The Specials - Hey, little rich girl
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This is my first tab ever. E-mail me with any corrections or comments at:
shortyafter@gmail.com
This is a very simple but fun song to play.
The verse is pretty straightforward. Listen for the saxophone in the chorus, it plays the same thing as the
bass.
Standard Tuning (E A D G)
Intro -
(played on the beat)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------
A|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---
E|5---------------|5---------------|3---------------|3---------------
Play the above line twice, except the second time around play this instead of the last measure:
G| ----------------
D| ----------------
A| ----------------
E| 3~--------------
Verse 1 (0:15) -
G|----------------|---------------- |----------------|----------------
D|--------2-------|--------2------- |--------0-------|--------0-------
A|----3-------3---|----3-------3--- |----2-------2---|----2-------2---
E|5---------------|5--------------- |3---------------|3---------------
Play the above live twice, but for the last measure play:
G| ----------------
D| ----------------
A| ----------------
E| 333-333-333-333- (triplets)
Chorus (0:29) -
(listen to the song for exact rhythm for the first part)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---7---5---4---|2---4---2---0--- (all x2)
A|3---------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
^ (played on the beat)
Then:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---------------|5~--------------
A|3---------------|5---------------|----5-----------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|--------7---3---|----------------
Verse 2 (0:49) -
The same as the first verse, but this time play the main line 4 times. Again, play this instead of the last
measure:
G| ----------------
D| ----------------
A| ----------------
E| 333-333-333-333- (triplets)
Chorus (1:15) -
Play the original Chorus again.
Bridge (1:35) -
(listen for the rhythm)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|22----2--22---2-|00----0--00---0-
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|222-222-222-222-|222-222-222-222-
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
^(triplets)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|22----2--22---2-|00----0--00---0-
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G|----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------
D|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|0~--------------
A|33----3--33---3-|00----0--00---0-|----2-----------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------
Interlude (2:00) -
Play Verse 1.
Solo (2:14) -
Play the Chorus.
Verse 3 (2:33) -
Play Verse 2. In the recording, the bass plays this as a transition into the second half of the verse:
G|0---------------
D|----0-----------
A|--------2-------
E|------------3---
Chorus (2:59) -
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---7---5---4---|2---4---2---0--- (all x4)
A|3---------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
D|------22--55----|------44--77----|5---------------|5---------------
A|3---------------|5---------------|----5-----------|----------------
E|----------------|----------------|--------7---3---|--------3~------