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Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 18:43:56 -0500 From: Bryson Meunier <meunier.1@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu> Subject: TAB:"Tonight" by Violent Femmes My arrangement of the guitar portion of "Tonight" can be played by anyone who knows how to move a barre chord up and down the neck. It might be incorrect but it doesn't sound like it is. If you disagree, or if you have other questions, comments or additions, write me at meunier.1@osu.edu "Tonight"(Gordon Gano) Performed by Violent Femmes on "ROCK!!!"(1995) Transcribed by Bryson Meunier main riff- G5 C5 D5 E---------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------| G----------------------x-5--5--5\\7--7--7-----------| D----5--5--5--5--5---5-x-5--5--5\\7--7--7-----------| A----5--5--5--5--5---5-x-3--3--3\\5--5--5-----------| E----3--3--3--3--3---3------------------------------| Play this riff as freely as possible. Just strum it to the rhythm of the song and it should sound alright. The timing can be best determined by listening to the music but a good guideline to follow is to start the riff when Gordon says "Tonight..." and start it again when he says "get" as in "get high," "get laid,"etc. It's really not that hard to understand if you're listening to the music. (bass intro) Tonight. (3x)
ToG5- night C5 D5 I want toG5 get higC5h(2xD5) ToG5night I want to get hC5igh, high, high IA5 don't care if I lD5ive or die G5 Tonight, cause I want to get high(fill 1) fill 1- E-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------| B-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------| G-----------------------------------7-7-7-7---------| D---------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| (For the next two verses, use a similar pattern). Tonight, I want to get drunk (2x) Tonight I want to get drunk, drunk, drunk I'm big enough yeah I'm a punk! Tonight, cause I want to get drunk, A5 D5 (fill 1) But it would be much better if we do it together
Tonight cause I want to get laid(2x) Tonight I want to get laid, laid, laid I don't care if I get good grades Tonight cause I want to get laid. For the next two verses, it sounds like everything is moved up one fret, making a G#5-C#5-D#5 progression: substituted chords- G#5 C#5 D#5 E---------------------| B---------------------| G----------6------8---| D---6------6------8---| A---6------4------6---| E---4-----------------|
ToG#5-night C#5 cauD#5se I wG#5ant to getC#5 fuckD#5ed(2x) ToG#5night I want to get fC#5ucked fucked fucked Do me slow or dD#5o it abrupt! Tonight cause I want to get fucked
A#5(') D#5 But it would be much better if we do it together (continue same pattern as in third verse) Tonight I want to get high(2x) Tonight I want to get high high high I don't care if I live(fill 2) fill2- E-----------------| B------9---9------| G------9---9------| D------9---9------| A-----------------| E-----------------| Tonight!(3x(same verse riff)) The last chord just sounds like an A. Correct me if I'm wrong.
E-A------| B--2----| G--2----| D--2----| A-------| E-------|
That's it. Have fun with the post!