New York City
by The Demics circa 1978?
Tabbed by MJB January 09 2012
I couldn't find a tab of this song, so I played along with it
and figured most of it out pretty quick. So then I thought I'd tab the
song since someone else might like it.
Power chords are used through most of this song, unless noted.
Structure of song is as follows:
Intro 8 bars
Verse 1 Main Riff(6x) 24 Bars - No lyrics first 8 bars
Chorus 8 bars
Verse 2 Main Riff(6x) 24 Bars - No lyrics first 8 bars
Chorus 8 bars
Solo 8 bars
Verse3 Main Riff(4x) 16 Bars - Lyrics start right after solo
Chorus x2 16 bars
End on G power chord
Listen to the song to get the rhythm as I don't really know
how to show it in a tab.
INTRO
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G Riff 8 bars (Three middle strings only and Harmonics @ 12th Fret)
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
G |--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
D |--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
--0-----0--0--0-----0-------|--0-----0--0--12------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
MAIN RIFF: Notice *D Chord is only played on the final eighth count
of 2nd bar. This is the riff used in verses.
G D*
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------7----|
A |--5-----5--5--5-----5--5----|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5----|
E |--3-----3--3--3-----3--3----|--3-----3--3--3-----3-------|
C C
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--5-----5--5--5-----5--5----|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5----|
--3-----3--3--3-----3--3----|--3-----3--3--3-----3--3----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
VERSE 1
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Oh yeah (whisper) Main Riff x2 then lyrics come in
G G (D) C C
I'm getting pretty bored And I want to get out
G G (D) C C
I'm getting pretty angry man And it's no good to shout
G G (D) C C
Will I catch a bus Or will I catch a train
G G (D) C C
I need out now baby Cuz I'm going insane
CHORUS RIFF - I Don't know how to tab out this rhythm so
I just show it as quarter notes except last bar which is
whole note.
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D |--7--7--5--5----|--------5--5----|--7--7--5--5----|----------------|
A |--5--5--3--3----|--5--5--3--3----|--5--5--3--3----|--5--5--5--5----|
E |----------------|--3--3----------|----------------|--3--3--3--3----|
----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
--7--7--5--5----|--------5--5----|--7--7--5--5----|-------|
--5--5--3--3----|--5--5--3--3----|--5--5--3--3----|--5----|
----------------|--3--3----------|----------------|--3----|
CHORUS
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D C G C
I wanna go to New York City
D C G G
Cuz they tell me it's the place to be
D C G C
Ah I wanna go to New York City
D C G G
I just know that it's the place for me
VERSE 2
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Main riff x2 then lyrics start.
I'm getting pretty tired Of going downtown
You know the same trip everyday It's kinda bringing me down
Will I get out Well I wonder how
I gotta get it movin' Man I gotta move it right now
CHORUS
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I wanna go to New York City
Cuz they tell me it's the place to be
Ah I wanna go to New York City
I just know that it's the place for me
SOLO I'm not sure if this is it but it sounds okay. I think it's
==== played higher up. Any corrections on this are appreciated.
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |-----------7-----------5----|----------------------------|
D |--------7-----------5-------|-----------0-----------0----|
A |--5-----------3-------------|--------2-----------2-------|
E |----------------------------|--3-----------3-------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------7-----------5----|----------------------------|
--------7-----------5-------|-----------0-----------0----|
--5-----------3-------------|--------2-----------2-------|
----------------------------|--3-----------3-------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------7-----------5----|----------------------------|
--------7-----------5-------|-----------0-----------0----|
--5-----------3-------------|--------2-----------2-------|
----------------------------|--3-----------3-------------|
----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------|-------|
-----------7-----------5----|-------|
--------7-----------5-------|-------|
--5-----------3-------------|--5----|
----------------------------|--3----|
VERSE 3
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Lyrics start right away
I'm getting pretty tired And I want to get out
I'm getting pretty angry, man And it's no good to shout
I'm getting fucking pissed off You know I'm tired of going downtown
You know the same trip everyday It's kinda bringing me down
CHORUS x2
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I wanna go to New York City
Cuz they tell me it's the place to be
Ah I wanna go to New York City
I just know that it's the place for me
I wanna go to New York City
Cuz they tell me it's the place to be
Ah I wanna go to New York City
I just know that it's the place for me
G
Oh Yeah!
Hope you like it, this is the first tab I've done.
