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Girls Best Friend
Datsuns
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Artist: The Datsuns
Track: "Girls Best Friend"
Album: "Outta Sight/Outta Mind"
So here we go, another attempt, this time with assistance from 'Gib'. Much appreciation.
/ = slide
h = hammer
b = bend
r = release bend
Structure:
1. Intro
2. Pre-Chorus
3. Chorus
4. Pre-Chorus
5. Chorus
6. Bridge
7. Breakdown
8. Pre-Chorus
9. Chorus
10. Solo
11. Outro Chords
NB: A lot of "listen out for the rhythm" moments.
Intro:
Guitar 1 -
e|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0--2--|
B|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0--3-2|
G|-1--1--0-0-0--1-1--2-2|
D|-2--2--0-0-0--2-2--0-2|
A|-2--2--x-x-x--2-2----0|
E|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0-----| x4
Guitar 2 -
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-7----------|
D|-2-2--2-4-5-5-4-2---4-7-7-7-5----|
A|-2-2--2-4-5-5-4-2---2-5-7-7-5----|
E|-0-0--0-2-3-3-2-0-------5-5-3----| x4
Pre-Chorus:
Both Guitars -
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------7---------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7---------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5---------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
pm -------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (play only on second pre-chorus, hold each note)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------9----------------10--------------12----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1 -
e|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0--2--|
B|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0--3-2|
G|-1--1--0-0-0--1-1--2-2|
D|-2--2--0-0-0--2-2--0-2|
A|-2--2--x-x-x--2-2----0|
E|-0--0--3-3-3--0-0-----| x4
Guitar 2-
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9----12-12-----9-9----7-7-6-6----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7----10-10-----7-7----5-5-4-4----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
Keys-
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15------------------|
G|--------16------------16---------16----|
D|12/14-------12/14---------12/14--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------| x4 (ends prior to last 2 chords in the progression)
Bridge:
Both Guitars-
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7------|----------------------------7--9---|
A|-----5---5-----------5--7h9---7----|-----5---5-----------5--7h9--------|
E|-5h7---7---7--5--5h7---------------|-5h7---7---7--5--5h7---------------| x2
Guitar 2 - (enters half way through): (Fast 16th note playing)
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7---7-----------7------10-9---|-----7---7------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-----7---7-----------7------11-9---|-----7---7------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|---9---9---9--7----9------9--------|---9---9---9--7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Breakdown:
Both Guitars -
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-9----|
D|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-9----|
A|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-7----|
E|---------------------------------------------| x3
"foot down, on the doorstep"
For the 4th bar let the E ring at the end, this leads into the bass/vocal only part of
breakdown, which is simply
low E over and over on the bass.
Solo
Guitar 1 -
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|------------5-|-----------5--|
E|-0--3-0-3-0---|-0--3-0-/3---5| x4
Guitar 2 -
e|----------|----------|---------|---------------|
B|-5~~~~~~~~|-3----2---|-0~~~~~~~|---------------|
G|-7b9~~~~~~|-5b7--4b6-|-2b~~~~~~|-0-2-2b3r2-0---|
D|----------|----------|---------|-------------2-|
A|----------|----------|---------|---------------|
E|----------|----------|---------|---------------|
e|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B|-12-14-12----|-12----12----|15~~~~12-14-12---|------------------------|
G|-12-14-12----|-12----12----|14b16~12-14-12---|------------------------|
D|-----------14|----14-----14|---------------14|-12---------------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----14-13-12-10-12-10---|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------12|
Outro Chords
e|-3----2-------|
B|-3----3-------|
G|-0----2----1--|
D|-0----0----2--|
A|-x---------2--|
E|-3---------0--|
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