VIOLENT FEMMES - "Blister In The Sun" Tablature
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Song: Blister in the Sun
Band: Violent Femmes
Album: Violent Femmes
Drummer: Victor DeLorenzo
Timing: 4/4
Tempo: 192 (That's fast!)
Tabbed By: Stanton LeFort (Stanton.LeFort@rogers.com) on 2001/04/29
Note: From what I can hear (and the album liner notes) there is only a hi-hat & snare
drum. That is, there is no bass drum or cymbals. If you want to beef this song
up, just play the bass drum softly with the bass guitar.
Intro [0:00]
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|====== 3x ======|
H |----------------|----------------|
S |----------------|--F-F-----F-F---|
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|================================ 2x ===============================|
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|--F-F-----F-F---|
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Verse 1 ("When I'm out walking...") [0:20]
C |----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
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|1. |2. |
H |----------------|x-x-x-x---------|
S |--F-F-----F-F---|----o---oooooooo|
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Chorus 1 ("Let me go on...") [0:30]
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-g-|----g-o-----o---|----o-------o---|----o-g-----o-oO|
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|O-----O-----O-oo|O---o-------o---|----o-------o---|
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H |x-x-x-----------|
S |----o---OoooOooo|
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Verse 2 ("Body and beats...") [0:41]
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|--F-F-----F-F---|
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-------------|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-g-----o---|----OoooOoooOooo|
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Chorus 2 ("Let me go on...") [0:51]
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-g-----o-og|----o-------o---|----o-g-----o-og|
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|O-----O-----O-oo|O---o-------o---|----o-g-----o---|
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H |x-x-------------|
S |----OoooOoooOooo|
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Interlude 1 [1:03]
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o---------o-|
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|1. |2. |3. |4. |
H |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
S |g-g-g-g-g-g-F---|------------F---|ooooooooooooO---|----------------|
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Verse 3 (VERY QUIETLY, "When I'm out walking...") [1:22]
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-----x-x---|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|--o-o-----o-o---|
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----------------|
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Chorus 3 (BACK to Normal Volume, "Let me go on...") [2:01]
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-g-----o---|----o-------o---|----o-g-----o-oo|
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-g-----o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
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H |X-X-X-----------|
S |----o---OOOOOOOO|
|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|
Outro [2:13]
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H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S |----o-------o-g-|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|--F-F-----F-F---|
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END [3:21]
Tabbed By: Stanton LeFort (Stanton.LeFort@rogers.com)
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