WE GOT THE BEAT As recorded by The Go-Go's (From the 1981 Album BEAUTY AND THE BEAT) Words and Music by Charlotte Caffey Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Charlotte Caffey - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jane Wiedlin - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Charlotte Caffey - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=156 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|

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| | PM----------| PM----------| PM----------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--6-6---------------|-6-6---------------|-6-6---------------| ||--7-7---------------|-7-7---------------|-7-7---------------| ||o-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--5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-| Q E E +E E E E 3x Q Q H |--------------------||------------*| |-------------------o||-5----------*| |--------------------||-6----------*| |-------5-(5)-7-5----||-7----------*| |-----7-----------7-o||-7----------*| |-5------------------||-5----------*| | | PM----------| | E E E E E E E E 3x Q Q H |--------------------||------------*| |-------------------o||------------*| |-6-6----------------||-6----------*| |-7-7----------------||-7----------*| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-o||-7----------*| |-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--||-5----------*| 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

The Go-Gos - We got the beat