• Song:

    Sexual Innuendo

  • Artist:

    The Flying Penguins

"Sexual Innuendo"
The Flying Penguins
Written and Composed by:
Nicholas Maurer and
Taylor Mammen



Part 1:
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[-------9~----------7~----------7~---------------]
[-7-7-7---7---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5--------9~----]
[-------------------------------------7-7-7---7--]

[----------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------]
[------9~-----------7~----------7~-------------------]
[-7-7-7---7---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------9------9----]
[-------------------------------------7-7--7-7-7--7--]
                                      ....faster...

Chorus:
            "Sex..u..al..."          "Innuendo"      
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[-99999999---777--6--6-77---99999999-------------]
[-77777777---555--4--4-55---77777777--666--7-77--]
[-------------------------------------444--5-55--]


Solo 1:
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------7---9b-7------5---7b-(7b)-5------5---7b-5-]
[--7-9---9-------5-7---7------------5-7---7------]
[------------------------------------------------]

[---------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------7---9b-7------5---7b-(7b)-5-]
[------7---9-7------7-9---9-------5-7---7-----------]
[--7-9---9-----7-9----------------------------------]

[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------5---7b--7b--7b--7b-7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b7b-]
[--5-7---7---------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]


Solo 2 (lead guitar solos):
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[-99-x-x-x--77-x-x-x--77-x-x-x-------------------]
[-77-x-x-x--55-x-x-x--55-x-x-x--99-x-x-x---------]
[-------------------------------77-x-x-x---------]

[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[-99-x-x-x--77-x-x-x--77-x-x-x-------------------]
[-77-x-x-x--55-x-x-x--55-x-x-x------9-------9----]
[-------------------------------7-7---7-7-7---7--]
                                .....faster.....

Song:
Part 1: x2
Chorus: x2
Solo 1: x1
Chorus: x2
Solo 2: x2
Chorus: x2 end on E 

This song was one of the first by the Penguins. Its simplicity shows the bands punk insiration at the time. A catchy tune nevertheless. This song also leads great into "Fondu Stories" an E instrumental blues jam. Enjoy!
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