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Blazing Apostles - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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An all time classic Be Bop tune, from the 'Sunburst Finish' album.
Once again this is a cross between live and studio versions.
Please excuse any errors, corrections welcome.
Tuning:EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
|(3) optional note
| b bend up
| r relax bend
| G/D chord/bass note
| pb pre-bend
Intro:
___Bb__B___________Bb__B____________F#_______( palm mute )_________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4--|--------------------------------|
D|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
A|-1--/2---2---2---1--/2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
E|--------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
___B________________________________F#_____________________________
( let chords ring... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-2-2-2--------------------------|
___B________________________________F#______________________A______
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4-------7------|
A|-2-2-2--------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4-------7------|
E|--------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2-------5------|
Main Riff and verse:
___E_______________B________________A___________________F#_________
" God drives the dreamless high way in a black..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9-------9---x---------------x--|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------9---x---9---9-------x--|-7-------7---7---x---4-------4--|
A|-7-------7---x---9---9-------x--|-7-------7---7---x---4-------4--|
E|-----------------7---7-------x--|-5-------5---5--(0)--2-------2--|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___E_______________________________________________________________
" sedan.."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
G|-----------------14b16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r14-12-------------|
D|-2------------------------------|---------------------14\--------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
___E_______________B________________A___________________F#_________
" picking up survivors preaching to the ..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9-------9---x---------------x--|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------9---x---9---9-------x--|-7-------7---7---x---4-------4--|
A|-7-------7---x---9---9-------x--|-7-------7---7---x---4-------4--|
E|-----------------7---7-------x--|-5-------5---5--(0)--2-------2--|
___E_______________________________________________________________
" motel man..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------12-14b16r14p12-----------------------|
D|-2-------------------12-h14---------------14---------------------|
A|-2-----------12-h14-------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
___G/D_________A/D_____D____________G/D_________D__________________
" Blazing apostles thieves in the night..."
e|-7-7-7-7-7---5-------5----------|-3-3-3-3-3---2------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8---5-------7----------|-3-3-3-3-3---3------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---6-------7----------|-4-4-4-4-4---2------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------0----------|-0-0-0-0-0---0------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G/D_________A/D_____D____________G______________________________
" messengers of the fall..."
e|-7-7-7-7-7---5-------5----------|-3------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8---5-------7----------|-3------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---6-------7----------|-0------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------0----------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-x------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
( lead guitar during chorus )
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7h9p7----7~~~~~~~~~~~---9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11~~~~~~~|
D|-7h9-------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
___G/D_________A/D_____D____________G/D_________D__________________
" If you are need - ing an angel of light.. "
e|-7-7-7-7-7---5-------5----------|-3-3-3-3-3---2------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8---5-------7----------|-3-3-3-3-3---3------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---6-------7----------|-4-4-4-4-4---2------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------0----------|-0-0-0-0-0---0------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G/D_________A/D_____D__________
" why don't you give us a ..."
e|-7-7-7-7-7---5-------5----------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8---5-------7----------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---6-------7----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0---0-------0----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
___G_______________________________________________________________
" call... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Riff 1:
___A_(x0222x)__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----5~~~~~~-------------2------|-----0-----0--------------------|
G|-----4b6b4~~-----2-------2------|---0-----0-------0-----0--------|
D|-2-----------------------2------|-5-----4-------0-----0----------|
A|-0-----------0-----------0------|-------------3-----0------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------3------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Play riff 1 twice.
Then:
___Bm_(799777)______________________Bbm_(688666)___________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7h9h11~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-------------6h8h10~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|---------7h9--------------------|---------6h8--------------------|
A|---5h7h9------------------------|---4h6h8------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
___Am_(577555)_____________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-7b8-----7p5--------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7p5\4---5--p4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/16\----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Riff 2:
__E_(022xxx)_______________E9_(x76777)_____________________________
e|-------------------------7-7-7--|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7-7-7--|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7-7--|--------------------------------|
D|-----2-----0-----2p0-----6-6-6--|-----2-----0-----2p0------------|
A|-------------------------7-7-7--|---------------------2p0--------|
E|-0-----------0-------0----------|-0-----------0-----------3^-----|
Repeat riff 2 during guitar solo...
Guitar solo: ( I have stretched the bars for clarity... )
___E_______________________E9_____________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12-------------------------------12-h15-p12------12-------------|
G|-14b16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------14------15-p14-p12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___E_______________________E9_____________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12^-----------------------------14-b15-r14-----|
D|-14-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E_______________________E9_____________________________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------15b17~~|
B|-15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~pb17r15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~12-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E_______________________E9_____________________________________
e|~17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~15~~~~~~~~------12-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------15-p12---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------14-p12\------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Middle part:
__A_(x022xx)___A/G#_(4x22xx)________D_(xx0232)_____________________
" salvation brings a badge to wear on the...
glad rags of your soul just...
keep up with the payments and we'll...
e|--------------------------------|-------------2------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------3-----------3----------|
G|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------------------2------|
D|-----2---------------2-------2--|-0---------------------------0--|
A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------4------------------|--------------------------------|
__Bm_(x2x43x)______________________G_(3x003x)______________________
" make your misery whole we've got... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------3-------2-------0------|---------3-------2-------0------|
G|-----4-------4-------4----------|-------------0-------0-------0--|
D|--------------------------------|-----0--------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
Riff 3:
___F#_(2423xx)______________________G_(3534xx)_____________________
" albums of redemption confessions on cassette... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3----------3h4p3h4---------3h4p3h4-
D|---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------3------|
A|-4---4-----------4---4----------|-5---5-----------5---5----------|
E|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-3---3-----------3---3----------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___F#_(2423xx)______________________G_(3534xx)______A_5756xx)______
" all on easy hire from the following address..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3----------3h4p3h4---------5h6p5h6-
D|---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------5------|
A|-4---4-----------4---4----------|-5---5-----------7---7----------|
E|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-3---3-----------5---5----------|
___F#_(2423xx)______________________G_(3534xx)______E_(022xxx)_____
" all on easy hire from the following address..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2h3p2p3---------2h3p2h3----------3h4p3h4----------------|
D|---------2---------------2------|---------3-------2--------------|
A|-4---4-----------4---4----------|-5---5-----------2--------------|
E|-2---2-----------2---2----------|-3---3-----------0--------------|
Repeat Chorus until.. " a wonderful... "
___G___________________________________C___________________________
"..place to go..."
e|-3------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat last two chords for keyboard solo.
Repeat from verse, additional guitar parts below.
___E_______________________________________________________________
"..road to hell..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------2------------------|-------------2------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---3---4---------------3---4--|-0---3---4----------------------|
___E_______________________________________________________________
"..soul to sell..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0---0---2---0---3---0---5---3--|-0---0---2---0---3---0---5---3--|
___E________________________________________________________________
"..of the damned..."
e|-------------------------x-x-x--|-------------------------x-x-x--|
B|-------------------------x-x-x--|-------------------------x-x-x--|
G|-------------------------x-x-x--|-------------------------x-x-x--|
D|-------------------------x-x-x--|-------------------------x-x-x--|
A|-------------------------x-x-x--|-------------------------x-x-x--|
E|-0---2---3---4-----------x-x-x--|-4---5---6---7-----------x-x-x--|
___E________________________________________________________________
"..from old Japan..."
e|-12-12-12-12-9---9---7---7---9\-|--------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-9---9---7---7---9\-|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-0h2p0-------0h2p0--------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------2p0---------2p0----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------3p0------|
Repeat chorus, then:
___A_______________________________________________________________
(Guitar solo...)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------|
D|-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------|
A|-0---0---2---0---3--h4----------|-0---0---2---0---3--h4----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A____________________________________G_______________D__________
e|--------------------------------|-----3---------------2----------|
B|--------------------------------|-----3---------------3----------|
G|-------------------------2------|-----0---------------2----------|
D|-2-----------------------2------|-----0---------------0----------|
A|-0---0---2---0---3---4----------|-----x--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----3--------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
(..let ring...)
e|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-3----------3----2----------2---|
E|--------------------------------|-------3---------------3--------|
___A________________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Drum solo, keybord solo and live jam follows, to end.
Lyrics:
God drives the dreamless highway in a black sedan
Picking up survivors, preaching to the motel man
Blazing Apostles, thieves in the night
Messengers of the fall...
If you are needing an angel of light,
Why don't you give us a call?
Death drives an Airflow Chrysler on the streets of man
A hit and run driver, cruising since the world began
Blazing Apostles, guardians of light,
The 'phone number's on the wall...
If you are needing a devil to fight,
Why don't you give us a call?
Salvation brings a badge to wear
On the gladrags of your soul...
Just keep up with the payments
And we'll make your misery whole...
We've got albums of redemption
And confessions on cassette...
All on easy hire
From the following address...
All on easy hire
From the following address...
Blazing Apostles,
flat 99,
South revelation row,
City of lost souls,
Land of the blind,
It's a wonderful place to go...
Saints on the highway, martyrs on the road to hell...
Posters make a prophet if you've got a soul to sell...
Chance of a lifetime, Join the legions of the damned...
Secrets of Egypt, Substances from old Japan...
Blazing Apostles, thieves in the night
Messengers of the fall...
If you are needing an angel of light,
Why don't you give us a call?
Words & Muisic by Bill Nelson
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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