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FANTASY - Aldo Nova
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Album: Aldo Nova Original Release Date: 1982
Tabbed by: Travis_Morgan
E-mail: Guitarguru@rockandrollmusicschool.com
Tuning: Standard
The YouTube video that corresponds to this TAB is the Official Music Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQgfaB3S1c
I'll TAB the various musical sections, with the song lyrics found just below.
Performance Notes: The song begins with an atmospheric film-like 'Prologue' comprised
of synthesizers, a helicopter sound, and laser sound FX.
When the guitar enters it has an overdriven rock guitar sound plus some long delay/echo.
A second guitar comes in for the iconic lead Melody. I included the Guitar Solo, and even
the Keyboard part during the Verses (arranged for guitar) - perfect for when you are playing
with two guitarists and no keyboard!
5th Chords = Power Chords (so C5 means C power chord, A#5 means A# power chord)
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(0:00-1:24) PROLOGUE - movie style atmosphere with synthesizers, helicopter, and laser FX.
(1:25) Main Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|| This Riff Repeats 3x before
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|| the Melody begins.
D|--------------------/5--3----------------------------5-5---|| This Riff repeats 2x more
A|---5--5--8\------5--/3--1--------5-5--8\------3-3----3-3---|| during the Melody
E|---3--3--6\------3---------------3-3--6\------1-1----------||
(1:25) Main Riff (variation): pick the x as a muted power chord, add octave w/pinky
G5 A#5 G5 C5 A#5 G5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
e|------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------5-5----|| * optional chord strum, or
D|---5----8\------5--/10-8--(8)----5----8\------3-3----5-5----|| set your delay/echo device
A|---5----8\------5--/10-8--(8)----5----8\------3-3----3-3----|| to repeat in time with the
E|---3-x--6\------3--/8--6--(6)----3-x--6\------1-1-----------|| music.
opt*
(1:40) Melody A: NO bending required. Add Vibrato if you wish ~
e|---18~-17~-15~-13~-------------------||---18~-17~-15~-----------------------||
B|---------------------15~-13~-11~-10~-||--------------18~---15~-13~----------||
G|-------------------------------------||---------------------------15~-14~---||
D|-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------||-------------------------------------||
OR another way to play it
(1:40) Melody B: BEND some notes to sound more like the original. Add Vibrato ~
e|-17b(18)-17~-15~-13~-------------------------||
B|---------------------13b(15)-13~-10b(11)~-10~||
G|--half---------------------------------------||
D|--step-----------------whole-----------------||
A|--bend-----------------step------------------||
E|-----------------------bend------------------||
(1:55) Verse 1: Guitar One
G5 G5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
e|------------------------------||
B|------------------------------||
G|---------3-------------5-5----|| 8x
D|---5--5--3-------3-3---5-5----||
A|---5--5--1-------3-3---3-3----||
E|---3--3----------1-1----------||
Mute Mute
Here is the Verse KEYBOARD/Piano part arranged for guitar.
Guitar Two can play this while Guitar One plays the Riff.
e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0---||
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 4x
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
City nights, summer breezes makes you feel all right
Neon lights, shinin' brightly make your brain ignite
See the girls with the dresses so tight
Give you love, if the price is right
Black or white, In the streets there's no wrong and no right, no...
(2:24) Main Riff: Guitar One
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------/5--3----------------------------5-5---|| 2x
A|---5--5--8\------5--/3--1--------5-5--8\------3-3----3-3---||
E|---3--3--6\------3---------------3-3--6\------1-1----------||
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(2:24) Melody: Guitar Two ||
e|------18~-17~-15~-13~--------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------15~-13~-11~-10~---------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------------------||
(2:39) Verse Two
G5 G5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
e|------------------------------||
B|------------------------------||
G|---------3-------------5-5----|| 8x
D|---5--5--3-------3-3---5-5----||
A|---5--5--1-------3-3---3-3----||
E|---3--3----------1-1----------||
Mute Mute
Outta site, buy your kicks from the man in the white
Feels all right, powder pleasure in your nose tonight
See the men paint their faces and cry
Like some girls, it makes you wonder why
City life, sure its cool, but it cuts like a knife, it's your life
Here's the Verse KEYBOARD/Piano part TAB'd for guitar
e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0---||
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|| 4x
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
(3:08) Bridge
D#5 D5 D#5 D5 D5
e|----------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------||
G|---8-----5----------8-----7-7-----||
D|---8-----5----------8-----7-7-----||
A|---6-----5----------6-----5-5-----||
E|----------------------------------||
Mute
So forget all that you see
It's not reality, it's just a fantasy
(3:16) Pre-Chorus
G5 G5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
e|------------------------------||
B|------------------------------||
G|---------3-------------5-5----|| 2x
D|---5--5--3-------3-3---5-5----||
A|---5--5--1-------3-3---3-3----||
E|---3--3----------1-1----------||
Mute Mute
Can't you see what this crazy life is doin' to me?
(3:23) Chorus: Guitar One
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------/5--3------------------------/5-3------||
A|---5--5--8\------5--/3--1--------5-5--8\------3--/3-1------||
E|---3--3--6\------3---------------3-3--6\------1------------||
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(3:23) Melody: Guitar Two ||
e|---------------------------------18~-17~-15~-13~-----------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------||
A|-----------------------------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------------------||
(3:23) Chorus: {Counterpoint} Guitar Three - double-picked (based on vocal melody)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-10-10-12-12--------10-10-10-10-12-12-----10-10-12-12-------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-10-12~-||
D|-------------12-12--------------------12~-------------12-12-----------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
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(3:38) Guitar SOLO - based on G minor pentatonic scale
e|----------15----------15---------15---------15--------15--18b(20)--|
B|---18b(20)~---18b(20)-----18b(20)----18b(20)----18b(20)------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---whole-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---step------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---bends-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---18b(20)rb(18)-15-----15-18b(20)~~--|
B|-------------------18---------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
(3:45)
e|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-----|------3-----|
B|---------6p3-|---------6p3-|---------6p3-|--------6p3-|--------6p3-|
G|-5b(7)-------|-5b(7)-------|-5b(7)-------|-5b(7)------|-5b(7)------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
(3:51)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--6b(8)br(6)b(8)br(6)-3----------hold bend----------|
G|------------------------5-3-5b(7)~~~~~~pb5(7)-br(5)-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
(3:54)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-5p0-3p0-------3p0-5p0-3p0-------3p0-5p0-3p0-------3p0-3p0-5p0-3p0--|
D|-------------3p0---------------3p0---------------3p0--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:56) hold bend T T = Right Hand Tap
e|--------3----------------------------------------|
B|----------6-3------------------------------------| Hold the bent note w/ left hand then
G|--5b(7)-------5b(7)br(5)p3----3b(5)------10~~----| Tap with your right hand.
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------right----|
E|---------------------------------------hand-tap--|
(4:00)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b(20)br(18)p15---18b(20)br(18)p15----18b(20)br(18)p15----18p15-18b(20)~|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:03) hold
e|------15--18b(20)br(18)p15---18b(20)br(18)p15---18b(20)br(18)p15---18p15-18b(20)~~~br-|
B|-18br---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:06)
e|---15----------------------||
B|--~~~--18---18b(20)~~----~-||
G|---------------------------||
D|---------------------------||
A|---------------------------||
E|---------------------------||
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(4:07) Bridge
D#5 D5 D#5 D5 D5
e|----------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------||
G|---8-----7----------8-----7-7-----||
D|---8-----7----------8-----7-7-----||
A|---6-----5----------6-----5-5-----||
E|----------------------------------||
Mute
So forget all that you see
It's not reality, it's just a fantasy
(4:14) Pre Chorus
G5 G5 A#5 F5 F5 C5 C5
e|------------------------------||
B|------------------------------||
G|---------3-------------5-5----|| 2x
D|---5--5--3-------3-3---5-5----||
A|---5--5--1-------3-3---3-3----||
E|---3--3----------1-1----------||
Mute Mute
Can't you see what this crazy life is doin' to me?
(4:22) Chorus: Guitar One
e|-------------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------/5--3-----------------------/5-3---||
A|---5--5--8\------5--/3--1-------5-5--8\------3--/3-1---||
E|---3--3--6\------3--------------3-3--6\------1---------||
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(4:22) Melody: Guitar Two ||
e|-------------------------------18~~17~~15~~13~~--------||
B|-------------------------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------||
(4:22) Chorus Counterpoint: Guitar Three - double-picked (based on vocal melody)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-10-10-12-12--------10-10-10-10-12-12-----10-10-12-12-------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-10-12~-||
D|-------------12-12--------------------12~-------------12-12-----------------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
I know, I know
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(4:51) Outro - same as Main Riff played during Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|--------------------/5--3----------------------------5-5---|| 4x
A|---5--5--8\------5--/3--1--------5-5--8\------3-3----3-3---||
E|---3--3--6\------3---------------3-3--6\------1-1----------||
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(4:51) Melody: Guitar Two ||
e|------18~-17~-15~-13~--------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------15~-13~-11~-10~---------------||
G|-----------------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|| REPEAT until Fade Out
A|-----------------------------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------------------||
That's it !
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| T Right Hand Tap
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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