• Song:

    Borderline

  • Artist:

    Mc5

  • Album:

    Starship

5. Borderline-The MC5

   Guitar's-Fred Sonic Smith, Wayne Kramer

   From the Album-Kick Out the Jams

   
   Intro (Main Riff)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--14--14-12----------------14--14-12----------------14--14-12--------------
D--14--14-12--12-12--10-7---14--14-12--12-12--10-7---14--14-12--12-12--10-7-
A--12--12-10--12-12--10-7---12--12-10--12-12--10-7---12--12-10--12-12--10-7-
E-------------10-10---8-5--------------10-10---8-5--------------10-10---8-5-
    

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----
A-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----
E-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----
    
   Verse

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--14--14--14-14-14---14--14--14-14-14---14--14--14-14-14-------------------
D--14--14--14-14-14---14--14--14-14-14---14--14--14-14-14-------------------
A--12--12--12-12-12---12--12--12-12-12---12--12--12-12-12-------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
   Bridge (Just keep hitting 
           this Chord every  
            few beats until...)
    
e---------------------------------    --------------------------------------
B---------------------------------    --------------------------------------
G--3-------3-------3-------3------    --3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3----------------
D--3-------3-------3-------3------    --3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--6--8----------
A--1-------1-------1-------1------    --1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--6--8----------
E---------------------------------    ------------------------4--6----------
    
   Outro

e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G----------------9--------------------------------------
D--7---10---12---9----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---
A--7---10---12---7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---
E--5----8---10--------5----5----5----5----5----5----5---
                         (Just Keep hitting this last 
                           chord, letting it create
                             massive feedback.)


Here is a quick guide to how I denote certain actions on the guitar

Slide up = /

Slide Down = 

Bend = b

Pre Bend = pb

Slow Bend = sb

Release = r

Hammer On = h

Pull Off = p 

Vibrato = v

Mute = x

Hold Vibrato = v~~~
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