The B-52's - Dance this mess around
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Tuning: CFxxFF. (Remove the middle strings.)
Ignore the "G" strings shown in tab, I put them
there to get past the auto-corrector.
I recommend using thicker strings than 10-46s for this song; at least use 11s.
12s or 13s are closer to what Ricky used but even they're too slinky.
I think Ricky used .105, .085, .026p and .022p for this tuning
(It's a CFxxFF song which Rock Lobster is tuned to;
Rock Lobster used those strings.)
0:00 - 0:11 (1x:)
F|-5---3---0---3---|
F|-5---3---0---3---|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|-----3---0---3---|
C|-----------------|
====================
0:12 - 0:23 (1x:)
F|-5---3---0-------|
F|-5---3---0-------|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|(5)--3---0---*---|
C|-------------3---|
====================
0:23 - 0:31 (1x:)
F|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
F|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
C|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
===V=^===============================
0:31 - 0:37 (1x:)
F|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
F|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-5---------------3-----------------|
C|-5---------------3-----------------|
======================================
0:37-0:44 (1x:)
F|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
F|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
F|-3-5-------------3---------------|
C|-3-5-------------3---------------|
===V=^=============================
0:44 - 0:50 (1x:)
F|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
F|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
G|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
F|-5--------------3-----------|
C|-5--------------3-----------|
==============================
0:50 - 0:53 (1x:)
F|-------x---x---x-|
F|-------x---x---x-|
G|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
F|-------x---x---x-|
C|-------x---x---x-|
===================
0:53 - 0:55 (1x:)
F|-------x---x---x---x-|
F|-------x---x---x---x-|
G|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
F|-2-4-_---------------|
C|-0-2-_---------------|
===V=^=================
0:55 - 1:01 (1x:)
F|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
F|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
G|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
F|-3-5-_--------------3-_-----|
C|-3-5-_----------------------|
==============================
1:01 - 1:03 (1x:)
F|-------------|
F|-------------|
G|-------------|
G|-------------|
F|-5-5-7-5-8-7-|
C|-------------|
================
Chorus
1:03 - 1:09:
F|---0-3---------3--3-|
F|---0-3---------3--3-|
G|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
F|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
C|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
================^==^==
"WHY WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME?"
1:09 - 1:15:
F|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
F|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
G|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
F|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
C|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
=========================
1:15 - 1:22:
F|---0-3--------3--3-|
F|---0-3--------3--3-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
C|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
================^==^==
1:22 - 1:28:
F|-----0-0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-------0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
F|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
==========================^==^==^==^=
1:28 - 1:34:
F|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
F|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
F|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
====================^==^==V==V=============
1:34 - 1:40:
F|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
F|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=========================^==^==V==V==V==V==V==V=
1:40 - 1:46:
F|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
F|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V=============
1:46 - 1:53:
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V=============
1:53 - 1:59:
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V==============
1:59 - 2:05:
F|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
F|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
F|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
C|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V==============
2:05 - 2:29;
(2:05 - 2:11, 2:11 - 2:17, 2:17 - 2:22, 2:22 - 2:28:)
F|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================
2:29 - 2:35
(1x:)
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
There may not be a slide there but it does sound different from the other times, IMO.
2:35 - 2:41
(1x:)
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
2:41 - 2:46
(1x:)
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
Then it changes a bit:
2:46 - 2:50
F|-----------0-3-*--------------|
F|-----------0-3-*--------------|
G|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
================================
(slight pause.)
2:51 - 2:52 (1x:)
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------------------|
=====================
2:52 - 2:58
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
2:58 - 3:04:
F|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
F|-5--x----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--x----------3-x-x-------------------|
==========================================
(Pause between the inverted D# and the high strings.)
3:04 - 3:10;
3:10 - 3:16;
3:16 - 3:22;
(3x:)
F|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
F|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=======================^=^=V=^=V=^=V=^=V==
3:22 - 3:28,
3:28 - 3:33
3:34 - 3:40,
3:40 - 3:46,
3:46 - 3:52,
F|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================
3:28 - 3:33
F|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
==================================^==^==V==V===================
3:34 - 3:40,
3:40 - 3:46,
3:46 - 3:52:
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================
3:40 - 3:46
(1x:)
F|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================
3:46 - 3:52
(1x:)
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================
3:52 - 3:55
F|------------0-3----------------*-|
F|------------0-3----------------*-|
G|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
F|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
C|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
====================================
3:56 - 3:58
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
G|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
F|-------------------|
C|-------------------|
======================
3:58 - 4:03
F|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================
4:04 - 4:10,
4:10 - 4:16,
4:16 - 4:22,
4:22 - 4:27: (4x:)
F|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
F|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=========================================
End on F:
F|-0-|
F|-0-|
G|---|
G|---|
F|---|
C|---|
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While the song ends, if you want to make the sound effect at the end of the album version then
slightly touch the highest string with a fingernail of your fretting hand but don't mute it.
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Legend:
* = Mute string.
x = Play muted string.
_ = Let string ring.
\ = Slide down.
() = When around a note or series of notes, these are ghost notes.
They may not be played or they may be quieter.
^ = Downstrum.
V = Upstrum.
Strum patterns are below the chart.
? = If below the strum pattern portion of the chart,
this is a part I'm not sure of.
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Please let me know if I can improve this tab.
- Gargoyle2500