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WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
As recorded by The Bangles
(From the 1986 Album DIFFERENT LIGHT)
Words and Music by Liam Sternberg
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Susanna Hoffs - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vicki Peterson - Electric Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mitchell Froom - Synthesizer'
Intro 1
Q=198
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Intro 2 & Interlude
Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----2-----------|----------2-----|------0---------|-----------------||
|--------4---4---|-4----2-------4-|----2-----4-2---|-2---2-----------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------2---2-4---||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
5th Verse
D.S. al Coda
&
Outro
BW +W +W +W
||-----------|------------|------------|--------|
||o----------|------------|------------|--------|
||--8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
||--9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----|
||o-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----|
||--7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| W +W +W +W
||-----------|------------|------------|--------|
||o----------|------------|------------|--------|
||-----------|------------|------------|--------|
||--4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
||o-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
||-----------|------------|------------|--------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----||
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----||
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----||
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----||
|
| W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----||
|----------|------------|------------|--------||
1st, 3rd & 6 th Verses
$
BW +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-8---------------|-(8)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---4---4---4---4-|-----4---4---4---4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|--2----2---2---2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(8)---------------|-(8)-----------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|
|-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----4---4---4---4-|-----4---------2-----|
|--2----2---2---2---|--2----2-0-(0)---0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
W +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-8---------------|-(8)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---4---4---4---4-|-----4---4---4---4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|--2----2---2---2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+W +W
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(8)---------------|-(8)-----------------||
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------||
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------||
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------||
|
|-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-----4---4---4---4-|-----4---------2-----||
|--2----2---2---2---|--2----2-0-(0)---0-0-||
|-------------------|---------------------||
2nd, 4th & 7th Verses
BW +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-8---------------|-(8)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---4---4---4---4-|-----4---4---4---4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|--2----2---2---2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(8)---------------|-(8)-----------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----------------|
|
|-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----4---4---4---4-|-----4---------2-----|
|--2----2---2---2---|--2----2-0-(0)---0-0-|
|-------------------|---------------------|
W +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-8---------------|-(8)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-9---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---4---4---4---4-|-----4---4---4---4-|
|-2---2---2---2---|--2----2---2---2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+W +W
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(8)---------------|-(8)----------------||
|-(9)---------------|-(9)----------------||
|-(9)---------------|-(9)----------------||
|-(7)---------------|-(7)----------------||
|
|-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-----4---4---4---4-|-----4---------2----||
|--2----2---2---2---|--2----2-0-(0)---2--||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
E5W +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-9-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-9-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-7-----------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-------0-0-0-|
|-------2-(2)-------|---------2-(2)-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+W +W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(9)-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(9)-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(7)-----------------|-(7)-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--2--2-2-------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-------0-0-0-|
|---------2-(2)-------|---------2-(2)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
+W +W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(9)-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(9)-----------------|-(9)-----------------|
|-(7)-----------------|-(7)-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--2--2-2-------0-0-0-|--2--2-2-------0-0-0-|
|---------2-(2)-------|---------2-(2)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
+W +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-(9)---------------|-(9)---------------|
|-(7)---------------|-(7)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
B5Gtr I
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|----------||
|----------|------------|------------|---------o||
|----------|------------|------------|----------||
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)------||
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)-----o||
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)------||
Guitar Solo
D5H H +H. Q E E E E Q. E Q E E E E +Q
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-3b5----3----|-(3)------3--|--3--1---1-3----3-|--3---3-1-3-1-(1)--|
|-------------|-------------|-------2----------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W +W +W
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-7-----------|-(7)---------|-(7)--------------|-(7)---------------|
|-7-----------|-(7)---------|-(7)--------------|-(7)---------------|
|-5-----------|-(5)---------|-(5)--------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
BQ E E +Q Q Q. E Q Q +H. Q Q E E +E E Q
|---------------0--|--------------2---|-(2)---------|---------------------|
|--------4-(4)-----|--4---------------|----------4--|--4b5--4-------------|
|-2s4--------------|-(4)---4-----(4)--|--4----------|-(4)-----4-(4)-4-4---|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| a W +Q. Q. +Q W +Q. E H
|
| W +W +W +W
|------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|---8--------------|-(8)--------------|-(8)---------|-(8)-----------------|
|---9--------------|-(9)--------------|-(9)---------|-(9)-----------------|
|---9--------------|-(9)--------------|-(9)---------|-(9)-----------------|
|---7--------------|-(7)--------------|-(7)---------|-(7)-----------------|
D5Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|--------10-10-(10)-----|------10-10-(10)------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-9b11===============9--|--9---------------9r--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-7---------------------|-(7)------------------|
|-7---------------------|-(7)------------------|
|-5---------------------|-(5)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--7-----------------------|-------------------|
|--9b11--9-9pb11r(9)-9-9-9-|--7--7-7-7-6--<5>--|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|
| +W +W
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)----------------------|-(7)---------------|
|-(7)----------------------|-(7)---------------|
|-(5)----------------------|-(5)---------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------|
BQ. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. a Q W
|--------------|------------4--|--2---------7s9--|--7-----|
|------4----5--|-------4-------|-------4---------|--------|
|-4------------|--4------------|-----------------|--------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|
| W +W +W +W
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|-8------------|-(8)-----------|-(8)-------------|-(8)----|
|-9------------|-(9)-----------|-(9)-------------|-(9)----|
|-9------------|-(9)-----------|-(9)-------------|-(9)----|
|-7------------|-(7)-----------|-(7)-------------|-(7)----|
D5E +E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-----------10--------------|------------------------|
|--------------10-(10)------|------------------------|
|-9b11==(9)-------------9r--|--9s=11-11-11-(11)--11--|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| W +W
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-7-------------------------|-(7)--------------------|
|-7-------------------------|-(7)--------------------|
|-5-------------------------|-(5)--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
Q E E +E E E E +Q. E Q Q
|-10---10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)----10-10--10--|
|-12---12-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)----12-10--10--|
|--------------------------|--11----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
| W
|
| +Q. E +E Q E +E Q E Q Q
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)------7--(7)--7-----7-|--(7)-7---7--7---7--|
|-(7)------7--(7)--7-----7-|--(7)-7---7--7---7--|
|-(5)------5--(5)--5-----5-|--(5)-5---5--5---5--|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
D5 Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-10---10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10---10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-12---12-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-12---12-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-12---12-11-(11)-11-11-11-|-12---12-11-(11)-11-11-11-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|
|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|
|--5-------5--(5)--5--5--5-|--5-------5--(5)--5--5--5-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-10---10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10---10----------10----10----------||
|-12---12-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-12---12pb13r(12)-12----12pb13r(12)-||
|-12---12-11-(11)-11-11-11-|-11---11pb12r(11)-11----11pb12r(11)-||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
| Q E +E Q E +E
|
| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|--7------------7--(7)-7--7-------7--||
|--7-------7--(7)--7--7--7-|--7------------7--(7)-7--7-------7--||
|--5-------5--(5)--5--5--5-|--5------------5--(5)-5--5-------5--||
|--------------------------|------------------------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
Gtr III (Synth. arr. for Gtr.) Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----2-----------|----------2-----|------0---------|-----------------| |--------4---4---|-4----2-------4-|----2-----4-2---|-2---2-----------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------2---2-4---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|N.C.
Wx7 W |------------|-------|| |------------|-------|| |------------|-------|| |------------|-------|| |------------|-------|| |------------|-------||N.C.
Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| B5Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E W 4x
||--2-2-4-5---5---5-|--2--2-4-5------|--2--2-4-5---5---5-|---------||
||o-0-0-2-4---4---4-|--0--0-2-3------|--0--0-2-4---3---2-|--------o||
||------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
||------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------o||
||------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
|
| Gtr II
| W +W +W +W 4x
||------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------o||
||------------------|----------------|-------------------|---------||
||--9---------------|-(9)------------|-(9)---------------|-(9)-----||
||o-9---------------|-(9)------------|-(9)---------------|-(9)----o||
||--7---------------|-(7)------------|-(7)---------------|-(7)-----||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths