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Engine 999

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From: Markus Jakobsson FIN 
Subject: (fwd) TAB:"Engine 999" by The Hooters

Hello all Hooters fans out there, and especially to Johnny Disobidience(Thanks
for adding me to the mailing list). Here is a transcription of "Engine 999",
from the "One Way Home" album. As usual I forgot to bring the CD booklet, so
I can't type in any lyrics, and as usual I don't claim to have perfect pitch
or anything. This is how I play it. If you find any particularily embarrasing
mistakes, mail me and let me know!:) (I won't mind if you mail me if you find
it useful either.:))

ENGINE 999 by The Hooters.
Transcribed by Markus Jakobsson.

This is actually quite a simple song. There is one riff for the verse, and 
one for the chorus (with only minor variations). And then the rythm for the
solo part, and that's it.

Intro/verse riff.
shuffle.
  C      Csus4  C      Csus2  C/E   Csus4/E C/E   Csus2/E C/A   Csus4/A
|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5--xx--6--6-|-5--xx--3--3-|-5--xx---6--6-|-5--xx--3--3-|-5--xx--6--6-|
|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx---5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|
|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx---5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|-5--xx--5--5-|
|-3----3-3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|--------------|-------------|-0-----00--0-|
|-------------|-------------|-0-----0-0--0-|-0----0-0--0-|-------------|

 C/A           G5     Gsus4   G    Gsus4 G
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5--xx--6--5-|-3--xx--1--1-|-0--xx--1--0-|
|-5--xx--5--5-|-0--xx--0--0-|-0--xx--0--0-|
|-5--xx--5--5-|-0--xx--0--0-|-0--xx--0--0-|
|-0----0-0--0-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|

There, play that a few times, and then go to the chorus.

Chorus riff.
  C5           G5      G6 G5 Am       Asus2 F    Gsus4 G
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-1--xx--1--1-|-3--xx--5--3-|-1--xx--1--0-|-1-------1--0-|
|-0--xx--0--0-|-0--xx--0--0-|-2--xx--2--2-|-2-------0--0-|
|----xx-------|-0--xx--0--0-|-2--xx--2--2-|-3-------0--0-|
|-3----3-3--3-|-------------|-0----0-0--0-|-3------------|
|-------------|-3----3-3--3-|-------------|----0-1--3--3-|

Play that two times the first chorus, a few more times in later choruses.
Listen to the record.

Solo...
Err, I discover now that I've forgotten to write the solo rythm part down.
It shouldn't be too hard to figure it out. The chords should be Am, G, and F
in the first part, and then C, F, and G the second.(Not 100% though) I'll 
try to remember to send in a completion later.(sorry) Hope you find it 
useful anyway.

  Mak(majakobs@aton.abo.fi)

  "Look to the heavens and see it shine.
   Heals the sick and leads the blind.
   Tune it in and hear it say.
   It's counting down to judgement day."
            -The Hooters-