Warren Zevon - Johnny strikes up the band
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Johnny Strikes Up the Band by Warren Zevon
FROM THE ALBUM "Excitable Boy" (1978)
[Intro]
Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A*
e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|
G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
EDry your Aeyes my little Dfriend A
ELet me Atake you by the haDnd A
EFreddie gettin' Aready,D rock Asteady
[Chorus]
When F#m*Johnny E*strikes D*up A/C#the Dband A/C# D
[Verse 2]
EThey'll be Arocking in the projDecDsus2ts D A
EWalking Adown along the DStDsus2rand D A
EFreddie gettin' Aready,D rock Asteady
[Chorus]
When F#m*Johnny E*strikes D*up A/C#the Dband A/C# D
F#m*Johnny E*strikes D*up the A/C#band Bsus4 B
EWhen Johnny Astrikes up the Dwind, Johnny Dstrikes Aup the Dwind
EJohnny strikes up the Aband
[Solo 1]
e|-----------------------5-7b9r7b9~~~~|
B|-----------------5b7r5--------------|
G|-----------2-4/6--------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-0-2b4r2-0--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|-5-7-7b9-7b9r7-5-7-------7b9r7-7b9~~~~(r7)\-|
B|-------------------7~~~~--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-5-----------------------------|
B|---5b7r5---5-7-----------------|
G|---------6-----6\4~~-2-4b6r4~~-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E|---------5---------2-------------|
B|-5-5/7~~---5b7~~-5---------------|
G|---------------------4b6~~-4\2~~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------2---5---5----------5~~~~--5----|
B|-----5---------------5------5~~~~--5----|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---4~b6~~~6r4--4b6--|
D|-0--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
N.C.And Johnny is my main man
He's the keeper of the F#mkeys
He'll put your mind at Dease
He's guaranteed to Bmplease
Back by popular Edemand
[Verse 3]
ELook aroAund, my little DfrDsus2iend D A
EJubilaAtion in the lDanDsus2d D A
EFreddie gettin' Aready,D rock Asteady
[Chorus]
When F#m*Johnny E*strikes D*up A/C#the Dband A/C# D
F#m*Johnny E*strikes D*up the A/C#band Bsus4 B
EWhen Johnny Astrikes up the Dwind, Johnny Dstrikes Aup the Dwind
E A [LICK 1]
Johnny strikes up the band (yeah!)
[Chorus]
F#m* E* D* A/C# D A/C# D [LICK 2]
When Johnny strikes up the band
F#m* E* D* A/C# Bsus4 B [LICK 3]
Johnny strikes up the band
E A D D A D [PICKUP TO SOLO 2]
When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind
EJohnny strikes up the Aband (GET 'EM!) (C'mon!)
[LICKS]
[1] [2] [3]
e|-------------------------/9-----------------|----------12b14-12-12b14~~~~|--------------------|
B|---------------------5h7--------9-10-/14~~~~|~14\12-10-------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------2--6h7---------11-------------|----------------------------|-6p4-2-4-4b6-4------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------2~~~~|
A|-2b4r2-0-2-0~~------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
[PICKUP TO SOLO 2]
e|----------------------------|-------------5-|
B|----------------------------|----------/5---|
G|-----------------2----2-----|-4b6--4p2------|
D|--------------------------2-|---------------|
A|-2b4r2-0~~-----0----0---0---|---------------|
E|-----------0~~--------------|---------------|
[Solo 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-12b14~~~~|
G|----------11----------11----------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10h12-12b14-12-10-12--------|
G|----------11----------11----------------------11~~-9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------12b14--12-12b14r12--12~~~~|
B|-------------12b14--12-10---------------------------|
G|-11b13--11-9----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-10p9-9b10~-9-----------------------|
B|------------------12b14r12-10-10~~~~|
G|--------------9~~-------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A* Asus4 A* (REPEAT UNTIL FADE OUT)
e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|
G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[LICK 4]
E|-------------------17~~~~~~|
B|-------------15p14---------|
G|----------14---------------|
D|-------16------------------|
A|-16/17---------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[CHORDS]
Asus4 X02235
A* X02225
E 022100
A X0222X
D XX0232
Dsus2 XX0230
ALTERNATE VOICINGS (If you feel the Chorus is too cluttered.)
F#m* X9(11)(11)(11)X F#5 X9(11)(11)XX
E* X7999X E5 X799XX
D* X5777X D5 X577XX
A/C# X4222X C#5+ X476XX
Bsus4 X2445X
B X2444X
F#m 244222
Bm X24432
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| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
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