|-----0---------------0-------| A|-0---0---2---0---3---4-------|-----x-----------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----3-----------------------| (..let ring...) e|-2---------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-3---------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-2---------------------------|-------------------2---------| D|-0---------------------------|-------------------2---------| A|-----------------------------|-3-----3--2-----2--0---------| E|-----------------------------|----3--------3---------------| Drum solo, keybord solo and live jam follows, to end. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com