The Pretenders - The phone call
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Tuning: E A D G B E
The Pretenders - The Phone Call
Standard Tuning
Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott both play the rhythm parts.
Honeyman-Scott's two melodic accent riffs at the end of the
song are also included at the bottom of this tab as Guitar 2.
[Intro]
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
F
e|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
B|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G|-2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2--|
D|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
A|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
E|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
[Verse]
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
F
e|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
B|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G|-2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2--|
D|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
A|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
E|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
F
e|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
B|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G|-2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2--|
D|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
A|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
E|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
[Chorus]
C#
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|
E|-----------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
C#
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
C#
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Interlude: bass, keyboard and drums]
[Chorus]
C#
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|
E|-----------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
C#
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
C#
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
G|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
D|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Interlude: bass, keyboard and drums]
[Verse]
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
F
e|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
B|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G|-2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2--|
D|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
A|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
E|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G
e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4-4--3h4p3--|
D|-5-5--3h5--4-4--3h5p3--| 3x (with Guitar 2 Riff 1)
A|-5-5--3h5--5-5--3h5p3--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
e|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
B|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
G|-4-4--3h4--4--4-4-4--|
D|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
A|-5-5--3h5--5--5-5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--|
F
e|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
B|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
G|-2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2--2--|
D|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
A|-3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3--|
E|-1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1--1--|
[Outro]
F
e|-1-1-1-1--||
B|-1-1-1-1--||
G|-2-2-2-2--||
D|-3-3-3-3--|| 12x (with Guitar 2 Riff 2)
A|-3-3-3-3--||
E|-1-1-1-1--||
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Guitar 2 Riff 1
e|-15--15---13h15---15--15---13h15p13--|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------| 3x
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-15--15---13h15---15--15---13h15p13-15\\\\\\\\\\--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------------||
A|-6-5-3-5--6-5-3-5--6-5-3-5--6-5-3-5--6--||
E|----------------------------------------||
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide back
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