Luna - Speedbumps
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Song: Speedbumps
Artist: Luna (written by Dean Wareham)
Album: Rendezvous
Song Tabbed by: Ralph Koziarski
This is a great song, and very very easy to play
INTRO
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over and over again as quick downstrokes while bass plays the following
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---7---4-----7-----4----------7------4-----7----------4----------|
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-7---5----7---5---2--0--7---5---7--5---2---0-|
Verse:
Play A, E5, Bm as bar chords (Bm on 7th fret)
AWe were brE5own and we were dBmown
AWe were blE5ack and we were sBmlack
AWe are digE5ging us a hoBmle
Athere is nE5othing in this bBmowl
Chorus:
Same as verse except let open strings sound
Ex.
A E5 Bm
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--6--9--7--|
--7--9--9--|
--7--7--9--|
--5--0--7--|
AOn the E5way tBmo Kansas City
ATell me E5who im supposed toBm be
AIts raining rE5ain iBmts raining snow
Atell me wherE5e you want to Bmgo
Break down
Following the chorus guitar 1 plays the same chords but partially palm
muted while guitar two plays one note embellishments that should be
improvised.
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and/or
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--(7)-
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and so forth
verse 2 (Bass only)
AI don't E5want to take your Bmcall
AI E5refuse to climb your Bmwall
(guitar 1 comes back in)
AI don't E5want to ride your Bmbuss
AI am tE5ired of all of Bmus
Durring the second verse, the lead guitar throws in this quick frill
after the Bm
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-9p7--x--9p7----|
-9----x--9------| (play somewhat muted)
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Ch.
On the way to Kansas City,
tell me who i'm supposed to be.
It's raining rain, it's raining snow,
tell me where you want to go.
Break down
before the solo play with your feedback to get an effect not unlike a
teapot whistle starting to go off.
Solo ( w/fuzz distortion)
this is not exact, its just here to give you an idea of the notes being
played. Improvise around this theme or listen to the album and play
along
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----4-----6-7-6-4----444-4-----4-----6--9-7-6-4----4--|
-7----7-----------7-------7-------7--------------7----|
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-6-6-6-6-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-6-6-6-7--6--4-2-4-2-------|
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-----6-4-6-4-7-6-7-6-4-2-4-2---------------|
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Like in all of his other solos, Sean Eden takes a rather simple line
and makes it melodic and pretty.
Remember to be lyrical when playing, the melody more or less follows
that of the vocals.
Outro
Durring the outro the play the barre chords with open strings very
quickly and powerfully.
To get that background ring, one of the guitars can play the following
chords instead. But this isn't done in the actual song
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---10--12--12-|
---9---13--11-|
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end abruptly.
I'm in the process of figuring out a lot of other songs from
"Rendezvous" so stay tuned. Here's a preview of whats next:
Chord progression for "Still at Home"
Verse: A, F#m
Chorus: D, A, E
Outro Solo: F#m, E, B
Any comments, requests or corrections. Email to rk1@uwm.edu