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This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship
or research.
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SONG TITLE: Blister In The Sun
ARTIST/GROUP: Violent Femmes
ALBUM: Violent Femmes
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE
G (320003)
C (x32013)
Em (022000)
D (xx0232)
One of the greatest albums of all time. I think I've got the G and C
chords right but if you know of any better positions for them let me
know. It also sounds good to play them G(320033) and C(x32033)
INTRO:
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RIFF1:
G C G C G C G
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2----------|
E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-----3--------|
Play that twice and then start strumming the chords G C G C
(Actually, in the verses the guitar plays something like this:)
RIFF1B:
G C G C G C G
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---1-0------0---1-0-----0---1-0-----------|
G|--0----0-------0----0------0----0-----2-0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
But when I'm playing this song I usually just strum the chords.
VERSE 1:
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G C G C
When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
G C G
Then I'm so strung out
G C G C
I'm high as a kite, I just might
G C G
stop to check you out
CHORUS:
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Em
Let me go wild
C
like a blister in the sun
Em
Let me go wild
C D
Big hands I know you're the one
VERSE 2: [play like verse 1]
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Body and beats, I stain my sheets
I don't even know why
My girlfriend, she's at the end
she is starting to cry
CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus]
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Let me go wild
like a blister in the sun
Let me go wild
Big hands I know you're the one
INTERLUDE:
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Just play the verse chord progression and the tab
that you can see at the top of the file marked RIFF1B
and end on an harmonic at the 12th fret of the G string G|--<12>---|
VERSE: [play same as previous verses]
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When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
Body and beats, I stain my sheets [you can hardly hear the
I don't even know why guitar here, whisper]
My girlfriend, she's at the end
she is starting to cry
When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
CHORUS: [play same as previous choruses]
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Let me go wild
like a blister in the sun
Let me go wild
Big hands I know you're the one
[end with verse chords played twice]
In almost every Femmes song there's a great bassline.
Here's my attempt at transcribing the bassline for this song:
VERSE-BASSLINE:
G C G C G C G
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2-0----|
E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3--|
CHORUS-BASSLINE:
Em C
G|------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
A|-----5h7------5h7-5h7---3--2--0-----3--3-2-0----
E|-0---------0---------------------3-----------3--
Em C D
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------3h4---3h4---4---------------|
A-----5h7-----5h7-5h7---3--2--3--4--5-------5-----5---5-4-3-2-1-0---|
E-0--------0------------------------------------------------------4-|
and then right back to the verse bassline.
OK, there you have it.
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