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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 ************************************ | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | ~ Vibrato | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on ************************************