Axe Victim - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: Leave a message on my ‘Ultimate Guitar’ profile or comment here and I’ll get back to you. Title track from the album of the same name. I have tabbed a few lead parts as well as chords, placing them below the appropriate bar, and of course the iconic end solo. Please listen to the song to get the timing right. I have tried to synchronise the tab, chord names and lyrics. Apologies for any errors. Please note: The big guitar solo is right at the bottom of the tab. Tuning: EADGBe | b bend up | r relax bend | pb pre-bend | ^ quarter tone bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato or sustain | + harmonic | x Mute note Intro: "You.. ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7____________________________ " came to watch the band to.." e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~| A|-5-7/9-------9------------| E|--------------------------| __D______________Dmaj7___________D7___________________________ " see us play our parts we..". e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-------7-h9p7----------| A|-5-7/9-------5b7r5~~~~~| E|-----------------------| ___G______________________Cadd9____________________ " hoped you'd lend an ear you..." e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| ___G_______________________Bm______________________ " hoped we'd dress like tarts Well.." e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| (Lead guitar, 1st time) e|-7h10p7-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10--7h10p7--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------9--7h9p7-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------9--7h9p7--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------9--5----7----5--------5~~~~~~~~| E|-------------------------------------------------------7------------| (Lead guitar 2nd time) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------10-12b15r12-7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p-------------------| G|-------7-9/11-----------------------------9-7-9b11r9-7~~~~~-| D|----7-9-----------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________ " backstage we stand naked all the.." e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~| A|-5-7/9-------9------------| E|--------------------------| ___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________ " make-up cleaned away My.. " e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------| B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------| G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------| D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-------7h9p7----------| A|-5-7/9------5b7r5~~~~~| E|----------------------| ___G______________________Cadd9____________________ " poet sheds his pretty skin and.." e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| ___G_______________________Bm______________________ " turns to face the day And there's " e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------| B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------| A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------| E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------| (Lead guitar, first time) e|-------7-------7------10--12b-12b14r12-----------------------------------| B|-----7---10b12-------------------------15p12p10--12--15---12----10~~~~~~~| G|-9b11--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar, second time) e|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-----12----10------------------------------| B|------------------------------12/14---12----10--14--12b14r12-10~~--------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| __A___________________________ " nothing to be done " e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------4b6r4p2--4b6r4p2-----------| D|-2--------------------------------------------4p2-------| A|-0------------------------------------------------4p2p0-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| __A________________________ " nothing to be said Last... " e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------2--5b7r5-----5-----------------| G|-2--------------------------------5b6---4^-2------------| D|-2-------------------------------------------4--2-h4~~~~| A|-0------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| ___F#m________________________ " night I felt immortal.. " e|----------2----------------2----| B|----------2----------------2----| G|----------2----------------2----| D|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----| A|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----| E|-2---2----2-------2---2----2----| _____D_________________E______________________ "This mor - ning I feel dead " e|---2----2----2-------0------------------12\-| B|---3----3----3-------0----------------------| G|---2----2----2-------1----------------------| D|---0----0----0-------2----------------------| A|---------------------2----------------------| E|---------------------0----------------------| ________F#m____________________________________ "And the love ah, that gave its blaze to my.." e|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------| B|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------| G|-----------------2---------------------------2----4b6r4--| D|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------| A|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------| E|-------2---------2------------2--------------2-----------| ___A____________________A____________ " heart now brings a haze Do be.." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| G|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| D|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------| A|-0--------0-----------0--------------0---2---4---| E|------------------3b4----------------------------| ___D___________Dsus4_______D___________Dsus4____ " careful 'cause I'm an axe victim " e|-------------3-----------2-----------3-----------------| B|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------| G|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| ___Bm______________________________ ....( guitar solo )................ e|-2-------2-------------2--------2------------| B|-3-------3-------------3--------3------------| G|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------| D|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------| A|-2-------2----------0--2--------2------------| E|---------------------------------------0--2--| (Lead guitar, first time) e|----------------------10-12(pb14)-| B|-----------------10-12------------| G|-----------7-9-/11----------------| D|--------7-9-----------------------| A|---5-7-9--------------------------| E|-/7-------------------------------| e|-pb14b12-10-12p10p7-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------10h12p10p7---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------9h11p9p7h9-7-9b11r9-7-9~~~~~~~---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------9\-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (Lead guitar, second time) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-7--------9--------10-------12-------------| G|-9b11~~~~-11b13~~~-12b14~~~-14b16~~~~------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0--2--| ___________G_______________________________G__________ " hung up on these silver strings like... " e|----------3-------------------------------3----------------| B|----------3-------------------------------3----------------| G|----------0-------------------------------0----------------| D|----------0-------------------------------0----------------| A|----------x-------------------------------------0---2------| E|-3--------3------------------------2--3--------------------| ___Cadd9____________________________G_________________________ " wings like time machines " e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------| B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----| G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_______________D/A_____________A______________D/A_____________ " Like voices on the.." e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_____________________D/A_______A "..wind " e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----2-------------------------------------| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----2-------------------------------------| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----2-7\----------------------------------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat music with these lyrics: We hit the road to Hull Sad amps and smashed guitars Played badly at 'The Duke' To almost no applause. But someone made it worthwhile When smiling with bright eyes They gave me full attention And they took me by surprise. But today the feeling's gone. No, faded like a ghost. Last night I saw the future This morning there's no hope. And the words Ah, that I sung so clear Are now clouded By my tears Please be careful 'cause I'm an axe victim. Hung up on these silver strings Like sails Like seagulls cries Like church bells in the night. " ...night " ( last lyric, to guitar solo... ) ___A_____________________________________________ e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-| B|-2---------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ___D_ e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Then comes the guitar solo. The guitar in the background during the beginning of the guitar solo is doing something like this: ___D_______________Dmaj7___________D7_______________Dmaj7____________ (rhythm guitar) e|------5---------------5----------------5---------------5-----------| B|----------7---------------7----------------7--------------7--------| G|--------------7--6------------6--5-------------5--6----------6--7\-| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Twice,and then: _________________G________________G_____ e|------|--------3----------------3----------| B|------|--------3----------------3----------| G|------|--------0----------------0----------| D|------|--------0----------------0----------| A|------|--------x---------------------0--2--| E|-0--2-|-3------3------2--3-----------------| ___Cadd9____________________________G____________________________ e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------| B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----| G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ___A_______________D/A_____________A_______________D/A____________ e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----| G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----| D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----| A|-0------0--------0------0--------0------0--------0------0-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ___A e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-| B|-2---------------------------------------------| G|-2---------------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| ___D_ e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Repeat guitar solo section once more, then finish on a D major chord as below. ___A e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-----------| B|-2----------------------------------------------10-------| G|-2-------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| ___D_(let ring to fade) e|-2--------------------------------------------| B|-3--------------------------------------------| G|-2--------------------------------------------| D|-0--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Guitar solo: ( These are not perfect bars, I just stretched them out to show detail. ) Part one: e|-----------------------------------------12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14r12- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------10---------------------------------------------------------| B|-10~~~~~13b15~--13p12p10--10---------------------------------------------| G|------------------------12--13p12p10---12~10h11--------------------------| D|------------------------------------12~12~-----12p10h12p10--10-----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------12--12p11p10p9~\ E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------17~~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~17~~~17------------| B|--------------------------15h17b19~~17b19~~~pb19~~pb19~pb19~pb19r17-15---| G|---------------------14h16--------------------------------------------16~\ D|---12-14p12--12h14h16----------------------------------------------------| A|/14--------14------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~15h17-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------18p15h17----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------16h19p16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\---------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ( bend and relax B string a few times ) e|------17~~~~~17~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~~17~~~~------| B|-17b19~~17b19~~r18~~~~r17~~~~b18~~~~b19~~~~r18~~~~r17~~~~b18~~~b19~15----| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------16\- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----10------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10h13p10--10-----------------------------------------------------| G|/10-------------12--13p12p10---12~10^------------------------------------| D|----------------------------12~12~---12-10h12-10---------10--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------12p11p10---12p11p10-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------10-12b14r12p10-12b14r12b14r12--\ D|------------------------------------10-12--------------------------------| A|-8h10--8-----8-----8-----10~~~/12~~~-------------------------------------| E|----------10----10-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------10h12---/14~~~~~~14b16~~~~14~~~~12-----------| A|-----------10h12----10h12----------------------------------------14\-----| E|\---/10h12---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------2-----------------3-----------------2-----------------3-----------| G|-------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------| D|-------2-----------------4-----------------2-----------------4-----------| A|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14r12- B|-------2-----------------3-----------2-----------------------------------| G|-------2-----------------2-----------2-----------------------------------| D|-------2-----------------4-----------2-----------------------------------| A|-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Part two: e|------------12-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-10~~~~13b15--15-12-------------------------------------15-17-17b19~~~~~~| G|-------------------14-10-11-----------------------14-16------------------| D|----------------------------14--------0/12-14-b16------------------------| A|-------------------------------14~~~\------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-pb19r17~~~~~~~~~15-p12--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------14h16p14p12h14~~~~~12h14p12--12h14---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------16-----12-14-12~~~~~~-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12~~~~~12-14-16-12~-----14-16-12~~~~~~14-16-12-----14-16-12-------------| A|--------------------12~~~-----------------------12~~~--------12~~~~~~~---| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------14-15-17-| B|----------------------------------------------14-15-17-14-15-17----------| G|-------------------------------------12-14-16----------------------------| D|------------------12-14-16--12-14-16-------------------------------------| A|-12-14-16-12-14-16-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14h17p14------17-14h17p14-------17---14-----------------17b19~~~~19~~~~~| B|---------15----------------15--------------15---------15-----------------| G|-----------14~~--------------14~~---------------14-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-pb19~~~r17~~~14h17p14~~~15---17---15p14----------------17~~-------------| B|-------------------------------------------15h17---17b19~~pb19r17--------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------16-14--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------7~---------------------| B|------------------------------------------------7~~~9h10p9---------------| G|-16b17~/16p14p12-14~12-11~12~11h12p11p9-11~~~~9b11~~------9-7h9p7--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-7h9p7-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------10----pb14r12r10-| B|-------------------------------------------------10-12~~-----------------| G|-------------------9b11~~~~--pb11r9p7h9------9h11------------------------| D|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~--7--------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------pb14r12-pb14r12-pb14r12-pb14r12-| B|12~~~~~~~~10h12p10p8-----7--------7--7-----------------------------------| G|---------------------11--7--7--9--7--7-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------7--9-----7-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Word & Music by Bill Nelson | b bend up/down | ^ quarter note bend up | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================